The problem is that the Hull performance, whilst out of character for this side (ironically it was against Adkins, where performances like that were the character of the side), its been heading this way.
Funnily enough, i was thinking about the discussions i had with
Fanny magnet around Nov/ December when we were still top 4-6 but had dropped off a bit. At the time, based on the way the season had gone until then, Play offs was something which we really needed to get out of the mind as Automatic was our realistic target.
Our form has dipped so far that our normally optimistic manager is saying that the Play offs are something we should perhaps forget, because its not achievable with performances like the Hull game.
But its not only results, performances have become very much standard Championship performances, fear of losing before we step on the pitch. You can see it in the way that players check back, confidence is down. We've somehow stopped playing with freedom and Wilder's own saying about "playing with the handbrake off" hasn't been rolled out for a long time.
Wheels off, Handbrake on, seems we need a service!
Its certainly recoverable. I'd like to see the honest performances we saw earlier in the season, epitomised in games against Hull City, Fulham and Birmingham City at home, Pigs away and get away from the Hull City Away, Pigs at home performances.
Right now, we're quite a way off this
