Some supporters think this is possible, however if you read on, it is nigh on impossible if recent league points are anything to go by.
7th place is the poisition people are looking at, and for the last 8 seasons, no side has finished in that place with less than 70 points. Cardiff City in 1997 had 69 points and sneaked in.
That would leave the Stags needing 22 points from their remaining 8 games, which means 7 wins and 1 draw, with completely no room for error.
If you are though to look further than the past 8 seasons, the Stags themselves fnished in 7th spot in 1995 with only 65 points, if this was acheived again, then the team would need to gain 17 more points from their remaining games, a possible 5 wins and 2 draws, with only 1 game that they could afford to lose. The only problem with this though, is that when this was acheived, only 42 games were played in the season due to the number of teams in the division.
A full check on the 7th place points acheived, maybe just a reality check some need as far as play off talk goes.
2005 - Northampton 72pts
2004 - Lincoln City 74pts
2003 - Bury 70pts
2002 - Hartlepool 71pts
2001 - Blackpool 72pts
2000 - Hartlepool 72pts
1999 - Swansea 71pts
1998 - Barnet 70pts
1997 - Cardiff 69pts
1996 - Colchester 72pts
1995 - Mansfield 65pts
1994 - Carlisle 64pts