Season over. They're all much better than us. Orient have skill, physicality, score when they're on top. Going to embarrass us in a few weeks time too, and then if we get to Wembley we'll get beaten again. Was going to buy that 6 pack offer but not anymore. All hope is gone.
Personally i think it's too early to be worrying about what other teams are doing, there's still a third of the season to go.
A team in good form, might suddenly lose 2 games in 4 days and then they're looking over their shoulder. Similarly a side that look out of it might win Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday and are right in the mix.
If we keep winning our home games and then pick up 2-3 away wins, we still have a great chance of getting top 6.
15 games to go. But it is going to take more than 75 points.
few weeks back I was convinced it would be lower than that but Orient are beyond relentless and Huddersfield picked up again and deffo looks like more than 75 atm
15 games to go. But it is going to take more than 75 points.
few weeks back I was convinced it would be lower than that but Orient are beyond relentless and Huddersfield picked up again and deffo looks like more than 75 atm
Starting to come around to this way of thinking now - I was sure Wycombe, Orient and Stockport particularly would start to fall away but they are really not going anywhere. Hudders have seemingly turned a corner and Wrexham probably have enough of a buffer even if they have a drop in form for 3 or 4 games, a luxury we can ill afford. I do think something has to give soon.
Wycombe play Birmingham, Wrexham & Huddersfield. Wrexham play Bolton, Huddersfield & Wycombe Stockport play Us, Bolton & Wrexham Huddersfield play Wrexham Orient play Bolton, Birmingham & Us We play Orient, Barnsley & Stockport Bolton play Orient, Wrexham, Birmingham & Stockport.
Everything could be completely upside down and inside out once we get through the above.
15 games to go. But it is going to take more than 75 points.
few weeks back I was convinced it would be lower than that but Orient are beyond relentless and Huddersfield picked up again and deffo looks like more than 75 atm
I stand by my thinking that a side still playing Pratley in centre mid will not make the playoffs. Orient will fall away
With two of Birmingham's next three games being against Orient and Bolton, Stansfield's injury could not have come at a worse time for us. I was surprised that May didn't start and they benched Stansfield for this game. Hopefully he will step up now.
15 games to go. But it is going to take more than 75 points.
few weeks back I was convinced it would be lower than that but Orient are beyond relentless and Huddersfield picked up again and deffo looks like more than 75 atm
I stand by my thinking that a side still playing Pratley in centre mid will not make the playoffs. Orient will fall away
Assist for the second goal. Was all over the pitch tonight until he got sent off it.
Pratley has been good recently but for much of the fall he has been pretty poor. Orient fans were clamoring to upgrade his position during the January window.
The result last night for Orient is very impressive and they do have good momentum. However, they’ve got so many of the teams fighting for something at the top end of the league to play that we can’t really judge how good they are and what’s likely to happen. Their next 3 is Bolton, Birmingham and us.
For me, if we just focus on ourselves and win the games we need to, especially our home games, then there will be change in the top 6 as so many have to play each other.
My only concern between now and the end of the season is our away form isn’t the best. We have it in us to pull out a stinker. With playing Orient, Stockport, Wrexham and Wycombe away from home in our last 15, we really need to make sure we don’t have another poor or under par performance away from home. Get 7 or 8 points from those 4 games and we will put ourselves in with a good chance of the play offs.
Season over. They're all much better than us. Orient have skill, physicality, score when they're on top. Going to embarrass us in a few weeks time too, and then if we get to Wembley we'll get beaten again. Was going to buy that 6 pack offer but not anymore. All hope is gone.
The result last night for Orient is very impressive and they do have good momentum. However, they’ve got so many of the teams fighting for something at the top end of the league to play that we can’t really judge how good they are and what’s likely to happen. Their next 3 is Bolton, Birmingham and us.
For me, if we just focus on ourselves and win the games we need to, especially our home games, then there will be change in the top 6 as so many have to play each other.
My only concern between now and the end of the season is our away form isn’t the best. We have it in us to pull out a stinker. With playing Orient, Stockport, Wrexham and Wycombe away from home in our last 15, we really need to make sure we don’t have another poor or under par performance away from home. Get 7 or 8 points from those 4 games and we will put ourselves in with a good chance of the play offs.
I've done some digging and we've only won a single game this season from being a goal behind. Bolton away last month. That to me is also a concern, as play-off games rarely go how you would like them to, in design!
But now we have attacking options available and show a clear ability to score late in the game, I hope we can add to that one win if we do fall behind in a game.
With two of Birmingham's next three games being against Orient and Bolton, Stansfield's injury could not have come at a worse time for us. I was surprised that May didn't start and they benched Stansfield for this game. Hopefully he will step up now.
Dykes and May (and possibly even Jutkiewicz) are still very decent options for this division. Dykes and May would start for most other teams in this division and they're Stansfield's back ups which just shows how strong Birmingham are.
The result last night for Orient is very impressive and they do have good momentum. However, they’ve got so many of the teams fighting for something at the top end of the league to play that we can’t really judge how good they are and what’s likely to happen. Their next 3 is Bolton, Birmingham and us.
For me, if we just focus on ourselves and win the games we need to, especially our home games, then there will be change in the top 6 as so many have to play each other.
My only concern between now and the end of the season is our away form isn’t the best. We have it in us to pull out a stinker. With playing Orient, Stockport, Wrexham and Wycombe away from home in our last 15, we really need to make sure we don’t have another poor or under par performance away from home. Get 7 or 8 points from those 4 games and we will put ourselves in with a good chance of the play offs.
I've done some digging and we've only won a single game this season from being a goal behind. Bolton away last month. That to me is also a concern, as play-off games rarely go how you would like them to, in design!
But now we have attacking options available and show a clear ability to score late in the game, I hope we can add to that one win if we do fall behind in a game.
This has been an issue for us for a number of years.
However, it is definitely a concern we don’t turn games around in the way we want when we do go down 1-0.
We have scored and conceded the first goal on 14 occasions so far this season. When conceding first we’ve won 1, drew 4 and lost 9. When scoring first we’ve won 13, drew 1 and lost 0. The other 3 results have been 0-0.
The first goal is absolutely crucial.
On a side note, it would have been twice this season but for a moment of madness in the last minute at Barnsley.
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A team in good form, might suddenly lose 2 games in 4 days and then they're looking over their shoulder. Similarly a side that look out of it might win Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday and are right in the mix.
If we keep winning our home games and then pick up 2-3 away wins, we still have a great chance of getting top 6.
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Wrexham play Bolton, Huddersfield & Wycombe
Stockport play Us, Bolton & Wrexham
Huddersfield play Wrexham
Orient play Bolton, Birmingham & Us
We play Orient, Barnsley & Stockport
Bolton play Orient, Wrexham, Birmingham & Stockport.
thats massive and I bet Bradford had a bundle down there as well
Next 15 games = 38 pts (10 clean sheets)
For me, if we just focus on ourselves and win the games we need to, especially our home games, then there will be change in the top 6 as so many have to play each other.
My only concern between now and the end of the season is our away form isn’t the best. We have it in us to pull out a stinker. With playing Orient, Stockport, Wrexham and Wycombe away from home in our last 15, we really need to make sure we don’t have another poor or under par performance away from home. Get 7 or 8 points from those 4 games and we will put ourselves in with a good chance of the play offs.
But now we have attacking options available and show a clear ability to score late in the game, I hope we can add to that one win if we do fall behind in a game.
(yes, yes, Kenneth Williams)
However, it is definitely a concern we don’t turn games around in the way we want when we do go down 1-0.
We have scored and conceded the first goal on 14 occasions so far this season. When conceding first we’ve won 1, drew 4 and lost 9. When scoring first we’ve won 13, drew 1 and lost 0. The other 3 results have been 0-0.
The first goal is absolutely crucial.
On a side note, it would have been twice this season but for a moment of madness in the last minute at Barnsley.