Well who knew? The drama started on Saturday evening as Bongo FC contrived to throw away a 1-0 lead over Preston and ended up losing at St. Andrews by 2 goals to 1. A lifeline for the Royals especially when their faint hopes of automatic promotion were dealt a blow when Sheffield United beat Swansea by a solitary goal. We had to win at Carrow Road to make Sunday's showdown with Bongo mean something for both sides and not just a 90 minute exercise in party-pooping. To add fuel to the flames Norwich City were on the brink of an ignominious relegation to League One, realistically they needed a win last night to have any real chance of survival.
By all accounts it was a fairly accomplished win for the Royals last night, following on from a similar performance and scoreline days previously at Derby. Shane Long bagged a second-half brace and continuinh his excellent form, both assists coming from a rejuvenated Jimmy Kebe. Delia's mob looked like a side on their way down, but the job still has to be done. So it's come to this, a match we have to win - but it's at home! If ever we needed to 'back the boys' it is this Sunday. It seems surreal to think after such a long run of indifferent form that we could be promoted to the Premier League. The atmosphere should be fantastic, I'm excited already. As long as the boys give it a go I'll be happy. None of the other play-off teams look invincible by any stretch of the imagination, so if we don't get the automatic spot then we should have a lot more confidence than we did a few weeks back.
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