Maybe there is something to this "work harder" theory that the call-in monkeys have been on about. However, four wins in a row and the Futility Meter is stubbornly stuck at -14, even if the last ten improves to 5-4-1. This shows the scale of the mountain to be climbed.
The playoff predictor shows that the chances of playoffs this year has improved to 3%, or roughly 1 in 33. Still a long way to go though... and if a sustained run is made and we then fall short... well building for the future gets that much harder.