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Post by socrates on Mar 17, 2018 1:01:42 GMT
Any chance Clarke switches to 3 at the back? I hope not
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Post by tylerdunnell03 on Mar 17, 2018 3:04:08 GMT
Unless DC really surprises us all I can't see "Bernie" starting ahead of Bryon? Plus we look short in height across the back 4 if JC has to replace Parts, so it's just as well Bliss has moved on! Their CB is about 6ft 5ins, going to be a threat at set pieces i would of thought. Luckily sonny Bradley misses the game along with a few other key players could be interesting
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Post by gaelgas on Mar 17, 2018 4:19:28 GMT
Could well be the team that gives The Muff a good seeing to !!! Not so sure about that, but I think we can expect plenty of diving.
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Post by pucklegas on Mar 17, 2018 7:49:03 GMT
I’m fancying a 1 0 nervy away win Bennett and as I had Native River yesterday I’m on a roll😂
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Post by pirate on Mar 17, 2018 8:05:11 GMT
Buzzing for today. Big crowd, big game. I'm predicting a hard fought 1-1.
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Post by lympstonegas on Mar 17, 2018 8:32:52 GMT
Regardless of anything else this is a massive game for both sides - think it will be a sell out with us struggling to hang on for a draw. I just hope we don't let in an early goal. Head says Plymouth win but heart says a draw. We do need a win really after drawing with Northampton but I'll go with 1-1. Just need Charlton to lose though.
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Post by LJG on Mar 17, 2018 8:38:36 GMT
Regardless of anything else this is a massive game for both sides - think it will be a sell out with us struggling to hang on for a draw. I just hope we don't let in an early goal. Head says Plymouth win but heart says a draw. We do need a win really after drawing with Northampton but I'll go with 1-1. Just need Charlton to lose though. I'd rather we let in an early goal than a late one.
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Post by aforce on Mar 17, 2018 8:57:52 GMT
Regardless of anything else this is a massive game for both sides - think it will be a sell out with us struggling to hang on for a draw. I just hope we don't let in an early goal. Head says Plymouth win but heart says a draw. We do need a win really after drawing with Northampton but I'll go with 1-1. Just need Charlton to lose though. I'd rather we let in an early goal than a late one. It is interesting really the mindset of our manager/players when we are behind we play much better. We don’t seem to have the ability to see games off, if we get an early goal today I think it will be more nervy stuff. Take Northampton had we not been a goal up I think we would have played much better second half. Most of those games we won after Christmas came to life after we were 1-0 down.
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Post by lympstonegas on Mar 17, 2018 9:01:32 GMT
Regardless of anything else this is a massive game for both sides - think it will be a sell out with us struggling to hang on for a draw. I just hope we don't let in an early goal. Head says Plymouth win but heart says a draw. We do need a win really after drawing with Northampton but I'll go with 1-1. Just need Charlton to lose though. I'd rather we let in an early goal than a late one. Absolutely - Wimbledon does spring to mind and what a gutter that was to take
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Post by aforce on Mar 17, 2018 16:59:29 GMT
As I said, take the lead again and can’t win. Start playing again when losing. Something wrong with our mentality, can’t kill games off.
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Post by axegas on Mar 17, 2018 17:42:44 GMT
As I said, take the lead again and can’t win. Start playing again when losing. Something wrong with our mentality, can’t kill games off. Doncaster, MK Dons and Southend games would suggest otherwise? It's not like we've squandered too many leads this season, is it?
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Post by South Stand Ultra on Mar 17, 2018 17:46:05 GMT
Regardless of anything else this is a massive game for both sides - think it will be a sell out with us struggling to hang on for a draw. I just hope we don't let in an early goal. Head says Plymouth win but heart says a draw. We do need a win really after drawing with Northampton but I'll go with 1-1. Just need Charlton to lose though. I'd rather we let in an early goal than a late one. Does it matter if it's the winner?
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Post by aforce on Mar 17, 2018 17:47:00 GMT
As I said, take the lead again and can’t win. Start playing again when losing. Something wrong with our mentality, can’t kill games off. Doncaster, MK Dons and Southend games would suggest otherwise? It's not like we've squandered too many leads this season, is it? I bet we’ve won more games from behind than ones we’ve taken the lead which really isn’t right. I also believe today if we were 1-0 down at half time we would have got a better result out of the game. When we score early it ie first half it seems to be worse. Then we go a goal behind and start playing again
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Post by lastminutewinner on Mar 17, 2018 17:53:22 GMT
Doncaster, MK Dons and Southend games would suggest otherwise? It's not like we've squandered too many leads this season, is it? I bet we’ve won more games from behind than ones we’ve taken the lead which really isn’t right. I also believe today if we were 1-0 down at half time we would have got a better result out of the game. When we score early it ie first half it seems to be worse. Then we go a goal behind and start playing again The key constant here is that we leak goals. Stop conceding and the chances of winning rises considerably. We could easily have signed Curtis Nelson and Sonny Bradley, that would have taken care of the CB positions for a good few years!! Instead we sign Hartley and Craig...
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Post by LJG on Mar 17, 2018 17:54:44 GMT
I'd rather we let in an early goal than a late one. Does it matter if it's the winner? The point being of course that there is more opportunity to prevent it being the winner if conceded earlier.
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Post by markczgas on Mar 17, 2018 20:25:45 GMT
I bet we’ve won more games from behind than ones we’ve taken the lead which really isn’t right. I also believe today if we were 1-0 down at half time we would have got a better result out of the game. When we score early it ie first half it seems to be worse. Then we go a goal behind and start playing again The key constant here is that we leak goals. Stop conceding and the chances of winning rises considerably. We could easily have signed Curtis Nelson and Sonny Bradley, that would have taken care of the CB positions for a good few years!! Instead we sign Hartley and Craig... Dc's better with midfielders and strikers. I don't think he can sort out our defence and keeper on his own. We need a defence coach. He also needs to look towards the future and keep picking the more progressive keeper - Slocombe, Smith isn't up to it. He needs to put his faith in Broadbent too - again a more progressive player who carries the ball out of defence and plays it on the deck rather than hoof it. Let's hope he can avoid experimenting with selections through the first 15 games of the season.
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Post by pirate on Mar 17, 2018 21:13:03 GMT
I bet we’ve won more games from behind than ones we’ve taken the lead which really isn’t right. I also believe today if we were 1-0 down at half time we would have got a better result out of the game. When we score early it ie first half it seems to be worse. Then we go a goal behind and start playing again The key constant here is that we leak goals. Stop conceding and the chances of winning rises considerably. We could easily have signed Curtis Nelson and Sonny Bradley, that would have taken care of the CB positions for a good few years!! Instead we sign Hartley and Craig... Curtis Nelson is out of contract in the summer, although I doubt he'd leave Oxford for us, unless we were prepared to pay him a ridiculous amount of money.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 17, 2018 21:22:55 GMT
I bet we’ve won more games from behind than ones we’ve taken the lead which really isn’t right. I also believe today if we were 1-0 down at half time we would have got a better result out of the game. When we score early it ie first half it seems to be worse. Then we go a goal behind and start playing again The key constant here is that we leak goals. Stop conceding and the chances of winning rises considerably. We could easily have signed Curtis Nelson and Sonny Bradley, that would have taken care of the CB positions for a good few years!! Instead we sign Hartley and Craig... So you know for certain that both players were prepared to join us and we could meet their wage demands?
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Post by lastminutewinner on Mar 17, 2018 21:57:59 GMT
The key constant here is that we leak goals. Stop conceding and the chances of winning rises considerably. We could easily have signed Curtis Nelson and Sonny Bradley, that would have taken care of the CB positions for a good few years!! Instead we sign Hartley and Craig... So you know for certain that both players were prepared to join us and we could meet their wage demands? Of course not but the clubs they joined were Oxford and Plymouth (then in L2) so I doubt we would have had no chance
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Post by lastminutewinner on Mar 17, 2018 21:59:11 GMT
The key constant here is that we leak goals. Stop conceding and the chances of winning rises considerably. We could easily have signed Curtis Nelson and Sonny Bradley, that would have taken care of the CB positions for a good few years!! Instead we sign Hartley and Craig... Curtis Nelson is out of contract in the summer, although I doubt he'd leave Oxford for us, unless we were prepared to pay him a ridiculous amount of money. We were too late, signed Hartley instead. I said at the time we signed the wrong Plymouth CB and so its proven.
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