Can you imagine if we went up automatically on the last day?

Imagine how the few thousand will feel who’ve left on the 87th minute to get a good seat in the Smoggy Scholar
 
Rofesleg said:
Cooper joined Forest after only 8 games (I believe they had 4 points, not 1 btw). 9 points from the play-offs and 12 from fourth.

We had played 16 games when Carrick started - more than a third of the season had gone. We were also 9 points from the play-offs and 12 from third.

So very similar turn around needed but 8 games less in which to do it.
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They did, sorry, I forgot that they were managerless for their first win rather than it being Cooper in charge.

We were 8 points off 6th when he started.

But Cooper took over a team that had finished 17th the previous season and were expected to be mid-table at best that season to begin with.

Carrick took over a team that finished 7th and should have been in the play-offs but for Wilder's episode, and were strongly expected to be fighting for promotion again this season.
Wilder's abysmal start to the season derailed that, but nobody would have been surprised if you told them Middlesbrough would be in the play-offs after 38 games last July.
 
TeaCider said:
They did, sorry, I forgot that they were managerless for their first win rather than it being Cooper in charge.

We were 8 points off 6th when he started.

But Cooper took over a team that had finished 17th the previous season and were expected to be mid-table at best that season to begin with.

Carrick took over a team that finished 7th and should have been in the play-offs but for Wilder's episode, and were strongly expected to be fighting for promotion again this season.
Wilder's abysmal start to the season derailed that, but nobody would have been surprised if you told them Middlesbrough would be in the play-offs after 38 games last July.
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I think Carrick is a really good manager but we can’t underestimate how bad Chris Wilder was
 
TeaCider said:
But Cooper took over a team that had finished 17th the previous season and were expected to be mid-table at best that season to begin with.
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Actually, a lot of bookies had them as one of the favourites to finish top 6. Along with us.
 
Think I need to leave this forum until end of May. I can't let myself believe we can do it. My glass is half empty we will end up disappointed I feel.

Hope I am proved wrong obviously
 
It's likely to go down to the last day, and hopefully a brilliant day for us, just based on the fact that it's the day I need to travel back to work, so I'll miss it all :cautious:
 
Frozen Horse said:
Boro: 19 points in our last 8
SU: 13 points in their last 9

Repeat this form and we finish 3 points clear.
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As Mr Horse pointed out, form is key. There's a guy on YouTube (forget who though) who did those exact calculations as well as using the reverse fixtures. With the reverse fixtures it had Sheffield United finishing 12 clear of us which just shows the turnaround in form under Sir Michael.
One game at a time and all that, but if pushed I'd say we'd have it done before the last day.
 
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