Play Off Optimism

[Tony_Kaufman]

I'm not knocking anyone other trying to stir up arguments etc, but to those who think we'll do it in the play offs could I please ask why? What makes you believe this? What have you seen from us all season or recently that's lead you to this conclusion? I'm genuinely curious.



* please refrain from turning this into a "bedwetter/rose tinted" argument.

 

[FriethBlade]

I'm not knocking anyone other trying to stir up arguments etc, but to those who think we'll do it in the play offs could I please ask why? What makes you believe this? What have you seen from us all season or recently that's lead you to this conclusion? I'm genuinely curious.



* please refrain from turning this into a "bedwetter/rose tinted" argument.

How about we are 20 points in front of the side in 6th and 10 in front of the one in 4th....or do facts not count?

 

[Bladesman]

How about we are 20 points in front of the side in 6th and 10 in front of the one in 4th....or do facts not count?

Play-offs is a lottery and how many points you got or didn't get means nothing.

 

[paidsy]

How about we are 20 points in front of the side in 6th and 10 in front of the one in 4th....or do facts not count?

We've lost 4 of our last 5. I'd say that's more relevant to the pending play offs.

 

[true99blade]

How about we are 20 points in front of the side in 6th and 10 in front of the one in 4th....or do facts not count?

We’re around 40 points in front of teams we’ve been comfortably beaten by in recent weeks. No reason to be optimistic given the bottlejob end to the season.

 

[Danny_Blade]

I don't have any feeling as to whether we'll be successful in the Play Offs or not, but one thing I do know is that we won't be facing opposition anywhere near the levels of Leeds and Burnley.

 

[FriethBlade]

Play-offs is a lottery and how many points you got or didn't get means nothing.

In the last 10 seasons the team finishing 3rd has won the play offs 40% of the time. If it's lottery you give me 3/1 and I'll have a hundred quid on with you .

 

[knowsnowt]

I put a bet on around 6 weeks ago that we'd finish outside the top 2 and cov would win the play offs.
1 down. 1 to go.

 

[AnstonBlade1]

How about we are 20 points in front of the side in 6th and 10 in front of the one in 4th....or do facts not count?

Means nothing in the play offs

 

[HighfieldBlade]

How about we are 20 points in front of the side in 6th and 10 in front of the one in 4th....or do facts not count?

This
End of thread.

 

[71Blade]

How about we are 20 points in front of the side in 6th and 10 in front of the one in 4th....or do facts not count?

If only the playoffs worked like that .. be great if we could get the playoffs monkey off our back but I'm not very optimistic .. on holiday with a Leeds fan life just likes to punch you in the face

 

[nopigfansintown]

Optimism and Sheffield United in the play offs isn't a thing for obvious reason. If it's a normal team many.

 

[Rodley]

I'm not knocking anyone other trying to stir up arguments etc, but to those who think we'll do it in the play offs could I please ask why? What makes you believe this? What have you seen from us all season or recently that's lead you to this conclusion? I'm genuinely curious.



* please refrain from turning this into a "bedwetter/rose tinted" argument.

If only there was some sort of basic statistical measure of how good we are relative to the teams we will be playing?

 

[harrry1990s]

Play-offs are not actually a lottery. There’s a higher chance if you finish third that you go up than 6th. Not saying we will but the stats say we have the best chance.

But it’s United, so we’ll probably get disqualified or something.

 

[Frank the tank]

I'm not knocking anyone other trying to stir up arguments etc, but to those who think we'll do it in the play offs could I please ask why? What makes you believe this? What have you seen from us all season or recently that's lead you to this conclusion? I'm genuinely curious.



* please refrain from turning this into a "bedwetter/rose tinted" argument.

You seem to enjoy it when we lose

 

[Greg.]

Not like any of the teams are in great form heading into it

 

[Maltby_blade]

Play-offs is a lottery and how many points you got or didn't get means nothing.

That’s complete rubbish, the team finishing 3rd wins more often than any other finishing position.

 

[ryza]

How about we are 20 points in front of the side in 6th and 10 in front of the one in 4th....or do facts not count?

This. End of thread. Why do you ask the question?

 

[Maltby_blade]

We've lost 4 of our last 5. I'd say that's more relevant to the pending play offs.

Yeah and Sunderland, Bristol and Coventry have all been ripping it up haven’t they…..

 

[TJB.]

It's not about whether you think we will or won't. The fact is that's the path in front of us now.

If you want to sit silent, watch from behind the sofa or get ready to leap out and be the first to say 'I told you so' (as seems to be the prerogative of some on here) then that's your choice.

I'd rather back the lads because that's sort of the point of being a fan.

We're miles ahead of the other teams behind us in terms of points. We've beaten each of them. They've all lost games today at the business end of the season. They're all reasons to believe we can do it.

 

[programmechap]

As others have said, its clear we're the 3rd best team in the league, so should be favourites to win the play offs. No guarantees obviously, but it's ridiculous saying we have no chance.

 

[paidsy]

Yeah and Sunderland, Bristol and Coventry have all been ripping it up haven’t they…..

They're in better recent form than us still, yes.

 

[s20Blade]

I'm not very optimistic at all about it but all season we've been playing ideal play-off football of tight-margins and winning by 1 sitting back etc..... but that was before we started to leak goals like over the past couple of months.

 

[YES Blade]

No one is ever going to be looking forward to the playoffs with our record, but we’ve got the best squad out of the 4 teams and we can now rest players.

It’s just Wilder that worries me.

 

[Maltby_blade]

They're in better recent form than us still, yes.

Sunderland have got less points from the last 4 than we have but let’s not let facts get in the way

 

[programmechap]

It's not about whether you think we will or won't. The fact is that's the path in front of us now.

If you want to sit silent, watch from behind the sofa or get ready to leap out and be the first to say 'I told you so' (as seems to be the prerogative of some on here) then that's your choice.

I'd rather back the lads because that's sort of the point of being a fan.

We're miles ahead of the other teams behind us in terms of points. We've beaten each of them. They've all lost games today at the business end of the season. They're all reasons to believe we can do it.

Indeed, Bristol City and Coventry would have fancied wins today to seal their play off places against struggling teams. They both lost.

 

[ekke287]

This
End of thread.

I think the main worry for me is these are historical points now that mean nothing in the lottery of the play offs. We’ve already beaten a lot of teams when in form, doesn’t mean we’ll beat them again.

The past four games have shown us that we can be inconsistent.

 

[paidsy]

Sunderland have got less points from the last 4 than we have but let’s not let facts get in the way

Over the last 6 they have, which is generally the view for recent form. We've lost to 2 of the bottom 6 in the last 4 games.

 

[S64 Blade]

I’m more worried about a recent form and general lacklustre of performances this season, for the play-offs, than our record.

The lack of optimism and dread of an atmosphere from the fans at, what’s let’s face it, now feels like a bit of a failure from where we have been for the majority of the season, will rub off on the players.

 

[Harry's Game]

Teams that win the play offs Usually go into them in good form.. over last 5 we are next to bottom in the form table.