One more win and you're mathematically safe

We don't talk of Charlton. Saturday's performance was once again rewarded with a big well deserved zero

Tranmere now two wins in a row, and edging to safety, with a match in hand

Depends on what the teams below us do...... They seem to have discovered how to win.

Scunthorpe can only get 52 points maximum. You have 50. One win = safe

One problem though - where's our win going to come from?

On current form, I think it might just be tomorrow night...

Against Burnley? At their place?

Anything's possible - we just managed a draw at QPR!

Burnley : one win in last seven games.
Boro : unbeaten in last seven games.

Burnley 1-2 Middlesbrough. You've heard it here first...

Car Expert

You're totally wrong. And we're only 25 minute in.

Oh...

Car Expert

Not good. I don't fancy our chances of being able to score at least 4 goals in the 2nd half. Our goal difference is getting hammered as well.

Oh dear after two wins, 0-1 down to a lower team ! Maybe were not safe yet

Lita's on. I thought he was out for the rest of the season.

Oh. So still not safe then

Next step then for you is to wish for Coventry to defeat Scunthorpe on Good Friday. That will then mean only Preston can catch you...

Spurs 3 Arsenal 3. Who's going to come out on top here?...

Arsenal need to or else Chelsea will go above them...

Stayed like that : not a massively great result for either of them...

What did the Real Madrid player say when he won the cup?

Er...oops?

Norwich thrashed Ipswich 5-1 in the East Anglian derby. Reading must respond tomorrow with victory at Leeds...

Car Expert

Leyton Orient snatched a late winner to beat Peterborough - now we've got to hope Bournemouth lose...

Scunthorpe's failure to beat Coventry means that Boro are now safe from relegation. Scunthorpe are 9 points behind Boro with 3 games left, but with a far worse goal difference, so Boro realistically cannot be caught.

Car Expert

Tranmere still not quite safe , but pinched a good point late on at Hartlepool

My work colleagues in Leeds must be happy with a 0-0 at Reading, even though they've been overtaken in playoff places by Nottm Forest (whom I supported in my student days in mid 60's - good team they were then)

Almost. Preston can still catch, and overtake, us if they were to win all their remaining games and we get no more points.

I forgot about them. They would do well to beat Millwall today - Millwall need to win to keep their play-off hopes alive, so both teams will be going for it.

Reading drew 0-0 at Leeds last night. We just need 2 more points to secure a play-off place...

Car Expert

How many goals are we going to concede today? Mogga has picked a weird team.

Edit: losing already.

Edit 2:

Charlton leading for Barry.

Darlo currently 0-0.

Safety.

Maybes we need a wedding every week. Hope you've had a good day BB2.

I thought at half-time that stetenorve would be joining the party as well, but not yet. Hopefully Monday for you.



Blades haven't given up yet. Can they pull off a great escape...?

The Blades aren't going to beat Reading, so there

Car Expert

But then, as Charlton invariably do these days, we chuck it away be having two sent off (and they both deserved it), they pull back to 2-2, and we very nearly lose it in the last minute.

Charlton are just so, so poor at the moment, it's laughable.

Well done BB2/Flossie, more Championship football next season for you.

Sheff Utd did beat us. That ends our automatic promotion hopes, but our play-off place is pretty much secured. I'll be glad to see the back of Sheff Utd - that's the third season in a row they've beaten us at home...

Preston have been relegated. Scunthorpe and Sheff Utd are all but down.

Leyton Orient still in with a chance of a play-off place.

Car Expert

Tranmere completely safe now after thrashing Exeter. But my Leeds work colleagues are in deep dismay, getting beaten by Palace (whom my son still supports, as he was born north Croydon).

Charlton won 3-1 at home to Rochdale. A few more performances like that next season, please...

Middlesbrough won 2-1 at home to Coventry. I'd agree with Barry about next season. Please.

We've got Cardiff away next before our final home match (against Donny).

Blades have just won 2 matches in a row. Shame for their fans that they've left it so late.

Looks like Man Utd have one foot in the Champions' League final at Wembley...

I hope the other teams around Walsall in the relegation zone aren't too harsh on us for rolling over and letting Walsall run riot over us...

Aww. Walsall aren't safe yet...

Blades and Scunthorpe are down as it stands at the moment. Blades had been looking like winning another match, but Barnsley equalised again.

True, but we've helped them out no end...

We've got Hartlepool at the Valley as our final match, let's at least go out with a bang...



Palace's equaliser means even if Sheffield United win, it won't be enough...

Well, Blades and Scunthorpe are down. The Blades get to be reunited with the Owls next season though...

QPR are champions at the moment, though it sound like the FA will make the final decision on that. Norwich, Cardiff, Swansea, Reading and Forest all pretty much guaranteed at least a play off spot. Leeds would have to win their final game by at least 6 goals and have Forest lose in order to take Forests play off spot. Norwich, Cardiff and Swansea all still able to take the second automatic spot.

I can see Sheffield United having a major strop if QPR are docked points. Remember the West Ham incident where they weren't punished for a similar transgression - which meant Sheffield United went down...

It's not the same though... The Hammers would have been relegated if they han't fielded Tevez illegally for the last few games, and Sheffield United went down instead of them - so I can entirely understand them being narked at that as the Hammers should really have gone down. In the case of QPR it has no bearing whatsover on the relegation spots (although it could affect the promotion ones...) so it really doesn't affect Sheffield United's relagation this time.

It won't, but Sheffield United will scream 'double standards'...

Well it is double standards. The London teams and the big 4 tend to get treated rather differently to everyone else - especially compared to teams in steel towns.

Still waiting for Charlton's preferential treatment...

Well at least you've never been relegated as a result of a points penalty for something which other teams have done without any sanction being imposed.

That's true. We've just been relegated 'cos of being rubbish

West Ham look to be going down this season...

Not sure Avram Grant really deserves two relagations in a row.

I wouldn't like to say who's going to go down this season, even now. West Ham and Wolves look most vulnerable, but a win or two can change the complexion of everything...