Pathway to the Playoffs

[Jimmy Fleck]

Can’t see us winning tonight & Saturday & realistically you’d need to do both

We might scrape a point tonight, we’ll get smashed on saturday

 

[mattbianco1]

Looking a little more possible after tonight...

Tonight's game is massiver than Sheffield Wednesday! If we can find 4points+ from the next 2 games, we are very much ON!

Win at norwich we go 10th ...5 points behind Wrexham with them coming to the lane ...beat them we are just 2 points off 6th.....

Win by 2 goals and we go 9th above Watford on goals scored

 

[bakeblade]

Why what's he done wrong since he came in for Cooper.

He's had 2 easy games to ease him in, next 2 will be much more difficult.

 

[calcalcal]

3 very hard games next 3. Could easily get 0. Very much hope we win one this week for pre wrexham confidence

 

[blade too long]

Tonight's game is massiver than Sheffield Wednesday! If we can find 4points+ from the next 2 games, we are very much ON!



Win by 2 goals and we go 9th above Watford on goals scored

I was saving that nugget for tonight. dont want to spook it

 

[Dutch Blade]

If we want to have a real shot at the play-offs we probably need 7/9 out of the next three games, but in order to have a real shot at that we kind of have to win tonight for the confidence boost. Norwich is in quite good form so it will be very close I think. Hopefully we can get the three points, if we get that I am quite positive about us going on a streak!

 

[mattbianco1]

Norwich is in quite good form

They're in Top 4 in the 5, 10 & 15 games form - will be a tough one tonight

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

 

[Willglynning]

It is not going to happen.

I appreciate it’s nice to have something to cling onto but we’ve not shown anywhere near the level of consistency required to make a go of it.

 

[Selly]

Realistically we probably need 24 points to make the playoff from the last 10. (assuming everyone maintains their season PPG)

Or best 10 game run this season was from the away Derby to Leicester at Home, where we W7, D1 and L2 - for 22 points.

So we need our best form of the season over the next 10 to have even a sniff of a chance.

 

[Balham]

They're in Top 4 in the 5, 10 & 15 games form - will be a tough one tonight

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On the flip side to that, their home form is patchy with three wins (two against bottom 5 sides) and three defeats in their last 6. Those defeats are perhaps surprising as Birmingham in particular are generally dreadful away (19th in the away table); Watford bad (16th) and Stoke bang average (12th). For what it's worth, we're 13th in the overall away table and 8th in the 6-match away form table (W3 D1 L2).

Norwich 2-0 Wednesday
Norwich 1-2 Birmingham
Norwich 2-0 Blackburn
Norwich 2-1 Coventry
Norwich 0-2 Stoke
Norwich 0-1 Watford

Final thought: there have been two draws in the 35 matches played by United away (P18 W7 D1 L10) and Norwich at home (P17 W6 D1 L10).

 

[mattbianco1]

On the flip side to that, their home form is patchy with three wins (two against bottom 5 sides) and three defeats in their last 6. Those defeats are perhaps surprising as Birmingham in particular are generally dreadful away (19th in the away table); Watford bad (16th) and Stoke bang average (12th). For what it's worth, we're 13th in the overall away table and 8th in the 6-match away form table (W3 D1 L2).

Norwich 2-0 Wednesday
Norwich 1-2 Birmingham
Norwich 2-0 Blackburn
Norwich 2-1 Coventry
Norwich 0-2 Stoke
Norwich 0-1 Watford

Final thought: there have been two draws in the 35 matches played by United away (P18 W7 D1 L10) and Norwich at home (P17 W6 D1 L10).

They've picked up though as 3 of their 6 home wins have come in their last 4 games

 

[joe casey]

clutching at straws, is this what we have come down to? wilder has done his job, just accept and move on to next season..............whatever the division

Whilst I accept its improbable - why would you not continue to clutch at straws until it was mathematically impossible?
Isn't every season different levels of clutching at straws to a point apart from a couple of teams?

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Whilst I accept its improbable - why would you not continue to clutch at straws until it was mathematically impossible?
Isn't every season different levels of clutching at straws to a point apart from a couple of teams?

We could still go down until it's mathematically impossible.

Are you worried about that?

If not then what's the point in clutching at straws that we might still go up?

 

[LBA_Blade]

He's a thoroughly dreadful goalkeeper in all respects. He did make one good save against West Brom, but his shot stopping in general is terrible (for recent reference, see FA Cup v Mansfield and many others), his distribution is awful, and he sticks to his own line like his life depends on it. He has absolutely no strengths at all.

You can make all the excuses for him you like but most people can see with their own eyes just how bad he is. He'll cost us in a few games before the season ends and it was negligence by the club not to replace him in January.

utb

Agreed with what you are saying and personally don't think we should extend but he has played 6 matches in total in the last 2 seasons. It's hard to switch on like that regardless of how good a pro you actually are when your last start was the Mansfield fixture in January (prior to Coopers injury). The major upside of this Davies is unlike Cooper, McCallum and Tom Davies, Adam Davies is at least fit enough for selection when needed. He didn't do anything wrong against West Brom, it was the poor tracking back and defending of the players in front of him for their goal which was an excellent shot plus the not finishing them off that did it. We should have won that

 

[blade67]

Wrexham have key injuries at the worst possible time. Derby look strong tbh. Beat Derby and Wrexham in the hth games and have otherwise excellent form and it's doable. Next three are massive. Win all three and everyone above us who we have a slight chance of catching will be rocking. Big ask but not impossible.

Southampton are the team we probably won't catch. In good form

 

[GymClassHero]

Every time lately we've got ourselves within touching distance, we fuck ourselves dry in the ass.

 

[Willglynning]

Can we put this to bed now?

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Can we put this to bed now?

It's been time, for a long time.

 

[jt64]

Can we put this to bed now?

It was dead in October but some people haven't had irrational optimism knocked out of them yet

 

[raul]

Remember, it's Wednesday who use Deludamol

 

[LBA_Blade]

Can we put this to bed now?

I genuinely think the squad have talk the right game and know how to keep fans interested. But they don’t seem to be able to carry that out on the pitch. Words are cheap, going to matches isn’t. To say our season is done by mid March is disappointing, I know not mathematically however we should be looking at next season now, trying out combinations that we know who will be here. Why not try Faxon in goal for a few matches too and give him some championship experience. Davies hasn’t done much wrong but the defenders in front of him aren’t helping him out either

 

[mattbianco1]

 

[wavy-blade]

• Feb 25, 2026

No chance blew it since Charlton !!

Cough !!!!

 

[Danetheblade]

Sheffield United under any modicum of pressure.

 

[b1ade4life]

Who would actually want to go through ore play off hell with this fucking side.....id rather just cruise along in mid table with no stress

 

[Yoonitedite]

Can we put this to bed now?

United couldn't put an infant to bed

 

[Badger Blade]

Had it in sight and pissed 5 points away

All it needed was some positive football but instead they've gone through the motions and its got them nowhere.

They look like they've completely sacked it off.

Big summer coming up for Wilder and the owners.

 

[Bladesman]

Had it in sight and pissed 5 points away

All it needed was some positive football but instead they've gone through the motions and its got them nowhere.

They look like they've completely sacked it off.

Big summer coming up for Wilder and the owners.

They the players never believed it would be possible despite what Wilder said to the press.

 

[mattbianco1]

Had it in sight and pissed 5 points away

All it needed was some positive football but instead they've gone through the motions and its got them nowhere.

They look like they've completely sacked it off.

Big summer coming up for Wilder and the owners.

Been like it 2 seasons now and it's on Wilder.

We played with the handbrake on all last season and got through it mostly because the squad was superior to most in the league. If he'd gone for it, we win that title
This season it was almost a free hit for him. Played 6 lost 6. Survival would've been seen a success.
We started spanking teams as the pressure was off. As soon as we got a sniff of the play offs, Wilder reverted to type and has gone cautious, it's like a fear of losing, which actually makes us more likely to lose because we can't see a 1-0 lead out with this team.