Are we going to "shit" our way up!? (2 Viewers)

shepardo01 · Feb 15, 2025

Bit of a sensationalist title - but think you know what I mean;

After the the last few seasons and some of the flair, going forwards, having players like Hamer, Vik, O'Hare, playing some exciting football and failing to get over the line....
Are we/could we manage to just grind/luck our way into the play-off and possibly beyond with this group of just not very exciting or real stand out performers after all that has gone before!?!

Or will we possibly be found out/have used up all our luck before the end of the season.

Discuss.....

ProfessorbyGrace · Feb 15, 2025

At most, I feel we could underwhelmingly grind out 2-1’s and 1-0’s in and around the playoffs.

Unless there’s an upturn in quality, organisation and certain players finding some level of consistent competence, then any chance of reaching a playoff final is slim.

I’m just enjoying being 7th; hopefully we can push on and surprise a few on the way.

skybluegod · Feb 15, 2025

Don't think we go up this season personally, I thought we would go on a decent run at some point, but even if we make the play offs which we are well placed to do now, I think we lose over 2 legs to whichever teams end up finishing 3/4th.

Next year is our year I feel, but will gladly be wrong.

Nick · Feb 15, 2025

I still think that people over estimate our football previously. It wasn't like watching Brazil even then.

Is what we are doing enough to take us up? I'm not sure we will have enough to keep it going all season but I'd love it if we did

Sky_Blue_Daz · Feb 15, 2025

Coventry v Sunderland play off final down to pens Dovin saves 2 and Pato puts away the winner to send us up

AFCCOVENTRY · Feb 15, 2025

Considering the season was over in October and relegation was the talk, this is quite remarkable. It’s taken a new manager to get here. I reckon there’s too much quality with the likes of Burnley or SU if we meet them in any leg in semi or final, however I would rather be in it than not and anything can happen if Lady Luck is on our side. If anything if we’re still in the Champ next season, what a platform for Frank to build off. He’s got to be backed big style by Doug in summer.

Johhny Blue · Feb 15, 2025

You make your own shit

fernandopartridge · Feb 15, 2025

ProfessorbyGrace said:
At most, I feel we could underwhelmingly grind out 2-1’s and 1-0’s in and around the playoffs.

Unless there’s an upturn in quality, organisation and certain players finding some level of consistent competence, then any chance of reaching a playoff final is slim.

I’m just enjoying being 7th; hopefully we can push on and surprise a few on the way.

Erm we won the play off semi 1-0 on aggregate last time

ptr · Feb 15, 2025

I think we make the play offs but but go out in the semis.

Luckily, I am wrong about most predictions.

PUSB-We_are_going_up · Feb 15, 2025

Only until Haji and Sheaf come back and we start bossing the league

Perennial Lurker · Feb 15, 2025

The style of play in 22/23 wasn't especially exciting.
Take results over performance every time

skyblue_55 · Feb 15, 2025

I don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble , but have you considered an off spell of form , as Middlesbrough are going through now ?
We all want the play offs , but we still have big games to come , before Wembley again ?
CTID

PVA · Feb 15, 2025

Perennial Lurker said:
The style of play in 22/23 wasn't especially exciting.
Take results over performance every time

Probably quite similar in style/quality to what we're seeing at the moment, the difference being of course that we had Vik and Hamer to conjure up absolute quality out of nothing - which we don't really have currently (certainly not on their level anyway).

fernandopartridge · Feb 15, 2025

PVA said:
Probably quite similar in style/quality to what we're seeing at the moment, the difference being of course that we had Vik and Hamer to conjure up absolute quality out of nothing - which we don't really have currently (certainly not on their level anyway).

It'd be interesting to compare xG with then tbh

Nick · Feb 16, 2025

fernandopartridge said:
Erm we won the play off semi 1-0 on aggregate last time

Nah it was 56-0, like Brazil and Holland put together

SleepyGinger · Feb 16, 2025

PVA said:
Probably quite similar in style/quality to what we're seeing at the moment, the difference being of course that we had Vik and Hamer to conjure up absolute quality out of nothing - which we don't really have currently (certainly not on their level anyway).

We were much better defensively back then too. Never felt like we were going to concede with Fadz Doyle and McNally.

Perennial Lurker · Feb 16, 2025

PVA said:
Probably quite similar in style/quality to what we're seeing at the moment, the difference being of course that we had Vik and Hamer to conjure up absolute quality out of nothing - which we don't really have currently (certainly not on their level anyway).

We don't have anyone individually near their level but collectively their is a lot of talent and goalscoring threat

Perennial Lurker · Feb 16, 2025

SleepyGinger said:
We were much better defensively back then too. Never felt like we were going to concede with Fadz Doyle and McNally.

And Kelly and Sheaf/Eccles in front of them. It was basically a back 8 with Godden , Vik and Gus scoring goals out of nothing

shmmeee · Feb 16, 2025

SleepyGinger said:
We were much better defensively back then too. Never felt like we were going to concede with Fadz Doyle and McNally.

Yeah weirdo delusions from the Robins obsessed aside we were much better set up then with more quality in attack when we did break. We basically never let Wilson have a shot to save.

quinn1971 · Feb 16, 2025

Still don’t know how we’re doing it, just finish top 6 first then anything can happen, just worries me with that defence against the 2 teams we’ll have to play,

Gynnsthetonic · Feb 16, 2025

shepardo01 said:
Bit of a sensationalist title - but think you know what I mean;

After the the last few seasons and some of the flair, going forwards, having players like Hamer, Vik, O'Hare, playing some exciting football and failing to get over the line....
Are we/could we manage to just grind/luck our way into the play-off and possibly beyond with this group of just not very exciting or real stand out performers after all that has gone before!?!

Or will we possibly be found out/have used up all our luck before the end of the season.

Discuss....l

It maybe the way to do it

Frostie · Feb 16, 2025

fernandopartridge said:
It'd be interesting to compare xG with then tbh

22/23:
Actual finish: 5th
W18 D16 L12
GF58 GA46
Pts70
xG64 xGA56
xPts 70
Expected finish: 7th

24/25 (to date):
Current position: 7th
W13 D8 L12
GF44 GA41
Pts47
xG52 xGA35
xPts 57
Expected current position: 2nd

Deity · Feb 16, 2025

I think you are ignoring the fact that we have been playing without our best flair players and for the most part our best central midfielders ( Sheaf and Grimes).

I suspect our style will improve as the season progresses, but whether that improves results is difficult to forecast.

Mucca Mad Boys · Feb 16, 2025

We’ve been better than most teams in xG save Norwich, Sheffield W and Leeds. Two of which are away games which is pretty normal for home teams to have higher xG generally.

We rode our luck yesterday because their keeper dropped an absolute clanger and fair play to Simms for getting in his way for the tap in.

Luck evens out over a 46 game league campaign and there times it’s fair to say we’re unlucky. We lost when we should’ve drew and drew when we should’ve won.

Deity · Feb 16, 2025

Mucca Mad Boys said:
We’ve been better than most teams in xG save Norwich, Sheffield W and Leeds. Two of which are away games which is pretty normal for home teams to have higher xG generally.

We rode our luck yesterday because their keeper dropped an absolute clanger and fair play to Simms for getting in his way for the tap in.

Luck evens out over a 46 game league campaign and there times it’s fair to say we’re unlucky. We lost when we should’ve drew and drew when we should’ve won.

We should have beaten Wednesday at our place and lost to a sucker punch when pressing for the winner.

clint van damme · Feb 16, 2025

shepardo01 said:
Bit of a sensationalist title - but think you know what I mean;

After the the last few seasons and some of the flair, going forwards, having players like Hamer, Vik, O'Hare, playing some exciting football and failing to get over the line....
Are we/could we manage to just grind/luck our way into the play-off and possibly beyond with this group of just not very exciting or real stand out performers after all that has gone before!?!

Or will we possibly be found out/have used up all our luck before the end of the season.

Discuss.....

At times its not been pretty, (though some games have been pretty good), but won't have that it's been lucky, we've got what we deserved.

nightowl1883 · Feb 16, 2025

skyblue_55 said:
I don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble , but have you considered an off spell of form , as Middlesbrough are going through now ?
We all want the play offs , but we still have big games to come , before Wembley again ?
CTID

We had our off form at the start of the season.

Yorkshire SB · Feb 16, 2025

I do think a lot depends on Sheaf and Wright. When on form, they’re our two best players. If they can raise the levels, then we’ve got a good chance.

bigfatronssba · Feb 16, 2025

Yorkshire SB said:
I do think a lot depends on Sheaf and Wright. When on form, they’re our two best players. If they can raise the levels, then we’ve got a good chance.

We don’t need to raise levels.

On current form we will comfortably make the playoffs.

We just need to maintain levels

Bernie Rhodes Nose · Feb 16, 2025

skyblue_55 said:
I don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble , but have you considered an off spell of form , as Middlesbrough are going through now ?
We all want the play offs , but we still have big games to come , before Wembley again ?
CTID

Wasn't the first half of this season "the mother of poor form?"

JSL · Feb 16, 2025

Calm down folks. We still need WBA or Blackburn to slip up and us to carry on as we are. It's a tall order

clint van damme · Feb 16, 2025

JSL said:
Calm down folks. We still need WBA or Blackburn to slip up and us to carry on as we are. It's a tall order

We don't, we've got to play Albion so it's in our hands.

Yorkshire SB · Feb 16, 2025

bigfatronssba said:
We don’t need to raise levels.

On current form we will comfortably make the playoffs.

We just need to maintain levels

To win the play offs, we need to play better than we did yesterday and midweek.

clint van damme · Feb 16, 2025

Yorkshire SB said:
To win the play offs, we need to play better than we did yesterday and midweek.

I think you're right. But we need to get their first.
I don't think many of us thought we would at the turn of the year so to be in the position we are is a great achievement.

One step at a time.

KenilworthSkyBlue · Feb 16, 2025

JSL said:
Calm down folks. We still need WBA or Blackburn to slip up and us to carry on as we are. It's a tall order

West Brom and Blackburn are in midtable form and have been for some time. That by definition is slipping up given their current standing.

Blackburn have picked up slightly in recent games but it remains to be seen whether they can keep it up.

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