RevidgeBlue

I keep mentioning this, everyone is automatically assuming they'll always put in the bare minimum to keep us afloat if required - that MIGHT well be the case, but I'm assuming that's yet to be tested as we're probably still surviving on the proceeds of recent sales. The day of reckoning is likely to be pushed back a bit further as well if there's a fire sale of higher earners in the summer and/or a sell on bonus from Adam Wharton in the next 18 months or so. How much rosier the outlook would be if there was a minor miracle Saturday and in the play offs.

Id imagine we'll lose Dolan who has scored seven goals this season and renew the contract of Hedges who's scored seven in four seasons at the Club. The wrong decision in both instances. To the oft repeated tune of "We did all we could".

Come off it John, If the numbers sold at that point weren't discussed at the meeting then you're not breaching any confidences or etiquette by saying that. As posted above, KHod said some time ago the number sold at that point WAS revealed to the Forum. Which is it?

So that's directly contrary to what 02g is now saying. I tend to believe you rather than him on this, would you care to elaborate on what was said?

Why not say that then as opposed to deliberately keeping everyone hanging in suspense?

I have this nagging thought that we'll do our bit, Coventry wont win, but Preston and Burnley will somehow contrive to win and lose respectively and sink us. Shades of 1980 when "On that famous Saturday Preston fucked it up" as the song went. Like you say, all we can do is win our game and see what happens. It's never ideal when it's not in your own hands but it's a miracle we still have a slight chance after the run we went on.

Tonight's result whilst very satisfying is probably irrelevant as I can't see Bristol City not beating Preston. I think we have to hope we win, and you'd expect Burnley to beat Millwall in which case it then boils down to Coventry not beating Boro.

They should put a big screen up at Ewood.

Probably. That happened two years ago at Millwall. When it was too late it was almost like a case in the second half of "It's OK, we can win the game now!"

If we don't make it he's failed quite badly in my book. He had one job to do and by his own admission that was to maintain our status in the play off positions. If we do make it then I'd say he'd done the job you'd have hoped he would have done. If we did make it and somehow went up then I'd say he'd widely surpassed expectations. Whatever happens it's looking a bit more promising for next season than it did four or five games ago.

(Tin hat on) Conversely, if we miss out, it could be argued that we didn't really need to do all that much to guarantee the play offs. 14 points from 11 games so far. 17 from 12 would still be a fairly ordinary return. We've come a long way from me thinking we wouldn't win a game under him this season though. (Half time v Sheff Wed.)

Fair play, vital win. Still don't think for a minute it will come to anything but as Tom says, nice to still be involved on the last day.

Yeah, right.

Preston only ahead of Luton on goal difference now.

Lot to thank the much maligned Dolan for if we do somehow scrape in.

Typical.

Millwall 1 up

Playing with no urgency at all according to the Sky reporter? Edit: Now Batth one ruled out for offside.

That'll do.

Get the fuck in.

Luton hit the woodwork twice now - think we know what's coming next.

That patently hasn't always been the case, they didn't "have" to spend £12m on Gallagher and Brereton. Irrelevant to the discussion today though.

Spot on den.

Agreed. It was a tremendously revealing interview. In normal circumstances I would describe it as a PR disaster but I'm not sure if you can classify it that way as I doubt if any of the 3 stooges could care less. They might care if it adversely affects ST revenue and they get bollocked from above as a result though.

Until it happens we don-t know for sure if they will pump in any more money to cover trading losses. The family silver has been flogged off and There's only a few trinkets left, there's no one left of any particular value to sell to cover them. In terms of the owners having an interest Im talking a number of years ago now. By Mowbray's own admission he said he had to rein the owners in after promotion. What sort of manager does that? I know you won't hear a bad word said against Mowbray/Gallagher etc so if you're going to pretend he never said it then There's no point discussing it further.