Let's take a look at our previous form going into play offs for final 6 games:
1996-1997 - L L W D W D , we then drew both games with Ipswich and won on away goals and lost 1-0 to Palace in a none event of a game. The thing that hurt us most were injuries to before and in the final.
1997-1998 - D W L D L L - the worst form we've ever had going into play offs, yet we then went and beat Sunderland 2-1 in the first leg - should have been 3 as Saunders had a great chance. Then we lost 2-0 in the return leg, there was some dubious referring.
2002-2003 - W L W D W L (rested players in the final game) - good form going into the players, heroic play off semi win, then the worst final ever. Warnock blew it big time.
2008-2009- W W D L W D - best form ever going into the play offs, we had only lost 3 times since December 6th. Drew and beat Preston in the semi's then failed to turn up against Burnley - some shocking refereeing from Mike Dean and a stupid red card for Ward.
2010-2011 - W W W L D D - Ched Evans getting sent down. Need we say much more. Are we the only team ever to not concede a single goal in the play off's, yet still lose in the final?
2011-2012 - L W D L L D - shocking form going into the play offs, didn't score in any of our final three games, then beat Yeovil in 1st leg and lost at their place.
So, we've had almost every type of form going in to them and still lost. So I would say the teams form is probably irrelevant...
It comes down to the form of your key players, and your key players being fit (still think we would have won in 2012 had MacDonald not been out), your strikers being able to hit the net and a little bit of luck (if only Lowton's pen had gone in!)
This might just be the year...
