Rev Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) Paul Warne guaranteed we'd win the play offs if we finished in them. That's good enough for me. Edited April 23, 2023 by Rev BramcoteRam84 and Rammy03 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood P Dowd Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, Rev said: Paul Warne guaranteed we'd win the play offs if we finished in them. That's good enough for me. Paul Nostradamus Warne 😂🐏 Rev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ellafella said: At home we beat them 2-1 in the League and 3-0 in the cup. We lost 4-1 away in the League. Play-offs are a bit of a one-off. They are cup ties and anything can happen, so I wouldn’t be so certain about dismissing our chances. Barnsley had a significant upgrade in their squad in January. If they're in the play-offs with Ipswich and Plymouth in the top two, I'd make Barnsley the favourites for the the third spot but yes you couldn't write us off. We could even be the form team, results wise, going into the knockouts. If we make it, I just hope we'll have sufficient leeway to improve our squad for next season. We are too heavily reliant on McGoldrick at the moment and it's doubtful that he could get 20+ in the Championship; he never has before. It's too uncertain for me to even have a vote in the poll. Edited April 23, 2023 by Brailsford Ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 I said this a month or two ago that it feels like that Gary Rowett season. Where we’d get into the playoffs but we’d comfortably be outsiders because of our poor record against the better sides and simply because those that finished above us were stronger. That Gary Rowett season we faced Fulham and they were just so much better. And it will probably the same when we face Wednesday, Barnsley, Ipswich or Plymouth. jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 3 hours ago, richinspain said: Barnsley I can give you, but if either of those other two miss out to Wednesday surely they will be equally demoralised? Depends which derby turn up CBRammette and Brammie Steve 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Bris Vegas said: I said this a month or two ago that it feels like that Gary Rowett season. Where we’d get into the playoffs but we’d comfortably be outsiders because of our poor record against the better sides and simply because those that finished above us were stronger. That Gary Rowett season we faced Fulham and they were just so much better. And it will probably the same when we face Wednesday, Barnsley, Ipswich or Plymouth. And yet we went into the second leg 1-0 up and an abysmal ‘defend from minute 0’ tactic in the second leg scuppered any chance of an upset. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 With what has happened thus far, and particularly the last two or three months, whatever happens from this point on, I'm not... and won't be... "absolutely buzzing with confidence" (or arrogance!) that we will win through, unlike 2014... and that was well before we battered Brighton! Playing sublime football was the icing on the cake. We really did come across as world beaters at times (relatively speaking, of course!) This time around, the worst that can possibly happen (for me) is mild disappointment. No tears. No heartbreak. No depression. No feelings of nausea, and no mind-numbing thoughts of "what the duck just happened" or "Am I hallucinating?"! Absolutely I'd take that, with where we started from. It goes without saying that I hope I'm wrong, and that my mild pessimism is proved to be shameful, but for the purpose of the poll, I'll plump for losing the semi... and mild disappointment! 🐏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Buckley’s Dog Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Andrew1 said: I have gone with a semi defeat, if we are to get there. In my gut I just can’t see us scoring enough over the two games. Out of the teams my choice would be SW for the best chance of beating my glass half empty prediction. IF we were to get to the final, I would hope that we would get a decent ref, and with VAR we might do better, due to the “dark arts” being more under scrutiny… A semi defeat? I count getting a semi as a small victory! Ram Logan Josh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Ellafella said: At home we beat them 2-1 in the League and 3-0 in the cup. We lost 4-1 away in the League. Play-offs are a bit of a one-off. They are cup ties and anything can happen, so I wouldn’t be so certain about dismissing our chances. I get what you're saying. I am maybe still a bit scarred from the mauling we took at their place. Playoffs are a lottery, and if we win against Portsmouth, sneak a draw against Wednesday then we'll have hit a nice patch of form before the semi-final legs. Ellafella 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 2 hours ago, IlsonDerby said: And yet we went into the second leg 1-0 up and an abysmal ‘defend from minute 0’ tactic in the second leg scuppered any chance of an upset. The 1-0 lead completely flattered us. I knew we’d lose that playoff tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazztie16 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 I went for 'lose in the final'. We'll scrape through the SF, but be beaten by a much better organised team on the day of the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BramcoteRam84 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Leeds Ram said: I get what you're saying. I am maybe still a bit scarred from the mauling we took at their place. Playoffs are a lottery, and if we win against Portsmouth, sneak a draw against Wednesday then we'll have hit a nice patch of form before the semi-final legs. The mauling at their place (I know you went I also went) may have been a mauling by the score line but it was never a 4-1 game. We were particularly bad, gifted them 3 goals through our own mistakes although one of those goals shouldn’t have stood at a crucial point in the game. I honestly don’t think we have anything to fear with Barnsley. Also think we could take Plymouth but think we’ll struggle against Wendies and Ipswich just due to their squad depth. That said we all thought Leeds would batter us, and that Fulham team we lost to - an absolute class above nothing like who we’ll be playing angieram, Rammy03 and Ellafella 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 7 hours ago, BramcoteRam84 said: The mauling at their place (I know you went I also went) may have been a mauling by the score line but it was never a 4-1 game. We were particularly bad, gifted them 3 goals through our own mistakes although one of those goals shouldn’t have stood at a crucial point in the game. I honestly don’t think we have anything to fear with Barnsley. Also think we could take Plymouth but think we’ll struggle against Wendies and Ipswich just due to their squad depth. That said we all thought Leeds would batter us, and that Fulham team we lost to - an absolute class above nothing like who we’ll be playing I too was at Barnsley and IIRC their first goal was a referee/asst referee shambles & shouldn’t have stood. First goal is always crucial in setting the tone of the game. I also think we can beat Bolton on our day and Wendies; so we have as good a chance as any IF we get there. BramcoteRam84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCAR Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Semi defeat my vote 😔 Ive only ever felt super confident in one play off game and that was the final v QPR and we all know how that ended… hope for the best but prepare for the worst is how I feel most of the time with my beloved DCFC in pressure games 🐏❤️ Ellafella and Mucker1884 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRammette Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 I had been thinking no chance in the play offs if we get there but after we scored Saturday, singing the 21 points song just had a feeling of that around Wembley. If nothing else the extra money would be good for the club Mucker1884, REDCAR and Ellafella 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 I was surprised but pleased we beat Burton, so think well make the playoffs. Not optimistic well win given our record against the top end clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, IlsonDerby said: And yet we went into the second leg 1-0 up and an abysmal ‘defend from minute 0’ tactic in the second leg scuppered any chance of an upset. 13 hours ago, Bris Vegas said: The 1-0 lead completely flattered us. I knew we’d lose that playoff tie. As I recall though, despite their overall dominance Fulham still presented us with a good number of opportunities to get a breakaway goal. It's just that those breakaways were lead by a particularly ineffective combination of godawful decision-makers, Tom Lawrence & Andreas Weimann. Only decided in the end on some s*** defending from a corner too. Edited April 24, 2023 by Kokosnuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 So far this season: Derby-Barnsley 2-1 Barnsley-Derby 4-1 Bolton-Derby 0-0 Derby-Bolton 2-1 Derby- Sheff Wed 0-0 Extra: FA Cup Derby-Barnsley 3-0 = No matter who we play against (first), we play a team somewhat equal to our level. It'll be tight but we have some good experienced pros and lots of players who have promotions under their belts. I'm with Warne, we'll win the playoffs if we get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BathRam72 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 22 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Anyone else noticed a familiar pattern this season? Just like the Rowett and Lampard seasons, we've: Started slowly Surged up the table Threatened the automatic places Lost form heading towards spring Fall outside (or come very close to falling outside) the play off places right towards the end Rediscovered some form and snuck into the play offs at the death (fingers still crossed on this one) Those seasons obviously didn't end as planned. The question is, do you think this year will be different? I would argue that the slow start in each season is down to the fact we had a new manager with his own style and very few if any of the players he actually wanted. Each team has to learn the managers style which takes time, ergo slow start. The difference this time is Warne has a small squad which might be the reason for the fall in momentum. Fingers crossed he gets us into the playoffs and who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 7 hours ago, REDCAR said: Semi defeat my vote 😔 Ive only ever felt super confident in one play off game and that was the final v QPR and we all know how that ended… hope for the best but prepare for the worst is how I feel most of the time with my beloved DCFC in pressure games 🐏❤️ You still see much of Blue car, mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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