Half way through the season, a very successful calendar year finished (just read we got 92 league points in 2023)… nail your colours to the mast, where will we finish this season?

None of this “depends what we and others do in the window” - there are always variables and that’s all too sensible.

I’m 100% convinced we go up, I’d like to think as champions (not only because I’ve got a decent amount on us at 8/1 to win the league) but I think Derby will push us all the way.

2nd for me, with Derby as Champions and then Barnsley through the play offs.

5 hours ago, Popeye doyle said:

Let’s get Vic, Charles and Baxter back and playing before the playoffs and get them match fit.

The playoff semis are a minefield but if we get to the final, I think on a big Wembley pitch we will beat anybody.

I agree I'd rather play a Peterboro or Barnsley over 1 game than 2, but not sure how Wembley would improve our defending.  If for arguments sake yesterday's game had been at Wembley, the same scenario would have played out, with them letting us have the ball, defending deep and with physicality, and then nicking a goal from poor defending of a corner.  Of course anything can happen in a one off game and I'd go there full of optimism and dread in equal measure, but not sure Wembley would make us better at shooting and defending?

Will finish in Play off spots and lose again before reaching Wembley.

This lot can't win when the pressure is on.

Time to get with the programme I suppose. We will finish seventh. 

I wouldn't be surprised if we go up as champions on goals scored just to fucking annoy everyone.

32 minutes ago, ErnestTurnip said:

I wouldn't be surprised if we go up as champions on goals scored just to fucking annoy everyone.

Can you imagine. The team with 6 strikers who aren’t good enough 🤣

It’s easy to say this about every fixture coming up, but I genuinely think this Friday is make or break in setting the tone for top 2 battle.

The Derby result has put us back in the mix and we simply have to take the opportunity. Us, Posh and Barnsley will be looking at the international break as a  chance to reset and we need to come out firing.

Posh and Barnsley have home games that look easy on paper, so we need to keep that gap. 

Derby don’t have the easiest of games with their injuries and if they don’t get 3 points, control of the top 2 spots would slip out of their hands - potentially to 3 teams.

If we can get 3 points it’s a massive momentum shift and I’d really fancy our chances of a top 2 spot. But short of that I’d be resigned to the play offs.

I'd agree with that, Friday is a huge game.  We could be 7 points adrift and in 5th position if we lose, or we could be in pole position for 2nd.  Massive.

1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said:

I'd agree with that, Friday is a huge game.  We could be 7 points adrift and in 5th position if we lose, or we could be in pole position for 2nd.  Massive.

I love games and occasions like this. Glad I’ll be there 👏👏

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