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I'm not sure what to make of Tonda... I'm kidding of course. I actually think he's doing a decent job. I remain slightly sceptical overall but we are playing and fighting as a team. Whether we go up or not, unless the PERFECT manager becomes available (whoever that may be), he gets to start next season and we can only hope SR back him. Correctly. With good signings.

We're not quite at the "must win" stage but this is close with QPR breathing down our necks in the race. Need to keep the pressure on.

I can see Ramsdale back if we go up. But I'd still try to sign Peretz too. Best set of GK's we'd have had in years that would be. But I don't think we go up this season, so get Peretz in and sign someone half decent as a back up. Shea's brother or someone like that.

Still only 4 points off Wrexham. Might as well keep fighting until it's mathematically impossible. 2 wins from QPR (tough) and Wednesday (not tough) and today is forgotten.

Not over but a bit more difficult now. Of the play- off rivals: Won: QPR, Swansea, Birmingham, Watford and Wrexham Wrexham and Birmingham are the teams we didn't want winning there more than the others. Drew: Stoke, Saints. Saints do have an extra point gained over... Lost: Preston, Hull, Bristol City, Millwall, Norwich, Derby. Some of our chief rivals for the play-offs lost this weekend, apart from Brum and Wrexham. If anything our result is more annoying because this was a chief weekend to capitalise on stuttering teams above us. QPR, Swansea and Watford are back in the race though. We need to beat QPR on Tuesday really. A lot of football to be played though, but we have to be better offensively. A point gained over some though is one way to look at it.

Well i slept through that (I'm working Nights) so only going by the score, it isn't good when we are, on paper, a much better side than Charlton. Ross on the scoresheet is a positive. Need more goals from the support players though. Bit of a slam back to Earth after such a good second half against Leicester.

As expected since Welington got injured. Otherwise strongest team, strong bench. Surely we have to win this. Been a while since our last League game, I'm struggling to remember what happened...

I don't think we catch Millwall, I think Ipswich will probably have too much too. I think there are 2 play-off spots up for grabs, Hull's (I still think they'll stutter despite being 8 points ahead of us) and, currently, Derby's. I want a Millwall win tomorrow to keep that lot down the road in the relegation battle. However, if I were to predict a result, I think it's possible it could be a draw.

Blackburn picking up points, Pompey annoying getting a few, it's looking increasingly likely that the 3rd relegation spot could be WBA or Leicester. I suppose it depends on how Leicester's appeal goes. Good win for us though. Win tomorrow and we've at least jumped Preston in the race.

Come on Blackburn!

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Great draw for the other play-off chasing teams. Fixtures this weekend (and how I want them to go to aid us in our play-off efforts): Friday Blackburn vs Preston NE - need a Blackburn win here. Saturday Hull vs QPR - QPR are 2 points behind us, Hull are only 8 ahead and are still catchable. A QPR win and we could close the gap to Hull to 5 points. But then QPR would be on our tail. Or we could have a Hull win and put distance between us and QPR if we win. Or a draw. This is tough. Hull win - keeps QPR behind us. Stoke vs Leicester - Stoke are only 3 points behind us but I don't see them as a play-off threat. Leicester can't beat anybody even if they tried. And yet I want a Leicester win to keep the relegation battle interesting and keep Stoke safely behind us. Swansea vs Bristol City - Bristol City will be more our rivals for a play-off spot than Swansea, even though they're still in with a chance themselves. So Swansea win. WBA vs Coventry - WBA please if only for the lols. Otherwise this doesn't really affect us. Middlesbrough vs Oxford - Oxford please to keep the relegation battle interesting. Although we all know how this one finishes. Millwall vs Portsmouth - Millwall please. Norwich vs Birmingham - Ours and Birmingham's records are almost identical this season. Norwich are bang in form. Norwich please. Saints vs Charlton - Saints win 'course. Watford vs Derby County - Watford please! Or a draw. Wrexham vs Ipswich Town - Ipswich please. Sunday Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday - Come on you OWLS!

To be fair, if it were legal, we could have kept bringing Academy kids on until the whole team was full of them and we'd have probably still won that game. Leicester are in real trouble. (Yes I appreciate it was our two experienced full backs that combined for the winner, it was hyperbole). I'm was a doubter about Tonda and I'm still slightly apprehensive, but to be fair, he changed a losing formation, our defence has improved and we are scoring goals. He's also blooding youth. I think he's partly been helped by the signings of Peretz (a competent GK), Bree (post-loan, a competent RB) and Larin (an experienced line leader), and partly by the return of Edozie, but he seems to have the team playing with fight and desire, which is to be applauded. I can't see us going on a bad run again, we may lose the odd game but not as a run - as long as he doesn't get clever and change things too much. Archer starting the midweek Leicester game could have cost us but thankfully we have the bench to help out.