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Post by liam007 on Jan 14, 2024 12:58:41 GMT
To be fair its a big ask but has been done from a similar position to ours at the moment.Need to go on a really good run but its possible,The way its shaping up i can only see 1 play-off place up for grabs,but anything can happen.Think we can get close,
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Post by moon on Jan 14, 2024 13:03:49 GMT
Let’s just enjoy the rest of the season
Finish top 10 and we’ll have done well
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Post by ravey123 on Jan 14, 2024 13:09:09 GMT
If you look at the current ppg we would need at least 34 points from 19 games which is top 4 firm from now til the end of the season.
Doable but not realistic - stranger things have happened though.
The recent bout of draws has really hit any lingering hopes of the play-offs - oh, and AN’s negativity.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Jan 14, 2024 13:09:25 GMT
To be fair its a big ask but has been done from a similar position to ours at the moment.Need to go on a really good run but its possible,The way its shaping up i can only see 1 play-off place up for grabs,but anything can happen.Think we can get close, Get your tin hat ready mate.
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Post by thornestein on Jan 14, 2024 13:11:18 GMT
To be fair its a big ask but has been done from a similar position to ours at the moment.Need to go on a really good run but its possible,The way its shaping up i can only see 1 play-off place up for grabs,but anything can happen.Think we can get close, we don’t score enough goals
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Jan 14, 2024 13:13:16 GMT
To be fair its a big ask but has been done from a similar position to ours at the moment.Need to go on a really good run but its possible,The way its shaping up i can only see 1 play-off place up for grabs,but anything can happen.Think we can get close, we don’t score enough goals We only need to score 1 a game?
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Jan 14, 2024 13:13:17 GMT
I’d already let Schumacher scran my ladies arse for dinner but it’s not happening, not even close this season and it’s just fanciful to even entertain the idea.
9/10th I’d be happy with and then really look to kick on next season.
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Post by thornestein on Jan 14, 2024 13:17:05 GMT
we don’t score enough goals We only need to score 1 a game? even when we concede 2 🤦♂️😂
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2024 13:21:17 GMT
Iirc, we need as good a 23-game points haul in the second half of the season as Leeds had in the first half for us to reach the 70+ point mark overall.
I just can’t see it tbh. Whilst we’re improved and improving, we’re just not in that top 3 or 4 in the division who can consistently get that points return. Imho, of course.
Get to April and we’re fewer than 5 points off the top 6 I’ll start to believe it’s possible. But I just want us to carry on improving and looking up. As Ste said after the match yesterday, there’s a lot to do.
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Jan 14, 2024 13:24:10 GMT
We need 6 points from the next 2 games, then I’ll start to look up.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Jan 14, 2024 13:25:14 GMT
We only need to score 1 a game? even when we concede 2 🤦♂️😂 We haven't conceded 2 in the league for over 6 weeks. Anyway as I'm sure the OP doesn't have a crystal ball I assumed he was being hypothetical so I just took it to the n'th degree. You're right we don't score many goals but theoretically if we don't let any in we only have to score 1 per game to win every match from now to the end of the season. It's simple maths. Do I think it's probable we'll reach the playoffs? No course I don't. But if we get a goalscorer in and our midfield creating more chances then it is of course perfectly possible.
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 14, 2024 13:25:38 GMT
No chance. Top half finish would be progress. After that Sheffield Wednesday abomination, I thought we were dead and buried.
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Post by cvillestokie on Jan 14, 2024 13:29:44 GMT
You need to find consistency. We haven’t had that for something like 7 years in this league.
Is it possible? Absolutely. Will we do it? I doubt it. With 19 left to play, we’d need at least 2 points per game. I’d imagine that 70 pts is the minimum needed this year.
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Post by fca47 on Jan 14, 2024 13:37:38 GMT
We only need to go a couple of games unbeaten and this old chestnut pops up.
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Post by glpotter on Jan 14, 2024 13:39:19 GMT
I can’t see us going up or down
Just want to see players given their all and a bit of excitement
I want to be excited and nervous to driving to ST4 not thinking “here we go Again”
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 14, 2024 13:47:09 GMT
10-12th for me on a good day
Need to win more games obviously. Our goals conceded record is surprisingly good but not nearly enough at the other end to make a top half push, play offs not a chance
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 14, 2024 14:30:22 GMT
Over last 7 games we’ve amassed 11 points or 1.6 points per game. Extrapolate that over the last 19 games would give us 30 points added to the 32 we already is 62 points. That’s mid table where we finished last full season under MON. It’s clear where the deficiencies are but we now on the right trajectory.
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Post by 19notbeaten72 on Jan 14, 2024 14:48:53 GMT
No chance to far off even though its been done before. We need a proven goalscorer & at least a one defender who knows how to organise the defence. Next season maybe if the recruitment is good & the board back the manager as they most likely will. All this talk of play offs could all come crashing down if we have a poor result against Birmingham.
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Post by Jimm on Jan 14, 2024 14:52:56 GMT
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Post by Scrotnig on Jan 14, 2024 14:54:09 GMT
Absolutely no chance.
I remain concerned by relegation, not play-offs.
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Post by jzime on Jan 14, 2024 15:01:31 GMT
If we finished the season in the playoffs from where we were when AN was sacked would be one of the most remarkable managerial achievements at this level in a long, long time. It's not just a 'big ask', it would genuinely be incredible.
I've long believed there are some decent players in the squad and that that summer recruitment wasn't as bad as Neil was making it look. But we were 20th with a -9 goal difference on the 9th of December, and I find it hard to believe any side could make up that sort of ground in the second half of the season. It isn't just the number of points we'd need to pick up, it's also the number of points that teams who already up there (and are in consistent form) would need to drop.
Top half this season playing forward-thinking football would be a very good platform to build on in a summer transfer window. Schumacher is the man, I honestly have very little doubt about that, but what we need now is a bit of patience and stability around the club.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Jan 14, 2024 15:02:44 GMT
80/1 with bet365 and 150/1 with oddschecker. I'm having a tenner on that because I genuinely reckon we are in with a chance. Schumacher knows what he's doing and let's face it bar 3 or 4 clubs this league is full of bang average teams. Of which we are one. But times they are a changing.
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Post by GrahamHyde on Jan 14, 2024 15:06:32 GMT
The top four are sewn up now, could potentially argue top five with West Brom as well.
That leaves one place for me. So the chances are slim to none as it is, notwithstanding the fact that we don't (currently) look good enough and are 8 points behind.
As the poster above mentions, I think we're more likely to get relegated than finish in the play-offs, though I don't think either will happen.
12th is a more realistic target and one that would represent progress, but even that is a fair ask given where we are now.
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Post by baconburger on Jan 14, 2024 15:11:54 GMT
we don’t score enough goals We only need to score 1 a game? But back in the real world.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 14, 2024 15:12:23 GMT
Two wins in the next two games and we’ll probably be around 4-5 points off the play offs with 17 games still to play, 51 points up for grabs. So of course it’s not beyond the realms of possibility. Consistency will be key and that seems to be coming back
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Post by milky on Jan 14, 2024 15:15:39 GMT
Not for me .
Whilst 8/9 points doesn't seem a lot there are too many clubs between us and 6th and whilst the likes of Cardiff and Blackburn have imploded you've still got Norwich, Hull ,Preston ,Watford, Bristol City ,just to name 5 that still continue to pick up points.
Finishing 10 - 12th and playing some good football with a decent manager would be a pretty good springboard for next season.
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 14, 2024 15:19:05 GMT
With 3 games in a week you often see a team go from say 15th to the brink of the play offs but not going to happen with us as don't create enough . Wouldn't be a massive shock to see a Hull or a Boro sneak in and sticking to my prediction that Ipswich will struggle to make play offs on the basis that no one revives this thread come May
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Jan 14, 2024 16:02:46 GMT
At the moment we look like a competent mid table side which is a big improvement on looking like genuine relegation candidates but we really don't look like promotion candidates either - just don't have that edge to turn draws into wins. A top half finish will be a great platform to build from and we'll have a battle hardened core squad with a bit of quality to work with in the summer.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Jan 14, 2024 16:07:30 GMT
We only need to score 1 a game? But back in the real world.
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Post by GrahamHyde on Jan 14, 2024 16:07:54 GMT
Two wins in the next two games and we’ll probably be around 4-5 points off the play offs with 17 games still to play, 51 points up for grabs. So of course it’s not beyond the realms of possibility. Consistency will be key and that seems to be coming back That would be a fantastic return from the next three, tough fixtures that include the league's best side by a mile. I'd be happy with 4 points from Birmingham and Sunderland. Anything from the Leicester game would be a bonus.
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