Make your own FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE!

[daib0]

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 Friends of Fulham



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


Over to you!!

[Deleted User 728]

Blimey.

I bet you always handed your maths homework in on time, didn't you ??



Newcastle United
3 #23 Wigan (H)
3 #21 Burton (H)
1 #6 Sheffield Wed (A)
1 #4 Leeds (H)
0 #17 Ipswich Town (A)
3 #9 Preston N End (H)
3 #13 Cardiff City (A)
3 #11 Barnsley (H)


Brighton
3 #22 Blackburn (H)
3 #18 Birmingham (H)
3 #15 QPR (A)
1 #16 Wolverhampton (A)
3 #23 Wigan (H)
1 #8 Norwich City (A)
3 #19 Bristol City (H)
0 #12 Aston Villa (A)


Huddersfield
3 #21 Burton (H)
1 #8 Norwich City (H)
0 #20 Nott Forest (A)
3 #9 Preston N End (H)
1 #10 Derby County (A)
1 #7 Fulham (H)
1 #16 Wolverhampton (A)
1 #18 Birmingham City (A)
3 #13 Cardiff City (H)


Leeds
1 #5 Reading (A)
1 #14 Brentford (A)
3 #9 Preston N End (H)
1 #1 Newcastle (A)
1 #16 Wolverhampton (H)
3 #21 Burton (A)
1 #8 Norwich City (H)
3 #23 Wigan (A)


Reading
1 #4 Leeds (H)
3 #22 Blackburn (H)
1 #8 Norwich City (A)
0 #12 Aston Villa (A)
3 #24 Rotherham (H)
1 #20 Nott Forest (A)
3 #23 Wigan (H)
3 #21 Burton (A)


Sheffield Wed
1 #11 Barnsley (A)
3 #24 Rotherham (A)
1 #1 Newcastle (H)
3 #13 Cardiff City (H)
1 #15 QPR (A)
1 #10 Derby County (H)
1 #17 Ipswich Town (A)
1 #7 Fulham (H)


Fulham
3 #24 Rotherham (A)
0 #10 Derby County (A)
3 #17 Ipswich Town (H)
1 #8 Norwich City (A)
3 #12 Aston Villa (H)
1 #3 Huddersfield (A)
3 #14 Brentford (H)
1 #6 Sheffield Wed (A)

[daib0]

what I meant rigger was to give the final table only - so you'd be:

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

[Deleted User 728]

what I meant rigger was to give the final table only - so you'd be:

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

Oh !
So you expected ME to do YOUR maths homework ??

I'm so glad I completely misunderstood you

[Deleted User 728]

If you'd asked me if I thought Fulham could catch Wednesday I would've said no, so that is a very interesting exercise ..

So that final match of the season when they meet is effectively a play-off play-off then ?

[daib0]

If you'd asked me if I thought Fulham could catch Wednesday I would've said no, so that is a very interesting exercise ..

So that final match of the season when they meet is effectively a play-off play-off then ?

true ... good news for both of us is the the top five are virtually there, regardless of our next game together!

[White Knight]

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

[Selby White]

Looking at the fixtures I think Newcastle will get 17/18 points from their remaining games.

Brighton are at the start of a blip so 12 max is my prediction.

Udders will fair worse only 11 more points as the pressure hits.

We need 21 for automatic and around 8 for the play offs.

Reading will do ok and get another 14 points

Wednesday will get 11 points or so.

Fulham I've got down for 16 more points.

Hence table without Leeds who I refuse to predict (not giving us the kiss of death) :-

1. Newcastle 46 96
2. Brighton 46 89
3. Huddersfield 46 82
4. Reading 46 81
5. Fulham 46 77
6. Sheffield Wed 46 73

[daib0]

Hence table without Leeds who I refuse to predict (not giving us the kiss of death) :-

1. Newcastle 46 96
2. Brighton 46 89
3. Huddersfield 46 82
4. Reading 46 81
5. Fulham 46 77
6. Sheffield Wed 46 73

Don't worry, you're 99.9% sure to be there. If I'm dead honest, you're far more likely to overtake the Terriers than us Royals ...

[Selby White]

Hence table without Leeds who I refuse to predict (not giving us the kiss of death) :-

1. Newcastle 46 96
2. Brighton 46 89
3. Huddersfield 46 82
4. Reading 46 81
5. Fulham 46 77
6. Sheffield Wed 46 73

Don't worry, you're 99.9% sure to be there. If I'm dead honest, you're far more likely to overtake the Terriers than us Royals ...

I was talking about Automatic