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LondonMariner43 |
November 29, 2018, 8:13am |
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Despite some inconsistency in the last ten games, interesting to see we are 5th in the form table. 17 points from 10 is what is needed over the season to make the play offs. https://www.soccerstats.com/formtable.asp?league=england4 Also interesting to see that we have been getting results against teams also high up the form table. It would take something special to make the play offs this year - over 2 points a game for next 26 games but keep this young squad together and take some momentum into next and it could be exciting.
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TheRealJohnLewis |
November 29, 2018, 8:19am |
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This team as it is currently playing is good enough for play offs but we are too far behind to realistically maintain this form for the rest of the season.
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RoboCod |
November 29, 2018, 8:20am |
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Yeah, play-offs are out of reach for me. Hope to be wrong though. We just need to stop this slump-good form/slump pattern where we lose 3-4 in a row. Sounds odd but we need a few more bore draws in there. I'd settle for mid-table (again)this time around but I look forward to the season when we're chomping at the bit in the top 8 come March-time and deciding if we should go for auto promotion or settle for play-offs.
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Maringer |
November 29, 2018, 8:39am |
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Let's drag ourselves up into mid-table first and then, if we're within touching distance of the play-offs with ten games to go, begin to look upwards after that.
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IlkleyMariner |
November 29, 2018, 9:10am |
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Odds of 50-1 for a top seven finish worth a punt?
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Elgringo87 |
November 29, 2018, 9:54am |
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Think the way the table reads although my personal view is we will be mid table , we’re only a months worth of good or bad results from being close to the play offs or being sucked right back into the mire again , which ever it will be let’s remember we’re Grimsby Town we don’t do anything easy it will be interesting
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marinerdazza |
November 29, 2018, 12:00pm |
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solid mid table and a couple of memorable cup ties and I'll be happy.
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KingstonMariner |
November 29, 2018, 7:12pm |
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It's a good run of form. But if 1.7 points is what you need on average to get to the playoffs, we should be on 34 points at this stage pro rata. So we're 12 points off the target, which would mean we'd need to win the next 9 to get to up to 1.7 points a game after 29 games.
So it's a big ask but doable.
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jamesgtfc |
November 29, 2018, 8:00pm |
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It's a good run of form. But if 1.7 points is what you need on average to get to the playoffs, we should be on 34 points at this stage pro rata. So we're 12 points off the target, which would mean we'd need to win the next 9 to get to up to 1.7 points a game after 29 games.
So it's a big ask but doable.
The get to the play offs, we need 2.16 points per game between now and the end of the season. Admittedly, it is improbable but not impossible. Thinking back to the last 10 games, if that Rose header had gone in against Northampton that would have been 19 points and matched Exeter so that could have gone in our favour too.
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pen penfras |
November 29, 2018, 8:28pm |
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It's a good run of form. But if 1.7 points is what you need on average to get to the playoffs, we should be on 34 points at this stage pro rata. So we're 12 points off the target, which would mean we'd need to win the next 9 to get to up to 1.7 points a game after 29 games.
So it's a big ask but doable.
It's not realistic though, is it. We're 9 points off the playoffs at almost halfway through the season. That means that we need to make up those 9 points in the second half, plus average the amount of points that they have. So we're looking at needing 18 more points in the second half of the season than the first half. That would put us top of the table. It might happen, but I wouldn't be getting too excited right now. I'm just happy to see an improvement and give us a good base to build on for next season. We've got 3 winnable games coming up in the league. That will tell us where we are at the half way mark. But we've not been doing too well against the lower teams so far
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fishboyUTM |
November 29, 2018, 8:37pm |
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We will make the top twelve easily, could well push for the play offs. In Pringle and particularly the excellent Vernam, we have the forward players to create. Thomas is a decent striker, but I feel it is vitally important we improve on him in January, someone who can hold the ball up and get his fair share. Do that and we can trouble the play offs IMO.
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kamakazebear |
November 29, 2018, 8:55pm |
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We're just far too inconsistent to be anywhere near the play offs in my opinion. Ever since that performance against Lincoln, I knew we had a decent team in there somewhere so we just need Jolley to fine tune it. Hopefully a bright season next year!
Comfortable mid-table finish this season I reckon.
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Mrs Doyle |
November 29, 2018, 9:20pm |
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Such fine lines in football not always your own hands.
You also need luck like the Thomas goal, the officials can and often do change games via a dodgy penalty or sending off.
Good form breeds confidence a mid-table finish would feel like a massive relief at this stage but who can tell with GTFC.
Would really love us to keep Embelton to the season's end he looks a real talent and if Vernam, Clifton, Pringle and Akheem can continue to improve who knows?
Another big factor worth mentioning has been Macca's form.
He has been instrumental in helping here by keeping us in touch on more than one occasion that must be a massive inspiration to the rest of the lads particularly the young ones.
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forza ivano |
November 30, 2018, 9:41am |
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oh dear, we do get carried away so easily don't we? Let's just remind ourselves that we're only 6 points clear of relegation. i'm more focused on looking over my shoulder at how those are doing below us rather than looking upwards
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Bigdog |
November 30, 2018, 11:08am |
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I'd just like us to finish the season strongly so we look like a team on the up and more attractive to any prospective signings in the summer..
Two points a game to get in the play offs is fairly unrealistic, a point a game to be safe is too low a target. We'll probably end up somewhere in between and finish 10th-15th..
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