Our turn for a play-off victory?

[derfblade.3]

So saying we miss out on the auto places could this be our best ever chance of winning a play-off final?
Is this squad better than the teams who have failed in semi final and final play-off campaigns in the past.
My view is probably yes.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Sunderland are strong favourites for the play offs IMO assuming one of us or Burnley get 2nd. They have more goals in them and have the divisions current best striker

 

[United1889]

Drunk me says yes there is hope, otherwise no, it has nothing to do with talent and we are doomed if we don’t go up automatically

 

[utd4ever]

Don’t worry we will finish top.

 

[CrookesBlade]

Probably. However I think we’ve been favourites in every play off final we’ve featured in and lost them all.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Hamer and O'Hare excelled at Wembley the last time they were there.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Hamer and O'Hare excelled at Wembley the last time they were there.

And how did that work out for them?

 

[Revolution]

Could this be our best ever chance to win the play offs? Maybe.

Will we win the play offs? Of course not.

 

[Flumps]

No. No. No. No. LA LA LA LA LA LA LA fuck off LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA

 

[mattbianco1]

Sunderland are strong favourites for the play offs IMO assuming one of us or Burnley get 2nd. They have more goals in them and have the divisions current best striker

Agree. Sunderland strike me as a great cup team. Can pick anybody off in a one of game

 

[mattbianco1]

Hamer and O'Hare excelled at Wembley the last time they were there.

Hamer lost the play off final on penalties to Luton.

O'Hare lost the FA Cup semi final on penalties to Man Utd.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Hamer lost the play off final on penalties to Luton.

O'Hare lost the FA Cup semi final on penalties to Man Utd.

I'm talking about how well they played versus Man U not the outcome of the game

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Agree. Sunderland strike me as a great cup team. Can pick anybody off in a one of game

Not this season tho.....EFL Cup Preston 2-0 Sunderland.............FA Cup Sunderland 1-2 Stoke aet.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

And how did that work out for them?

My remarks are about how well they played individually ......btw VAR robbed them of victory,thats my opinion.

 

[TJ blade]

I'm talking about how well they played versus Man U not the outcome of the game

Mmm play well and lose.... nah not for me mate!

 

[Coolblade]

It's gambler's (i.e. flawed) logic to say it's our turn to win the play offs. There is no such thing

The harsh reality is that we have the worst play off record of any club, with nine failures without a single success - and without even scoring a goal in any of the play off finals we have reached. Whilst it can be argued that past outcomes are irrelevant to this squad/manager, the fact our supporters now hate the playoffs, and attend with a mixture of pessimism and disgust, with no hope and little expectation, cannot help much!

 

[Snowflake]

Probably. However I think we’ve been favourites in every play off final we’ve featured in and lost them all.

…against Wolves ?

 

[Coolblade]

We had thrashed them at Molyneux!

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

…against Wolves ?

We probably would have been marginal favourites.

We finished two places above them in the final league table.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

We had just done the double on Wolves.....

We beat them 1-3 at Molineux but drew 3-3 at Bramall Lane.

 

[Snowflake]

We probably would have been marginal favourites.

We finished two places above them in the final league table.

I recall an horrendous train journey (my wife and I got on at Cheltenham forgetting that the same train had collected in Sheffield and Birmingham) and the mood was not optimistic in the red half.

 

[Coolblade]

We beat them 1-3 at Molineux but drew 3-3 at Bramall Lane.

I had just noted....but we did win convincing at their place. Was it Palace we did the double over, then lost too?

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Mmm play well and lose.... nah not for me mate!

You prefer play crap dont score and lose...or is there another way that we dont do.

 

[Gimli]

It's gambler's (i.e. flawed) logic to say it's our turn to win the play offs. There is no such thing

The harsh reality is that we have the worst play off record of any club, with nine failures without a single success - and without even scoring a goal in any of the play off finals we have reached. Whilst it can be argued that past outcomes are irrelevant to this squad/manager, the fact our supporters now hate the playoffs, and attend with a mixture of pessimism and disgust, with no hope and little expectation, cannot help much!

It feels like a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy now with Blades and the play offs, at least with the fans - I can’t help feel that the weight of the previous 9 failures weighs heavy on the players too when the fans are already fearing the worst.

There’s no real reason why previous failures should have any impact on future efforts but it does feel like it will.

 

[TJ blade]

You prefer play crap dont score and lose...or is there another way that we dont do.

Yes there is another way.... finish in the top 2

 

[N20 Blade]

It's gambler's (i.e. flawed) logic to say it's our turn to win the play offs. There is no such thing

The harsh reality is that we have the worst play off record of any club, with nine failures without a single success - and without even scoring a goal in any of the play off finals we have reached. Whilst it can be argued that past outcomes are irrelevant to this squad/manager, the fact our supporters now hate the playoffs, and attend with a mixture of pessimism and disgust, with no hope and little expectation, cannot help much!

Couldn't agree more, we will only sell 2/3 of the tickets, I remember the Huddersfield game, even when we were ahead in the shoot out the mood was flat. Our fan base is pessimistic at the best of times (i.e. now - 2nd in the league but everyone moaning) let alone in the play-offs, after failing to finish top two.

 

[CrookesBlade]

…against Wolves ?

Yeah, we’d finished above them plus given the cup exploits we appeared to be the better side.

That said Wolves had a v good squad and we’d staggered over the line in the end. Played 60 odd games that year and the team looked knackered. Add to that the less than ideal preparation of Dean Windass being sent home for doing a shite on a golf course.

We were also favourites against Palace in 97 but the squad spent a week on the piss on the Isle of Man in the run up to the game rather than training.

 

[MKY]

Flawed logic. There’s no ‘our turn.’

 

[derfblade.3]

Losing to Yeovil in the semi was probably our worst "effort".
I remember Chris Morgan taking over the reins at the death but i can't remember why.
Anyone enlighten this pre alzheimers old git?

 

[Crafty Blade]

We will either finish 2nd or lose in the play-offs