MY VIEW: DON’T GIVE UP - NOT YET : We are still in the

My View:


DON’T GIVE UP - NOT YET :


We are still in the mix for the play-offs.

Realistically - Reading , Bournemouth and US are chasing 6th spot .... with Bournemouth in pole position because they have the easiest run-in and a game in hand (versus Huddersfield) when compared to us and Reading.


Reading have the toughest run of the three with one crucial game against US.




In very simplistic terms :

(1) Bournemouth have 2 very difficult , 2 tough and 4 easy(ish) games .

(2) Reading have 4 very difficult , 1 tough and 2 easy(ish) games.

(3) Cardiff have 2 very difficult , 1 tough and 4 easy(ish) games.


My mind tells me we will miss out and finish 7th - but my heart , wish and ...... with some luck - we could finish 6th. While I am not discounting the possibility of Barnsley slipping or Middlesbrough rallying - I am keeping them out - at least for now.

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Annis don’t get me wrong I’m not throwing in the towel but I can’t see city making the play offs we will finish quiet comfortably which I said on message board a few times in the last few weeks at this stage in the season this is when you need a good run but losing yesterday I think might have put a end to our chances beating Swansea to weeks ago was fantastic and I’ll settle for that and finishing the season comfortably if it happens it happens if it don’t I want be to dispondent

The theory is correct but it falls down due to the fact that we don't look capable of winning even easy game. The last easy games we had were against Stoke Huddersfield and Nottingham Forest and not only did we fail to win any of them we could not even score a goal against all three. McCarthy will need to generate another miraculous turn round in form to turn things round and it doesn't look remotely like happening.

Think a lot of people would be happy if we actually scored more than one goal in a match at the moment never mind make the playoffs. We need to forget about this not given up hope of the playoffs yet and make the remaining games about preparation for next season. Would like to see Cowill Kireon Evans and Watters given an extended run out if they are not good enough so be it but let's try something different. The team he is playing now looks tired and going through the motions. To be honest until the last ten minutes when he made some too late subsitutions we looked like we could play for hours without scoring unless Flint headed one in from a corner or long throw.

Commend the optimism but we’re done. Too many injuries & not enough quality in central midfield.

I’d like to see McCarthy give some more game time to the youth as I’m sure they’ll be as good as if not better than some first teamers.

Theres enough history to show anything is possible to see it's not over until it is not possible to reach 6th place points wise....Who would have thought forest would have missed out last season? Which proves no matter how unlikely it is city are still in with a chance.

Applaud your optimisation Annis, but thought after Stoke result we would struggle and now after Forest think it's a bit too far but until the maths don't add up you never know !!!

Would say if it reaches that stage think MM should blood a few youngsters to see what we got for a good push next time

Based on yesterday if we snuck into the playoffs it would be like the year we got in under Malky. No confidence of winning them.

Applaud your optimisation Annis, but thought after Stoke result we would struggle and now after Forest think it's a bit too far but until the maths don't add up you never know !!!

Would say if it reaches that stage think MM should blood a few youngsters to see what we got for a good push next time

Good post, JulesK and cannot disagree

Hopefully, Magic Mick will get the team back on track for Monday and for a game we are more than capable of winning. As the saying goes, it ain't over until the rather obese (gender neutral) person sings and our squad is as strong as any of those around us going over the final hurdle...

C'mon you Bluebirds....!

Rightly so Annis, if we can go up, ok we may not be the strongest side, but..we will have a go and it bring more money to go again and rebuild in certain areas, it feels a different place now, I wasn't for Neil Harris I was hoping he was going to prove me wrong, he did for a couple of weeks that was it, but Mick McCarthy seems different he needs to get them back on track asap.

I chuck them out there now and again Chris

Shame we haven't got in top 6 and stayed there as definitely no one to fear there.

We always seem to play poor after the international break. Mick said we were poor first half. Clearly there was a lack of thought in the period they were off. In the time off we should have tried to address the poor passing and ball retention. Also Mick should have worked on a system without Moore playing.

Commend the optimism but we’re done. Too many injuries & not enough quality in central midfield.

I’d like to see McCarthy give some more game time to the youth as I’m sure they’ll be as good as if not better than some first teamers.

sorry mate but a big part of the reason we lost yesterday and have began to struggle is because of key players missing and being replaced by inexperience... we need to go further down that road like we need a hole in the head....

Commend the optimism but we’re done. Too many injuries & not enough quality in central midfield.

I’d like to see McCarthy give some more game time to the youth as I’m sure they’ll be as good as if not better than some first teamers.

sorry mate but a big part of the reason we lost yesterday and have began to struggle is because of key players missing and being replaced by inexperience... we need to go further down that road like we need a hole in the head....

Agreed. Joe Bennett, Perry NG, Sean Morrison, Joel Bagan & Tutu have been missed and that’s just to name a few.

Remember Nottingham Forest last season,going for a top two place and in the end failed to get a top six place on goal difference .
Anything can happen,just seems we are running out of steam if someone slips up.

Remember Nottingham Forest last season,going for a top two place and in the end failed to get a top six place on goal difference .
Anything can happen,just seems we are running out of steam if someone slips up.

this time last year we were in the play off spots on 60 points ,1 point behind forest and 4 ahead of Swansea who were 10th on 56 points... its not impossible but we need to start winning sharpish..

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