Which was the match

[BladesOnToast]

Stoke away.

 

[Notts Blade]

Middlesbrough at home for me, bounced back from a terrible last ten minutes against villa in a way that made me think we'd at least be pushing for the top 2

 

[PokerBlade]

As said in the other thread, I thought when we played WBA that we would find out however good we were that a team with more money and big name players would show we were still that bit short. When we won there I realised we could compete with anyone in this division. The Leeds game was when I realised we were actually doing it.

 

[Almosthuman]

Leeds Away

 

[MMBUTB]

Brentford for me. I thought if a game like that goes for you we are in with a chance. They dug it out. One of the best games a the lane this year.

 

[ucandomagic]

Hmm - not a simple question when you ride the Bladercoaster.

Home to Hull on October 6, our 4th win on the bounce and 25 points out of 30 and I thought we were going to do 100 points again - then 1 win in 6 games and my coaster rolled down!

After that it felt like a solid playoff season for a while until 4 wins on the bounce again, ending home to QPR on Jan 12 and I felt that the top 2 was possible again.

However, that was followed by 1 win in 4, ending with conceding 3 in 8 minutes at Villa park and I thought, we can’t compete with the best so prepare for another playoff struggle - especially as the Feb and March fixtures looked tough.

We then won 6 and drew 1 of the next 7, ending with the Bashambauer slide goal at Bellend and I really believed we were on our way, but we only got 2 points from the next 3 games that I went to - as I missed Preston away - ending with Millwall and my coaster was back down to playoff mode.

Riding the tram back to Meadowhall after the Florest game and getting the Weeds Wigan score led me dancing down the platform, followed by my Villa mate telling me that if we won the last 3 they would beat Weeds for us and we would be up.

But finally I really believed while watching Brentford beat Weeds. I had thought that if they drew we would be OK - and so I celebrated Maupay’s goal as much as Bash’s Weedkiller.

So the answer to your question is that I started to believe on October 6th that automatic was possible, but that belief was lost several times until Brentford beat Weeds and Benjamin Bloom and Blades Analytic reviews convinced me that it was almost certain.

I have to say though that ever since beating Villa on September 1st I have never doubted that we would at least be in the playoffs.

Another Truly Magical Mystery Tour

 

[The Vicar]

Villa at home- The best half of football I have seen from us in 30 years - I thought if we can reproduce this for the rest of the season we can go up, although we didn't manage to reproduce it we got mightily close on a few occasions, 2nd half of Derby at home springs to mind!

 

[Sheffsteel]

Reading at home.

We rest our main strikers and put Madine and Hogan in and they both look class.

I then realised we have a massive advantage over every other team because we have 4 excellent strikers, who all being something different to the table, important to have over a number of games.

 

[N20 Blade]

I always remember Bassett being asked the same question when we got promoted and he said ‘when we lost 3-0 at Oxford in New Year’s Day’. Always remember that.

 

[Sheff de party]

Norwich away for me. I thought then that they’d win the league and we matched them perfectly. Not a lot between the two sides really and that’s reflected in our points tally.

I thought then, if these can’t beat us, other teams will really struggle.

My confidence grew a lot after Blackburn at home though. Down to 10 men we were doing fine, but once their man got sent off we completely took them to the cleaners. Top teams do that.

 

[metalblade]

Brentford for me 10 men for most of the game, I walked out at the end thinking we have a team that has got that special something about them.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Thought it was over when we conceded to Millwall. I'd say when we beat Hull

Me too in both cases.