How many points for the play-offs?

[MVBoro]

Just looked at the table now and think 73 (two more wins) will definitely get you there. We should do that (big disappointment if not). However 71 might just do it as well.
Main thing is to get back playing well and being confident going into them. Looking at the last few games, Huddersfield was a poor 25 minutes, Stoke and Burnley were tight games which we couldn't dominate and we were excellent against Preston.
Hopefully we will get the two wins quickly this week.

 

[Maccarone]

73

 

[Borokian1876]

We will finish on 78

 

[Maccarone]

Couple more wins and we are good

 

[Frozen Horse]

73

I agree that would be enough for us. Do that and it would require:
Millwall to get 12 from 6
AND
Blackburn to get 12 from 6
AND
Norwich to get 14 from 6

to keep us out of the playoffs. Each is possible individually, but I can't see all 3 happening.

Of course the likes of Preston could get involved, but it's even tougher for them.

 

[Maccarone]

We will be good for the play offs,blip over and firing on all cylinders again

 

[asredastheycome]

3 is the magic number

 

[Maccarone]

3 points,sounds like the Wembley chant.

 

[LeeMiller]

75

 

[Ironops]

Biggest factor in play off success is finishing 3 and form going into them - historically the team finishing 3rd has won them most and team in best form is next factor.

At present Luton are both

 

[LeeMiller]

Biggest factor in play off success is finishing 3 and form going into them - historically the team finishing 3rd has won them most and team in best form is next factor.

At present Luton are both

Good points but playoffs are in May, not early April. Form is temporary, being crap at Wembley is permanent!

UTB

 

[Jedi boro]

Win today we’re 8 clear with 5 to go

I think 2/3 will be enough

 

[Maccarone]

We will end the Wembley hoodoo, we have to at some point, no time like the end of May 2023 go down in Boro folklore, I was there when Boro won at Wembley, so say 100,000 plus Boro fan's in years to come.
C'mon Boro, we BELIEVE

 

[Ipad1977]

I agree that would be enough for us. Do that and it would require:
Millwall to get 12 from 6
AND
Blackburn to get 12 from 6
AND
Norwich to get 14 from 6

to keep us out of the playoffs. Each is possible individually, but I can't see all 3 happening.

Of course the likes of Preston could get involved, but it's even tougher for them.

I'd agree with all of this, for the reasons you've given about combinations required.

However I'd say for US 72 points will probably be enough, owing to the fact that those sides are less likely to top our GD.

 

[TeaCider]

We play Norwich on Friday.

Millwall play Preston on Saturday.

A huge pair of games.

If we draw with Norwich, the gap will be a minimum of 6 points with 4 games to go.

If we win, and there's not a draw in the other game, it could be as big as a 9 point gap, we'd need 1 more win from 4 games to effectively confirm the play-offs because of our hugely better goal difference

 

[Starbuck]

4 points will do it but we really want to go into playoffs on back of 5 game winning streak having demolished Luton away

 

[Frozen Horse]

I'm not suggesting we should go for anything except the win on Friday, but a draw would leave Norwich needing to gain 8 points on us in 4 games to overtake us. Probably more chance of us overtaking Sheff Utd.

As has been said before, I'd prefer not to play Norwich in the playoffs, so lets do all we can to reduce their chances.

 

[Davey_C]

Here's one I prepared earlier .... pick the bones out of this

** When third bottom of the 1st Division took part in the play-offs

3rd place 13 (including Notts Co. 4th place when 3 teams went up automatically
4th place 7 (including Bolton who finished 3rd but only 1 team was automatically promoted ... guess who haha)
5th place 9
6th place 6 (including Sunderland but Swindon technically won the play-offs)

36 seasons the play-offs have now taken place ... wow

Blackpool were the last team to gain promotion from the 6th spot with 70 points (the lowest) in 2009/10 if you don't include Charlton staying up by winning the play-offs

How poor was the Championship in 2007/08 when 81 points won WBA the league compared with Reading's 106 in 2005/06

2021/22

2020/21

2019/20

2018/19

2017/18

FULHAM 90	NORWICH 97	LEEDS 93	NORWICH 94	WOLVES 99
BOURNMTH 88	WATFORD 91	WBA 83	SHEFF U 89	CARDIFF 90
HUDDS 82	BRENTFORD 87	BRENTFORD 81	LEEDS 83	FULHAM 88
NOTTS F 80	SWANSEA 80	FULHAM 81	WBA 80	ASTON VILLA 83
SHEFF U 75	BARNSLEY 78	CARDIFF 73	ASTON VILLA 76	MIDDLESBRO 76
LUTON 75	BOURNMTH 77	SWANSEA 70	DERBY 74	DERBY 75
MIDDLESBRO 70	READING 70	NOTTS F 70	MIDDLESBRO 73	PRESTON 73

2016/17

2015/16

2014/15

2013/14

2012/13

NEWCASTLE 94	BURNLEY 93	BOURNMTH 90	LEICESTER 102	CARDIFF 87
BRIGHTON 93	MIDDLESBRO 89	WATFORD 89	BURNLEY 93	HULL 79
READING 85	BRIGHTON 89	NORWICH 86	DERBY 85	WATFORD 77
SHEFF W 81	HULL 83	MIDDLESBRO 85	QPR 80	BRIGHTON 75
HUDDS 81	DERBY 78	BRENTFORD 78	WIGAN 73	C PALACE 72
FULHAM 80	SHEFF W 74	IPSWICH 78	BRIGHTON 72	LEICESTER 68
LEEDS 75	IPSWICH 69	WOLVES 78	READING 71	BOLTON 68

2011/12

2010/11

2009/10

2008/09

2007/08

READING 89	QPR 88	NEWCASTLE 102	WOLVES 90	WBA 81
STHAMPTON 88	NORWICH 84	WBA 91	BIRMINGHAM 83	STOKE 79
WEST HAM 86	SWANSEA 80	NOTTS F 79	SHEFF U 80	HULL 75
BIRMINGHAM 76	CARDIFF 80	CARDIFF 76	READING 77	BRISTOL C 74
BLACKPOOL 75	READING 77	LEICESTER 76	BURNLEY 76	C PALACE 71
CARDIFF 75	NOTTS F 75	BLACKPOOL 70	PRESTON 74	WATFORD 70
MIDDLESBRO 70	LEEDS 72	SWANSEA 69	CARDIFF 74	WOLVES 70

2006/07

2005/06

2004/05

2003/04

2002/03

SLAND 88	READING 106	SLAND 94	NORWICH 94	PORTSMOUTH 98
BIRMINGHAM 86	SHEFF U 90	WIGAN 87	WBA 86	LEICESTER 92
DERBY 84	WATFORD 81	IPSWICH 85	SLAND 79	SHEFF U 80
WBA 76	PRESTON 80	DERBY 76	WEST HAM 74	READING 79
WOLVES 76	LEEDS 78	PRESTON 75	IPSWICH 73	WOLVES 76
STHAMPTON 75	C PALACE 75	WEST HAM 73	C PALACE 73	NOTTS F 74
PRESTON 74	WOLVES 67	READING 70	WIGAN 71	IPSWICH 70

2001/02

2000/01

1999/00

1998/99

1997/98

MAN CITY 99	FULHAM 101	CHARLTON 91	SLAND 105	NOTTS F 94
WBA 89	BLACKBURN 91	MAN CITY 89	BRADFORD 87	MIDDLESBRO 91
WOLVES 86	BOLTON 87	IPSWICH 87	IPSWICH 86	SLAND 90
MILLWALL 77	PRESTON 78	BARNSLEY 82	BIRMINGHAM 81	CHARLTON 88
BIRMINGHAM 76	BIRMINGHAM 78	BIRMINGHAM 77	WATFORD 77	IPSWICH 83
NORWICH 75	WBA 74	BOLTON 76	BOLTON 76	SHEFF U 74
BURNLEY 75	BURNLEY 72	WOLVES 74	WOLVES 73	BIRMINGHAM 74

1996/97

1995/96

1994/95 (22)

1993/94 (22)

1992/93 (22)

BOLTON 98	SLAND 83		C PALACE 90	NEWCASTLE 96
BARNSLEY 80	DERBY 79	MIDDLESBRO 82	NOTTS F 83	WEST HAM 88
WOLVES 76	C PALACE 75	READING 79	MILLWALL 74	PORTSMOUTH 88
IPSWICH 74	STOKE 73	BOLTON 77	LEICESTER 73	TRANMERE 79
SHEFF U 73	LEICESTER 71	WOLVES 76	TRANMERE 72	SWINDON 76
C PALACE 71	CHARLTON 71	TRANMERE 76	DERBY 71	LEICESTER 76
PORTSMOUTH 68	IPSWICH 69	BARNSLEY 72	NOTTS C 68	MILLWALL 70

1991/92 (22)

1990/91 (20)

1989/90 (20)

1988/89 (20)

1987/88 (21)

	OLDHAM 88
IPSWICH 84	WEST HAM 87	LEEDS 85	CHELSEA 99	MILLWALL 82
MIDDLESBRO 80	SHEFF W 82	SHEFF U 85	MAN CITY 82	ASTON VILLA 78
DERBY 78	NOTTS C 80	NEWCASTLE 80	C PALACE 81	MIDDLESBRO 78
LEICESTER 77	MILLWALL 73	SWINDON 74	WATFORD 78	BRADFORD 77
CAMBRIDGE 74	BRIGHTON 70	BLACKBURN 74	BLACKBURN 77	BLACKBURN 77
BLACKBURN 74	MIDDLESBRO 69	SLAND * 74	SWINDON 76	CHELSEA **
CHARLTON 71	BARNSLEY 69	WEST HAM 72	BARNSLEY 74	C PALACE 75

1986/87 (22)

DERBY 84

PORTSMOUTH 78

OLDHAM 75

LEEDS 68

IPSWICH 64

CHARLTON **

C PALACE 62