Diego
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Think with the players they signed in January they should have been nailed on to make the play-offs, never mind trying to sneak in on the last day.
I’d agree with that tbf
Think with the players they signed in January they should have been nailed on to make the play-offs, never mind trying to sneak in on the last day.
At last, some sensible analysis. It won't stop somebody posting next year that "there's always a team that comes from nowhere to win the playoffs".The last 15 play-off winners
2023 - Luton - 3rd - 80 Points
2022 - Nottingham Forest - 4th - 80 Points
2021 - Brentford - 3rd - 87 Points
2020 - Fulham - 4th - 81 Points
2019 - Aston Villa - 5th - 76 Points
2018 - Fulham - 3rd - 81 Points
2017 - Huddersfield - 5th - 81 Points
2016 - Hull - 4th - 83 Points
2015 - Norwich - 3rd - 86 Points
2014 - QPR - 4th - 80 Points
2013 - Crystal Palace - 5th - 72 Points
2012 - West Ham - 3rd - 86 Points
2011 - Swansea - 3rd - 80 Points
2010 - Blackpool - 6th - 70 Points
2009 - Burnley - 5th - 76 Points
3rd Place - 6
4th Place - 4
5th Place - 4
6th Place - 1
Average Points Total - 79.9 (11 play-off winner out of the last 15 achieved a minimum of 80 points). That is the minimum standard we should be aiming for to give us a realistic chance of promotion. A team scraping into 6th hasn't gained promotion for 14 years. 9 out of the last 10 play-off winners achieved 80+ points during the season and 8 out of 10 of them finished in the top 4.
Ah but you are forgetting that the less frequently it happens the more likely it is to happen next time!At last, some sensible analysis. It won't stop somebody posting next year that "there's always a team that comes from nowhere to win the playoffs".
No, there isn't. It's most likely the teams in 3rd and 4th that will be promoted.
More chance of Lord Lucan turning up and riding Shergar to victory in next years DerbyTo do so, one of three things needs to happen:
Norwich lose and Hull City win but overturn a goal difference deficit of 7
West Brom Draw and Hull City win but overturn a goal difference deficit of 11
West Brom lose and Hull City win, goal difference is irrelevant
I think they've - just - left it too late, excellent game v Ipswich..To do so, one of three things needs to happen:
Norwich lose and Hull City win but overturn a goal difference deficit of 7
West Brom Draw and Hull City win but overturn a goal difference deficit of 11
West Brom lose and Hull City win, goal difference is irrelevant
Thats true - West Brom are 20th from the last 6 matches. Clearly something is wrong. However conversely Preston are 23rd in the last 6 matches and lost their last 4.I could see a Hull win and a West Brom loss. West Brom have lost their last 3, Hull unbeaten in 6.