Bairns v The Rangers

[snooky]

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Out of the three possible teams we could meet in the Play Offs, The Rangers really are our best bet for progressing.

We've struggled against both QOTS and Falkirk this season.

IF we beat the relevant Championship teams in the playoffs, we still have to beat an SPL team.
That fact is often overlooked.

[essexhibee]

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IF we beat the relevant Championship teams in the playoffs, we still have to beat an SPL team.
That fact is often overlooked.

Very true. Thing is that it will be a team devoid of confidence and quality which works in our favour. Just like we were v Hamilton. May be playing an SPL team but I think we definitely have a spl quality side ourselves

[matty_f]

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Very true. Thing is that it will be a team devoid of confidence and quality which works in our favour. Just like we were v Hamilton. May be playing an SPL team but I think we definitely have a spl quality side ourselves

I would expect us to deal with the second bottom SPL side based on how we've done this season. We are definitely good enough, IMHO.

[Prof. Shaggy]

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I would expect us to deal with the second bottom SPL side based on how we've done this season. We are definitely good enough, IMHO.

I'd like to think so too.
It depends a bit on how the second placed team got there. Last year we were in free-fall and there was an inevitability (with a little bit of hind-sight) of our dropping into the play-off position.
On the other hand if there's a team in last place for a period who manage to scrap their way up into the play-offs, they might have a bit more belief that they can survive.

[matty_f]

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I'd like to think so too.
It depends a bit on how the second placed team got there. Last year we were in free-fall and there was an inevitability (with a little bit of hind-sight) of our dropping into the play-off position.
On the other hand if there's a team in last place for a period who manage to scrap their way up into the play-offs, they might have a bit more belief that they can survive.

That's a fair point - you'd maybe expect a team that's moved off the bottom spot into the play-off to get a lift from it. That said, we've had a season where we've won the majority of our games comfortably, we'll go in with confidence and players who are good enough for the SPL - the team in the play-offs will have doubts over whether they are good enough.