The Bridge Lad
Striker
I still don't get how and why we're so long odds. It's bizarre.
I can understand from your perspective as a fan still with a bit of pessimism - you'll see yourself 5 clear and if you lose, they win etc. you're right back in it, and of course, if that happened, then your odds would come back in a bit, but you'll be 8 points clear of Wigan with 5 to go, 6 clear of Luton with a much better goal difference, which won't be turned around in 5 games (you're +25 better off, so that would need like a 5 goal siwng every match), so it'll take at least 3 matches for either of those to catch you, which leaves Barnsley 5 behind, plus a far worse GD - and they also play Luton, so points are going to be dropped by at least one there, so you're kind of effectively looking to avoid one relagation place, and you've currently got a lot of sides between yourselves and 3rd bottom Barnsley, so even if they did go on a great run, the chances are you'll still be reasonably likely to finish above a Charlton or Hull, and hence the very long odds. But as I say I do appreciate you'll probably be looking at it from a 5 points clear, we lose, they win, 2 points and squeaky bum time type of perspective.
One thing I didnt really understand is Hull being 1 point ahead of Boro, but they are 11/4 to go down, while Boro are 8/1. Boro do look to have the better run in, and there will also be the human perception that they are the better team with better players (despite that result the other day) and more likely to be able to get out of it, but the difference between those odds does seem a bit too much from a points on board perspective.