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ch1ppy82 wrote:got odd feeling its going go to utd away i hope not
i dont want to see zohore or niasse on there own need bobby up there with em id play camasara jus behind front 2 and go for it
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Sven wrote:The very feasible set of results that will keep Cardiff City in the Premier League after Brighton, Liverpool and Fulham clashes
Monday 15th April 2019
We look at the potential outcome from run-ins of Cardiff City and Brighton
By Paul Abbandonato
So, it's looking like a straight shootout between Cardiff City and Brighton to stay in the Premier League.
Southampton are not totally out of the woods yet, but their 3-1 win over Wolves on Saturday puts them eight points clear of Neil Warnock's Bluebirds.
With home games to come against Huddersfield and Bournemouth, you'd fancy Southampton to get enough to avoid relegation.
Brighton have become the team the Bluebirds need to haul in, after Cardiff controversially lost their make or break clash with Burnley.
It means Burnley can't really be overtaken, but the good news for Cardiff fans is that Brighton crashed 5-0 at home to Bournemouth and have plunged down to 17th in the table.
They are five points clear of Cardiff, with a game in hand. It's in effect a six point gap, given the Bluebirds' goal difference of minus-35 is much worse than Brighton's minus-19.
The bookmakers, those supposedly in the know, have already made up their minds. They make Cardiff as short as 1-33 ON to be relegated, with Brighton 11-1 against.
Those odds speak for themselves. On the face of it, the Bluebirds are doomed.
But are they? No. There is a catch.
By a strange twist of fate, the two teams meet one another down on the south coast on Tuesday night.
Brighton only need a draw, but they have suddenly become a team in crisis, with talk of dressing room angst between the players and manager Chris Hughton.
The Brighton fans booed as they crashed 5-0 at home, they will be nervous and edgy again on Tuesday.
Just imagine the panic that would set in if the Bluebirds went a goal up, won the game and closed the gap to two points.
Brighton would still be in the driving seat, but their morale would nosedive. Cardiff's would soar, with the momentum it would bring.
The Bluebirds' season is right here in these 90 minutes down at the AMEX Stadium.
This is not over yet. This is the entirely feasible set of results that could yet keep Cardiff City in the Premier League...
April 16
Brighton v Cardiff: Cardiff win
The Bluebirds have to take three points this one, end of. The odds are against, but they are more than capable. That could kick start the chain of events that may well keep them up, completely against the odds.
Brighton 33 points, Cardiff 31 points
April 20/21
Wolves v Brighton: Lose
Cardiff v Liverpool: Lose
If Brighton have lost to the Bluebirds, they will face an enormous task lifting themselves for a difficult trip to Molineux. In Cardiff the following day the atmosphere will be rip-roaring - the Bluebirds needing a win to stay up, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool requiring the three points on their title charge. There could be plenty of goals, like the last time these two met in South Wales, but you'd have to fancy Mo Salah to win the day.
Brighton 33 points, Cardiff 31 points
April 23
Tottenham v Brighton: Lose
Spurs are looking invincible at their palatial new home. Brighton's game in hand advantage could go here, but they'd still be clear.
Brighton 33 points, Cardiff 31 points
April 27
Brighton v Newcastle: Draw
Fulham v Cardiff: Draw
Three games to go, this is an absolutely pivotal weekend and Cardiff HAVE to stay in touch by matching, or bettering, Brighton's result.
The two teams could each win these games, but with nerves kicking in a couple of draws are possible. Rafa Benitez won't make it easy for Brighton.
Brighton 34 points, Cardiff 32 points
May 4
Arsenal v Brighton: Lose
Cardiff v Crystal Palace: Win
This is where the tables need to be turned. Brighton are unlikely to get anything at the Emirates and Cardiff have to take advantage by beating Palace.
It will be tight, tense, but with the Cardiff City Stadium factor behind them the Bluebirds can edge a horribly nervous encounter 1-0, possibly via a set-piece.
Ascendancy Bluebirds.
Brighton 34 points, Cardiff 35 points
May 12
Brighton v Man City: Lose
Man Utd v Cardiff: Lose
A daunting task for the two teams. Cardiff have to hope Man City need a win on the south coast to guarantee holding off the Liverpool title threat.
Whilst that is going on the Bluebirds head to Old Trafford. Even if Man Utd's top four hopes have been dashed by then, you'd still expect Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to win.
Brighton 34 points, Cardiff 35 points
CONCLUSION
Whatever the bookmakers may think, this is clearly not done and dusted yet. Not by any stretch of the imagination.
The key, of course, is Cardiff winning on Tuesday night.
Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:28 pm
goats wrote:If we get nothing tonight, fans will look back at that Chelsea game as the catalyst for our downfall I’m sure. Total injustice. They say it evens out bla blah, but it doesn’t really not for clubs like us down at the bottom fighting for every point which is crucial.
Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:33 pm
SirJimmySchoular wrote:Sven wrote:The very feasible set of results that will keep Cardiff City in the Premier League after Brighton, Liverpool and Fulham clashes
Monday 15th April 2019
We look at the potential outcome from run-ins of Cardiff City and Brighton
By Paul Abbandonato
So, it's looking like a straight shootout between Cardiff City and Brighton to stay in the Premier League.
Southampton are not totally out of the woods yet, but their 3-1 win over Wolves on Saturday puts them eight points clear of Neil Warnock's Bluebirds.
With home games to come against Huddersfield and Bournemouth, you'd fancy Southampton to get enough to avoid relegation.
Brighton have become the team the Bluebirds need to haul in, after Cardiff controversially lost their make or break clash with Burnley.
It means Burnley can't really be overtaken, but the good news for Cardiff fans is that Brighton crashed 5-0 at home to Bournemouth and have plunged down to 17th in the table.
They are five points clear of Cardiff, with a game in hand. It's in effect a six point gap, given the Bluebirds' goal difference of minus-35 is much worse than Brighton's minus-19.
The bookmakers, those supposedly in the know, have already made up their minds. They make Cardiff as short as 1-33 ON to be relegated, with Brighton 11-1 against.
Those odds speak for themselves. On the face of it, the Bluebirds are doomed.
But are they? No. There is a catch.
By a strange twist of fate, the two teams meet one another down on the south coast on Tuesday night.
Brighton only need a draw, but they have suddenly become a team in crisis, with talk of dressing room angst between the players and manager Chris Hughton.
The Brighton fans booed as they crashed 5-0 at home, they will be nervous and edgy again on Tuesday.
Just imagine the panic that would set in if the Bluebirds went a goal up, won the game and closed the gap to two points.
Brighton would still be in the driving seat, but their morale would nosedive. Cardiff's would soar, with the momentum it would bring.
The Bluebirds' season is right here in these 90 minutes down at the AMEX Stadium.
This is not over yet. This is the entirely feasible set of results that could yet keep Cardiff City in the Premier League...
April 16
Brighton v Cardiff: Cardiff win
The Bluebirds have to take three points this one, end of. The odds are against, but they are more than capable. That could kick start the chain of events that may well keep them up, completely against the odds.
Brighton 33 points, Cardiff 31 points
April 20/21
Wolves v Brighton: Lose
Cardiff v Liverpool: Lose
If Brighton have lost to the Bluebirds, they will face an enormous task lifting themselves for a difficult trip to Molineux. In Cardiff the following day the atmosphere will be rip-roaring - the Bluebirds needing a win to stay up, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool requiring the three points on their title charge. There could be plenty of goals, like the last time these two met in South Wales, but you'd have to fancy Mo Salah to win the day.
Brighton 33 points, Cardiff 31 points
April 23
Tottenham v Brighton: Lose
Spurs are looking invincible at their palatial new home. Brighton's game in hand advantage could go here, but they'd still be clear.
Brighton 33 points, Cardiff 31 points
April 27
Brighton v Newcastle: Draw
Fulham v Cardiff: Draw
Three games to go, this is an absolutely pivotal weekend and Cardiff HAVE to stay in touch by matching, or bettering, Brighton's result.
The two teams could each win these games, but with nerves kicking in a couple of draws are possible. Rafa Benitez won't make it easy for Brighton.
Brighton 34 points, Cardiff 32 points
May 4
Arsenal v Brighton: Lose
Cardiff v Crystal Palace: Win
This is where the tables need to be turned. Brighton are unlikely to get anything at the Emirates and Cardiff have to take advantage by beating Palace.
It will be tight, tense, but with the Cardiff City Stadium factor behind them the Bluebirds can edge a horribly nervous encounter 1-0, possibly via a set-piece.
Ascendancy Bluebirds.
Brighton 34 points, Cardiff 35 points
May 12
Brighton v Man City: Lose
Man Utd v Cardiff: Lose
A daunting task for the two teams. Cardiff have to hope Man City need a win on the south coast to guarantee holding off the Liverpool title threat.
Whilst that is going on the Bluebirds head to Old Trafford. Even if Man Utd's top four hopes have been dashed by then, you'd still expect Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to win.
Brighton 34 points, Cardiff 35 points
CONCLUSION
Whatever the bookmakers may think, this is clearly not done and dusted yet. Not by any stretch of the imagination.
The key, of course, is Cardiff winning on Tuesday night.
Quite feasible results - I LOVE it. It's different from the way I've marked it but you could be right and I bloody hope you are.
I notice you've only got a draw against Fulham which we can win and you've assumed that Wolves will be trying against Brighton which I suspect they might not be
Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:01 pm
ealing_ayatollah wrote:Good post. Looking at fixtures - it is going right down to the wire. I think it might be the Palace game that we pull ourselves out of it...
Our fixtures alongside Brighton's and a rough stab at how it could work are:
Brighton vs. Us - We win putting us on 31 points and them on 33
Us vs. Liverpool and Wolves vs. Brighton - both lose so points stay the same
Brighton then play their game in hand away to Spurs - can't see them getting anything there so again points stay the same
Fulham vs. Us and Brighton vs. Newcastle - see both sides winning so we would be on 34 points and them on 36
Us vs. Palace and Arsenal vs. Brighton - we could win this and Brighton may well lose - putting us on 37 points and overtaking them on 36
Man Utd vs us and Brighton home to City - we both lose meaning we stay up by 1 point.
Stay strong lads - we're not down quite yet.