Auld Jag Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 For years we have wanted play offs,now we have them it could be our downfall.Ithink I am right in saying we are the only team to be relegated from the top league in Scotland by play offs.Lets hope we dont repeat that at the end of this season.Does anybody know the format of the play offs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Stevenson Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Championship 3rd plays 4th home and away. The winner plays Championship 2nd in same format. Winner plays 2nd-bottom in the Premiership. First match at the Championship club's ground. Â I don't want Thistle to be playing in that fixture, but if it comes to it I don't fear any of the current top four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Hansen Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Championship 3rd plays 4th home and away. The winner plays Championship 2nd in same format. Winner plays 2nd-bottom in the Premiership. First match at the Championship club's ground. Â I don't want Thistle to be playing in that fixture, but if it comes to it I don't fear any of the current top four. Â This might now be a good result because the way we are now going Hearts catching us must be a real possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I hope if we are in it we can get a good away lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhs Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 This might now be a good result because the way we are now going Hearts catching us must be a real possibility. Â No way Hearts will catch us. Â We are not picking up many points but they are picking up even less. We have collected 20 points, they have collected 14 leaving a gap of 21 points. There are 15 games left, even if we lose every game and Hearts win 7 and lose 8 (bloody amazing run that would be!) then they would catch us and it comes down to goal difference. Hearts would need a phenomenal run and us a club worst to be overtaken. Â The split will be interesting though - if a team goes on a run during the last 5 games, it will heat up! Hopefully we are 15+ points clear of Hearts at the split to avoid us looking behind. We need to be aiming for 10th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydebankJag Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Â Â This might now be a good result because the way we are now going Hearts catching us must be a real possibility. Â Hysterical nonsense. Â We could win no more points all season and Hearts still wouldn't catch us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javeajag Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 The psychology of bring in the playoffs would not be good horse us and anything can happen in these games.....we have to finish 10th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 The psychology of bring in the playoffs would not be good horse us and anything can happen in these games.....we have to finish 10th We certainly don't have a great record in play-offs (Peterhead being the exception). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I've got no idea how good the top of the first is this season but given our current form and the fact that being in the play offs means we have another 4 months of even worse form ahead I wouldn't want to be playing against any of them. Â Would be a good day out though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinKelvin Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 If we finish 11th (odds-on now, I am afraid, as we've blown our run of easier home games just at the same time Ross County, our main challengers, have imporved their squad and picked up lots of points), then we'll be a team very low on confidence, playing a team high on confidence - say, Hamilton. That doesn't bode well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willjag Posted January 22, 2014 Members Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 We certainly don't have a great record in play-offs Won one, lost one. (Unless I'm missing any others?) Suggests we're not great, but we're not bad either. Way too early to be talking about play-offs just now anyway. We could get most of our squad back and everything could just suddenly click and send us on a good run just as the 3 teams directly above us have done at various points through the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 It is worth remembering that there is the top six/bottom six split so our last 5 games will all be against the teams around us and if we are all within a few points of each other then other teams will take points of each other and a couple of decent results could see us out of the play off spot. Â Keep the faith! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 We could only narrowly beat Ayr and Cowdenbeath at home when we were playing well. Hamilton beat Killie at home this season. Â I don't know how anyone can be confident. Falkirk or Hamilton would be very tough games, especially after the past month's debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivad Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 We now have two important players on loan "till the end of the season". Will their clubs be expecting them back after the last league game, or will Taylor and Erskine be available for the playoffs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
read'n'yell Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Knowing Thistles luck, we will go down in the playoffs. Any other year we would of been safe from word go with the Hearts scenario. Although getting back in the prem, should we go down, is slightly easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 If we got to the play-offs - and I obviously hope we don't - it'd at least be exciting. And I certainly don't fear anyone down there. We've played well in pretty much every match at home (exceptions: last night, Aberdeen (0-3) and maybe Motherwell (1-5)? Wasn't at the latter but scoreline suggests we weren't great). Â Last night was bad mainly because of the personnel we had out injured or suspended. If we have a full-strength side on the pitch we should decimate Hamilton/Falkirk/whoever...should... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I believe that these players are here until May 31st which is beyond play -off dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One t in Scotland Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) Knowing Thistles luck, we will go down in the playoffs. PTFC got promotion via a play off after finishing a dismal 4th in Div 2 with the help of a last minute goal after being pounded for the whole second leg then won a penalty shoot out. If that's 'knowing our luck' then I'm confident. Or maybe it just means The Bunnet should be rehired. Edited January 22, 2014 by One t in Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 If Hearts were to overtake us then at least it would unite this forum as one in calling for a new manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Won one, lost one. (Unless I'm missing any others?) Suggests we're not great, but we're not bad either. Way too early to be talking about play-offs just now anyway. We could get most of our squad back and everything could just suddenly click and send us on a good run just as the 3 teams directly above us have done at various points through the season. You're right. I also considered thon horrible 3-0 defeat at Firhill to Ayr as a "play-off", as it basically came down to who won that game would survive. We didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 You're right. I also considered thon horrible 3-0 defeat at Firhill to Ayr as a "play-off", as it basically came down to who won that game would survive. We didn't. That's was in my mind too. In fact I searched for it on the net as a play off game so convinced was I it happened. Mind you I would never have found that 70's Video clip without being an idiot in the first place, so at least something good came of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonehJags Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 This season has been typical of being a Thistle supporter, hunners of if's and but's. all the games now against the 'beatable' teams are over. its going to take a miracle for hearts to catch us but knowing us it a distinct possiblility. we could/should have at least another 10 points and be sitting comfortably in the top 6 but that would be too easy. if we cant win a playoff against a team thats played 6 cup finals before theyve even kicked a baw against us then we deserve to go down. however we should be capable of winning a play-off against anyone in the league below us. if we get rid of the dead wood (kerr, baird, elliot to name the worst of a few) theres no reason why we cant build a decent side that can achieve what we should have this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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