I don't think we could/would/should get promoted.I'm with you on that. Of course i'd love us to be higher, but as long as we're progressing ( which atm we are) I'm happy. If you think failing to reach the playoffs is failure then imo you don't understand the division. In fact that's what gets me. with all the clubs with either parachute payments or having money thrown at them ( such as Leicester and Cardiff) our resources aren't anything special yet some people seem to think anything less than automatic promotion is failure.
I don't believe we can compete with Cardiff and Leicester.
But that's where it ends for me.
Points wise we are in touching distance with Charlton in 12th.
That includes, 'Wall, Forest, Leeds, Burnley.
We are a distance behind
'Boro, Palace, Watford & Hull.
None of that sits right with me.
We might not have the money but we certainly have the players, style and skill, to have at least 2 of those teams looking up at us. Putting us completely out of sight to those below us.
Sure recent points dropped have cost us, and we could well be nicely set for the run in.
'Settling' for 7th just isn't on.