Automatic: just a dream?

[Come from away]

With 8 games to go we meet at least 5 (Card/Read/Burn/Swan/Ips) other serious play-off contenders, and two of which still have a shot at Automatic (Cardiff/Reading). Seems like Sunday is a decider. Win and we still have a shot, lose and we watch Card/Read fight it out. Not to put too much pressure on this game but anything less than a win and we are relying heavily on multiple losing streaks. Even a 5-point gap with only 8 games is large, unless ........... others screw up, luck falls our way or some other miracle comes to pass. There's always hope I guess.

 

[Ballinpigpubs13]

Don't know why mate but for me sommat just clicked around the Hull shity game in the cup. Pressure is on the top two to clinch things, which as we know from a couple of years back aint easy.
Just hope with our biggish squad that we can just have a bit of luck and a winning streak as the same time we did last year.

 

[The One]

There's always the faint hope.

But, I agree, Cardiff is a big game, if we win there is everything to play for.

UTB!

 

[happyhippy]

I still have a feeling that Cardiff will blow up, but if we are still there or thereabouts, what a great time to get the Reading monkey off our backs ...... that said, let's get into the play-offs first ......

 

[Kev Gee]

I cant help but think that if we dont go up automatically then we will choke in the play offs. We never seem to win the massive games. Hopefully this will change!

 

[Vistoma]

I cant help but think that if we dont go up automatically then we will choke in the play offs. We never seem to win the massive games. Hopefully this will change!

Certainly this year that seemed to be the case unitl we beat Birmingham, we'll know soon enough if this was a flash in the pan. One things for sure if we do get into the playoffs we will have earned it with that run in.

It would be nice to come home from a playoff final happy and pissed instead of ready to hang myself....

 

[Belfastblade]

Cum on the the BLADES, show these clubs we are the team to be in the premiership by getting a good run in here...

 

[Lincoln Blade]

If we get into the playoffs, I really cannot see us winning them tbh... we suck out in big games!!

 

[The One]

Don't worry guys.

Blackwell has just been giving other clubs a false sense of security and then when we get into play-offs, we will destroy them....muahahahahahaha

 

[Come from away]

Not happy with the news about Kenny and O'Toole, not sure we can take Cardiff without the best unit on the field - unless they choke of course. Still think this is the first game that deserves the title "a big game."

 

[Belfastblade]

cardiff havnt been playing well so if we give them a good match, we will walk away with 3 points. UTB

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

I've seen it all over the years, so nothing that happens will surprise me. I know what I'm hoping for though

 

[Come from away]

But normally it's just about wanting the Blades to win, this time I'm really nervous cause there's no turning back, no second chances, we either do it or fight the play-off route.

 

[Come from away]

Don't get me wrong, I think the dream is still alive but we are on a razor edge from now on. What the hell UTB!

 

[beightonblade]

Yer all must have been smokin shit !
The Blades will just about make the playoffs then fail BIG TIME !

Proove mi wrong an i'll be delighted !

 

[BuryStEdmundsBlade]

Still a dream for me even after todays result. Don't want to expect too much only to be let down again.
I am going to start saving for the play offs now though, for definite.

 

[butchaboy]

if we win our game in hand, then we are 1 win from second and our goal difference is much better than Birmingham, i think its possible definately.

 

[Monty's_Girl]

As Neil Warnock would say.....

Never say never!

 

[S64 Blade]

Well i wasn't expecting that result at all today! Automatic promotion is certainly a possibility! Although it is United we're talking about....

 

[rachyblade]

I am starting to believe.... If results go our way and we beat ipshite, (bearing in mind blues have to play wolves and reading are away to coventry which could be tricky) a win against Barnsley would put us in the top two.

 

[SRBlade]

Have you seen the next set of fixtures in the Championship?

Brum v Wolves

Cardiff v Swansea

 

[happyhippy]

Birmingham still have Reading to play as well ......

 

[Lincoln Blade]

It certainly going to be an interesting next couple of weeks!

 

[The One]

It'd be awesome if we went up automatic after the up and down season we've had.

 

[Linz]

We're top of the form table at the minute...

http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/CurrentForm/0,,10794~20087,00.html

But that could mean the dreaded Manager of the Month award is just round the corner

WE DON'T WANT IT!

 

[keenzy]

Its the international break... time to cock up again!

 

[Linz]

Halford was on RS this morning saying that he "definitely" thinks we're going up automatically.

He did say before Christmas that he expected us to be well up there.

 

[The One]

Halford was on RS this morning saying that he "definitely" thinks we're going up automatically.

He did say before Christmas that he expected us to be well up there.

Good to hear so much confidence

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Halford was on RS this morning saying that he "definitely" thinks we're going up automatically.

He did say before Christmas that he expected us to be well up there.

Just because he looks like he's just done Extreme Makeover, doesn't mean he has to sound like it as well

 

[geezza1978]

But that could mean the dreaded Manager of the Month award is just round the corner

WE DON'T WANT IT!

it may not be all bad winning MOTM award i know it carries a bit of a curse but Warnock won it twice in the promotion season and last season Brown, Pulis and Mowbray(twice) all won it and got promoted.

Up The Blades :thumbup: