It is still more than doable.
In previous seasons, poor starts under Neil eviscerated our chance of making up the ground on the top 6 in the second half of the season. Even going on a fantastic run of form from February last season (winning 7 of 8 was it?) we were only ever within 'touching distance'.
We'd have to have sustained automatic-promotion-levels of form for the remainder of the season just to bridge the gap that had accumulated in the first half of the season. Thank God this time round, our great start has acted as a parachute during our recent blip and prevented us from falling too far behind the top 6.
We're still right in the mix, no doubt about that. Id also take comfort from the fact that this time round I reckon there are at least 2, if not 3 of the 4 play off spots right up for grabs, when in previous seasons you could almost guarantee 3 teams would fill the play off spots before PNE, leaving us to scrap it out with 5/6 of the chasing pack for 6th spot.
I think only Fulham are a shoe-in for the play offs because of the quality and depth of their squad. I think Brentford will drop away. If we can recapture our early form, which I believe we can, there's no reason we cant finish 4th. Either way, this is our best chance since returning to this level, simply because of how compact the league is.