Play-offs - Final four???

[bees78]

Who do you think will be the final four in two months time?

In no particular order; Brentford, Sheffield Wednesday, Tranmere and Hartlepool.

 

[The H]

i don't think anyone below us will be above us at the end .... 5 don't go into 4 though...

 

[lynamma]

In no particular order; Brentford, Sheffield Wednesday, Tranmere and Hartlepool.[/QUOTE]

i agree, the only other team capable of getting in the top 6 would be bournmouth but were not going to let that happen now are we

 

[-superbees2k3-]

Bournemouth are a good side, cant see them missing out entirely on the playoffs

 

[WarrenBee]

Bournemouth are a good side, cant see them missing out entirely on the playoffs

I have to agree with that.

 

[FarnhamBee]

i don't think anyone below us will be above us at the end .... 5 don't go into 4 though...

Agree with that but with our games in hand I think either Bournemuff or Pools will miss out

: ohchristifkinhopesosmilie :

 

[ianallon]

Bournemouth are a good side, cant see them missing out entirely on the playoffs

Agree. Poor old Hartlepool.

3. Sheff Wed
4. Tranmere
5. Bournemouth
6. Brentford

 

[gj]

Think it will be hartlepool who miss out finishing 7th is the worst fingers crossed its not us

 

[Leicester Bee]

By Hartlepool's own admission, they seem to have lost the plot, having lost two at home on the trot, and struggling to get a decent run away from home. Mind you, losing to Wrexham these days is no disgrace, seeing as they have a striker who scores an average of 2 per appearance!!! I honestly suspect that we will struggle away to Wrexham, and we still have a tough away trip to Luton to come (they reckon we won't bring as many as we did for the FA Cup - yeah right!), whilst home games against Hull and Bristol City are not going to be a pushover.
I'm still confident though. If MA worked the kind of miracles that he did for the Great Escape (Part 1) last season, then I'm sure he's only improved the team spirit (proven umpteen times this season) and we could be in for a decent run towards the end of the season. In a one-off game, if treated like a cup game, I fancy our chances against anyone in our division. I'd go so far as to say that in terms of bottle, Brentford has the most out of all the teams. We have not just the fighting spirit, we have quality throughout, as was demonstrated against Southampton.
I feel 100 times better now than when we used to find ourselves hovering around automatic promotion, but fluffing it without showing any fight whatsoever.

 

[JTofBFC]

In no particular order; Brentford, Sheffield Wednesday, Tranmere and Hartlepool.

I hope it IS in that particular order as Totesport are only paying 1-2-3 for the each way bet many of us had at 50/1 !!!!!!!!!!!

Can we catch Tranny??

 

[FarnhamBee]

I hope it IS in that particular order as Totesport are only paying 1-2-3 for the each way bet many of us had at 50/1 !!!!!!!!!!!

Can we catch Tranny??

Crikey - forgot that

Hope so too - though I notice they're now quoting us @ 100/1 - not sure if the e/w is still available :shrug:

 

[Edmundo]

Bournemouth are a good side, cant see them missing out entirely on the playoffs

I certainly can't see them missing out partially.

 

[longdistancebee]

Luton and Hull should get the top 2 places between them. But for 3-6, I reckon any from 6 or 7 teams:
Bees, Wednesday, Tranny, City (dont discount them, even with the 5-0 result on the weekend), H'pool, and B'mouth. Pools though I agree I think are a team on the slide. I dont think Swindon have much going for them in the way of team spirit either (but I'm pleased we dont have to play them again, nonetheless). Bradford making a late run? Dont really see it.

But the Bees? Well, I think Weds and Tranmere are pretty much dead certs, so I think we will be fighting it out with 'Pool, B'mouth and maybe City. In terms of spirit we would win hands down, but I do fear that our very poor showing in front of goal just might be a crucial factor. :allpossibleappendagescrossedsmilie:

 

[Hammered]

Luton
Bees
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Hull
Tranmere
Hartlepool
Bournemouth

 

[bees78]

Luton
Bees
------
Hull
Tranmere
Hartlepool
Bournemouth

With so many away games, is this really a bridge too far?

 

[Garybaldbee]

I do fear that our very poor showing in front of goal just might be a crucial factor. :allpossibleappendagescrossedsmilie:

Yes, our goal difference might effectively cost us a point.

Hartlepool might be on the slide but with nearly a quarter of the season to go there is still time for half a dozen or more teams to sneak up on the rails with a good run. I'd feel more comfortable with the points than the games in hand, but the first month excepted we have been pretty consistent all season so I'd be surprised if we fell away dramatically now.

 

[BoroBee]

Bees & Tranmere - automatic

Luton
Hull
Wednesday
Bournemouth - all to fight for Cardiff -

Wednesday to beat Luton to go up!



Time for my medication......

 

[readingbee]

Think we could finish at 3rd / 4th. BUT THIS TIME I have more confidence than ever that we will actually win something at Cardiff.
Does anybody else share this confidence

 

[-superbees2k3-]

I think if we got to the playoff final theres nobody id rather have in charge than MA thats for sure

 

[PLE]

1. brentford 84
2. luton 83
........................
3. hull 82
4. tranmere 78
5. bournemouth 77
6. sheffield.wed 75
we beat hull last game to go up (birmingham are you listening 1992!!!!)

come on bees let's be having you

 

[Bigbee]

If we reach a play off final ,I hope the support is better than last time

 

[BoroBee]

If we reach a play off final ,I hope the support is better than last time

Christ, can you imagine us against Wednesday - how lop sided would the ticket sales be ?

 

[JTofBFC]

Christ, can you imagine us against Wednesday - how lop sided would the ticket sales be ?

Its the team who scores the most goals that wins not the one with the most fans !!

 

[Carri Bee Un]

Its the team who scores the most goals that wins not the one with the most fans !!

Though in this case we would win on 'most evolved' as well.

 

[mk1965]

We can certainly get in the play offs, I think Luton & Hull have the automatic places - points in the bag.

Both would need to have a mjor slump to let the chasing pack close in.

Bees to play both so big games which we would need to win to have any chance of catching them.

We need someone who is going to bang 10 goals plus in the remaining games, with contributions all round.

Someone is going to get stuffed sooner or later by Bees hopefully sooner.


Come on you Reds

 

[WarrenBee]

Not sure that my blood pressure and heart can take another round of play off games.Let's just win the league and be done with it.

 

[Streetboy]

Its the team who scores the most goals that wins not the one with the most fans !!

Just ask the Crewe class of '97, we must've had three or four times more than them at Wembley

 

[lynamma]

how many fans did we take last time?

 

[kojebee]

Luton Town 93
Hull City 88
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Sheffield Wednesday 81
Tranmere 79
Bournemouth 77
Hartlepool 76
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Brentford 74
Bristol City 72
Doncaster 69
Swindon 68

Can't help thinking about the 1989 FA cup run and how we just missed out on the play offs!

Our away form still worries me.

 

[Brentford Bob]

We will win the play offs. End of.

 

[Brickie Chap]

I dont think we'll go down

 

[The H]

Our away form still worries me.

:scratch:

2-0 a Luton
1-0 a Port Vale
1-0 a Harlepool
2-2 a Southampton
1-3 a Harltepool
1-0 a Colchester

i'm not worried

 

[Bee49]

If we reach a play off final ,I hope the support is better than last time

Perhaps we'd better wait until next year when Wembley beckons (30,000 support ala Crewe) as opposed to 10,000 Cardiff ala Stoke.

Only kidding guys.

 

[Mince Pie]

If we reach a play off final ,I hope the support is better than last time

With the F.A. Cup coverage and crowds I recon we can gain large support for the play offs. So I hope so.

1: Luton
2: Tranmere
3: Hull
4: Sheffield Wednesday
5: Bournmouth
6: Brentford

Brentford vs Sheffield Wednesday in the Play Off Final

Brentford win 2-1 in extra time

 

[Mince Pie]

Perhaps we'd better wait until next year when Wembley beckons (30,000 support ala Crewe) as opposed to 10,000 Cardiff ala Stoke.

Only kidding guys.

After all it may be too soon for Brentford to go up.

 

[Aberdeen flyer]

Christ, can you imagine us against Wednesday - how lop sided would the ticket sales be ?

Well that depends on who is selling them

 

[I Predict A Riot]

Who do you think will be the final four in two months time?

Sheffield Wednesday
Tranmere Rovers
Hartlepools United
Brentford

 

[Aberdeen flyer]

:scratch:

2-0 a Luton
1-0 a Port Vale
1-0 a Harlepool
2-2 a Southampton
1-3 a Harltepool
1-0 a Colchester

i'm not worried

Look....it is spelt HARTLEPOOL......ok...

 

[bees78]

With the F.A. Cup coverage and crowds I recon we can gain large support for the play offs. So I hope so.

1: Luton
2: Tranmere
3: Hull
4: Sheffield Wednesday
5: Bournmouth
6: Brentford

Brentford vs Sheffield Wednesday in the Play Off Final

Brentford win 2-1 in extra time

sorry but I don't think I would be able to handle 'extra time', I'd be shot!

 

[BEEWILD]

Hull
Bees
Sheff weds
Bournmouth

We beat Sheff weds away and then home and then a happy journey home (for a change) from Bardiff after beating Bournmouth in the final game of the season (again) for the Great escape pt2

 

[Ace Face]

3. Sheff
4. Tran
5. Bourne
6. Hartlepool
7. Bees

Bit worried about lack of scoring strikers and if we lose Talbot we are in trouble. Having said that MA could get them into 3rd as he is god.

 

[BoroBee]

Well that depends on who is selling them

rofl rofl

 

[BoroBee]

Its the team who scores the most goals that wins not the one with the most fans !!

Ohhhhhhhh, I see........ wow, well that puts an entirely new perspective on football for me! all these years, I've been counting the crowds......

 

[wibs]

i genuinely dont think we are gooe enough tomake it, plus goal difference plyus we dont have a scorer.

Luton/Hull/Tranmere are definitely going to be in top 6.

Wednesday are doing very well under sturrock who knows this division inside out having woit last year withPlymouth.

Hartlepool are awesome at home, a very difficult place to get a result (yes I know we did but they had 10 men the whole game). The 6-4 result was a freak one. Their game at Hull tonight will be bad news for us if they win.

Bournemouth have loads of golas in them and are fast improving. 3-0 at Swindon on Saturday was very impressive.

bristolCity are shot, their fans and Iknow a few say that they are playing badly, they won't be a threat/

Bradford could do well.

But i think it will be

Hull
Luton
Tranmere
SWED
Hartlepools
Bournemout

with us 7th.

Our run in is absolutely horrific.

 

[brooks]

Can't see us doing it. The lack of goals will do for us at the end and the fact that we've beaten most of the top clubs will mean nothing.

 

[asschicken]

come on, were 7th with games in hand over the people above us, a new striker who can score goals, and Martin Allen who as we all know is a miracle worker. I still think we could get an automatic place, playoffs more realisticly.

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Bees
Tranmere
Sheffield
Hartlepool

 

[Stuardo]

well bomo are 1-0 down in the 1st minute v brazilpool and hartlepool 0- v hull. if they stay the same we are 3 points behind bomo with 3 games in hand. even Brentford can do that......

want to be in a very solid position by April 9th mind. after that the run-in looks tough UNLESS you consider that Luton and Hull may already be promoted and champions decided by the time they play us.

YOU BEES!!

 

[Mr Cynical]

If we reach a play off final ,I hope the support is better than last time

If we reach a play-off final I hope the PERFORMANCE is better than the last time!!!

Good results today with Hartlepool and Bournemouth losing.. Luton and Hull are looking to be too far ahead. If we can get something from our games in hand then we've got a great chance.. We've already shown we can perform in big games this season..

 

[Wise old Bee]

Good results last night. I just think that if we get into places 3-6 we will win in Cardiff, not like the usual BFC big match failures of the past. Getting into a play-off place will be a brilliant achievement considering the games we have to play but I think we can do it. I wish I was as confident as some on this thread but years of non-achievement and failure in the matches that matter have turned me into a prophet of doom. Despite that I am quietly confident that under MA things will be different.

 

[bees78]

Good results last night. I just think that if we get into places 3-6 we will win in Cardiff, not like the usual BFC big match failures of the past. Getting into a play-off place will be a brilliant achievement considering the games we have to play but I think we can do it. I wish I was as confident as some on this thread but years of non-achievement and failure in the matches that matter have turned me into a prophet of doom. Despite that I am quietly confident that under MA things will be different.

We're turning him lads, keep going...he's starting to believe