Well, on the face of it, quite a bit. We’re no longer in charge of our own destiny (autos). We’re 2 points behind Leicester and they’ve also got a game in hand, plus we’re 1 point behind Ipswich … and we’ve only got 5 games left. Coupled with that, the majority of the team seems shot; the international break destroyed most of our players, and Paddy has chosen this time of all times to have his latest melt-down.
However, listening carefully to Daniel Farke’s post-match presser, there’s an important reason to be optimistic about our chances for autos. He admitted that we weren’t at our best and that he wanted the team to self-reflect on this defeat. Critically, he said he didn't want to take this pain away from his team.
That gives us a chance. To use this disappointment, lick our wounds and get ready for the next game, albeit only a little over 48 hours away.
Let’s stay positive. We’ve got 2 home games coming up now at Fortress Elland Road. Win both of those and we’ll be back in with a great chance for autos.
Marching On, Together.
So, what’s the damage then?
posted on 7/4/24
Hopefully it works as a reset for this team. 2 great fixtures to put it right at home now.
My optimism comes from Ipswich’s fixtures. They obviously had that amazing start to the season but when they stumbled over Christmas and won 1 in 9, they had a tough run of fixtures. They railed and went on a great run again but other than Southampton they faced the worst teams in the league and still needed lots of luck to win those with plenty of last minute winners.
They’ve got Watford, Boro, Hull (a) Coventry (a) Huddersfield. They aren’t going to win all those, there are some dropped points there. Leicester I think probably go on to win it now but they do have Southampton and West Brom to play.
Win the next two and see where that leaves us.
posted on 7/4/24
Absolutely Best👍 . Going up as Champions is now (obvs) Leicester’s to lose, but Ipswich are defo in our sights.
posted on 7/4/24
It wasn’t in our hands before the games yesterday neither.
posted on 7/4/24
If we win our remaining games we will go up in autos.
That's all I boils down to.
The same is true of both Ipswich and Leicester.
For the last five games it's more of a case of who will slip up more and that team will end up in the playoffs
posted on 7/4/24
Kebab, Matty 👍
posted on 7/4/24
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 3 hours, 36 minutes ago
It wasn’t in our hands before the games yesterday neither.
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A win would have put us in the drivers seat for autos with pesky Ipswich losing.
Now we're back to needing others to lose.
I honestly thought we could win the run in but Coventry was always going to be though.
Just have to dig in again.
posted on 7/4/24
My take is the team desperately needs a fresh spark up front to give it that extra injection of pace, strength and more accurate finishing ability and by doing that I think we will get automatic promotion, not bothered who with or if we finish champions or not, just get 4 more wins I think and we'll be home and hosed.
posted on 9/4/24
don't think we should panic too much,
if I thought Ipswich and Leicester will win every game I'd be worried, can't see it happening.
even now not really must wins, more so, must better Ipswich and Leicester results..
no panic stations just yet
posted on 9/4/24
is the team desperately needs a fresh spark up front to give it that extra injection of pace
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not sure on that Dave tbf... a team wins 12, draws 2, losses one from the last 15 games, what 42 points from possible 45?? and you;re saying 'we need something different'... doesn't sit well tbh.
lets not be changing too much.
lets hope Farke gets the changes, if any needed correctly