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I think this Division has been very open this year with no teams really nailing it, unlike the season under Ross when we had a better points tally but came up against teams like Luton and Barnsley that ran away with it.What I think is clear, is that if we don't go up this year, with the new lads in charge, I think we'll piss the league next season. I obviously don't want to test this hypothesis!
Next season there will be Ipswich under Paul Cook and Portsmouth under the Cowleys, teams who are waking up now and should be stronger next time. There will be the relegated teams from the Championship and the also the likes of Oxford who are well funded and who will probably do better another year on.
So yes, we would probably be good enough to beat the vast majority of teams but automatic promotion wouldn‘t be a walk in the park. The longer we are in this league the more we will have to work to get out of it, so it will be great to get out this time if we can get over the line.