[madsteve]

I noticed MM has said in the above article that he hopes we come close to the play-offs....ffs, that shit drives me crazy, why couldn't he hope to get into the play-offs !!!! First it would increase chances of a take-over if we were being bought out. Every potential new owner wants a crack at the holy grail !! And second it would convince some players we are a good club to come too, ffs !! Maybe it would have raised expectations but why the fook not, no one honestly believed we could get into the play-offs. It sets the club off with a winning mentality, not a "oh whatever, we will see how it goes". Ffs!!

Obviously we are weaker now than at other times in the season without, a winger, a creative CM and a goal scorer but those players are there even on loan and would come to us if they believed we were going all out for the play-offs.

One point here. We have 13 players that go out of contract this summer including Mattock, Loovens, Buxton, Semedo, Maghoma & Lee, who will only get a new contract if we don't go up. So there is no incentive for these players to bust a gut to get promotion because it means that they will have to find a new club.

Another reason to get players contracts sorted early.