rambling syd rumpo Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Out of curiousity I checked the league table for this stage when we got relegated in 2005. Suddenly I don't feel quite so relaxed about dodging the play off spot. If I were a Thistle fan I'd be getting twitchy. When teams at the bottom hit form simultaneously it can trigger frighteningly quick changes to assumptions about "safety". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkillieaway Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 We are looking like we could get pulled into this, especially with aberdeen and celtic our next 2 games... If we play sevco in the playoffs we will go down. Bottom 6 games could be very very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I'd be surprised if anyone went through the forum and found more than a couple of posts by Thistle fans proclaiming us safe. Fans of other teams, maybe. If we lose our next 2 and so do Killie it's a genuine 4 way post split fight to avoid one place. I think 42 points is the magic number, probably 41 for us unless we suffer some wild beatings in the games we lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 If Sevco reach the play off final, the whole of Scottish football, bar Sevconians, will be supporting their opponents whoever it is out of St Mirren, County, Motherwell or ourselvesApart from Celtic fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Shits getting real tight and can't say I'm not worried. We're playing ok but County and Well on their unstoppable streaks puts us in seriously deep shit. Given that Thistle have finally overcome their two-wins-in-a-row hoodoo recently, you'd expect them to be alright. But then the Thistle squad's psychology has been extremely brittle since the beginning of last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I think 42 points is the magic number, probably 41 for us unless we suffer some wild beatings in the games we lose. Jim McIntyre mentioned 42 points before the win at Dundee United at the weekend. That's three wins and two draws from Motherwell from their last six matches, which is perfectly achievable for them with the amount of goals in their team. It's three wins for County, with two matches against St Mirren still to play. I'm not sure 42 points could be enough now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punk_dfc Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Out of curiousity I checked the league table for this stage when we got relegated in 2005. Suddenly I don't feel quite so relaxed about dodging the play off spot. If I were a Thistle fan I'd be getting twitchy. When teams at the bottom hit form simultaneously it can trigger frighteningly quick changes to assumptions about "safety". I'd like another couple of wins to be absolutely sure in all honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie#Wearethehighlands Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I think St Mirren will go down. Far too early for such rash statements IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Reckon sevco will win the playoff unfortunately. Naah.... 'Well are on a roll. I say they'll be good enough to keep Sevco stuck in the Championship for at least 1 more season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Still getting odds against a Staggies win against St Mirren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie#Wearethehighlands Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Its certainly going to be an interesting and exciting run in. Clearly no-one wants the play off spot, and rightly so. Fair play to Motherwell for turning it around, I didn't see that coming to the extent that it has. I thought our run was going to come to an end tonight (and couldn't have overly complained if it had), but then that late goal gave us a deserved victory. On current form you'd have to say that Partick are going to be involved in the battle, I think ourselves and Motherwell both have more about us at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Surely nobody will do a Hibs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 2013-14 - 11th - Hibernian - 35pts2012-13 - 11th - St. Mirren - 41 pts2011-12 - 11th - Hibernian - 33 pts2010-11 - 11th - St. Mirren - 33 pts2009-10 - 11th - Kilmarnock - 33 pts2008-09 - 11th - St. Mirren - 37 pts2007-08 - 11th - Kilmarnock - 40 pts2006-07 - 11th - St. Mirren - 36 pts2005-06 - 11th - Dunfermline - 33 pts2004-05 - 11th - Dunfermline - 34 pts2003-04 - 11th - Aberdeen - 34 pts2002-03 - 11th - Dundee Utd - 32 pts2001-02 - 11th - Motherwell - 40 pts2000-01 - 11th - Dundee Utd - 35 pts In an average season 36 points would keep you safe. Not this time, you'd have to think. However finishes 11th could well have a record points total for a second bottom team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I am very twitchy and will only get twitcher I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdong1929 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 2013-14 - 11th - Hibernian - 35pts 2012-13 - 11th - St. Mirren - 41 pts 2011-12 - 11th - Hibernian - 33 pts 2010-11 - 11th - St. Mirren - 33 pts 2009-10 - 11th - Kilmarnock - 33 pts 2008-09 - 11th - St. Mirren - 37 pts 2007-08 - 11th - Kilmarnock - 40 pts 2006-07 - 11th - St. Mirren - 36 pts 2005-06 - 11th - Dunfermline - 33 pts 2004-05 - 11th - Dunfermline - 34 pts 2003-04 - 11th - Aberdeen - 34 pts 2002-03 - 11th - Dundee Utd - 32 pts 2001-02 - 11th - Motherwell - 40 pts 2000-01 - 11th - Dundee Utd - 35 pts In an average season 36 points would keep you safe. Not this time, you'd have to think. However finishes 11th could well have a record points total for a second bottom team. Its not that long since we were talking about record low points totals for the bottom teams! The turnaround in form of Motherwell and County has been incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Surely nobody will do a Hibs?If Thistle go down it won't be because we've done a Hibs. We've just beaten Inverness CT, St. Johnstone and grabbed a draw against Aberdeen away. We should be feeling safe, FFS. We've just had absolutely no favours from the other teams, and Ross County and Motherwell look unstoppable.I've always felt we're still in this, and if we don't beat Motherwell on Saturday we're well and truly in it! Hopefully Kilmarnock join us in a 4-way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 If Thistle go down it won't be because we've done a Hibs. We've just beaten Inverness CT, St. Johnstone and grabbed a draw against Aberdeen away. We should be feeling safe, FFS. We've just had absolutely no favours from the other teams and Ross County and MWhy on earth should you need favours? I'm going to take them from whoever is giving them (Celtic tonight, for example!) but if we don't get any it's entirely Ross County's fault for being so dreadful at the start of the season. Likewise, if Partick end up in the playoffs, it's because they deserve to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 You're not really getting what I'm saying. I'm not saying we need favours. I was arguing that it can't be classed as "doing a Hibs", as that requires your bottle crashing and going on a horrendous run of form. We've been in good form lately but we're still not safe despite having more points than we did at this stage last season. I'm pointing out that this season it looks like it'll take an unusually large amount of points to avoid finishing 11th, and so whoever finishes in the play-offs could genuinely feel unlucky to do so. That's not down to "doing a Hibs", it's just down to the extraordinary runs that County and Motherwell have been on. Of course if we finish 11th we deserve to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Hibs didn't win a match between Feb 15 and May 10th last season, 12 matches. No one is going to do a Hibs this season. Literally impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Unfortunately for us I still believe that it will be Motherwell in the playoffs because as excellent our recent form has been it has just come too little, too late as Ross County's form is even better and I don't see where they are going to drop any points. We on the other hand are going to have to win every single remaining match which is a tall order and unrealistic to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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