Top 6 Baby!!!!!!

[ictchris]

If we look at the fixtures remaining, here are those for the sides vying for the top six:

Falkirk vs Hibernian 27-02-2008 

Falkirk vs Motherwell 01-03-2008 

Inverness CT vs Falkirk 15-03-2008 

Hearts vs Falkirk 22-03-2008 

Falkirk vs Kilmarnock 29-03-2008 

Aberdeen vs Falkirk 05-04-2008 

Celtic vs Inverness CT 27-02-2008 

Inverness CT vs Hearts 01-03-2008 

Inverness CT vs Falkirk 15-03-2008 

Kilmarnock vs Inverness CT 22-03-2008 

Inverness CT vs Aberdeen 29-03-2008 

Gretna vs Inverness CT 05-04-2008 

Hearts vs Rangers 27-02-2008 

Inverness CT vs Hearts 01-03-2008 

St Mirren vs Hearts 15-03-2008 

Hearts vs Falkirk 22-03-2008 

Hearts vs Dundee Utd 29-03-2008 

Kilmarnock vs Hearts 05-04-2008 

Aberdeen vs Motherwell 27-02-2008 

Rangers vs Aberdeen 01-03-2008 

Aberdeen vs Gretna 15-03-2008 

Aberdeen vs St Mirren 22-03-2008 

Inverness CT vs Aberdeen 29-03-2008 

Aberdeen vs Falkirk 05-04-2008 

Who has the advantage?

Home games: Falkirk - 3; ICT - 3; Hearts - 3; Aberdeen - 4.

Form: Falkirk have won only one of their last six; ICT won one of the last six; Aberdeen have lost five of the last six; Hearts have won three, drawn one of the last six.

Difficulty of games: Only Falkirk have no games against the Old Firm; ICT have one game against Celtic then play the rest of the bottom six.

Misc: Hearts are apprently close to losing their best striker to Viking; Aberdeen have the come-down after a Yoofa Cup run and also have signifcantly poor goal difference than the rest.

It's very difficult to tell.  We are a side who play in runs - since we got into the SPL we have relied on taking advantage during our good periods punctuated by runs of games where we don't pick up results.  For example, in 2004 we were still deep in the relegation race in the New Year but went on a run over January, Febryuary and March were we won four and drew two games to pull ourselves clear.  In 2005/06 we went on a horrible run culminating in a dire 3-0 scudding at home to Falkirk - over the next nine league games we were unbeaten picking up results against Hearts, the Old Firm, Hibs and Aberdeen.  Last season, after a poor start we went unbeaten in six (four wins, two draws) to get some points on the borad before going on a horror run of nine games without a win.  this season we had our dreadful start but since have had some good runs, obviously the best being the five straight wins in November and December.

Hopefully we can produce another good run between now and April and secure a top six spot.  On balance, I'd think that Falkirk look best placed in terms of position, Hearts have the best form and Aberdeen probably have the best squad on paper, although their terrible form counts against them.  What we need is twofold: to tighten up and stop losing stupid goals and to have one of our strikers hit some form.  So far this season Wyness and Niculae have had good scroing runs, we need that from one of them again over the next period.

[Alex MacLeod]

Dont really matter if the player revolt story on rumours is anything to go by.

[Joonya]

CB must stop thinking the likes of Duncan, McBain and Hastings NEED to start every game, and rotate the squad where it is needed.

I have said this on a previous thread and stick by it.

People have mentioned how well Wyness and Niculae pair up, how Wilson and Tokely link well together, how Proctor and Cowie are gelling nicely into the side. What we need is consistancy, and I have no doubt we can take 12 points out of a possible 18.

Top 6 is achieveable. The time to mess with the side is when our goal is reached mathmatically. Top 6 was CB's goal when he arrived - therefore the goal isn't yet reached!!!

[12th Man]

Top six is well within our grasp. We have a squad that are more than capable of achieving it.

We only have five of the bottom six teams to play now, (Falkirk are a bottom six team), well they will be when we are in the top six.

Looking forward to beating the tarts on Saturday