The play offs.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

I feel physically sick watching Villa in run of the mill games.  God knows what I’m going to be like for these.

I normally love the playoffs - the outcome is so huge for the winner, the despair bottomless for the losers, and it’s never involved us so you could just kick back and enjoy.

I don’t have Ads’ endless faith...

[olaftab]

Bruce has usually come up trumps when it gets to games that really mean something / his job's on the line

Except Fulham away,  Norwich  away QPR at home, etc

What a load of tripe, every Game haș mattered.

What about Wolves, Cardiff, Fulham At home this season, Sheffield teama Away, Boro Away.

It’s the 11 defeats in total that mattered and wrecked our automatic chances.

[ChicagoLion]

Bruce has usually come up trumps when it gets to games that really mean something / his job's on the line

Except Fulham away,  Norwich  away QPR at home, etc

What a load of tripe, every Game haș mattered.

What about Wolves, Cardiff, Fulham At home this season, Sheffield teama Away, Boro Away.

And we finished 4th.

[Nev]

We will be at Wembley. What happens after that I can't say, but enjoy it my freinds.

[Pete3206]

My jealousy over Cardiff's position has faded and the excitement is already taking over. It's going to be quite a week.
 

[brontebilly]

Only one position up for grabs on the team, which of Jedinak, Whelan or BB partners Hourihane? I'd go with Jedinak. Think Bruce has rotated the squad well in recent weeks so our first choice players should be relatively fresh for next week.

[Karlos96]

Got my ticket for the Home Leg £22 in the Lower Holte.  Up the Villa.

[mr underhill]

me too UTV!

[ChicagoLion]

Only one position up for grabs on the team, which of Jedinak, Whelan or BB partners Hourihane? I'd go with Jedinak. Think Bruce has rotated the squad well in recent weeks so our first choice players should be relatively fresh for next week.

I would not start with Hourihane.
His goals are useful but too many games he is completely anonymous.

[SoccerHQ]

We’ve played Boro at home twice this season and didn’t score in either game. Given our home record it’s unlikely they’ll escape a third time. Bring it on.

Can't really take the cup game as firm evidence, both teams put out scratch sides.

Other game was just one of those where we hit post, keeper, post again, Hogan on the goalline etc.

I think we can take Boro over two legs but it will be a low scoring and on edge two legs.

Fulham will be tougher although their level has dropped a fair bit last few weeks so hardly unbeatable as SHA showed today.

[ChicagoLion]

If Boro get ahead over the 2 legs we are fucked.
So the first goal will be decisive I think.

[SoccerHQ]

If Boro get ahead over the 2 legs we are fucked.
So the first goal will be decisive I think.

They will be difficult to break down and will have Adama pace on the break.

Important we don't lose up there I think. We get a 0-0 or 1-1 and I'd back us to finish the job at VP.

Do away goals count for this?

[spangley1812]

If Boro get ahead over the 2 legs we are fucked.
So the first goal will be decisive I think.

They will be difficult to break down and will have Adama pace on the break.

Important we don't lose up there I think. We get a 0-0 or 1-1 and I'd back us to finish the job at VP.

Do away goals count for this?

No away goals

[Ads]

Think we will do them 2 or 3 up at there place and scrape a 2-1 defeat at ours to see us through.

[andyh]

Just got my ticket....don’t like the ‘upload to season ticket’ option.....far too many things to go wrong.