We’re not making the Play Offs…..simple maths

[Cappy]

20points from last 10

2PPG

 

[HarryHaslam]

100% we’ll be in the play offs come end of the season

 

[YES Blade]

Woohoo! We’re back to being a playoff team again!

Give it another week and we’ll be going down.

 

[borg elite]

Woohoo! We’re back to being a playoff team again!

Give it another week and we’ll be going down.

Yep. It's feast or famine on here.

 

[LiamBG]

Need a huge transfer window. I’ve not seen anything to suggest this team has the bottle to maintain a playoff push. Can barely hold onto a lead at the moment. UTB

 

[Camden Blade]

If we strengthen in January who knows? And I mean strengthen unlike last January when we were weaker in the second half of the season. Although losing Souttar was a big factor. It's a weak division. I don't even rate Coventry. Outside the bottom three there's not much difference between any of the sides.

 

[Chicken with no head]

If we strengthen in January who knows? And I mean strengthen unlike last January when we were weaker in the second half of the season. Although losing Souttar was a big factor. It's a weak division. I don't even rate Coventry. Outside the bottom three there's not much difference between any of the sides.

Which bottom 3 cos norwich was one of the better sides I’ve seen at the lane this season

 

[Old Programme seller]

Just to help us Norwich and Oxford both lost which takes some of the pressure off or does it keep us focused on the play offs? Answers on fax machine paper

 

[Blademan89]

Which bottom 3 cos norwich was one of the better sides I’ve seen at the lane this season

They were abysmal. Far from best thats come to lane this season. And that was against a team that had 8 changes? And illness ripped through the squad.

Yes they had a few out too. But it would have been a cricket score if we had our starting 11 (from previous 5 games) starting.

 

[Half Bond Jls]

Hold the front page. Playoffs is back on.

 

[MojoMuffin]

Just to help us Norwich and Oxford both lost which takes some of the pressure off or does it keep us focused on the play offs? Answers on fax machine paper

Quietly been the biggest win of the night, the other results.

Blackburn dropped points at the stadium of rust.
Charlton conceded a last minute goal to lose.
Oxford lost.
Norwich lost.
Brum and Southampton get a point each.

Wouldn't have meant much if not for our win though, so maybe I'm chatting shit about it being the biggest result. Cracking 3 points, if not very shit-the-beddy at the end.

 

[100% part time blade]

I can imagine 6th being as low as 69 or something like that, such is the inconsistency of the play Off teams right now.

Unfortunately there doesn’t seem much to suggest 6th will be a lower than average points finish this season.
Watford in 6th are on 38 points.
For the last 4 or 5 years, the 6th place team after match 24 have been on 36 points; in 2020 I think it was 40 points.
I wouldn’t expect fewer than about 74 points being needed for 6th, which requires us to be the best or second best team in the league for the rest of the season.

 

[Chicken with no head]

They were abysmal. Far from best thats come to lane this season. And that was against a team that had 8 changes? And illness ripped through the squad.

Yes they had a few out too. But it would have been a cricket score if we had our starting 11 (from previous 5 games) starting.

All about opinions mate
I saw a different game to you.
We all saw different.
Can I put it on record that Norwich will not be relegated this year.

 

[blade too long]

23 games to go won the first of them
Win the 2 home games coming up we are on the same points as qpr in 10th

 

[mattbianco1]

I’ve not seen anything to suggest this team has the bottle to maintain a playoff push.

 

[ZLB]

For the past few weeks I’ve been swaying between us sneaking into the Play Offs or falling short.

As we’re half way through the season I’ve just had a quick look at what points we might realistically reach and where that would put us.

Obviously Coventry are storming the league but if we look at Middlesbrough 2nd with 43 points and Ipswich 3rd with 38 points, I think we can agree a second half haul of 40 points would be a cracking effort.

That, combined with our current total of 26 points, would put us on 66 points.

Unfortunately, history shows us that in the last 10 seasons, that amount would not get us into 6th spot. Last season was the closest where Bristol City finished on 68 points but most seasons you need to be well into the 70’s.

I’m now at the point where I’m just going to enjoy the highs and lows of the next 23 games and hopefully see a rebuild to allow us to see a better attempt at promotion next year.

Oh yes we are.

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

As a wise man once said, "forget the maths"

 

[Lightsoot]

Unfortunately there doesn’t seem much to suggest 6th will be a lower than average points finish this season.
Watford in 6th are on 38 points.
For the last 4 or 5 years, the 6th place team after match 24 have been on 36 points; in 2020 I think it was 40 points.
I wouldn’t expect fewer than about 74 points being needed for 6th, which requires us to be the best or second best team in the league for the rest of the season.

AND….AND…. Your point is what???? Oh fuck.

 

[ancientblade]

dont think we can be thinking of play offs however if we can beat leicester talk will be there again personally think weve left ourselves too much to do the collapse at wrexham proved very costly for me only thing that can give us a realistic chance is if we bring 4 good quality championship players in

 

[FredZeppelin]

We'll finish mid-table (imo).

Not going down and never threatening the play-offs. Another Steel City Derby win at BDTBL will be the highlight.

We really aren't all that good.

utb

 

[ancientblade]

its a pity the fixture wasnt a week earlier we could have hammered them and claimed the 'valentines day massacre'

 

[BazWainwright]

Again, it would be an unbelievable feat for us to achieve. But we need summat like 12 more victories plus 6 draws and cough up just 5 losses out of the remaining 22 games just to make 42 points to add to the 29 we have, to give us 71 points. Given our inconsistent form and our ability to fold at the wrong time, I can't see us not losing 5 or less games and we don't really draw matches. Plus, playoffs is a killing ground for us. Last season - we smashed Bristol City over both legs and died in the final after having a goal chalked off. And there is nothing about any player we have at the moment that says 'Premiership Ready'.

 

[WestYorksBlade]

We'll finish mid-table (imo).

Not going down and never threatening the play-offs. Another Steel City Derby win at BDTBL will be the highlight.

We really aren't all that good.

utb

Yeah this is the reality - from what we’ve seen of this lot mentality wise it’s probably for the best anyway

Next season will be the one. Mark my words.

 

[SRBlade]

We'll finish mid-table (imo).

Not going down and never threatening the play-offs. Another Steel City Derby win at BDTBL will be the highlight.

We really aren't all that good.

utb

To flip that, a lot of side in the division dont seem very good.

Hull are in the playoffs and were fortunate to beat us, Millwall have a negative GD.

Then whoever finishes 3rd probably wins the play offs because instead of least season where 3 teams out of the 4 were strong, 3 teams out of the 4 are gonna be pants.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Quite confident of top half

Top 6 a big long shot

 

[andy m]

Again, it would be an unbelievable feat for us to achieve. But we need summat like 12 more victories plus 6 draws and cough up just 5 losses out of the remaining 22 games just to make 42 points to add to the 29 we have, to give us 71 points. Given our inconsistent form and our ability to fold at the wrong time, I can't see us not losing 5 or less games and we don't really draw matches. Plus, playoffs is a killing ground for us. Last season - we smashed Bristol City over both legs and died in the final after having a goal chalked off. And there is nothing about any player we have at the moment that says 'Premiership Ready'.

Wilder would be a miracle worker if he can get those results from 22 games

 

[ancientblade]

Yeah this is the reality - from what we’ve seen of this lot mentality wise it’s probably for the best anyway

Next season will be the one. Mark my words.

i agree with you outside chance of top 6 this season depending on january's window but more likely of a mid table finish then good recruitment in the summer and we have to go for it next season

 

[Red Hot Currie]

Imagine... this team 2-0 up in the play off final... 60mins on the clock... is that a dream or a nightmare? I'm not sure!

 

[bladesmanluke]

i agree with you outside chance of top 6 this season depending on january's window but more likely of a mid table finish then good recruitment in the summer and we have to go for it next season

What about operating on £40m less next season gives you confidence that we'll improve though? It's a massive challenge to tread water nevermind improve

 

[Missing Spark]

Wilder would be a miracle worker if he can get those results from 22 games

Yeah but Wilder is a miracle worker.