Match Thread: Chester FC v Bristol Rovers

I haven't checked this, but I find it hard to believe that any team has made the playoffs with a goals to games ratio of 1.1 (24 goals to 21 games as it stands). Hence the two new signings. This isn't going to click immediately, but it needs to pretty soon or we'll start slipping to mid-table. Our position flatters us because of the poor form of everyone around us. We don't deserve to be 5th based on current form or goals scored, or at least not in comparison with what a typical 5th placed team's stats might show.

We are playing two leagues lower then when Lambert left so we are bound to look better. Imagine Chelsea playing sheffield united .

We have a good squad on paper, we must start winning though

We've won just 2 games in 10 although we have probably one of the highest wage budgets in the league, I think fans can expect a bit more than throwing away a 2-0 lead to a team only still in the Conference as Hereford went bust! You can forget worrying about Luton as they were in a terrible finance shape when they went down whereas we seem to be in  reasonable shape, it probably took them 2 or 3 seasons just to get their finances back in order.

I'm not sure how many games you've seen but the games at Telford, Alfreton & against Kiddy were hardly the best since Lambert left as we had the Muzzy inspired spell under MM, the JJOT inspired spell under JW and even the period under JW before Gow was injured. In any event perhaps it's more worrying that the players are now putting in a decent shift but poor management decisions are costing us points. 

DC has inherited one of the best back 5s in league 2 last season, has a league quality midfield and as such we are bound to look good at this level. He has inherited and built a side good enough to walk this league. I just dont think you can compare it to a rovers side playinh two leagues higher Against better sides. This squad would get destroyed every week in league 1

He inherited a team who got relegated in L2. Only three clubs have ever bounced back. The inheriting a side to walk the league comment is rubbish. The defense was good at the first half of the season last year, then McChrystal's confidence died and we lost the best right back in the league. Lockyer barely played RB last year so he's not a part of that defence, Trotman came in, half the back four is different from the regular back four last season.

Please dont misquote me to try and discredit my post. I said he has inherited and built.

The back 5 had a fantastic record last season and this season. He has a great midfield now all but one of which he signed. We have a very good team.

This post was also in the context of a discussion about how you cant compare us now to our league 1 side

Sorry mate, to be honest i opened up the last page and barely saw the previous discussion.

As for the first post, i just get a little fed up of people (not necessarily you) saying we should win this, we should win that. Chester almost got relegated last season, yes, but before the day they won 5 of their last 6 home. People don't look at that because it's Chester etc etc but before today I would have took a point. Don't get me wrong, we need to start winning again and im bloody gutted we threw away that lead, that makes it feel more like a loss. That being said, it's not like their weren't positives either, we seemingly played better in open play, we're doing far, far better away from home than previous years and Blissett got his first goal. I expect more from this team when Balanta/Goldberg fully enter the fray.

I agree, we do have a good team now, he has to get the most of it. If things start to come together, we're in a pretty decent spot to captialise.

DC will be gone by the New Year.

We should be romping this league.

Any fan who knows the history of this club will know that we shouldn't be where we are know.

The board of directors and manager are responsible for the demise of our football club.

Inconsistency is the hallmark of teams in the making and even more so when they're not scoring regularly. Hopefully a consistent striker among the new recruits will help lift the team up a notch and they'll go on a promotion push. It's not too late to catch Barnet; we have a game in hand on them and play them on Tuesday, which could narrow the gap to five points and everything to play for. If we lose on Tuesday then I think the best we can hope for is the playoffs. I have a positive feeling about Blisset. I hope I'm right.