Promotion via playoffs

Not sure you do. Win/lose/draw is good enough to win the playoffs.

We have been beaten by more than 1 goal 3 times this season only. Never been battered except when down to 10 men for most of a game.

We have won by more than 1 goal 7 times this season.

This idea that you have to win 3 on the bounce in the playoffs just isn't the case. If it was I would be minded to agree that we can't win the playoffs, or at least it's unlikely.
 
Mysonpat. said:
Agreed, but there is quite a few examples of teams who really shouldn't have won them but managed it over the years.
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True. If Boro do make it into the playoffs we are capable to beating Sunderland, Sheffield United and Burnley over two games. Leeds will go up automatically without doubt.

Boro just need to get there. Not sure how we will suddenly become consistent enough though.
 
I think we will continue in this current vein of one step forwards two steps back and scrape a place in the top 6. It’s that inconsistency that worries me though if we do make it in, obviously anything can happen but we just don’t seem capable of stringing 3 results in a row together at the minute, which we would need to do to go up. I think we will get in, get beat over 2 legs in the semi and there will be a mutual parting of the ways in the summer.
 
GingerTravel said:
So far this season we have:

Drawn twice with Burnley
Beaten Sheffield United
Lost twice to Sunderland
Lost to Leeds

Based on that, I don't consider it a given we'd be thrashed by whoever we play against. We are capable of beating most teams on the day.
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Good job we have a new starting XI to play them in the playoffs
 
OnTheDeck said:
I think we will continue in this current vein of one step forwards two steps back and scrape a place in the top 6. It’s that inconsistency that worries me though if we do make it in, obviously anything can happen but we just don’t seem capable of stringing 3 results in a row together at the minute, which we would need to do to go up. I think we will get in, get beat over 2 legs in the semi and there will be a mutual parting of the ways in the summer.
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One step forward and two steps back would surely leave us outside the top 6 wouldn’t it, baring in mind we are currently 7th! 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
If the new signings click then we’re as good as up. Just need some consistency and to stop the mistakes. Although I think we can beat Madrid 4-0 on our day.
 
daveyravey said:
Are we capable of getting into the top six and winning promotion through them.
Recent form suggests not.
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Yes we are. Recent form isn’t indicative of our standard form over the season, our best form this season or our best form with the new signings and no injuries.
 
BoroMart said:
Yes we are. Recent form isn’t indicative of our standard form over the season, our best form this season or our best form with the new signings and no injuries.
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It’s the form from now on that counts, I guess
Optimistic?

I’m more in the ‘hope’ camp
 
1finny said:
It’s the form from now on that counts, I guess
Optimistic?

I’m more in the ‘hope’ camp
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Exactly. Need good enough form to get into play offs, which isn’t beyond this squad and we need to hit the play offs at our peak form and fitness
 
Blamethrower said:
One step forward and two steps back would surely leave us outside the top 6 wouldn’t it, baring in mind we are currently 7th!
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I wasn’t talking literally in terms of positional finish, I was alluding to our inconsistency…but you knew that already.
 
exeterboro said:
I hope they put the the picture up of the Mackems at our ground with the corner flag, in the changing room and training ground to remind our players of the hurt, just silently look at it every day and build the determination to have our day!
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About the level of reaction and determination I expected.
 
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