When the season started I don't think many Sheffield Wednesday fans were expecting to be fighting a battle against relegation.  After the strong run at the end of last year I was hoping for a play-off challenge.  In many ways it has been a season of disappointment, but how will it end

At least Wednesday's destiny is in their own hands, with fixtures against three more teams in danger.  But then again, all the other teams involved can say this.  Two wins will be enough for survival, but winning two games out of three when you have only won 12 out of 43 seems unlikely.  But there ends my pessimism, well nearly!

There are good reasons for optimism.  Yes there are.  Sheffield Wednesday has been showing good resilience in recovering from going a goal down.  The team are clearly working for each other and believe they can retrieve matches when going behind.  This has not always been the case in recent years.  Another major reason for optimism is the difficult fixtures that remain for some of our rivals. 

I'm hoping that Barnsley at least avoid defeat against Leicester, because surely Leicester will lose at Stoke on the last day of the season.  Surely.  That would reduce what Wednesday need to achieve to a draw against Leicester and a draw against either Norwich or Blackpool.

In addition Blackpool have Plymouth away and Watford at home.  Surely Paul Sturrock's Plymouth will defeat Blackpool and promotion chasing Watford will get at least a draw at Blackpool.   A win at Blackpool for Wednesday would probably be enough to finish above Blackpool.  A draw will probably leave us needing two more points to finish above them. 

So with my Wednesday coloured spectacles I think it will be Blackpool or Leicester that will go down.  But then again I don't know if memory plays negative tricks on me, but I have often thought that Wednesday are the type of club that do get promoted or relegated if they have the opportunity to do so.  This was recently shown in winning the play-offs.   

Anyway I will be keeping one eye on the game at Barnsley this weekend and hoping they do us a big favour.  But Wednesday could make it all so simple by just winning at Blackpool and Leicester.  Somehow I doubt that will be the outcome and I will be left biting my nails at the Norwich game.