I have thought for weeks that, on paper, Leeds had a number of really quite tricky fixtures in their final 7. The variable that impacts the reality rather than the appearance 'on paper', however, is 'league table pressure' and it just feels to me that we tossed that away on Saturday.
I expect the effect to be seen on this coming Saturday, when Leeds will widen their lead and that will then feed into the midweek games where Leeds will be able to play with even more freedom, and so on. By the time Leeds play the Pigs - a game which was looking like a real tester on paper - it could be an altogether less daunting proposition sat on a 6 or 7 point cushion.
PNE - Lose
Birmingham - Draw
Millwall - Win
Forest - Draw
Hull - Win
Ipswich - Win
Stoke - Draw
Leeds
Birmingham - Win
PNE - Win
Pigs - Draw
Wigan - Win
Brentford - Lose
Villa - Draw
Ipswich - Win
On that basis, we'd take it to the last game but it would be out of our hands and Leeds have as bolted-on a victory as they could have hoped for.
Had we dealt with Bristol City, we'd have got to the final game a point ahead and that could have been the impetus for us to go to Stoke and get the job done. What a waste.