Play-off Watch

[Deathy]

You're a fool if you still think automatic promotion is likely. Mathmatically still in the hunt, but that's fading and fast.

So here we are again, staring at the play-offs. A possible trip to Wembley on the cards, great day out... Great way to win promotion if you win, but after seeing losses to Bolton in 95 and then Walsall in Cardiff in 01, failure again would be heart wrenching.

Failure to go up will see quite a clear out, sadly including management. Possibly a good thing, but then you see the likes of Leicester and Charlton and you have to worry what manager will come in here and what players can be brought in - but that's for the summer - possibly.

FWIW, I'll have Sheffield United for the Play-off semis. They do like their bogeys.

What's the current league table? (Sheff Utd have their game in the bag against Donny, so add 3 points for them)

[Alivey]

we need a day jay a magical day that will bring the fans together and loud not sticking up plastic cards or looking like EROIRSH paddys there is only one man who can do that... and its you JAY.. go forward my son

[moo]

What are the dates of the playoffs? Better arrange the work diary around it

[Rawlie19]

I think you can remove that picture from your avatar now Jay. Won't be needing that. Unless you edit it to include a Reading fan.

[Arnie_Pie]

What are the dates of the playoffs? Better arrange the work diary around it

And a couple of days after to drown your sorrows.

[Chaney]

You're a fool if you still think automatic promotion is likely. Mathmatically still in the hunt, but that's fading and fast.

So here we are again, staring at the play-offs. A possible trip to Wembley on the cards, great day out... Great way to win promotion if you win, but after seeing losses to Bolton in 95 and then Walsall in Cardiff in 01, failure again would be heart wrenching.

Failure to go up will see quite a clear out, sadly including management. Possibly a good thing, but then you see the likes of Leicester and Charlton and you have to worry what manager will come in here and what players can be brought in - but that's for the summer - possibly.

FWIW, I'll have Sheffield United for the Play-off semis. They do like their bogeys.

What's the current league table? (Sheff Utd have their game in the bag against Donny, so add 3 points for them)

i thought birmingham were playing Donny

[The Prisoner]

Do you actually think we will make the play-offs? Another 10 points needed for that to be guaranteed I think. Where are they coming from?!

[PEARCEY]

Do you actually think we will make the play-offs? Another 10 points needed for that to be guaranteed I think. Where are they coming from?!

Perhaps we should retitle this thread Play-off Death-Watch then.

[blue_army1871]

Assuming we pull our season together and manage to finish 3rd, who do you think we'll be most likely to play?

[AlexY25]

Burnley.

[hughsies no.1]

thread - ridiculous

[bottom left hand corner]

Well i cant see us getting 2nd so i think we will get the worst possible team cardiff

[RoyalBlue]

Where is the option for 'none of them'.

The way we are currently performing it is dangerous to assume we will even make the playoffs.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

Unless there's some dramatic turning point, we are going to finish 7th or 8th. Cardiff are 5 behind us, but have two in hand. With 6 of the last 9 away, we can't expect too many victories.

[working class hero]

And with luck we could get yet another trip to Ninian Park. A 3rd Final visit!

[North Somerset Royal]

Whilst I suspect that we will make the play offs there is no way I can see us beating any of the other likely PO contenders over two legs so I doubt very much whether a trip to Wembley will result. However at least we will be saved the embarrassment of the current squad performing in the Prem.

[Schards#2]

Plenty of similarities with Watford last season.

After looking nailed on for promotion, they fell away dramatically, limped into 6th place and were hammered in the play offs.

Quite possible Wolves/Brum won't need another point to finish ahead of us and equally possible we won't be in the play offs at all.
If we are, a drubbing seems more than likely.

[sawyers left arm]

Why go up we are quite simply not good enough. Looking at the table and our form we will finish outside the top 6 at this rate.

[The 17 Bus]

Not sure we have really looked nailed on certs for promotion, certs for the play-offs yes.

At the moment my hope would still be for a top two finish, dented this week by results. If that aim falls away then play-offs will be what i look towards, at each drop in expectation I look to the next best thing.

[sawyers left arm]

We wont even make the play offs. The pack are closing in and our play is predictable and boring. I couldn't care less any more because what is the point in going up anyway, we would be mullered with this shower. Having said that so will Wolves and Brum.