Easy to say in retrospect. But when we where on that good run it was the time to say we’ve set our standards, now we want to maintain them. Realistically I don’t think anyone expected a sustained play-off push. But mid-table was, and still is, entirely realistic.
During the season I’ve glanced over at the Blackburn forum and they’ve always demanded a play-off push. Unrealistic you may say, but with a similar squad to ourselves, they are now firmly encamped in mid-table. 8pts ahead of us, and if results go as I expect in January, that could be upto 15pts.
Hopefully that’s not the case and we turn it around. For me Blackburn are the club we should be benchmarking ourselves against. Right now we are scrapping around with, amongst others, a Bolton team in utter turmoil and a Rotherham outfit with a fraction of our resources.
