The Real League Table

Rich McLean · Feb 22, 2015

Other versions have been done in the past, and other versions also welcome in this thread. Will update once per week, now that we are heading into the business end of the season.

104 - Guaranteed Champions
103
102
101
100
99
98 - Guaranteed Promotion
97
96
95
94
93 - Champions 2010, Champions 2012 : Guaranteed Playoffs
92 - Predicted Champions
91
90
89
88
87
86 - Champions 2011
85 - Predicted Promotion
84 - Champions 2014, Promotion 2012
83 - Champions 2013
82 - Promotion 2010
81 - Promotion 2014
80 - Promotion 2011
79
78 - Promotion 2013
77
76
75 - Predicted Playoffs
74
73 - Guaranteed Safety
72 - Playoffs 2010, Playoffs 2012
71 - Playoffs 2014
70
69 - Playoffs 2013
68 - Playoffs 2011
67
66
65
64 - Burton
63
62
61 - Shrewsbury
60
59 - Wycombe
58
57
56
55 - Luton
54 - Southend
53
52 - ARGYLE, Bury
51 - Safety 2013
50 - Safety 2014 : Newport
49
48 - Safety 2010, Safety 2011 : Stevenage
47
46 - Safety 2012 : Predicted Safety
45
44 - Northampton, Morecambe, Wimbledon
43 - Exeter
42
41
40 - Portsmouth, Accrington
39
38
37 - Cambridge, Oxford, Dag & Red
36
35 - Mansfield
34 - Tranmere
33 - Carlisle
32 - York
31 - Cheltenham
30
29
28
27
26
25
24 - Hartlepool

Guaranteed positions are worked out as position below ( for top = 2nd place current points + maximum available points + 1)
Predicted is based on teams in current positions average.
Teams playing each other have not been taken into account

CornerBoy · Feb 22, 2015

Interesting, looking at that really makes you realise that we still have a lot to do, that's a lot of points we still need to win.

Liam Vercoe · Feb 22, 2015

How many points are there still to play for?

jerryatricjanner · Feb 22, 2015

I think that unless Wycombe rediscover their early season form we would need 80 points for automatic which means 1st place form of 2 points a game for the rest of the season. On recent evidence that is a realistic possibility. Play offs this year are looking like 72 or even as much as 74 points which should be well within reach.

Rich McLean · Feb 22, 2015

All the figures change when form changes anyway.

Broc's Pilgrimage · Feb 22, 2015

Liam Vercoe":1f4p024p said:
How many points are there still to play for?

14 games to go ... 42 points available to grab
we're on 52 from 32 ... continuing at that output rate we'd end with 74/75 point
I always said 10 pnts from every 6 games should get playoffs. and we are just about on this
11 pnts from every 6 games should get automatic playoffs. and we are 7 points off this
its how actual table is panning out
get all 42 points and ..... :shocked:

Quizmike · Feb 22, 2015

11 wins from the last 14 should be enough

Paul_Roberts · Feb 22, 2015

If we end up in the playoffs it'll be almost exactly 19 years since our last go at them. There can't be too many clubs who have gone that long without a playoff appearance.

jerryatricjanner · Feb 22, 2015

8 wins 4 draws and 2 defeats will give us 80 points which might just do it. A play off final with Luton could see a 60,000 gate. God forbid Pompey sneak in with a late run and it could be a huge turn out. Long way to go yet though and anything could happen.

Fergy · Feb 22, 2015

Win 5, draw 5, lose 4. That should do it. The home games against Bury and Newport coming up are massive. We have two other tricky home games against Burton and Northampton but we have nothing to fear. We should be looking to take maximum points at Cheltenham, Dagenham and Carlisle also. It's completely in our hands, win all of our remaining home games and we'll be fine.

demportdave · Feb 22, 2015

Can't understand those fans who think reaching the Play-offs is the aim.

I doubt the players think that and I'm pretty sure Sheridan doesn't.

We should be aiming at something like 9 wins, 3 draws and perhaps just a couple of defeats and hope that 82 points is enough to get third place.

Don't forget, if we do get to the Play-offs our loan players will not be available to play.

Lundan Cabbie · Feb 22, 2015

demportdave":3qk5oxjq said:
Can't understand those fans who think reaching the Play-offs is the aim.

I doubt the players think that and I'm pretty sure Sheridan doesn't.

We should be aiming at something like 9 wins, 3 draws and perhaps just a couple of defeats and hope that 82 points is enough to get third place.

Don't forget, if we do get to the Play-offs our loan players will not be available to play.

Standard Loans normally terminate on 1st June. It is only Emergency Loans that could be a problem.

Lundan Cabbie · Feb 22, 2015

Paul_Roberts":14ubsa1i said:
If we end up in the playoffs it'll be almost exactly 19 years since our last go at them. There can't be too many clubs who have gone that long without a playoff appearance.

Discounting clubs that have been promoted into the Football League in the last five years and the six clubs that have been in the top flight since the play-off era began, there are two current FL clubs that have never featured in any FL play-off series.

Coventry City and Exeter City

There are just three who have waited longer for a play-off place than Argyle

Chelsea 1988
Middlesbrough 1991
Blackburn Rovers 1992

Knarf Reprah · Feb 22, 2015

Means absolutely nothing unless you factor in the fact that teams play each other! Proved by "being safe" on 73 points.......

GreenSam · Feb 23, 2015

I would be very surprised if we needed 75 for the play-offs. Especially with our goal difference. I think 71 would do it or even 70.

79/80 for third place. Difficult but not impossible.

The Real League Table

Rich McLean

CornerBoy

Guest

Liam Vercoe

jerryatricjanner

Rich McLean

Broc's Pilgrimage

Quizmike

Paul_Roberts

Guest

jerryatricjanner

Fergy

demportdave

Lundan Cabbie

Lundan Cabbie

Knarf Reprah

GreenSam