Six games (hopefully) a litmus test of LJ’s credentials to manage SAFC going forward.


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Say we forget what’s happened in the recent past (oh if we could) and look at what the next (potentially) six games could mean not only for the future of the club but as a test of Lee Johnson’s managerial credentials.

It’s not beyond the realms of possibility that 3 wins from the next six games could ensure promotion.

For arguments sake say we draw tomorrow night (1-1 anyone?) and win at Plymouth at the weekend.

Northampton, a side desperate for a result to stay in the league then come to Sunderland and secure the point that keeps them up.

That would leave us on 78 points which I think would be enough to secure 3rd or at worst 4th place in the final table.

Another draw in our first leg play off semifinal is followed by a narrow victory in the return leg taking us back to Wembley having achieved two wins from five.

A final victory would ensure promotion achievable from a win every other game in our last six.

Looks pretty straightforward....... what could possibly go wrong?

Over to you Lee
 
Say we forget what’s happened in the recent past (oh if we could) and look at what the next (potentially) six games could mean not only for the future of the club but as a test of Lee Johnson’s managerial credentials.

It’s not beyond the realms of possibility that 3 wins from the next six games could ensure promotion.

For arguments sake say we draw tomorrow night (1-1 anyone?) and win at Plymouth at the weekend.

Northampton, a side desperate for a result to stay in the league then come to Sunderland and secure the point that keeps them up.

That would leave us on 78 points which I think would be enough to secure 3rd or at worst 4th place in the final table.

Another draw in our first leg play off semifinal is followed by a narrow victory in the return leg taking us back to Wembley having achieved two wins from five.

A final victory would ensure promotion achievable from a win every other game in our last six.

Looks pretty straightforward....... what could possibly go wrong?

Over to you Lee
Are you on drugs?
 
Johnson took a side that looked like it wouldn't even make the playoffs into one that looked capable of going up auto. Whilst we've gone off the boil recently we're still third and if someone had said we'd have been third at this stage when the manager took over I think everyone would have taken it. If we end up going up this season, great. If not, the manager and the recruitment team need thw opportunity to shift out who isn't good enough and bring in players they feel are good enough. Johnson then gets a crack at it with his own players.
 
Seems possible but the truth is we are the worst form team in league over the last 6 games so its a big ask.

Really need a couple of good performances and wins to get the confidence back before the playoffs
 
Christ sake, we’ve got a game tomorrow? I’m sick of the sight of them.
I'll still be watching it and my lad will too even though he said he wasn't bothering again this season (he's 16 and a sore loser!). I'm sure this terrible run came about cos me and him got our first season tickets for next season.
 
Johnson took a side that looked like it wouldn't even make the playoffs into one that looked capable of going up auto. Whilst we've gone off the boil recently we're still third and if someone had said we'd have been third at this stage when the manager took over I think everyone would have taken it. If we end up going up this season, great. If not, the manager and the recruitment team need thw opportunity to shift out who isn't good enough and bring in players they feel are good enough. Johnson then gets a crack at it with his own players.
Again though, he's done this whilst actually getting less points per game than Parkinson got this season. And with a January transfer window and Aiden McGeady. I mean, its Parkinson's own daft fault for not using Mcgeady but for Johnson to have a worse record even with him it doesn't inspire confidence. To be fair to Johnson he did have a game on his first day and the Covid outbreak to deal with but still, the fact we were (for a time) near automatic is more due to the fact a lot of other sides went off the boil as opposed to being anything greatly positive from Johnson. And now we're in the position where we still might miss out on play offs. I don't think we will but this run is a real concern. If we stagger over the finish line and lose in the play offs he'll have been no better than Parkinson this season, and no better than the bloke we all said was shit and should never have been here in the first place is far from a ringing endorsement
 
Say we forget what’s happened in the recent past (oh if we could) and look at what the next (potentially) six games could mean not only for the future of the club but as a test of Lee Johnson’s managerial credentials.

It’s not beyond the realms of possibility that 3 wins from the next six games could ensure promotion.

For arguments sake say we draw tomorrow night (1-1 anyone?) and win at Plymouth at the weekend.

Northampton, a side desperate for a result to stay in the league then come to Sunderland and secure the point that keeps them up.

That would leave us on 78 points which I think would be enough to secure 3rd or at worst 4th place in the final table.

Another draw in our first leg play off semifinal is followed by a narrow victory in the return leg taking us back to Wembley having achieved two wins from five.

A final victory would ensure promotion achievable from a win every other game in our last six.

Looks pretty straightforward....... what could possibly go wrong?

Over to you Lee
sensible train of thoughts there,not something the SMB's renowned for,i like it,sounds good,it's happening
 
we arent playing particularly worse than we were playing when we went on an amazing run of good results. its fine margins. we arent very good, and the other teams around us aren't very good.

defence has went from 'solid' to 'shakey', and wyke went 5 games without a goal. owt could happen
 
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