Championship playoff predictions. Who's going up?

NorthBankNeil

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Right the business end of the season is coming and the playoff picture is starting to take shape. Let's have everyone's predictions.
I think Leeds and Sheffield United are going up automatically. They've got the best squads in the league and the experience of Premier League football. Boring answer but it's hard to argue against it.
For the playoffs I'm saying us, Burnley, Sunderland, and Coventry. That's assuming we don't nick an automatic spot which I haven't given up on yet. The form we're in right now we're better than most teams in this league.
If it comes to playoffs I fancy us honestly. We've got the attacking quality to hurt anyone over two legs and the MKM on a big night under the lights is a proper fortress. Wembley is our happy place too. Windass 2008 energy.
Give me your top two and your playoff four. And tell me who wins the final.
 
I'm going full homer and saying we nick second place. The form since January has been automatic promotion form and if we keep this up for the last fifteen games the numbers work. Eighteen wins, seven draws from the remaining games would probably do it. That's optimistic but not impossible based on how we've been playing. If not then playoffs and I genuinely think we'd beat anyone over two legs right now. The spirit in this squad is different to anything we've had for years.
 
Automatics are Leeds and Burnley for me. Sheffield United will fade because their squad isn't as strong as people think. Playoffs will be us, Sheffield United, Sunderland, and Coventry. I fancy Sunderland to win the final because their squad is built for big games and the Stadium of Light on a playoff night would be terrifying. But I'd love to be wrong and see us at Wembley again. We know what to do when we get there.
 
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