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Post by slowleftarmer on Apr 9, 2024 8:31:00 GMT
Boro can beat any team in the Championship.... the problem is they can also go out and lose to any team as well. We seem to play better against better opposition and struggle against those at the bottom.
Play offs only extend the seasons heartache by another few weeks, as we saw last year losing to Coventry in play off semi finals when we failed to score a goal from memory.
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Post by karma on Apr 9, 2024 9:06:57 GMT
It's what happens when you support a football team, you enjoy the good times all the more because they lose to a nothing team
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Post by newby on Apr 9, 2024 12:42:45 GMT
I suspect the play-off picture will be much clearer after the next two rounds of games.
Boro for instance travel to Hull on Wednesday and Ipswich on Saturday. I'd love to see them win those games, especially on Saturday, but if Norwich and West Brom both win their games it won't really matter in terms of them making the play-offs.
I haven't given up on automatic promotion yet, but I'm not banking on it for Leeds United.
Three poor performances in a row, despite only losing one of those, means the next two game, prior to travelling to the Riverside are what's important at the moment.
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Post by karma on Apr 10, 2024 7:00:17 GMT
I've taken my eye off the ball recently with Leeds United but following scores in other Leagues last night I saw they could only draw and at home. On the other hand they are still in the promotion race and in fact pushed Ipswich out of the second automatic promotion place. it can get harder for all teams to maintain form and fully fit players and I'm sure one or more of their immediate competitors can suffer a surprise result. I naturally hope Leeds can take one of the automatic places but the worst position is that Leeds will still be in the play-offs
I'm sure at the season outset, most supporters would have taken that.
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Post by newby on Apr 10, 2024 8:02:27 GMT
If it comes to the play-offs then you want to be a team in form making a late dash for it. Doncaster Rovers won their 7th game on the trot last night in League 2 for instance and it would be a great story if they snuck in the back door, made it to Wembley and won.
A Leeds United win at home to a poor Sunderland should have been routine last night but they are out of form and couldn't even get a shot in. Leicester losing was a bonus, but if Ipswich win tonight we are back in a play-off position.
Poor night for Huddersfield who threw away a lead and for Wednesday who needed more than a draw.
I was optimistic about FGR staying in the EFL but they suddenly look dead and buried. Difficult to get back in once you are out.
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Post by Capybara on Apr 10, 2024 8:53:53 GMT
I'm not seeing much about Harrogate Town in this thread. They won again last night and look likely to finish in the top half which is a decent achievement given they were among the favourites for relegation this season.
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Post by karma on Apr 10, 2024 9:11:30 GMT
I think Capybara, this will be Harrogate's best finish
EVER!
I always like to listen to the manager, Simon Weaver's, very good after-match interview, he's always brutally honest, especially when they lose. I know there are those who say "He should give a good interview, he's been doing the job for 15 years" said his dad and Harrogate Town owner Mr Weaver snr.
Seriously though he's done a good job , got the crowds up though they must have one of the smallest gates in the League. They certainly punch above their weight.
I was going to go to Guiseley last night to watch them home to Worksop, several leagues below Harrogate but the game was postponed due to waterlogged pitch. I nearly went to Harrogate at the last minute and although I've been before , I don't really have much affinity with the club so didn't go. Wish them well and more mentions on the forum ⚽️
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Post by newby on Apr 10, 2024 9:22:56 GMT
It's an open forum, bring Harrogate town up as often as you like. I think they have been very steady just lately and teams that don't get a mention are usually not in trouble.
I must admit I was surprised when they entered the EFL but they seem to be steadily growing into it. This must be their 4th or 5th season, perhaps next year they might surprise again with a tilt at League One.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Apr 10, 2024 12:09:59 GMT
I went a few weeks back to watch them lose 2-0 to the giants of Walsall. Nice atmosphere, very well run club, decent pint of Black Sheep and a fantastic pie. Quality of the football not that great but then its div 2!
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Post by Capybara on Apr 10, 2024 12:15:35 GMT
It's an open forum, bring Harrogate town up as often as you like. I wasn't complaining, I was observing.
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Post by newby on Apr 10, 2024 16:05:15 GMT
It's an open forum, bring Harrogate town up as often as you like. I wasn't complaining, I was observing. Never thought you were, the more teams we can cover the better. I like to keep the thread going, at least until the end of the season, but I admit to being a little obsessed with Leeds United. Just behind them it's the fortunes of any other Yorkshire team, plus West Brom and FGR, who are of interest to others.
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Post by karma on Apr 10, 2024 18:47:05 GMT
Boro can beat any team in the Championship.... the problem is they can also go out and lose to any team as well. We seem to play better against better opposition and struggle against those at the bottom. Play offs only extend the seasons heartache by another few weeks, as we saw last year losing to Coventry in play off semi finals when we failed to score a goal from memory. I've got used sometimes to sleeping badly. Sometimes to try to nod off I run though the names of Yorkshire's cricket squad in surname alphabetical order, try to remember teams in different football leagues. I'm already looking ahead, not just to the Cricket T20 World Cup (in June) but next season's footy and which Yorkshire team I think will be in a position to challenge for promotion from the Championship after Leeds get promoted 🏆 I've been mulling over this for the last couple of nights but I don't want a third!⏰️ At the moment I'm willing Leeds United to gain promotion, hopefully in the 1st or 2nd automatic place but if it has to be then by battling through the play-offs. I've enjoyed following some of Leeds games on my radio when I'm on the terraces elsewhere or reading reports of games and the good unbeaten run this year (now unbeaten only at home). I'm afraid I've next to no interest in the Premiership and though I wish Leeds a long and successful stay there for all the fans and the city of Leeds . I will have to switch my loyalty and allegiances to another Yorkshire team for success in the Championship next season . Sorry to West Brom , you're not Yorkshire Yorkshire born, Yorkshire bred. Strong int arm, Thick int 'ed. In the Championship Rotherham are already relegated and Sheffield Wednesday look like going the same way. Huddersfield might just hang on and Birmingham go down instead. In Division 1 the only Yorkshire team in tenuous contention for promotion is Barnsley but they'll also have to fight through the playoffs to make the Championship. That leaves Sheffield United coming down as bottom Premier League club and Middlesborough from Yorkshire. Hull too are Yorkshire even though by sleight of hand it's North Humberside .signposted I remember many decades years ago when Hull at their old ground had a fabulous team including Wagstaff and Butler but don't think their time is yet here again. Will Sheffield United have enough to bounce straight back up or will they continue their decline even though they'll have a shedload of money for re-building? Probably not . I think it's going to be Middlesborough because on their day they can beat any team in the division , they'll just have to reduce the number of games losing to any team in the division . They're not far off the playoffs this season and with a tighter defence next season ( with one or two good buys) It could be their 2025 season. Thanks if you got this far . I had to put it down so that I could think about something else and sleep ⚽️ 😴
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Post by donnylad on Apr 10, 2024 18:47:19 GMT
Newby said "If it comes to the play-offs then you want to be a team in form making a late dash for it. Doncaster Rovers won their 7th game on the trot last night in League 2 for instance and it would be a great story if they snuck in the back door, made it to Wembley and won."
Much as I am very chuffed with the Rovers current run .... I was also there when they won the Conference play off and got back into the League. Shredded ..... for about a month and then the day at Stoke .......
Much as I would like to see the above I don't know if I can cope with another experience like that.
Still .... RTID, WAFTR.
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Post by karma on Apr 10, 2024 19:19:46 GMT
I didn't realise donnylad, until Newby mentioned it that Rovers have won 7 games on the trot .That really is some achievement .I suppose it's not how you start the season but how you finish it that really matters.
Three years ago York city were in National League North. Started the season with a couple of heavy defeats at home and drifted along under a previous manager not really going anywhere, bouncing along the table bottom The manager left and the assistant manager (John Askey) didn't leave with him but was appointed temporary manager and then the appointment was made permanent .Results didn't really improve that month but eventually in the last third of the season they started to pick up .From mid-table until the end of the schedule season results went well until with practically the last kick in the last match York City just made it to a last qualifying place in the playoffs. Didn't lose another game and got promoted to the National League. Still can't believe it
Anything s possible and I wish you and the team every success and enjoyment .
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Post by donnylad on Apr 11, 2024 6:42:57 GMT
We've got Accrington, Barrow, Colchester and Gillingham = 12 possible points.
Currently - Barrow have +6 on us and are currently 6th place. The others are below us and Colchester are 23rd place.
Realistically we would need to win all 4 (with a couple of 4-0 scores for the goal diff) + Wimbledon Crawley and Walsall each having the yips to have a shout of a play-off place.
Our mid season dip came early and we have made up a lot of ground since January - 10 places - but I think I would rather finish on a high note, say last 10 games undefeated and winning most.
That will leave a fond memory of two for the start of next season when Chesterfield and Barnet come up (decent sides this year) and Carlisle plus any 3 from 6 come down.
Yes, I'll take the good end of season form this year rather than nerve shredding will we /won't we for the next few weeks.
RTID WAFTR
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