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Post by peterhooper57 on Mar 24, 2023 8:15:35 GMT
I hope we stay up; unfortunately, the way we are playing, letting in sloppy goals, poor matchday discipline, and with no strikers currently able to find the net, I am not sure where or when the next point is coming from. Lets hope Joe Barton can work some magic, as we will need imo at least another 7 - 10 points, hmm.
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Post by socrates on Mar 24, 2023 8:16:55 GMT
I think it’s down to a few things. Last season coutts and Whelan were good enough as holding mids for league 2 but this season step up a league combined with a year older they’ve been poor. Rossiter was great - out for season when we were 8th We had Anderson last season- not replaceable We had Taylor last season - haven’t replaced him. Constant changes of formation ( last season we stuck with one formation from Christmas onwards.) Injuries to injury prone players. Overal I think we’ve been ok and as long as we stay up then it’s mission accomplished. Yeah I am with you. I guess my personal hopes were a little higher than just staying up. But of course will take that. But I agree to with the comment earlier in this thread, this summer's recruitment will be crucial to further our ambitions. We cannot keep recruiting half crocked (but good) players be and hope it will be "alright". We cannot, surely then rely on another to recruitment campaign 4 months later to bail us out. Time will tell, but in the interim, let's just get the 50 points. Please. It certainly feels like we’re not as strong as last season but then we’re playing in a higher division. Last seasons squad might be bottom now they certainly had a crap first half to the season , but we’ll never know.
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Post by socrates on Mar 24, 2023 8:18:26 GMT
I hope we stay up; unfortunately, the way we are playing, letting in sloppy goals, poor matchday discipline, and with no strikers currently able to find the net, I am not sure where or when the next point is coming from. Lets hope Joe Barton can work some magic, as we will need imo at least another 7 - 10 points, hmm. To be fair we’ve scored 6 in our last two away games it just feels really crappy at the moment because we’ve been terrible at home.
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Post by yattongas on Mar 24, 2023 9:19:51 GMT
What did you expect from this season Oldie ? We’re doing as well as Port Vale & Exeter who came up with us last season and a lot better than Forest Green . Finishing in the middle third of the division would be a decent season in my books . I guess I was hoping for signs of clear progression. I never thought we would achieve promotion (although, like everyone else I hoped for it), but after the storming end to last season and the momentum gained from that, clear progression. In my head to finish 10th would be a good sign of that. But this is season so far has been like a yo yo. A crap start, a very good Autumn and early winter, only to descend to crap again from mid December on. What is it, one goal scored in the last seven home games? I think. As it stands we are ten points off of 10th and ten points off the relegation zone. One month our forwards score for fun, the next month they cannot score for toffee...our defence, well it's been laughable at times hasn't it. I believe we will get the 50 points we need, but it is disappointing to be "hoping" to achieve that target still at the end of March. Fair reply . I just think it was always likely to be a season of ups & downs after promotion. There’s a lot better teams in this league . Next season is the acid test , can he (JB) bring in the players that will improve us . I’ll be hoping for a top 10 finish next season.
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Post by oldie on Mar 24, 2023 9:44:22 GMT
I guess I was hoping for signs of clear progression. I never thought we would achieve promotion (although, like everyone else I hoped for it), but after the storming end to last season and the momentum gained from that, clear progression. In my head to finish 10th would be a good sign of that. But this is season so far has been like a yo yo. A crap start, a very good Autumn and early winter, only to descend to crap again from mid December on. What is it, one goal scored in the last seven home games? I think. As it stands we are ten points off of 10th and ten points off the relegation zone. One month our forwards score for fun, the next month they cannot score for toffee...our defence, well it's been laughable at times hasn't it. I believe we will get the 50 points we need, but it is disappointing to be "hoping" to achieve that target still at the end of March. Fair reply . I just think it was always likely to be a season of ups & downs after promotion. There’s a lot better teams in this league . Next season is the acid test , can he (JB) bring in the players that will improve us . I’ll be hoping for a top 10 finish next season. Yep I think the vast majority of us are on that page.
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Post by kentgas on Mar 24, 2023 12:38:37 GMT
I hope we stay up; unfortunately, the way we are playing, letting in sloppy goals, poor matchday discipline, and with no strikers currently able to find the net, I am not sure where or when the next point is coming from. Let’s hope Joe Barton can work some magic, as we will need imo at least another 7 - 10 points, hmm. Cannot seriously see Accrington or Morecambe getting 20+ points from their last 8/9 games to overtake us if we do get 7 - 10 points.
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Post by dudelebowski on Mar 24, 2023 14:49:57 GMT
Accy next 7:
Exeter A Vale H Wednesday A Fleetwood H Posh H Pompey A Bolton A
Morecambe next 7:
MK A Barnsley A Plymouth H Pompey A Wycombe H Charlton A Lincoln H
I’d say we’re safe.
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Apr 4, 2023 13:49:13 GMT
It seems that the romance with Helen may be back on track. Lovely for the family, if so, but I hope that it doesn't affect his football.
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Post by Marshy on Apr 4, 2023 14:06:08 GMT
It seems that the romance with Helen may be back on track. Lovely for the family, if so, but I hope that it doesn't affect his football. I’ve just seen the article the couple have been spending time together in Dubai, Scott the Blackburn Rovers star eh? 😂 He won’t be much cop for Friday he looks all shagged out to me!
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Post by lastminutewinner on Apr 4, 2023 15:24:26 GMT
He wants a go on them new tiddies. I dont blame him either..
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Post by kylegas on Apr 4, 2023 15:30:45 GMT
That was a really good read, I did find it amusing how over the course of the article he described both his time at Swansea and Celtic as the best of his career… one or the other Scott lol
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Post by kylegas on Apr 4, 2023 15:38:25 GMT
Good interview with Scott Sinclair (sorry that it's a Daily Mail link) Interesting to read his comment at the end as to why he signed for Rovers. It's interesting. I wonder why then they, on the face of it, under perform / are so inconsistent? If the players are so happy, have the abilities and the tactics are right. I don't understand it. I think sometimes the tactics can maybe be right and seem ok, but even 1 or 2 players in key positions unable to play to the necessary standard can make a mess of the whole thing. But also maybe coming from a high level Sinclair likes the way we’re TRYING to play.. we’re just not good enough to pull it off? Just guesses of course but some teams know exactly what they can and can’t do so play what is seen as rubbish football, I think that’s what GC did with us
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Post by oldie on Apr 4, 2023 16:57:40 GMT
It's interesting. I wonder why then they, on the face of it, under perform / are so inconsistent? If the players are so happy, have the abilities and the tactics are right. I don't understand it. I think sometimes the tactics can maybe be right and seem ok, but even 1 or 2 players in key positions unable to play to the necessary standard can make a mess of the whole thing. But also maybe coming from a high level Sinclair likes the way we’re TRYING to play.. we’re just not good enough to pull it off? Just guesses of course but some teams know exactly what they can and can’t do so play what is seen as rubbish football, I think that’s what GC did with us The manager's job is to put a team together with tactics to extract maximum points. Nothing else.
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Post by oldie on Apr 4, 2023 16:58:28 GMT
He wants a go on them new tiddies. I dont blame him either.. 🥱🥱🥱
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Post by kylegas on Apr 4, 2023 18:51:29 GMT
I think sometimes the tactics can maybe be right and seem ok, but even 1 or 2 players in key positions unable to play to the necessary standard can make a mess of the whole thing. But also maybe coming from a high level Sinclair likes the way we’re TRYING to play.. we’re just not good enough to pull it off? Just guesses of course but some teams know exactly what they can and can’t do so play what is seen as rubbish football, I think that’s what GC did with us The manager's job is to put a team together with tactics to extract maximum points. Nothing else. I think that’s where Barton falls, rather than playing to our limitations he’s trying to get us to play like a top flight team, again just my thinking tho
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 4, 2023 18:51:45 GMT
Knowing our luck he'll now ask for a transfer so that he can move back in with HF.
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Apr 5, 2023 13:17:38 GMT
It seems that the romance with Helen may be back on track. Lovely for the family, if so, but I hope that it doesn't affect his football. I think this was fake news, his Instagram says "that's news to me - back to training". Stay tuned for all the latest SS gossip!
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