[St Charles Owl]

They aren't stealing a wage, there just not good enough at this level.

We conceded 68 last season, we have conceded 54 this season with 12 games to go, we will probably end up somewhere in the mid 70s at the rate we concede.

Correct, our position is about right, we are right in there with a bunch of other teams whose strikers are not as good as the top teams and whose defenders are not as good either. To suggest they are stealing a wage is just plain daft, but to expect more from them in terms of quality and skill over 90 mins is daft as well.

We need to take our chances, but without the quality up front like they have we need 3-4 times the number of chances to win games. We see that work well against teams outside the top teams and this is where we win points, our record against the top 4 is now played 6, lost 6, scored none and conceded 16, that tells you all you need to know about the gulf between clubs with parachute payments and those without. Last year Ipswich bucked the trend, this year it’s Sunderland, the rest of us 10-12 teams chasing the final two PO places are way behind them in reality.

The POs are still within our reach but they are also in reach for a bunch of teams, how we fair against those teams will determine our fate. Boro looked good for one of those spots but have now lost 7 in a row, Watford have been poor recently while Brizzle and Coventry are the form teams. Not over yet and looking at our games in April and May we could still go on a run but 10th is pretty much where I expect to finish and having expectations above that seems a long shot currently.