Dark Munster

Did you watch the final? We tore into them and were unlucky to lose. The earlier league match was irrelevant.

If we don’t win tonight we’ll know who to blame.

Lots of managers do well at one club and stink elsewhere, it doesn't diminish what they did earlier. What has Adkins done since he left us, or Ronald Koeman? Even the much lauded Poch has been sacked twice, and is on borrowed time at Chelsea. I'm not saying Puel would be with us as long as Laurie Mac, but he was hounded out too soon. We've had plenty of discussions of how he had to cope with a much weaker squad than RK had the season before. But let's not start that again.

And the same as many of our fans calling for Puel's head after we finished 8th and got to a Cup final (unlucky in the final, and beating PL clubs on the way, including Liverpool twice).

That’s easy to do with a loan.

Insane (and possibly depressing) to think a crap team currently 10th and 20 points behind could end up going up, at the expense of two of us, Leeds, and Ipswich. #lotteryoftheplayoffs

A draw would be like kissing one's sister. It wouldn't help us very much in catching Leicester, and compared to a Leeds defeat would slightly decrease our chances of finishing above Leeds. Leeds 0 Leicester 10 please!

Good to see that you've got your mojo back after the Bristol match.

If Leeds win our chances of finishing first increase from extremely remote to tiny, but our odds of finishing above Leeds and in the top two decrease. If Leicester win our chances of finishing above Leeds and ending up in the top two increase. It's a simple choice isn't it?

Err, no, that's a Portsmyth. For starters WBA won to save themselves (at Norwich's expense). Secondly, even if the Skates had won 20-0 we still would've gone down

Yes, a great goal, but Rothwell's technique hitting that on the volley into the top corner was a level above.

Yes indeed, that's a mouth watering bench. Mara can feel a bit peeved at not starting, but I'm sure he'll come on in the second half, along with Fraser, to cause havoc against tiring defenders. Plus we have games coming thick and fast, so they'll both get plenty of game time (barring injuries of course). Nice to see the Edozie/Fraser tag team back up and running!

That would be rather nice. But after Saturday's first half scare I'll be more than happy with a scrappy 1-0 win.

I'm not aware of him getting many, or even any, chances. Maybe defenders have been instructed not to foul in JWP territory.

Especially if they can get Rooney in to replace him.

It's amazing with only 14 matches left he still hasn't scored one direct free kick for them. Shame really. Or maybe not.

Not to everyone!

If Leeds beat Leicester and finish second, one or two points ahead of us in third, then I'm guessing you'll wish Leicester had given them a good rogering earlier!

Or a mass brawl with 5 red cards per team, match abandoned, and 3 points deducted for both teams. But that may be asking too much.

Leeds are on target to get 90 points, us even higher. So there's a good chance the third placed team will beat the current record (Sunderland finished third with 90 points over 20 years ago). That would be a record no one wants to beat, and it would be excruciating to lose a playoff against a team who finished about 20 points below them (a real possibility). Leicester 10 Leeds 0 please.

It is possible to catch Leicester, but extremely unlikely. The bottom line is if Leeds beat them then our chances of finishing first slightly improve, from tiny to small, but (paradoxically) our odds of promotion decrease. On the other hand, if Leicester beat Leeds our odds of promotion increase from good to very good. The choice is clear isn't it?

Let’s hope their new striker Kieffer Moore doesn’t again get a couple in the second half.

Be as that may, he still had a goal and 2 assists. If RM says those things to him to explain why he's dropping him I think he'll be none too pleased, and I wouldn't blame him. Games are coming up fast and furious, squad rotation will be key, and so Mara will have plenty of opportunities to play, even for 30 minutes or so per match if he doesn't start any of them.

That’s a good reason to start Mara. But then you’d have to drop a player who scored one and had two assists!

Shit, I had no idea about that. I thought apart from us, Leeds and Leicester the rest were paupers. QPR and Stoke's wealth blows my mind. And so much for poor, plucky Ipswich.