Yes thats how I feel it will turn out but I still live in hope rather than expectancy. I won’t be too disappointed if we don’t make it. I’ve been through that stage with the losses to Hull, Huddersfield and Fulham. Am pleased we have taken it to the last game though and we can have a really good day out at Preston.
Yes, looking forward to the game, of course their is hope, I can understand the younger fans believing beyond belief, but when you have been there time and again, you process things differently. With age comes realism. Of course their is a chance, the team must play as if their is every chance, but I will be in Preston to cheer my team to win the game with little expectation of anything else than 3 points, if it happens I’ll be delighted, if it doesn’t I won’t be as miserable as if it was in our own hands and missed out.
No idea what age is got to do with it, the posters you are alluding to are late 20’s/ early 30’s not 12. The realism of the situation is now statistically and I also think logically we have a better chance of getting in the play offs now. We are still third favourites but we have more opportunity to nick a place as there is 2 teams we can catch. It’s not about wanting to being proved right it’s just the truth on this one.
If Fulham score 3 on Saturday, I think that's a team record for the most Championship goals, beating Man City. They might fancy that now?
Actually, until recently our promotion challenges since 1973 have been successful, so younger fans probably have more reason to be pessimistic.
You are getting a bit snappy recently mate?
. Its thee old Boro mantra... "they'll always build you up, but in the end they'll always let you down". Goes back generations.
Cos he mentioned my age in another thread too. No need, not sure how age has anything to do with my thinking. It’s factually correct to say we have more a chance now. I’m not snapping, just standing my ground and backing up my thought process with facts.
I agree with that though, it’s happened plenty of times in the recent past. But what you must agree with too is, you would rather have the chance to grab a spot off 2 teams rather than 1 which is what Coluka is saying. That’s all me and a few other posters are pointing out, we are in a better position now to sneak in than we were before the game yesterdayForget stats and logic, they don't apply where Boro are concerned
I don't think its an age thing, maybe an experience thing. Boro fans who've been through it time again over the decades are naturally cautious when it comes hoping for this or that outcome.
Personally I think all three teams will win on Saturday, hence we'll be playing in the championship next season. Either way, its been a good season, lots of positives and I feel we're making progress, which is something we haven't done since Karanka's first two seasons in charge.
We are all Boro supporters and have different ways of looking at things. I tend to agree you have rather "lashed out" a couple of times on recent threads and out of character. Maybe nerves?
Where have I lashed out? Haven’t once had a go at a poster individually for their opinion or got personal highlighting age as a factor as others have.
Excellent post.
Forget stats and logic, they don't apply where Boro are concerned
I don't think its an age thing, maybe an experience thing. Boro fans who've been through it time again over the decades are naturally cautious when it comes hoping for this or that outcome.
Personally I think all three teams will win on Saturday, hence we'll be playing in the championship next season. Either way, its been a good season, lots of positives and I feel we're making progress, which is something we haven't done since Karanka's first two seasons in charge.
You created a thread to have a dig at perceived negativity. Like others have not seen this negativity that was deemed worthy of its own thread. I enjoy your posts and your enthusiasm but not the passive aggressive tone you have adopted in some very recent posts.
There is no passive aggressive tone. I am not going to name individual names but there was plenty of posters on here telling me it was over and that I was being deluded etc before the Cardiff game and weren’t even accepting the fact that it wasn’t and we could still do it. Made me look a bit stupid on the board at the time, so that thread was just to remind people to not be so down and out until it’s over and to not be so personal when others have a different opinion.