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Well, we can hope.

Well that's us promoted then. 😀 Seriously while I see what you're saying, I don't think it will be that bad next season although I don't think we'd be in the auto fight. Even with the players likely to leave we will still have the basis of a decent team and HOPEFULLY (crossing every finger, toe and somehow, my cock) we might actually sign some decent, non-injured, non-young prospect players and decent loans, we could mount a play-off push. All we need to do is improve the GK, Defence, Midfield and Attack and we'll be fine. 🙄😋

TBF I though Sulemana would tear it up down here so I can see where people go wrong.

I've said it all season, Leeds have the best attack in the Championship. Summerville, Gnonto, Rutter, Piroe (occasionally), Bamford, Antony, James... Ok they didn't show it at QPR the other night but that attack is, for the most part formidable. There are question marks over their defence but otherwise they should be getting promoted one way or another. Ipswich play well as a team with a few decent players that have played out of their skin this season, and they've beaten us twice, but I'd rather be playing Ipswich in the POff final. I'd be surprised if Ipswich completely bottled autos though even though they drew tonight - they need 4 points from 6 and have Coventry (who have nothing to play for) and relegated Huddersfield left. Not that I can see us getting past the semis with the shambles we are at the moment. Interestingly it seems WBA could miss out on the play-offs completely despite being shoe ins a few games ago. Season after season they seem to survive by the skin of their teeth - OK it was more comfortable this season but then you have a dross bottom 4. Dyche was absolutely the right appointment for them at the time - I still think he'd have been a good appointment for us instead of Nathan Jones last season but there you go.

Player Of The Season: AArmstrong, easy Underwhelming Achievement Award (Worst POTS): Sulemana, thought he'd tear up the league. Best Signing Of The Season: Downes/THB tied Worst Signing Of The Season: Charles/Stewart tied for differing reasons Best Match: Huddersfield Worst Match: Sunderland Season Rating: 8 if we go up, 6 if not. Russ Rating: 6. Your one hope for the remainder of the season/next season: Play-off win. Not happening.

WBA looking like they're bang out of form but we may not be playing them. Norwich have crept into 5th. Hull play later.

Fizzing out. Heading to play offs in no form.

Just woke up after night shift. Not one youngster on the bench in a dead rubber. That we're currently losing. Rubbish. Leeds next. That's a spanking. WBA or Norwich be lolling.

That and two other strikers please. Adams can go to Wolves, Mara can go back to France and I want TWO more striker signings. I do not want to see AA play centrally all season when he's best out wide and I wouldn't be relying on Stewart staying fit all season.

Well done to Leicester. They were the best side for half the season and despite letting a healthy lead in the League slip, then kept plugging away. They have largely gone back up on the base of still having some Prem players despite losing 3 or 4 and some decent recruitment. I'm hugely surprised at the Leeds result, they have the best attack in the Championship by miles - but the ball is definitely now in Ipswich's court. Leeds in the play-offs will be a disaster though as even if we get to the final it will likely be them we face - and I don't fancy us against them at all. Still, interesting few weeks ahead. That promotion feeling would really make the summer amazing. Hot sun, beer gardens, cold booze and the Euros. Noice.

I think just getting to the play-off final will be a buzz and will invigorate the club. (So that's us basically out before we even get to the second leg of the semis...)

There's no questioning his talent, it's always been his fitness/injury concerns that have been the worry. SURELY we've learned from the Ross Stewart debacle not to sign crocks again. Granted he's proving he's fit so far at Besiktas but how long will it last? I suppose to bring in a quality player at Championship level like him we have to take risks but I really wouldn't want to spend big money (big for the Championship anyway) on a player who could break down again. Glad I don't have to make that decision.

Well that's Coventry out of the reckoning. I'd rather not have to play Hull, I think they're a good team. That said I'd rather not have to play Norwich, WBA, Ipswich, Leeds or Leicester either but we have to play one of them.

One Pentz - the cheapest signing in our history? 😁

We have two dead rubbers left - the only reason to win either is to go into the play-offs in some kind of form. However if Martin doesn't give Edozie, SAA and Dibling etc some kind of run out then he should be shot. Perfect time to give the kids some game time at a club that wants their youth department to be a success. I'm not Martin out - largely the recruitment is what has been shit for us in the last couple of seasons, but he's not doing himself any favours by sticking and backing players that are not performing. This season we've been an Adam Armstrong away from being a mid-table team. HUGE reset needed in the summer if we don't go up - and God help us if we do.