Monday, March 9, 2015

Anthony Vickers: I predict Boro will squeeze over the line after taking it down to the wire


Around 1,200 Boro fans have taken part in our poll that maps out Boro's remaining fixtures.


We want to see how confident Boro fans are that their team will go on and win promotion with our ten to go survey.


Using the poll below you can predict the outcome of Boro 's remaining games, starting at home to Ipswich on Saturday, and also give us your guess on how the top six will look come full time on May 2.


The survey will stay open until 12pm on Wednesday.


I think Boro will just squeeze in after taking it right down to the wire on a nerve shredding final day when results elsewhere will be just as important as Boro.


I make it 19 points for a total of 85. That will just give us a squeeze.


Home form will keep them firmly in the summit scrap with four wins out of five while the return of Daniel Ayala and a quick burst of Los Hairdryos from Aitor will sharpen minds and get Boro back to basics in defence and that will be enough to grind out crucial draws in the tough away games at places like Derby and Bournemouth.


But there will be a slip up somewhere.


It would be typical Boro to come through the "Week of Destiny" unscathed then beat Wigan to go to only to stumble at Watford and plunge us all into nervous uncertainty and self-doubt again.


Daniel Ayala challenges for the ball at Reading


But everyone else has big six pointers to play too and crucial points will be dropped every week so it will stay incredibly tight.


I can see it going to the final day against Brighton with nothing to play for needing a win for the title and a draw plus one or more other teams to slip up to secure second spot.


Cue early Brighton goal and long, tense battle to claw it back then a heart-in-mouth last 10 as other results swing back and forth.


We'll be fine.


Anthony Vickers' predictions


Ipswich (h) W


Derby (a) D


Bournemouth (a) D


Wigan (h) W


Watford (a) L


Rotherham (h) W


Wolves (h) W


Norwich (a) D


Fulham (a) W


Brighton (h) D


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