& that is exactly what we appear to be doing. Sheff Utd are relentless in the same way that we were earlier in the season. Now we seem to have no direction, no system other than hoofing it up the field & a manager who has just made the worst positional change since curbishley played konch at right back. Even though almost everyone in the ground knew that it was a huge mistake (quite simply because i'm sure that Wiggy has a wooden right leg used only for standing on) it took him 82 minutes to do anything about it & then shoved Morrison to RB when we all know he doesn't seem able to play there either.
While we laugh at the wendies falling away, Sheff utd are now only 4 points behind if they win their game in hand. All of a sudden we no longer seem able to grind out results & the title that I thought was definately ours appears to be slipping away. I've been positive & optimistic all season but we haven't been great for a couple of months or more & I see no signs of powell being able to return us to the confident, passing team that we know that we're capable of being. Apart from being over reliant on a hoof upfield & the strikers not scoring at least from open play, what has happened ?
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Isn't that exactly what we've been doing whilst not playing with the fluency we enjoyed before Christmas? Perhaps we've been having a prolonged "blip", but rather that wobble and slip into the pack, we've relentlessly picked up enough points to open a huge gap to third place and give ourselves a very good chance of promotion.
It'd be a real shame not to win it now but if Sheff Utd. can maintain their own exceptional form for an even more prolonged period than we have, we might just have to accept it. Alternatively, we might just put four past someone and see the confidence flow again, or see Sheff. Utd. falter themselves. Huddersfield , then Weds were each seen as the big threat during their own purple patches, but fell away while we pushed on & on, losing only twice to date.
Isn't that exactly what "grinding out results" is all about?
However, as a betting man, I think a lay of us to win the title on betfair is a smart bet as Sheff U have all the form and momentum at the moment
Last night we faced a decent side who have been galvanised under a new manager who has got them well drilled and playing decent football when they have the ball. Teams will come to The Valley this season now and make it difficult for us to break them down. It's a combination of fear and respect.
My prediction is that Rochdale won't be anywhere near the bottom four come the end of the season and that both Sheffield teams, Huddersfield and MK will be scrapping over second place about 8 or 9 points behind us on the final day.
A massive gate on Saturday against Stevenage getting behind the team, a game I think we'll win and a game I think our players have been particularly waiting for since we got kicked off the park at their place.
Having said that I still reckon we will still win the title.COYR!
far away behind us. It won't happen. Keep smiling, we're going up. I'm convinced it'll happen either at Boundary Park or when we host Walsall.