Can we catch Sheff Utd?

Best not to think about it and concentrate on maintaining form and securing the playoff place. Do that and good things might come to pass. I'm sure Carrick won't be heaping pressure on them by targeting 2nd.
 
It's obviously very unlikely but IF we win at their place and can close the gap to something like 6 or 7 points fairly quickly, then pressure might just start to tell.

As said above, it's sometimes easier to chase than be chased. We have nothing to lose on that front. Whereas on some level it's probably fair to say a few of their players are pretty much already planning what to spend their promotion bonus on.

They're not expecting a battle for automatic, so if you can draw them into one it's going to be a hell of a mindset change for them. Suddenly every game becomes a bit more of a nervy affair for them.
We can only run our race..

If they lose it doesn’t mean that we win. They are averaging 2 points per game and are set for a 92 point finish.. if we win all our remaining games we finish on 96 points

That would be done turn around! Record breaking, film worthy!!

Most points earned in a season (3 for a win)– 94 in 46 matches, Third Division, 1986-1987

Longest sequence of League wins – 9
in the Second Division, 1973–74

20 wins in a row gets us to 96 points!!

We’re currently averaging 2.4 points per game (from the last 10) 86 point finish would be phenomenal and normally enough for automatic promotion.. without the 16 game handicap our previous manager bestowed upon us.. we would be top 2.

The playofffs were an impossible dream.. let’s just run our own race.
 
If we beat them to 2nd place, I know this is childish, but man would I love to see Wilder's face after that nonsense Sky Sports interview where he didn't even predict us to finish top 6.
Ah, but he did leave the side in a good place for Carrick though...
 
If they lose it doesn’t mean that we win. They are averaging 2 points per game and are set for a 92 point finish.. if we win all our remaining games we finish on 96 points

That would be done turn around! Record breaking, film worthy!!
They are averaging 2 points per game at the moment but that's not to say it continues, that form could dip with the right pressure from us.
 
If we beat them to 2nd place, I know this is childish, but man would I love to see Wilder's face after that nonsense Sky Sports interview where he didn't even predict us to finish top 6.
Which interview? Have you got a link? Not being funny, would just be interested to watch it.
 
It was during punditry for live game, Gazette did a peice on it..

Where were we in the league at that time? The teams he predicted to make the top six were probably the top six or seven at the time. Maybe not Coventry but they’re sort of perpetual dark horses under Robins. Ask any pundit now and they’d be saying Boro.

Who would’ve been predicting Huddersfield or Blackpool to go down in October?
 
Where were we in the league at that time? The teams he predicted to make the top six were probably the top six or seven at the time. Maybe not Coventry but they’re sort of perpetual dark horses under Robins. Ask any pundit now and they’d be saying Boro.

Who would’ve been predicting Huddersfield or Blackpool to go down in October?
Yeah im not arguing, you just asked where he said it so I provided a link. Still, it was only a couple of months after he was sacked, I wouldn't be surprised if he was a little salty and it influenced his choices.

Coventry did seem to be flying at the time tbf and had games in hand. Look to be falling away a bit now though.
 
Next 4 weeks:

7th Feb Sheff Utd vs Wrexham (FA Cup)
11th Feb Cardiff vs Boro / Sheff Utd vs Swansea
15th Feb Sheff Utd vs Boro
18th Feb Boro vs QPR / Millwall vs Sheff Utd
25th Feb West Brom vs Boro / Sheff Utd vs Watford
1st Mar (potentially) Sheff Utd vs Spurs (FA Cup)
4th Mar Boro vs Reading / Blackburn vs Sheff Utd

I can see Sheff Utd dropping 2 points against Swansea, so the gap could be 8 when we play. If we beat them that game, then it drops to 5 and it will be real brown pants time for Sheff Utd with a very tough run of games.
 
Yeah im not arguing, you just asked where he said it so I provided a link. Still, it was only a couple of months after he was sacked, I wouldn't be surprised if he was a little salty and it influenced his choices.

Coventry did seem to be flying at the time tbf and had games in hand. Look to be falling away a bit now though.
I think Coventry may come again TBH. They have a top quality striker and if they get it right they could quite easily string 3 or 4 wins together. Much like us with Chuba I suppose.

I wasn’t having a dog at anyone by the way, I just thought people having a sly one at Wilder for not tipping us for the playoffs when asked in December was a little OTT. Not many of us would’ve had us down for the top six, let’s be honest.
 
Also I’m absolutely loving Carrick’s Boro. I just don’t see the need to drill down into every single syllable that came or comes out of Wilder’s mouth to use it against him.

We had a really good run under him but it petered out. We move on. He wasn’t the right fit for us. It looks and feels like Carrick might be the man for Boro. I’m loving it, things feel aligned and on point. Long may it continue.
 
11th Feb Cardiff vs Boro / Sheff Utd vs Swansea
15th Feb Sheff Utd vs Boro

We will have a clue by this point. Two Boro losses and it's playoffs at best (16 points behind). Two wins (coupled with Sheff Utd not beating Swansea) and the Blades will be feeling the pressure
(we would only be 4 or 5 points behind with a long way to go if this happened!)
 
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Yeah im not arguing, you just asked where he said it so I provided a link. Still, it was only a couple of months after he was sacked, I wouldn't be surprised if he was a little salty and it influenced his choices.

Coventry did seem to be flying at the time tbf and had games in hand. Look to be falling away a bit now though.
The article says we were 3 points off the playoffs at that time.

Tbf could you really imagine Wilder saying "I think Boro will get in there?" That would be tantamount to him saying "And I was $hit."
 
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