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[swaledale]

I dont doubt that McClaren aims to be in the automatic promotion place, but only a fool would set himself up for a fall.

Top 6 will do nicely Up the Rams!!

[dcfcdavecov]

Maybe hes looking at the deeper analysis and realises that our form against fellow challengers is desperate and over the period of a season we cant even afford to lose any form against lower league opposition to even maintain the position we are in now!!!


Its quite simple but I think you will find that expectation within the club are based on much more than overzealous emotion!

I'm sorry, but what?

Yes we can. We need to go at Clough form (just over a point a game)

We don't even have to go at the form we have showed against Wigan, Leicester, Brighton, Blackburn and Yeovil. (7 points from 5).

The only option for me is to go for it. The stats show we are almost certain to be in the play-offs anyway.

[Ramondo]

Personally, I think that a top 2 finish is beyond us. Leicester are pretty much dead certs for one of those places and between us, QPR, Burnley and Forest I think we are in the lower half of that group. I can see Forest and QPR slugging it out come the end of the season for the other automatic place.

In fact, I actually hope that Forest do take that other spot. Seriously. Then there can be no chance of meeting the ****ers in the playoffs!

Regarding what form is needed to secure a top six finish, we are in such a strong position at the minute that although play offs are by no means a certainty, in reality we probably only need maybe 7 wins and a few draws from the remaining 18 matches, which is upper end of mid table form - something we've been capable of for the past couple of seasons. So I don't think play offs are over optimistic but top 2 is.

[triz]

Top 2 is way beyond us, and tbh i think if we make the playoffs we wont get out the semi's but that'd still be a good season for me.