Underneath is the terrific piece produced by one of our 'RR' mods yesterday - so I reproduce it and ask you to go through these matches and give 0, 1 or 3 points for each match to each of the top teams. How do they finish up?? Only POINTS totals, don't worry about goal difference!
Replies in please by last day of the month - Friday, 31st March. I'll also do this on the Toon Forum and Leeds LUFC Talk
CURRENT TABLE
1. Newcastle 38 78
2. Brighton 38 77
3. Huddersfield 37 71
4. Leeds 38 69
5. Reading 38 67
6. Sheffield Wed 38 62
7. Fulham 38 61
Run-ins from here / teams played home or away / current position of opponents:
Newcastle United
#23 Wigan (H)
#21 Burton (H)
#6 Sheffield Wed (A)
#4 Leeds (H)
#17 Ipswich Town (A)
#9 Preston N End (H)
#13 Cardiff City (A)
#11 Barnsley (H)
Brighton
#22 Blackburn (H)
#18 Birmingham (H)
#15 QPR (A)
#16 Wolverhampton (A)
#23 Wigan (H)
#8 Norwich City (A)
#19 Bristol City (H)
#12 Aston Villa (A)
Huddersfield
#21 Burton (H)
#8 Norwich City (H)
#20 Nott Forest (A)
#9 Preston N End (H)
#10 Derby County (A)
#7 Fulham (H)
#16 Wolverhampton (A)
#18 Birmingham City (A)
#13 Cardiff City (H)
Leeds
#5 Reading (A)
#14 Brentford (A)
#9 Preston N End (H)
#1 Newcastle (A)
#16 Wolverhampton (H)
#21 Burton (A)
#8 Norwich City (H)
#23 Wigan (A)
Reading
#4 Leeds (H)
#22 Blackburn (H)
#8 Norwich City (A)
#12 Aston Villa (A)
#24 Rotherham (H)
#20 Nott Forest (A)
#23 Wigan (H)
#21 Burton (A)
Sheffield Wed
#11 Barnsley (A)
#24 Rotherham (A)
#1 Newcastle (H)
#13 Cardiff City (H)
#15 QPR (A)
#10 Derby County (H)
#17 Ipswich Town (A)
#7 Fulham (H)
Fulham
#24 Rotherham (A)
#10 Derby County (A)
#17 Ipswich Town (H)
#8 Norwich City (A)
#12 Aston Villa (H)
#3 Huddersfield (A)
#14 Brentford (H)
#6 Sheffield Wed (A)
Our mod's ("Owlish", but a Royals fan!) anaylsis
Reading face two of the current Top 8, 1 Middle 8 and the bottom 5 clubs in the Championship. Wednesday also face 2 Top 8 clubs, but 4 of the Middle 8 and only 2 of the Bottom 8. Fulham face 3 Top 8 sides, 3 from the Middle 8 and two Bottom 8 clubs. The Table suggests they will have a hard time catching the Royals.
Leeds face 3 Top 8 opponents (including Reading), 3 of the Middle 8 and 2 Bottom 8 clubs. Should Reading win the home match against Leeds, the Table suggests that they will remain in front of them for the balance of the season. Huddersfield have a game in hand, and face only 2 Top 8 opponents, 4 of the Middle 8 and 3 Bottom 8 clubs. TBH, it is hard to see the Royals passing Huddersfield, but the current goal differentials are close (Huds has a +4, Reading a +2), so it is not totally out of the question, but the Royals will need a significant revival over this International Break to catch up and pass the Terriers.
As for Brighton and Newcastle, their current 10 and 11 point advantages and their +30 goal differentials make it unlikely that Reading will manage to sprint past either, baring a significant collapse. But we have seen clubs bottle their finishes before, and both have shown some stumbles recently. Solid form from the Royals could offer a possibility as the season winds down, but the odds are not favorable. Still, a playoff finish looks very possible, and a win on April Fool's Day would set the stage for a possible grandstand finish... ;)
Me?!
Mine predictions come out with the final table looking like this -
1. Newcastle 46 94
2. Brighton 46 90
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3. Huddersfield 46 88
4. Leeds 46 85
5. Reading 46 84
6. Sheffield Wed 46 75
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7. Fulham 46 72
Fullest respect as always, you know me, just wondering how you truthfully see it ... ?
Over to you!!
Ah, just to avoid confusion, what I'm really interested in us to see the final table ONLY - like this from rigger of LUFC Talk
1. Newcastle 46 95
2. Brighton 46 94
3. Huddersfield 46 85
4. Leeds 46 83
5. Reading 46 82
6. Fulham 46 75
7. Sheffield Wed 46 74
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you chaps might like to have a read of this, our match assistant does an amazing job in both initial presentations and the end of weekend review that he does, which is right here:
http://royalsrendezvous.co.uk/topic/30077875/1 (http://royalsrendezvous.co.uk/topic/30077875/1)
Covers all championship teams, and with fullest respect, though starts off with the Royals first ...
Newcastle 95
Brighton 91
Huddersfield 85
Leeds 84
Reading 77
Fulham 75 ( much better GD)
Sheff Wed 75
Leeds v Fulham final
cheers!
Here are a few others ...
from Reading Royals Rendezvous
Pos:TeamPts
1Brighton97
2Newcastle96
3Leeds87
4Huddersfield85
5Reading84
6Sheffield Wed80
7Fulham74
1. Newcastle 93
2. Brighton 92
3. Huddersfield 81
4. Leeds 81
5. Reading 80
6. Fulham 75
7. Sheffield Wed 72
from Leeds LUFC Talk
I'll stay optimistic, from a Leeds perspective, and forecast a narrow missing out on an automatic place, if that can be called optimistic! Still fear for us in the play-offs.
I thought Norwich could potentially make it to the top six but they have to play 5 of the top 7, so that probably closes the door on them.
Anyway, here goes;
1. Newcastle 46 92
2. Brighton 46 91
3. Leeds 46 89
4. Huddersfield 46 84
5. Reading 46 81
6. Fulham 46 79
7. Sheffield Wed 46 73
1. Newcastle 46 95
2. Brighton 46 94
3. Huddersfield 46 85
4. Leeds 46 83
5. Reading 46 82
6. Fulham 46 75
7. Sheffield Wed 46 74
I got:
Newcastle 46 99
Brighton 46 94
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Leeds 46 87
Reading 46 83
Huddersfield 46 82
Shef Wed 46 76
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Fulham 46 74
For me :(
Brighton 46 99
Newcastle 46 98
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Huddersfield 46 92
Leeds 46 87
Reading 46 87
Shef Wed 46 81
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Fulham 46 75
Sorry......
Fulham 85 points......
Burton and Cauley/LVC have a huge part to play on our behalf
Fulham beat Wednesday in the last game of the season and are in play offs by GD. Newcastle win Championship on GD
1. Newcastle 46 94
2. Brighton 46 94
3. Huddersfield 46 88
4. Leeds 46 87
5. Reading 46 80
6. Fulham 46 77
7. Sheff Wed 46 77
if it's any comfort, Fulham are preferred to Wednesday on all forums!
Hi Dave,
Having employed a sophisticated algorithm I come up with the following:
1. Newcastle - 93 points.
2. Brighton - 91.
3. Huddersfield - 89.
4. Leeds - 81.
5. Reading - 79.
6. Fulham - 74.
7. Wednesday - 71.
Cheers
Burt
1. Newcastle - 94 points.
2. Brighton - 91.
3. Huddersfield - 88.
4. Leeds - 85.
5. Reading - 80.
6. Fulham - 77.
7. Wednesday - 75.
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Newcastle - 98
Brighton - 92
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Huddersfield - 92
Leeds - 91
Reading - 81
Wednesday - 77
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Fulham - 74 (Rotherham 3, Derby 1, Ipswich 3, Norwich 0, Villa 1, Huddersfield 1, Brentford 3, Wednesday 1)
Quote from: Luka on March 20, 2017, 05:45:43 PM
Newcastle - 98
Brighton - 92
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Huddersfield - 92
Leeds - 91
Reading - 81
Wednesday - 77
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Fulham - 74 (Rotherham 3, Derby 1, Ipswich 3, Norwich 0, Villa 1, Huddersfield 1, Brentford 3, Wednesday 1)
So basically, if we can beat Norwich we are home and dry!! :)
