The comparison between points achieved last year vs this year was often quoted last season during the run-in by Dennis, in a "don't write us off yet" type way.
Well, doing the same, last year vs this year...
2015/6 p7 w3 d1 l3 f9 a10 pts10 10th
2016/7 p7 w1 d1 l5 f6 a13 pts4 17th
So based on last year's play-off points tally of 71, we only need to gain 67 more pts from 35 games.
That's 20 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses.
As the post says, it's gonna be a long season.