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So can we catch Barnsley?

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Of course we can catch them but we probably won't untill the last week of rhe season.
We are Sunderland and thats the way we do things..
 

I would expect us to be a few points behind them by the time we play our next league game and it will look pretty daunting.
But yes we can catch and overtake them.
 
Where will they drop points?

Three biggest chances to me are their visits to Doncaster, Plymouth and Bristol Rovers. Their home games all look eminently winnable though I think there'll be a slip in one of them somewhere.

The thing is can we take advantage? In truth, I see nothing to suggest we can. I'd expect to win more than we don't and I'd only expect 1 defeat at the most. But we coast through large parts of games, often giving ourselves about 20 minutes to win it. Barnsley are in your face all the time, we don't do that.

The draws unfortunately look set to cost us. I cannot see us winning enough to overhaul Barnsley unless they implode and that looks unlikely.

It's been a better season than I expected but I suspect we are heading for the play-offs.

I hope I'm wrong.
We have.
 
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