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To consider top 2 I think 84 points is mandatory. That's a 100% win rate for all remaining games, whilst not impossible it's highly unlikely. Even with 84 it's still a coin toss. Tantalising but I wouldn't be putting any money on it. Playoffs are much more fun anyway.

Fantastic win tonight, I really thought this was going to be tight but in the end Wrexham were blown away. We are really starting to breathe down the necks of Ipswich, Millwall and Boro now. They will be feeling the pressure, let's see how they deal with it. GD was really boosted too, that could be crucial at the end. Ipswich's next game is Norwich (a) - v.tough derby -and they have us and Boro I think. If we could pull level most would back us to get it done.

I wonder if Norwich could gatecrash the playoffs? Probably not which is a good thing because I would not fancy playing them.

And that ladies and gentlemen is why we all love the cup. Awesome performance all round. Now let's have a repeat on Tuesday, they are all cup games now.

Give the FA cup the respect it deserves so get in their faces and leave it on the pitch. Let's give this a real go.

With Boro in freefall and Hull stuttering 4th is definitely on and we get playoff home advantage. Top 3 is a step too far.

Play to win, full strength team please. They won't fancy a trip down here. If we go out we go out with our heads held high and if we win then it's on to the semi.

Peretz v Bazunu is not even a contest. Putting aside his individual mistakes it's the psychological effect Baz would have had on the defence, making them have to overcompensate for him and affecting their own games. It's strange why this club was so happy to play fast and loose with the GK. It's such an important position. Our best teams were built on top class GK's like Shilton and Niemi. If we go up I'd be happy to see Peretz between the posts.

In terms of pure emotion Henri Camara's goal against Norwich would take some beating. It was a really tense cracking game and when that one went in the roof nearly blew off.

Good solid performance in what could have been a real 'park the bus' banana skin type game. Now we are top 6 next target should be 3/4th. Millwall have Boro (a) and Norwich (h). Let's hope they drop some points and give us an opening. Of course there is the small matter of Wrexham (a) but they'll come at us which should suit our game. We can get something there. Plenty more twists and turns in this crazy league.

Forget their league position, they have hit a run of form plus they will be happy to park the bus and go away with a 0-0. Hopefully we'll break through early and force them out of their shells but I wouldn't be surprised if it's a tough grind. They got 0-0's at Cov and Boro so they are well capable of getting something here Do not underestimate them.

6 points from Cov (a) and Norwich (h) is phenomenal. We just beat the 2 form teams in 5 days and none of the other play off teams will be wanting to play us. We've also surely killed off any faint hopes Norwich had for playoffs, good because I wouldn't fancy meeting them. Peretz is my MoM, what a difference a class keeper makes The guy is a prem keeper in the champ. Need to go up to have any chance of keeping him.

This is a real tough one, get 3 points here and we'll be well set. Weirdly enough I quietly fancied us to get something at Cov but I feel more apprehensive about this one. Norwich are in a false position, they really should be fighting for playoffs but just like us they screwed up the first half of the season and will probably miss out. Right now though they are bang in form - just like us. Also they still have a faint playoff chance which will motivate them to reduce the gap between us. Hopefully we get the win but this will be really close.

Brilliant performance, best result of the season and a superb way to bounce back from the WBA game. Peretz had a phenomenal game and that save was Niemi'esque, can't praise it higher than that. *BUT* this result will be worth nothing if we don't convert against a dangerous Norwich team. They are like us in that they had a terrible start - even worse than ours - but have since got their mojo back and are looking good. Just like us they are in a false position, probably should be where we are whereas we should be top 2. After that is Oxford then the crunch game at Wrexham. It doesn't get any easier does it.

On the verge of breaking into the playoffs and we crap the bed. It's the same old script.

IMO he's our key player. If he stays fit we are in the mix, if not then I think we'll fall out of contention.

Wrexham look strong but Hull have only won 2 of their last 8, have no points in March and on Tuesday could be 4 points ahead having played a game more. We have won 5 and drawn 1 and have just beaten a decent prem team at their own place. We are still very much in this.

Bottle that performance and bring it out for all our remaining games and we'll be well set for a prem return. No doubt Fulham would have wanted to win which makes it all the more impressive.

I was there, you could feel the air getting sucked out of the stadium before that one went in. No pressure. Wasn't that also the season Glen Cockerill got his jaw broken by Paul Davies? Punched from behind if I remember correctly. We had a really good start that season and went downhill after that game.

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When you look at the 'must win' fixtures you'd fancy our chances on a game by game basis but to win 8 out of 8? Not impossible but incredibly tight. I do think we could get at least a point from Ipswich. We will need at least a draw with Wrexham. A point not much talked about on here is that goal difference may also be crucial so we need to hammer the lesser teams as much as possible. Wrexham's last 2 games are Cov(a)\Boro(h), our last 2 are Blackburn(h) and Preston(a). Go into the last 2 games with at least +6 GD on Wrexham and I doubt they make that up, even if Cov\Boro are already guaranteed top 2. Hopefully they are not in which case Wrexham will be in trouble. If it's that tight then GD is an extra point for us.

Alan Shearer wasn't anything special for us.

Feels a bit like 2 seasons ago except back then we were chasing down top 2 rather than playoffs. We went on a huge unbeaten run, got into position to break through and promptly bottled it ending up in playoffs. IMO 75 is the minimum and we have some tricky fixtures left. It's on a knife edge.

Some managers just fit certain clubs and I get the feeling he just fits this one. He's taken stick but you can't get on his back too much with that record. He's also getting better as the games go on and he gets a better feel for team formation\selection. Whatever he does from now on in at least I've had more fun watching his teams than I ever did for Jones, Selles, Martin, Juric, Rusk and Still. It's been the most fun since Ralph left in 2022.

Just had a look at the fixtures - Wrexham are on track for 73/74 points - IMO that means 75 points is the target for playoff contention. That's 25 points from 12 games. Need to target the 6 home games (Norwich, Oxford, Ipswich, Derby, Bristol City, Blackburn) - some decent teams in there. We will also need 2-3 away wins (Sheff Wed, West Brom, Swansea)? TBH it looks tough.