Play offs now in reach

[Millhousesblade1889]

Just 6 points off 6th place and at home to wendies next

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Much of the season relies on how we get on vs Derby, Bristol, Birmingham, Watford & QPR away

 

[blade too long]

The play offs aren't in reach.

If we were to win the next three then we might be in with a sniff.

But we won't.

No we dont we need to win 10 of 14 and 2 draws to get 74 .or 11 wins 75
We dont have to catch them up till match 45

72 points can do it sometimes
68 waa enough last season but was not the norm. We can still lose 3 and maybe 4 to get 72 to 75 points⁵

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Wrexham win their game in hand & it’s back to 8 points though , we would still need an incredible run & still rely on those above us to drop points … said after the loss to Boro that our slim chance went then

 

[blade too long]

Stop sniffing the Sanatogen.

Try a bit of belief and a smidgeon of hope for a change

Only be karma to finish 6th then finally win a play off⁶

 

[blade too long]

Can't lie, the loss against Boro kind of killed my confidence in this team making the playoffs. And despite winning today the performance didn't do a lot to bring it back.

Point wise it seems doable, but it probably would take an almost unprecedented run to get it done. And frankly, the performances just don't look good enough for that.

I'll be happy to be proven wrong though.

All teams will lose games in the run in but if you respond with a win its better than 2 draws and being unbearwn

It's possible theoretically but we aren't good enough away

Weve won 6 away the same as Coventry. Yes that surprised me too. All our stats are skewed due to the selles effect

 

[Berkshire Blade]

There's a chance.

But it's a slim one.

 

[Champagneblade]

Win your homes and draw your aways.

Since Ipswich we dropped a defeat at home but then overachieved yesterday.

Need to get back to winning homes.

We have an imbalance of home v away and need to make it count.

8 homes and only 6 away days. Derby starts to look very intriguing.

Wednesday, Coventry, West Brom at home and QPR up next away.

We’ve been good at home. Now is the time to make it count.

 

[Gimli]

Your on drugs Birmingham Bristol Watford Norwich and Derby all wanting a top six birth will be just as tough

Derby are shite at home btw

 

[ATL Recs]

Derby are shite at home btw

I don’t think your looking at all the contributory factors involved in winning at football match
1 last game of season
2 possible ( in your world) winner take all the final play off place
3 A full rocking Derby ground
4. We are completely shite away
5 Due to 4 it ain’t happening

 

[Gavlar]

Much of the season relies on how we get on vs Derby, Bristol, Birmingham, Watford & QPR away

There is no team called Bristol I’m afraid.

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

They don’t play Bristol they play Bristol city as their badge says.

Thanks for clearing up the confusion. I thought they'd let Rovers from League 2 have a Championship game.

 

[blade too long]

Win your homes and draw your aways. = 28 POINTS , TOTAL 70 might not be enough

win 7 at home ,win 4 and lose 3 away = 33 POINTS, total 75 in with a chance
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I saw that when I went to Arizona

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Just 6 points off 6th place and at home to wendies next

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Yeah, with the exceptions of Soton and Stoke….We have them all to play…So we can have an effect on the top half of the league.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

No we dont we need to win 10 of 14 and 2 draws to get 74 .or 11 wins 75
We dont have to catch them up till match 45

We won't win another 10 games.

Only be karma to finish 6th then finally win a play off

We've already finished 6th and failed in the play offs.

 

[blade too long]

We won't win another 10 games.

done it before , its not like we cant lose a few with 30 % o the season to go

weve won as many away games as coventry, we have a much better squad than the Selles experiment ballsed up our start

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

done it before , its not like we cant lose a few with 30 % o the season to go

weve won as many away games as coventry, we have a much better squad than the Selles experiment ballsed up our start

If you remove the five games Selles lost at the beginning of the season, Wilder has a win percentage of 48%.

That's not going to suddenly ramp up to 71% by winning 10 of the last 14.

It's too much to ask.

 

[HVR]

Let's not underestimate the huge pressure on those teams above us. Derby (6th) are only 3 points clear of Watford (12th). They're going into each game knowing a draw or a loss, could see them drop out of the Play-Off spot and end up in 8th or 9th place. So while we are needing wins to catch up, those above us are also feeling the stress going into every game they play. There's still plenty of games left where the team that hits 6th spot each week goes into a mini meltdown, and those just below bottle their advantage. It's still possible.

 

[Kenilworth]

If you remove the five games Selles lost at the beginning of the season, Wilder has a win percentage of 48%.

That's not going to suddenly ramp up to 71% by winning 10 of the last 14.

It's too much to ask.

It’s not a tap. Once Selles goes all is rosey and fine. He had to halt the malaise once he took over. That Charlton home game was a case in point. Looked a lot better but soft underbelly and a last minute winner for Charlton.

It’s not going to be easy. It’s improbable but not impossible.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

It’s not going to be easy. It’s improbable but not impossible.

That seems to be the general consensus.

Like I said previously, if we win the next three games I'll start to believe.

 

[blade too long]

If you remove the five games Selles lost at the beginning of the season, Wilder has a win percentage of 48%.

That's not going to suddenly ramp up to 71% by winning 10 of the last 14.

It's too much to ask.

Come off it selles paper thin squad cost us the first quarter of the season, wilder had to get a tune out of an accordian full of holes
hes done wonders dumping 6 of the dross hed thrust on us


as I said weve had good 14 game runs before
6 August 2005 Leicester City H 4–1 18,224 W
9 August 2005 Burnley A 2–1 11,802 W
13 August 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 13,497 L
20 August 2005 Preston North End H 2–1 20,519 W
27 August 2005 Coventry City H 2–1 17,739 W
29 August 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 3–1 7,501 W
10 September 2005 Ipswich Town H 2–0 21,059 W
13 September 2005 Brighton & Hov A 1–0 6,553 W
17 September 2005 Watford A 3–2 15,399 W
24 September 2005 Derby County H 2–1 22,192 W
27 September 2005 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 20,111 W
1 October 2005 Reading fc A 1–2 22,068 L
15 October 2005 Wolverhampton H 1–0 25,533 W
18 October 2005 Millwall A 4–0 9,148 W
14 games 12 wins 2 losses , no one saw that comimg on august 6th
and in wilders first season hit 100 points after a run of continuous wins

 

[blade too long]

There's a chance.

But it's a slim one.

slim , yes impossible no , can only give it a shot

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Come off it selles paper thin squad cost us the first quarter of the season, wilder had to get a tune out of an accordian full of holes

as I said weve had good 14 game runs before
6 August 2005 Leicester City H 4–1 18,224 W
9 August 2005 Burnley A 2–1 11,802 W
13 August 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 13,497 L
20 August 2005 Preston North End H 2–1 20,519 W
27 August 2005 Coventry City H 2–1 17,739 W
29 August 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 3–1 7,501 W
10 September 2005 Ipswich Town H 2–0 21,059 W
13 September 2005 Brighton & Hov A 1–0 6,553 W
17 September 2005 Watford A 3–2 15,399 W
24 September 2005 Derby County H 2–1 22,192 W
27 September 2005 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 20,111 W
1 October 2005 Reading fc A 1–2 22,068 L
15 October 2005 Wolverhampton H 1–0 25,533 W
18 October 2005 Millwall A 4–0 9,148 W
14 games 12 wins 2 losses , no one saw that comimg on august 6th
and in wilders first season hit 100 points after a run of continuous wins

What relevance does the 2005-06 automatic promotion winning team have to the 2025-26 team placed 15th?

 

[blade too long]

What relevance does the 2005-06 automatic promotion winning team have to the 2025-26 team placed 15th?

they wear sheffield united team shirts and carry our hopes, were we hot favourites for promotion back then, dont remember that being the case
we have 2 choices , enjoy the thrill ride and believe till its mathmatically impossible , or throw the towel in and moan

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

they wear sheffield united team shirts and carry our hopes, were we hot favourites for promotion back then, dont remember that being the case

Arsenal won 14 consecutive league games in 2002.

Let's just do that, eh?

 

[blade too long]

Arsenal won 14 consecutive league games in 2002.

Let's just do that, eh?

never once said that ,, we can win 11 and lose 3 to get 75 points weve managed 2.5 points a game before
you look forward to the defeats to bolster your view ,,
ill plug along with supporting my club

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

never once said that ,, we can win 11 and lose 3 to get 75 points weve managed 2.5 points a game before
you look forward to the defeats to bolster your view ,,
ill plug along with supporting my club

The Arsenal example was just as relevant as your 2005-06 Warnock team example.

Not remotely relevant at all.

 

[blade too long]

The Arsenal example was just as relevant as your 2005-06 Warnock team example.

Not remotely relevant at all.

We are and never have been Arsenal , we are sufc and I find it easy to think we can win 10 or 11 of 14 games


you obviously dont,, thats a valid opinion , but Ill carry on hoping we can , if thats ok with you

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

We are and never have been Arsenal , we are sufc and I find it easy to think we can win 10 or 11 of 14 games


you obviously dont,, thats a valid opinion , but Ill carry on hoping we can , if thats ok with you

Going out on a limb here, but I think the 2005-06 automatic promotion winning team was a bit better than this one.

Ergo, not remotely relevant.

You keep hoping though.

 

[JohnDenver]

There is no team called Bristol I’m afraid.

Indeed. It’s Brizzle.

 

[Paisley Blade]

If Bamford remains fit for selection for every game I'd put our chances at 10%, reducing to 2% if he has spells injured.