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For the club, it’s arguably a blessing in disguise. If we were going to sign a player of his calibre we’d be spending £5+ million and need corresponding wages to reflect that quality. Sheaf signed his last contract in 22/23 so his wages won’t be massive. From both club and Sheaf individually...

That just isn’t a likely scenario and even 2 losses wouldn’t leave us dead and buried unless Boro are 3 points ahead of us and 9+ GD ahead of us on the final day. A bookmaker would give you sound odds for that. For us, there’s one ‘must win’ match remaining: Boro and that’s it. Obviously you’d...

Sheaf will stay/renew his contract imo. He’s had a challenging year so any serious Prem interest has presumably gone so his best option is to help us get promoted this/next season.

It was genuinely one of the dumbest 2nd yellow cards I’ve seen.

The game had petered out by the time they’d came on. We did lose a lot of control after Grimes went off which was a minor concern. As good as Allen has been in some games, it wasn’t his best cameo yesterday. The thing that did annoy me with Bassette was the naivety to attempt taking on a player...

I did think about that possibility! We could win the next 2 and unless we have a favourable GD swing, Boro could afford to get 3 points out of the next 2 if they beat us.

It obviously isn’t. The context I’m putting forward is that even if we fall over on Monday and next weekend, we still have the insurance policy of playing Boro at home. Which puts us in a strong position.

Exactly which is why we’re both relaxed about finishing 6th. The combination required for a 6 point swing going into the final day just isn’t likely. Going into yesterday’s match, there was about a 68% chance we’d finish in the playoffs and the needle would have moved to 70-80% following...

That game was a rather freak result and they had 3 shots on target. The home records of Luton and Plymouth aren’t great so we should be confident of picking up 2-3 points as a minimum. Going into the final day behind Boro by 2 points (worst case scenario) gives a good opportunity to leap frog...

Without being cocky, I’m reasonably confident we’ll finish 5th.

Every game is a scrap for us too. If we control those games as we have done against Hull and WBA, I just can’t see us failing to win any of the next 2 games. For Luton and Plymouth, they will need to defend for their lives but make no mistake, they also need to win games which pressure on them.

If we beat Boro on the final day, we could more or less do what we want between then and now. I’m confident we’ll get 4 points from Plymouth and Luton. The pressure is all on them.

You’re overthinking things Otis! Do a simple role reversal, with 9 points left to play for, we are 3 points ahead of Boro. You wouldn’t trade places with them because they have to be faultless. Even then, unless they are 3 points ahead of us going into the final day, they won’t be comfortable...

Credit where it’s due, Da Silva has been a strong performer in more recent games on both sides of the ball.

My bad, I didn’t clarify the point that it’d be massive for Leeds because they’d still want to win the league, presumably. Unless Sheff U win, Burnley could pip Leeds to the title. So the Leeds v Bristol will still have a lot on it, especially given Bristol’s weak away record. Yes, it’s...

Could you explain the maths please? Boro have to beat us to make the playoffs in all likelihood.

I may have mixed got things up but I’m under the impression that Sheff U need to win to prevent an automatic Leeds promotion? That race is more or less settled in that race. With how the season has ended, I’d feel more confident v Sheff U than Burnley!

They’re tough games because the teams are scrapping for their lives, but so are we. 3 points from here means Boro can only finish above us if they win the 2 preceding games. If we were to beat Boro, we could afford to pick up 1 point from the next 2 away games. It’s easy to underestimate just...

It is but a win today has made it v unlikely we will drop outside the top 6 come the final day. 2 draws against Plymouth and Luton means Boro have to win both games and even then they still need to avoid defeat on the final day. One win between now and the final day will more or less secure a...

That’s a pretty massive incentive and they only earn automatic promotion if Sheff U beat Burnley away when Burnley are unbeaten at home this season. We’re in a relatively comfortable position. If we beat Plymouth, we’d have to capitulate against Luton and Boro to not make playoffs. Boro will...