AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers - Official Match Thread

Great point, I'm sure we'd have all taken being 5 points clear of trouble with 3 games to go before ko.
I don't understand some of the criticism of GC's tactics listening to his post match interview the selections & to a certain extent the subs were picked both to combat Wimbledon's style of play & with Mondays game in mind. He's said from the very start it wouldn't be pretty, we're grinding out results & slowly inching our way to safety. I get the impression once we're safe we'll see us play with a lot more freedom, hopefully after Monday we get to see what that's like !!!

We're safe now - bookies think so too - 200/1 to be relegated

300/1 with a couple of bookies. While I think it is unlikely, that seems overpriced. Admittedly, I haven't worked out all the possible scenarios though, so it must almost be impossible?

Absolutely right. Do you think we need to replace Linesy because you think he's finished or because GC just doesn't seem to rate him?

I still think he has a year or two at this level and would like him to stay. However, I agree that if the manager doesn't think that then he has to replace him with a playmaker. We are terrible to watch without one.

I wish gc wouldn't experiment too much, at this time, let just get over the line with our trousers pulled up.

We need to be going into the last game at least 4 points clear. Why take even the slightest risk by changing things?

So, IF we win on Monday, and any two of Wimbledon, Southend and Scunthorpe drop points....we're safe barring a mathmatical miracle.

I think.

Definitely need to do it Monday, as we cannot rely on getting any points against either Fleetwood or Barnsley.

I honestly don’t know, I’ve heard everything from fellow supporters who have said pretty much everything from fallen out with Cogs to having personal problems which I was told today, but to be fair that side of it is none of our business so i won’t go in to what was said, these blokes are people not just players and Chris lines is a legend in my eyes for dropping two divisions and coming back to us while we were in the conference and creating goal after goal for the last four years.

Learned how to get stuck in too, under DC.
Wouldn’t have kept his place in the side if he hadn’t.

I think he would have made a massive difference this season even in a compact midfield like we’ve been playing recently, lines as an attacking playmaker probably would have made more of an impact than Liam’s made this season in terms of creating chances.
Liam has only scored one goal this season I think and doesn’t create much for others even last season when he was on fire he was a head down two or three touches and shoot kind of player.
This to me tells the story of why we’ve struggled so much going forward this season.
Sercombe looks half the player he was last season and Chris lines is whatever the situation is I dont know but we haven’t had our top assists player from the last four years suddenly and when you lose that so quickly and all your other midfielders are gritty players who will run through walls but haven’t got that killer ball your bound to miss it.
Few attacking options in midfield .
Fair play to olly though another cracking finish from out of nowhere.

Thing is if your relying on hard graft and world class goals then the chances are you’ll struggle over a season.

I think ....
If we lose all our games
And all around us win all of theirs
Except where they play each other and I assume the lower placed team wins
Then we need 3 points, to be above Southend and Muff on GD, with Walsall and Wycscum below us also.