Now you’re gonna believe us?

[Nesh Blade]

For wanting us to win our next game so we feel reassured about promotion? I’m sure any neutral looking at our position thinks we’re up but as a fan you never feel that way until it’s concrete.

Congratulations on the kittens though.

Might be wrong but think he was referring to people saying Bristol rather than Bristol City. It’s a bit Sheffield rather than United or Wednesday

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Might be wrong but think he was referring to people saying Bristol rather than Bristol City. It’s a bit Sheffield rather than United or Wednesday

Apologies . Immediately defensive on here

 

[Guesty]

For wanting us to win our next game so we feel reassured about promotion? I’m sure any neutral looking at our position thinks we’re up but as a fan you never feel that way until it’s concrete.

Congratulations on the kittens though.

Edit: Never mind!

 

[Katzenjammer]

Might be wrong but think he was referring to people saying Bristol rather than Bristol City. It’s a bit Sheffield rather than United or Wednesday

I'm with Gavlar here. I really like Bristol Rovers. I really don't like Bristol City on the other hand.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Edit: Never mind!

I’ve dived in now can’t go back. Anyway we’re going up if we beat Bristol

 

[Frank the tank]

For wanting us to win our next game so we feel reassured about promotion? I’m sure any neutral looking at our position thinks we’re up but as a fan you never feel that way until it’s concrete.

Congratulations on the kittens though.

Think it's pretty obvious if you read the post properly that's NOT what he's talking about

 

[YES Blade]

I’ve dived in now can’t go back. Anyway we’re going up if we beat Bristol

Then on to play Manchester at Wembley?

 

[Bell4]

Whilst I'm confident this taught me not to be overconfident. Fuck it, we're as good as up.

Wish you hadn’t done that

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Think it's pretty obvious if you read the post properly that's NOT what he's talking about

I’ve already apologised . Jumped in like an angry Baldock

 

[BalticBlade]

Fair play to Luton, people have underestimated them but they're in great form and pushing us. Even though they are the closest team to us, there isn't any talk amongst their fans about the prospect of automatic promotion.

Some Boro fans, however, believe they can still finish Top 2!

And even if they don't, if Carrick had been in charge since the beginning of the season they'd 'be 2nd behind Burnley'. This is ignores the fact that since Carrick took charge we've pick up two more points than them (and from one less game).

Lots of Boro fans saying this is the best football their team's played in 30 years - and it's lifted them to the lofty heights of 4th in the Championship.

How shit must they have been for the last 30 years???

 

[wak1889]

Beat Bristol on Tuesday and the lead is 8 points with 4 games / 12 points to play for, plus we have an 11 goal better GD than Luton (which will increase if we beat Bristol Titty) so in reality a 9 point lead.

It's not a 9 point lead in reality, it's an 8 point lead with a better goal difference if we are 8 points clear with a better GD and we get 0 points and they get 9 I will bet you they are above us in the table , as points always beats goal difference

 

[Bell4]

Fair play to Luton, people have underestimated them but they're in great form and pushing us. Even though they are the closest team to us, there isn't any talk amongst their fans about the prospect of automatic promotion.

Some Boro fans, however, believe they can still finish Top 2!

And even if they don't, if Carrick had been in charge since the beginning of the season they'd 'be 2nd behind Burnley'. This is ignores the fact that since Carrick took charge we've pick up two points from them (and from one less game).

Lots of Boro fans saying this is the best football their team's played in 30 years - and it's lifted them to the lofty heights of 4th in the Championship.

How shit must they have been for the last 30 years???

Luton have been tremendous.

All this love in with Carrick and Kompany and Robins - yet the Luton manager hardly gets a mention .

If they sun go up in the autos - and they are and will keep pushing us till the end - I hope they win the playoffs

Great effort

 

[Gavlar]

Gavlar bet you're having kittens reading this

Too right I am! Bloody double standards from us Sheffield fans!

 

[Frank the tank]

Luton have been tremendous.

All this love in with Carrick and Kompany and Robins - yet the Luton manager hardly gets a mention .

If they sun go up in the autos - and they are and will keep pushing us till the end - I hope they win the playoffs

Great effort

Probably because its like watching grass grow

 

[Rodley]

It’s been weird this season. We were 7th on Boxing Day when Wilders team got promoted and it felt as though the gods were with us and there was a swagger. This season we’ve ground out so many wins particularly away from home that we’ve never really felt we’ve played well enough to be in our position but here we are, on the brink and more comfortably than anyone could imagine. Feels slightly unreal that this team is about to be promoted. Whisper it very quietly.

Only seen us waltz through a league a couple of times in my lifetime, particularly the Championship. Usually it’s hard fought, attritional stuff at times. We’ve been masters at that, particularly with injury crisis after injury crisis. It really has been exemplary resilience and mental toughness from the squad, and from PH.

 

[Bell4]

Probably because its like watching grass grow

Agree

But they are effective and considering their resources the manager has done a great job

 

[HVR]

Re: goal difference. At the risk of being the ghost at the feast, one thing people seem to forget is that if the points gap narrows so inevitably does the goal difference. If we lose, at least one comes off our GD, and if any of the chasing pack wins, they gain at least one. So for each time they pick up points, our GD against them drops by a minimum of two.

True, but we are +11 goal difference on 2nd, so that seems quite a big gap!

 

[ancientblade]

Luton have been tremendous.

All this love in with Carrick and Kompany and Robins - yet the Luton manager hardly gets a mention .

If they sun go up in the autos - and they are and will keep pushing us till the end - I hope they win the playoffs

Great effort

yeah have to give luton great credit for pushing us all the way their our only dangers now after today forget boro no way their making 8 points up on us in 4 games but united win midweek and luton dont its done and dusted for me

 

[Bell4]

yeah have to give luton great credit for pushing us all the way their our only dangers now after today forget boro no way their making 8 points up on us in 4 games but united win midweek and luton dont its done and dusted for me

True

But I think we will be applying the above terminology for a few games yet

 

[JackSUFC]

Whilst I'm confident this taught me not to be overconfident. Fuck it, we're as good as up.

Christ, after all these years, I’d forgot that was our actual position. My brain must have altered reality to soften the blow.

 

[Bell4]

Only seen us waltz through a league a couple of times in my lifetime, particularly the Championship. Usually it’s hard fought, attritional stuff at times. We’ve been masters at that, particularly with injury crisis after injury crisis. It really has been exemplary resilience and mental toughness from the squad, and from PH.

That’s a great post

 

[Snowflake]

Re: goal difference. At the risk of being the ghost at the feast, one thing people seem to forget is that if the points gap narrows so inevitably does the goal difference. If we lose, at least one comes off our GD, and if any of the chasing pack wins, they gain at least one. So for each time they pick up points, our GD against them drops by a minimum of two.

Not if we draw !

 

[N20 Blade]

Agree

But they are effective and considering their resources the manager has done a great job

if we go up 2nd i hope they go up via play offs:

1. Because this stops the media love fest for carrick who goes to west ham
2. More chance of us finishing above luton in PL than boro

 

[Scarebus]

I'm with Gavlar here. I really like Bristol Rovers. I really don't like Bristol City on the other hand.

I'm also a lover of big bouncy Bristol's.