8/1 To Get Promoted Automatically

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Much as it pains me to write it I have to admit that Sheffield Wed will probably take one of the automatic promotion spots, probably as Champions. Yes, we beat them early season when the league was settling down but they have only lost another two games since,

P32 W21 D8 L3 Pts71 GD +37 with a run of 20 matches unbeaten is some record so far. It would take a catastrophic last 14 games for them to fail with Forest Green, Cheltenham, Oxford, Lincoln, Accrington and Burton amongst the games to play

That leaves one place to claim between Plymouth, Ipswich, Bolton, Barnsley and Derby as things stand. I think some fans are still giddy after Saturday's win and are making emotional claims about automatic promotion in the excitement of the moment. Probably better waiting until there are about five games left before thinking of such a possibility.

It could well be a record points total for the team finishing third with the top six having a gulf in ability compared to what has been a very poor rest of the Third Division.