Playoffs, your thoughts

Icy Gull · Feb 28, 2016

So assuming we don't make the top two but do enough to be in the playoffs, how would you feel about it?

Having had two terrible experiences in the playoffs recently I can't help feeling that we'd feck it up again.

Pre season we would have jumped at the playoffs at the end of the season but having led the league for so long and seeing the quality of the teams around us, 3 of whom would also be in the playoffs, I will not be looking at it as another great adventure.

Autos is definitely the way to go but we must be outsiders now?

Anyway a long winded way of asking, will you be really excited if we make the playoffs or would you be more worried than you were the last two times we got there? I know I expected to go on and win under Gus, I was nowhere near as confident under Oscar, I was just grateful to have got there, especially with the game at Forest. Now I am just looking at the teams around us and wondering if we can beat two of them over three games...

I guess I should just be delighted to make the playoffs, if we do :shrug:

It would be worse to not even make the playoffs though.

Hampster Gull · Feb 28, 2016

Brown pants time

Beach Hut · Feb 28, 2016

Play-offs are a total lottery now and we have failed badly twice but at some point we will get it right.

With a full squad, bar obviously Solly, we should be good enough to get over the line and at least make the final.

Mr Bridger · Feb 28, 2016

Whatever happens were at the business in of the table, strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.

Notters · Feb 28, 2016

Based on form we should finish second. Not sure if that makes us outsiders?

Icy Gull · Feb 28, 2016

Mr Bridger said:
Whatever happens were at the business in of the table, strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.

I totally accept that is how I should feel, but....

Blue Valkyrie · Feb 28, 2016

We have pretty much no chance in the playoffs.

3 playoff failures, and 1 very lucky success.

We don't have it in our DNA I'm afraid.

Top 2, or Championship again next season.

Icy Gull · Feb 28, 2016

Blue Valkyrie said:
We have pretty much no chance in the playoffs.

3 playoff failures, and 1 very lucky success.

We don't have it in our DNA I'm afraid.

Top 2, or Championship again next season.

This is not a good way to feel, but sadly I am with you :down:

Prince Monolulu · Feb 28, 2016

Lottery. Total lottery. Be nice to give it a go though. In it to win it as Camelot might say.

sir albion · Feb 28, 2016

If we stick to 4-4-2 we'd have a fab chance,but if hooton goes cautious and plays 3 in the middle we would fack it up

Long way to go and reaching the playoffs is a great achievement anyway.

Barry Izbak · Feb 28, 2016

Don't you think that the other teams who are likely to be in the playoffs are actually more worried about us than in previous years.
We've got a he'll of a squad now. And a real proper experienced manager.

I'm not sure how I'll cope with playoffs.
I'm on fire when we win, but I am a terrible loser, real miserable git.
Don't even want to think about it.

Gazwag · Feb 28, 2016

With the teams likely to be there our away leg will be a long journey for the fans.

Stat Brother · Feb 28, 2016

We're not out of relegation danger, yet.

Kalimantan Gull · Feb 28, 2016

Its our year

Peter Grummit · Feb 28, 2016

Blue Valkyrie said:
We have pretty much no chance in the playoffs.

3 playoff failures, and 1 very lucky success.

We don't have it in our DNA I'm afraid.

Top 2, or Championship again next season.

Logic failure.

Ceteris paribus, we have a 1 in 4 chance of progressing through the playoffs. Our history backs this up. Mental strength is more important in the playoffs. I think this Albion team is mentally stronger, with more leaders than either of Gus's or Oscar's.

A someone else, says, strap yourself in, support the team and enjoy the ride.

PG

throbinson · Feb 28, 2016

Different manager, better stronger squad, if we don't make top 2 then I fancy us to get to Wembley in the playoffs then anything can happen

CorgiRegisteredFriend · Feb 28, 2016

For the first time this season I looked up the date for the play off final and put it in my phone. I think we will make it that far having finished 4th.

BensGrandad · Feb 28, 2016

I do not believe it will be down to play offs for promotion as I think we will be in the top 2 but if it is I am sure we will fare better under Hughton than we did under previous managers.

Drebin · Feb 28, 2016

Mr Bridger said:
Whatever happens were at the business in of the table, strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.

This. As discussed on the other thread about being in the pl, being in the championship and winning games is for some more fun than scraping results in the pl and being in the play offs means every game being a must win all the way to the end.

So as mr badger says enjoy the ride. We'll either end up with amazing success or another year to enjoy the championship and hopefully being knocking on the door again in 12 months time.

el punal · Feb 28, 2016

Of the top five clubs I would imagine we are under the least amount of pressure. Reasons? At the start of the season a lot of pundits had us down as relegation fodder, and many a positive Albion fan thought that a comfortable mid-table finish would be good. On that basis we have over achieved enormously, so well done Chris and the boys.

As for our rivals? Middlesbrough and Derby have spent shed loads of money. So financially they will be desperate to recoup that outlay by being promoted. Both clubs "choked" last season so that's another turn of the screw for them to gain success.
Hull and Burnley? Having been relegated from the Premier League last season both will have retained most of their squad and should be in a strong enough position to gain an early return. But that's where the pressure is - expectation. Have a couple of poor results and the confidence could go.

Putting on my realist hat on? I would be very disappointed if we didn't make the play-offs and, barring a complete slump in form, we should be okay. From there on in, as many have stated, it will be a lottery. Third time lucky, maybe?

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