italiahorse
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But we need now to gain some balls and start playing to win or this season will just dwindle away.
Yet we still sit pretty much in play off position bar one goal....
Your maths is not quite right there - if we win tonight we're 9 points off Luton with 1 game in hand and Exeter also play tonight and will expect to beat Yeovil to maintain there 2 point and 2 game lead over us.If we win tonight we are 5 points of Luton with 2 games in hand. That's an automatic spot! (I know others have games in hand also). Considering we were 11-12 points off autos a few weeks back with difficult trips to Mansfield and Wycombe to contend with, we are in a bloody good position. If we get a positive result tonight I think the players will start to believe!
It would be interesting to see where we were on this day 2 seasons ago. We must've been in a similar position? Can any of you clever lot find out?
I'm quietly confident of playoffs but can't quite see auto's.
i think Accrington/Luton/Exeter could well be top 3.
Playoffs i think has more twist and turns in it - i can see at least one of Notts/Wycombe/Mansfield dropping with potentially Swindon/Carlisle and us to swap with them.
long way to go yet
I still maintain the three best sides we have faced this season are Accrington, Mansfield and Swindon. Think we discount the last two at our peril.A lot of people seem to have Exter pencilled in for 3rd. Their form hasn’t been much better than ours of late and their goal difference is worse than ours, in fact, only Swindon have a worse GD than Exeter in the top 9.
The reality is, from any team could feasibly make the autos from 3rd to 9th. It’s incredibly tight. Thankfully, after tonight’s game, we only have Notts County to play in the top 10. Hopefully the teams above start taking points off one another whilst we just keep picking points up. I’d say at most, we can afford to lose 2 games for the rest of the season, so long we win the rest.
Agree about Exeter form but i'd say its on par with Notts and Luton form but they have 2 extra games to play, obviously need to win them still - its more ust a feeling they will drag themselves over line.A lot of people seem to have Exter pencilled in for 3rd. Their form hasn’t been much better than ours of late and their goal difference is worse than ours, in fact, only Swindon have a worse GD than Exeter in the top 9.
The reality is, from any team could feasibly make the autos from 3rd to 9th. It’s incredibly tight. Thankfully, after tonight’s game, we only have Notts County to play in the top 10. Hopefully the teams above start taking points off one another whilst we just keep picking points up. I’d say at most, we can afford to lose 2 games for the rest of the season, so long we win the rest.
They've appointed Phil Brown! Swindon are the only other team in the top 10 that haven't been able to string a run together this season, mainly because of their awful home form (they've conceded 32 goals at home, more than we have in total all season). Can't see Brown working out for them longer term but having a feeling he might be just the kind of manager who could galvanise them for 8 or 9 games at the end of a season.I still maintain the three best sides we have faced this season are Accrington, Mansfield and Swindon. Think we discount the last two at our peril.
Be interesting to see how much losing their manager has hurt Swindon though
Agree about Exeter form but i'd say its on par with Notts and Luton form but they have 2 extra games to play, obviously need to win them still - its more ust a feeling they will drag themselves over line.
I'd also stick Carlisle (10th) in on recent form as chance for playoffs - won 4 out of last 5.
Our run in does look good - if we did well against the lower teams, its still in our hands. win home draw away and playoffs at least will be achieved.
Agree. I think he is a poor manager, but short term I would certainly expect him to do quite well there, as long as the players respond to him.They've appointed Phil Brown! Swindon are the only other team in the top 10 that haven't been able to string a run together this season, mainly because of their awful home form (they've conceded 32 goals at home, more than we have in total all season). Can't see Brown working out for them longer term but having a feeling he might be just the kind of manager who could galvanise them for 8 or 9 games at the end of a season.
what is he gonna do, sit them down and tell them off?Agree. I think he is a poor manager, but short term I would certainly expect him to do quite well there, as long as the players respond to him.
Which league games this season will we be talking about in 5/10 years? Shipley's free kick at Luton away?
Should I book flights home for it? If you can give me a tip on first scorer too, it'd be great!Notts County Away
Only at half time.what is he gonna do, sit them down and tell them off?
There is.no art in this division. This applies to all teams not just us. In the art world this would be the finger painting league.Hmm, but is it an art?
Their centre forward on Saturday had the ball come to him just outside the penalty area in the first half and all he had to do was to retain possession and he had a clear run on goal, pretty much one on one.
Inexplicably though he decided to take a pot shot rather than run in on goal and the shot went well wide.
There was no art to be had on our part there unfortunately. Luckily for us Barnet didn't have their shooting boots on.
If we win 1-0, but don't play well and the opposition spurn a number of opportunities, there is no art involved.
Or Jackson Pollack.There is.no art in this division. This applies to all teams not just us. In the art world this would be the finger painting league.
Should I book flights home for it? If you can give me a tip on first scorer too, it'd be great!
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