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Nice of Flitcroft to stuff up two rivals over a season.
Nice of Flitcroft to stuff up two rivals over a season.Don't know why you were so convinced Mansfield would win.
Looking at the summary from other posters no one agrees with you.
Tend to agree.Without reading anything on here to change my thought, how can anyone be disappointed with today? The people booing? Take a look at yourselves, morons. I can sort of understand people being not overly happy with paying their money and not seeing a team go all out. End of the day, we did exactly what we needed to do. Just imagine the fume if it had been the other way around, if we had lost out to a goal because we were pushing for 3 points that wasn't required.
Only Coventry city fans could complain about the result that gets us playoffs.
I couldn't be happier with the result. PUSB!!!!
The point of all this is a simple one. There came a point where it became apparent Morecambe needed just the point, so did we. There was no point us taking to0 many risks with players getting injured with such crucial games coming up. You have to take the importance of the game into context for both teams. Of course I want City to win every game they play. But today it wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was securing that Play Off place. In any other game during the season, I'd have been frustrated, annoyed, angry. This isn't normal circumstances though, is it? The only thing that matters is we're in a Play Off place. After a certain point in the game, it was very clear there was no need to take any risks at all. We didn't need a serious injury to a key player like Davies or Doyle, or to risk another bad error by Burge. Here's an example: Alain Prost won 4 world championships by doing the exact same thing we did today. He didn't race always to win, he minimised the risks by claiming only the results he needed to be champion. You sometimes only have to do so much to be successful, rather than take full on risks all the time. Today was one of those occasions.
They should complain about match fixing there tooYes, and the follow-up hit the bar from 6 yds according to the Lincoln forum
If it was agreed both teams were going to settle for a draw after 45 mins or 60 mins wonder what would have happened if they or we got a pen?
At that point Doyle or Rose, for them, would whip out a blindfold from their shorts and then spin the penalty taker round in a circle for 15 seconds before then letting them address the ball.If it was agreed both teams were going to settle for a draw after 45 mins or 60 mins wonder what would have happened if they or we got a pen?
I said that aswell, if one team scored you could guarantee it wouldn’t be long before the equaliser came.If it was agreed both teams were going to settle for a draw after 45 mins or 60 mins wonder what would have happened if they or we got a pen?
I said that aswell, if one team scored you could guarantee it wouldn’t be long before the equaliser came.
What the hell was the booing all about though? Booing a team that had just made it into the top 6 and the playoffs? Lets be honest, it was a cast iron draw all day long.
Ditto!!well, that was underwhelming and I have a massive hangover. Great times.
Like it or not, the players who play for us are employed and it's their job. The "job" required yesterday was to achieve a point to take us into the playoffs and as professionals this was carried out. I have no issue with that, but can see the other side of things as when we arrived at the Rico there were quite long ques at the cash turnstiles which meant obviously that people forked out £26 in some cases to watch it.Clinton Morrison was on Goal Rush on Channel 5 earlier. He was pressed on the games today given he'd played for a few of them. He as good as admitted that he'd have gone for a draw if it had been him.
I understand a job to do, going from the edge of their box back to our keeper is a bit extreme.Like it or not, the players who play for us are employed and it's their job. The "job" required yesterday was to achieve a point to take us into the playoffs and as professionals this was carried out. I have no issue with that, but can see the other side of things as when we arrived at the Rico there were quite long ques at the cash turnstiles which meant obviously that people forked out £26 in some cases to watch it.
I understand a job to do, going from the edge of their box back to our keeper is a bit extreme.
Would you prefer a team that attacks every game but doesn't ever get promotion, or a team that attacks some games but defends in a boring game when needed to get results that takes them up?It was a couple of those that made my blood boil - I said to my mate that if we had one McDonald moment (a la Stevenage) then do we think the Morecambe striker would have deliberately missed? That was what annoyed me at the time and caused be to boo twice (which I haven't done in years, if ever - even during relegations etc) I'm over it now, and get all the hindsight stuff, but would have struggled to forgive those tactics if results had turned and we hadn't left ourselves time to turn it around. Anyway, on to Notts County (and I won't boo, whatever happens!) Come on City!
The point of all this is a simple one. There came a point where it became apparent Morecambe needed just the point, so did we. There was no point us taking too many risks with players getting injured with such crucial games coming up. You have to take the importance of the game into context for both teams. Of course I want City to win every game they play. But today it wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was securing that Play Off place. In any other game during the season, I'd have been frustrated, annoyed, angry. This isn't normal circumstances though, is it? The only thing that matters is we're in a Play Off place. After a certain point in the game, it was very clear there was no need to take any risks at all. We didn't need a serious injury to a key player like Davies or Doyle, or to risk another bad error by Burge. Here's an example: Alain Prost won 4 world championships by doing the exact same thing we did today. He didn't race always to win, he minimised the risks by claiming only the results he needed to be champion. You sometimes only have to do so much to be successful, rather than take full on risks all the time. Today was one of those occasions.
Would you prefer a team that attacks every game but doesn't ever get promotion, or a team that attacks some games but defends in a boring game when needed to get results that takes them up?
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