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Post by richhertford on Aug 12, 2020 21:52:57 GMT
Lots of changes recently. We look forward to a different and entertaining style this season but will it be ultimately successful. We can certainly dream and some like me remain hopeful. I certainly expect playoffs/top ten as a minimum security goal. Where do we think we will finish this year?
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Post by allgasandgaiters on Aug 12, 2020 22:01:10 GMT
Back on the bus - great stuff Rich.
But no choice less than top ten? Adminstration = 12 points deduction TOTALLY ruled out?!
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Post by axegas on Aug 12, 2020 22:13:50 GMT
If I’m honest the realistic goal is top 10, which would constitute a much better season than the last 3.
Would love a crack at the playoffs but it’s a tough league next year and Garner will have to prove a lot of doubters wrong.
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Post by richhertford on Aug 12, 2020 22:17:11 GMT
Back on the bus - great stuff Rich. But no choice less than top ten? Adminstration = 12 points deduction TOTALLY ruled out?! I can’t really get excited about a target below top ten. If we are not at least in top ten then it would be a huge disappointment. We expect better. |
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Post by stuart1974 on Aug 12, 2020 22:20:06 GMT
Lots of positivity at the moment, perhaps more so than the usual pre season feelings that fans of many clubs get for a new campaign.
I'd settle for top half but I do get the impression a play off push is the unspoken target.
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Post by richhertford on Aug 12, 2020 22:24:29 GMT
Lots of positivity at the moment, perhaps more so than the usual pre season feelings that fans of many clubs get for a new campaign. I'd settle for top half but I do get the impression a play off push is the unspoken target. I agree. We are Bristol Rovers. We should always aim for playoffs as a realistic target. |
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Post by kruger on Aug 12, 2020 22:40:32 GMT
I'd be dissapointed if we did not finish in the playoffs, I'd be really dissapointed if we finish around 10th, id be suicidal if we got relegated
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Post by lpgas1 on Aug 12, 2020 23:22:15 GMT
I think we are more likely to be 11th. We certainly wont win any in the first 3 or so. We never do!
Firstly I think Wigan will win it. (I think a sense of injustice will propel them). Sunderland, Fleetwood, Perterboro, Portsmouth, Oxford. Maybe Hull or Charlton. So, just outside the top 10
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Post by Keynsham Rover on Aug 13, 2020 6:02:27 GMT
Tough league this year but the additions we've made suggest play-offs are a realistic target.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 6:52:41 GMT
Personality whilst I'm extremely positive that we'll have a much better season, we'd do need to hope that the new faces all gel immediately and the team buys into the new style and adapts to get us off to a good start. There are some big teams this year so I agree with axegas that I think the realistic target is top 10/playoffs ..... the security for me is mid table stability and groundbreaking would be champions/automatic. .... I think and hope it's playoffs for us |
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Post by brads213 on Aug 13, 2020 6:59:32 GMT
Top ten but do this again after first 10 games and see what the results are then
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Post by gasandelectricity on Aug 13, 2020 7:26:52 GMT
Still some big questions to be asked around our manager.
Our signings look very good in paper but that’s worth nothing if the main man can’t arrange and motivate them in a way that is conducive to success. Especially when many of them are youngsters that aren’t quite the finished article
I wouldn’t want to make a guess on how well do this season.
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Post by chewbacca on Aug 13, 2020 7:46:31 GMT
Our manager has never won an away game.
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Post by Jomo on Aug 13, 2020 8:12:18 GMT
Our manager has never won an away game. Yes that is true, but how many times have you posted that now? We get it! Feet on the ground, still lots of unknowns, and Garner has a lot to prove. The signs from this summer are promising though. |
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Post by Fetch on Aug 13, 2020 8:13:34 GMT
We are in the midst of a global pandemic, and heading into a season of uncertainty, where many clubs may have to make hard decisions with their squads and budgets. We are very lucky to be financially secure and the manager backed so strongly - the signings we have made are on-paper very good.
No one really knows how this season is going to go, and given Garner's in the dawn of his managerial career, and our squad is overall very young and inexperienced, I think a top ten finish would be pretty damn good. For me, I'm looking for an improvement on last year, our young players to develop, and the squad to play an entertaining brand of football whilst winning games.
People will say we should always aim for promotion and playoffs should be the aim - sure, but given all that's going on I think a lot can be said for stability, so long as we improve and don't stand still.
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Post by chewbacca on Aug 13, 2020 8:18:57 GMT
Our manager has never won an away game. Yes that is true, but how many times have you posted that now? We get it! Feet on the ground, still lots of unknowns, and Garner has a lot to prove. The signs from this summer are promising though. I just find the "minimum playoffs" chat utterly bizarre. Let's walk before we can run here. As I've said in another thread Garner really does have a lot to prove, the statistics he currently has next to him have him as the second worst permanent appointment in our history with regards to PPG and win percentage. This is his team, he has no excuses now. We'll see but I think playoffs as a minimum is very short sighted. |
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Post by Jomo on Aug 13, 2020 8:25:11 GMT
Yes that is true, but how many times have you posted that now? We get it! Feet on the ground, still lots of unknowns, and Garner has a lot to prove. The signs from this summer are promising though. I just find the "minimum playoffs" chat utterly bizarre. Let's walk before we can run here. As I've said in another thread Garner really does have a lot to prove, the statistics he currently has next to him have him as the second worst permanent appointment in our history with regards to PPG and win percentage. This is his team, he has no excuses now. We'll see but I think playoffs as a minimum is very short sighted. I agree with you, I do not think we'll get playoffs. I hope for a decent upper mid table finish, and any better would be a bonus. |
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Post by chewbacca on Aug 13, 2020 8:32:49 GMT
I just find the "minimum playoffs" chat utterly bizarre. Let's walk before we can run here. As I've said in another thread Garner really does have a lot to prove, the statistics he currently has next to him have him as the second worst permanent appointment in our history with regards to PPG and win percentage. This is his team, he has no excuses now. We'll see but I think playoffs as a minimum is very short sighted. I agree with you, I do not think we'll get playoffs. I hope for a decent upper mid table finish, and any better would be a bonus. I'm hoping for a steady-ish start with a late season crescendo. Next season in my opinion should be about developing how he's going to go about things. It looks very much my way or the highway at the moment which, to me is interesting to say the least. I think upper midtable would be a decent enough season. |
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Post by warwickgas on Aug 13, 2020 8:47:24 GMT
I think we are more likely to be 11th. We certainly wont win any in the first 3 or so. We never do! Firstly I think Wigan will win it. (I think a sense of injustice will propel them). Sunderland, Fleetwood, Perterboro, Portsmouth, Oxford. Maybe Hull or Charlton. So, just outside the top 10 The Administrator is selling assets to raise cash to pay off debt. The best players are being sold so I think they could be this season’s Bolton. I’d settle for a top ten finish |
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Post by Okebournegas on Aug 13, 2020 10:19:44 GMT
We’re going to win the league , not dropping a single point , the new invincibles !!!! Crystal meth for breakfast is never a good idea .....
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