Of course it would. But despite this, we have every chance of making the play offs. Wins at Wednesday and home to Middlesbrough, and it's our to lose. And that may very well happen.
No they're not. The fact that it has happened more often does not make it more likely to happen. If Wigan finish 4th, they will be three times as likely to win the play offs than us. Or something.
Of course it does. You chose to interpret the thread title in a different way - which you could only have done if you read it in isolation, ignoring the contents of the OP and the title above the poll.
In this instance, your pedantry has failed.
If we get to the play offs, we've got as much chance as anyone else. It's a complete lottery, and little to do with who is the best team (as evidenced in2013).