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It's not yet mathematically certain that we are going down, but I think we have to face reality. It's not being disloyal to say that you expect us to go down. I have supported Town since 1971 through thick and thin (or thin and thin as Phil Ball once famously remarked!). I love the club. But I am a realist. Optimism is one thing, but to deny the inevitable in the face of all of the evidence to the contrary is delusional.
We might well win tomorrow. But it's too little too late. We have had at least six winnable games recently based on the poor form shown by our opponents going into the match. (Stevenage, Newport, Carlisle, Crawley, Orient, and FGR). They have yielded just 4 points. You could well add the Port Vale, Scunthorpe and Southend games to that list since the New year. We got just 1 point from those three games.
We are 8 points adrift of safety with 14 game left. We have earned 9 points from our last 14 games. Just don't see how we will suddenly start preforming like play off contenders..
This is the killer of hope isn’t it. Unless we suddenly click and hit the form of a promotion contender we’re fooked |
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I personally think we’ll go down, we’ve got too much to do, I’ve sort of accepted it (I’m not happy with it) I’m quite angry especially with us being in this situation before, we just haven’t learnt, it’s so frustrating.
That is exactly right. We have been in his position before (twice if you include the season we got a reprieve thanks to Luton's 30 point deduction) and yet the idiots running the club just allowed it happen once again. I think the damage was done in the summer with poor recruitment suggestive of penny pinching, and lack of pre-season which was inexcusably amateurish. We might have been able to rescue the situation with a large injection of quality in January, but it is clear that opportunity too was lost. You pays your money, you takes your choice. |
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Tend to agree. Sometimes as in life a clean slate is required to start anew.
Indeed. Despite my recent posts I am in fact very optimistic about the future. Just not about this season. The biggest obstacle to our progression is about to depart. With new owners I really do believe we are in for some great seasons. I think we are going down this season, but I can well see us enjoying two, possible three promotions in the next five or six years. No reason at all why we can be challenging at the top of L1. Imagine the scene, it's March 2026, we are sitting in our new 20,000 all seater stadium with 15,000 fans watching us secure three points which keep us in the automatic promotion places. It's not impossible, it really isn't. |
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Indeed.
Despite my recent posts I am in fact very optimistic about the future. Just not about this season.
The biggest obstacle to our progression is about to depart. With new owners I really do believe we are in for some great seasons. I think we are going down this season, but I can well see us enjoying two, possible three promotions in the next five or six years.
No reason at all why we can be challenging at the top of L1. Imagine the scene, it's March 2026, we are sitting in our new 20,000 all seater stadium with 15,000 fans watching us secure three points which keep us in the automatic promotion places.
It's not impossible, it really isn't.
No thanks - we want at least the new Pontoon to be safe standing - our own mini version of the Borussia Dortmund "wall"... yes please to everything else, naturally... |
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Indeed.
Despite my recent posts I am in fact very optimistic about the future. Just not about this season.
No reason at all why we can be challenging at the top of L1. Imagine the scene, it's March 2026, we are sitting in our new 20,000 all seater stadium with 15,000 fans watching us secure three points which keep us in the automatic promotion places.
It's not impossible, it really isn't.
I think its a shame how far this club have fallen from grace though. Like you I think at best league 1 is what we should be aiming for long term. With the fans I agree. A lot of Grimsby fans are working class and appreciate a grafter. I still feel in comparison to some lower league clubs the history of this club makes it a bit special. |
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If this sale doesn’t go through I can see us sinking further. NLN and even further. With Fenty still in charge many will boycott the club, and we won’t even be able to compete.
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We have had at least six winnable games recently based on the poor form shown by our opponents going into the match. (Stevenage, Newport, Carlisle, Crawley, Orient, and FGR). They have yielded just 4 points. You could well add the Port Vale, Scunthorpe and Southend games to that list since the New year. We got just 1 point from those three games.
We are 8 points adrift of safety with 14 game left. We have earned 9 points from our last 14 games. Just don't see how we will suddenly start preforming like play off contenders..
Well, that's now 5 points from 7 very winnable games. 10 points from our last 15 games. Yes, folks, we are well and truly fooked. |
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