Dark Munster

Three in WBA, Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester, but Wednesday’s deduction is moot since they would’ve finished bottom anyway (just like the Skates when they got “punished”).

Assuming as expected 2nd will be completely out of reach by then, and if we have a top 4 place locked up, it would be tempting. Certainly rest a lot of key players. But if top 4 isn't assured, it would be an interesting dilemma.

Only if a top 4 place is assured. We want to avoid 5th/6th for the second leg home advantage.

Chase all but over today, we'll almost certainly finish in the top six. Second is now probably out of reach with Ipswich winning today, but 3rd or 4th is now a very realistic target. Amazing to be in this position with 5 matches still to go, after the Will Still nightmare start.

Would we have won the league with Peretz, Bree, Larin and Tonda from the start? Definitely.

Yes it is. Strong bench too.

And about the same bookie odds for us beating City!

Bookies have us at about 10/1 to beat City. They have us odds on to make the playoffs, from 2/7 to 1/3. Even assuming a pessimistic 50% chance of winning our playoff, that gives us about a 35 to 40% chance of making the playoff final, as opposed to about 10% for the FA cup final.

That's a bit vague, could you be more specific? 😁

Injuries are the main concern when you play that many matches in a short time.

Worst draw obviously. The only silver lining is City will be very much in the title race, especially if they beat Arsenal a few days earlier, so they will have their eyes on that main prize. Shame they got knocked out of the CL.

In fairness I half agree with this part:

Who's looking forward to this? 😀

I'm now convinced he's better than Will Still.

Quietly swap one of the hot balls with a cold one.

Let's have both!

Shit, we're going 5 at the back.

6 bloody minutes??

😀

I'd take that.

If we lose, I agree.

Shea Charles coming on to score a screamer.

The last thing we need is extra time (unless we win in it).

Weird way of doing it. Why have some rounds losers getting money and others not?

It’s a long shot but Boro are catchable for 4th. Also I want Millwall to lose and Ipswich win, improving the chances of Ipswich finishing second and us not playing them in the playoffs.