SteveTreacle
Vital 1st Team Regular
I'd be surprised if it takes 79pts to make the playoffs. For the last 9 seasons, 74pts has been enough to make the playoffs (although the year before that it was 80pts).
Working backwards from 2 seasons ago (not counting last season due to it being cut short, the points total for the team finishing 6th was:
73, 71, 73, 74, 69, 74, 74, 73, 71
I reckon 75pts would see us make it. Trouble is that means 5 wins and 2 draws (or 6 wins) from our last 7 games.
And ideally we'd need to make sure we beat direct rivals like Blackpool and Oxford.
Agree. I think our playoff chance is outside at best. However, I was thinking with 7 games to go, we need to win 5 - including must wins v Blackpool and Oxford (anything less is double points lost effectively). We can probably afford one loss and a draw. I’d expect the loss to be against Posh away. And that would give us 74 points, so near your 75. Very, very tough, but if our firm holds, who knows?