[michaelps]

One up automatic makes it very very difficult to get out of this league; that is the huge problem as we know all too well (esp the Fleetwood season as Wxm Boy says).

I'd take top 3 still at the moment (which would be a huge improvement by Sam on the last 5-6 years); any lower than 3rd and with the number of games in rapid succession I think it's very hard to get out of the play offs.