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Just done the football league calculator unfortunately my guesses did not show but this is what I got the final positions to be
Salford 55points Tranmere 54 Town 46 points Colchester 42 points Doncaster 42 points Forest green 28 Sutton 28 points
IF ONLY CARLSBERG DID THE RUN INS
TBA Colchester Grimsby Home Draw Away 17/02 Bradford Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 17/02 Colchester Accrington Stanley Home Draw Away 17/02 Crawley Town Forest Green Home Draw Away 17/02 Grimsby Doncaster Home Draw Away 17/02 Salford Barrow Home Draw Away 24/02 Doncaster AFC Wimbledon Home Draw Away 24/02 Forest Green Tranmere Home Draw Away 24/02 Mansfield Salford Home Draw Away 24/02 Morecambe Grimsby Home Draw Away 24/02 Sutton Utd Colchester Home Draw Away 27/02 Forest Green Wrexham Home Draw Away 27/02 Notts County Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 27/02 Salford Colchester Home Draw Away 02/03 Colchester Stockport Home Draw Away 02/03 Grimsby Forest Green Home Draw Away 02/03 Salford Gillingham Home Draw Away 02/03 Tranmere Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 02/03 Walsall Doncaster Home Draw Away 05/03 AFC Wimbledon Grimsby Home Draw Away 09/03 Barrow Colchester Home Draw Away 09/03 Doncaster Crewe Home Draw Away 09/03 Forest Green Walsall Home Draw Away 09/03 MK Dons Salford Home Draw Away 09/03 Sutton Utd Grimsby Home Draw Away 12/03 Bradford Forest Green Home Draw Away 12/03 Colchester Doncaster Home Draw Away 12/03 Crewe Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 12/03 Grimsby MK Dons Home Draw Away 12/03 Salford Stockport Home Draw Away 16/03 Colchester Walsall Home Draw Away 16/03 Forest Green Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 16/03 Gillingham Grimsby Home Draw Away 16/03 Salford Morecambe Home Draw Away 16/03 Swindon Doncaster Home Draw Away 23/03 Doncaster Forest Green Home Draw Away 23/03 Grimsby Wrexham Home Draw Away 23/03 Mansfield Colchester Home Draw Away 23/03 Notts County Salford Home Draw Away 23/03 Sutton Utd Accrington Stanley Home Draw Away 29/03 Barrow Grimsby Home Draw Away 29/03 Colchester Newport County Home Draw Away 29/03 Crawley Town Doncaster Home Draw Away 29/03 Forest Green Stockport Home Draw Away 29/03 Salford Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 01/04 Grimsby Bradford Home Draw Away 01/04 Crewe Forest Green Home Draw Away 01/04 Sutton Utd Swindon Home Draw Away 01/04 Tranmere Colchester Home Draw Away 01/04 Walsall Salford Home Draw Away 02/04 Doncaster Wrexham Home Draw Away 06/04 AFC Wimbledon Salford Home Draw Away 06/04 Colchester Wrexham Home Draw Away 06/04 Forest Green MK Dons Home Draw Away 06/04 Grimsby Newport County Home Draw Away 06/04 Morecambe Doncaster Home Draw Away 06/04 Sutton Utd Stockport Home Draw Away 09/04 Doncaster Walsall Home Draw Away 09/04 Harrogate Town Grimsby Home Draw Away 09/04 Mansfield Forest Green Home Draw Away 13/04 Crawley Town Colchester Home Draw Away 13/04 Crewe Grimsby Home Draw Away 13/04 Doncaster Accrington Stanley Home Draw Away 13/04 Harrogate Town Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 13/04 Salford Bradford Home Draw Away 13/04 Wrexham Forest Green Home Draw Away 20/04 Doncaster Barrow Home Draw Away 20/04 Grimsby Swindon Home Draw Away 20/04 Morecambe Forest Green Home Draw Away 20/04 Newport County Salford Home Draw Away 20/04 Notts County Colchester Home Draw Away 20/04 Sutton Utd Crawley Town Home Draw Away 27/04 Colchester Crewe Home Draw Away 27/04 Crawley Town Grimsby Home Draw Away 27/04 Forest Green Notts County Home Draw Away 27/04 Gillingham Doncaster Home Draw Away 27/04 MK Dons Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 27/04 Salford Harrogate Town Home Draw Away
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Of the top 7 at the moment I think I am correct we only have Crewe away Wrexham home barrow away my dons at home which gives quite the easiest run in most of the other have still got Stockport and Wrexham to play
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Just done the football league calculator unfortunately my guesses did not show but this is what I got the final positions to be
Salford 55points Tranmere 54 Town 46 points Colchester 42 points Doncaster 42 points Forest green 28 Sutton 28 points
IF ONLY CARLSBERG DID THE RUN INS
TBA Colchester Grimsby Home Draw Away 17/02 Bradford Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 17/02 Colchester Accrington Stanley Home Draw Away 17/02 Crawley Town Forest Green Home Draw Away 17/02 Grimsby Doncaster Home Draw Away 17/02 Salford Barrow Home Draw Away 24/02 Doncaster AFC Wimbledon Home Draw Away 24/02 Forest Green Tranmere Home Draw Away 24/02 Mansfield Salford Home Draw Away 24/02 Morecambe Grimsby Home Draw Away 24/02 Sutton Utd Colchester Home Draw Away 27/02 Forest Green Wrexham Home Draw Away 27/02 Notts County Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 27/02 Salford Colchester Home Draw Away 02/03 Colchester Stockport Home Draw Away 02/03 Grimsby Forest Green Home Draw Away 02/03 Salford Gillingham Home Draw Away 02/03 Tranmere Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 02/03 Walsall Doncaster Home Draw Away 05/03 AFC Wimbledon Grimsby Home Draw Away 09/03 Barrow Colchester Home Draw Away 09/03 Doncaster Crewe Home Draw Away 09/03 Forest Green Walsall Home Draw Away 09/03 MK Dons Salford Home Draw Away 09/03 Sutton Utd Grimsby Home Draw Away 12/03 Bradford Forest Green Home Draw Away 12/03 Colchester Doncaster Home Draw Away 12/03 Crewe Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 12/03 Grimsby MK Dons Home Draw Away 12/03 Salford Stockport Home Draw Away 16/03 Colchester Walsall Home Draw Away 16/03 Forest Green Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 16/03 Gillingham Grimsby Home Draw Away 16/03 Salford Morecambe Home Draw Away 16/03 Swindon Doncaster Home Draw Away 23/03 Doncaster Forest Green Home Draw Away 23/03 Grimsby Wrexham Home Draw Away 23/03 Mansfield Colchester Home Draw Away 23/03 Notts County Salford Home Draw Away 23/03 Sutton Utd Accrington Stanley Home Draw Away 29/03 Barrow Grimsby Home Draw Away 29/03 Colchester Newport County Home Draw Away 29/03 Crawley Town Doncaster Home Draw Away 29/03 Forest Green Stockport Home Draw Away 29/03 Salford Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 01/04 Grimsby Bradford Home Draw Away 01/04 Crewe Forest Green Home Draw Away 01/04 Sutton Utd Swindon Home Draw Away 01/04 Tranmere Colchester Home Draw Away 01/04 Walsall Salford Home Draw Away 02/04 Doncaster Wrexham Home Draw Away 06/04 AFC Wimbledon Salford Home Draw Away 06/04 Colchester Wrexham Home Draw Away 06/04 Forest Green MK Dons Home Draw Away 06/04 Grimsby Newport County Home Draw Away 06/04 Morecambe Doncaster Home Draw Away 06/04 Sutton Utd Stockport Home Draw Away 09/04 Doncaster Walsall Home Draw Away 09/04 Harrogate Town Grimsby Home Draw Away 09/04 Mansfield Forest Green Home Draw Away 13/04 Crawley Town Colchester Home Draw Away 13/04 Crewe Grimsby Home Draw Away 13/04 Doncaster Accrington Stanley Home Draw Away 13/04 Harrogate Town Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 13/04 Salford Bradford Home Draw Away 13/04 Wrexham Forest Green Home Draw Away 20/04 Doncaster Barrow Home Draw Away 20/04 Grimsby Swindon Home Draw Away 20/04 Morecambe Forest Green Home Draw Away 20/04 Newport County Salford Home Draw Away 20/04 Notts County Colchester Home Draw Away 20/04 Sutton Utd Crawley Town Home Draw Away 27/04 Colchester Crewe Home Draw Away 27/04 Crawley Town Grimsby Home Draw Away 27/04 Forest Green Notts County Home Draw Away 27/04 Gillingham Doncaster Home Draw Away 27/04 MK Dons Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 27/04 Salford Harrogate Town Home Draw Away
You could edit the post and make your predictions bold (as I did in your opening sentence) or a different colour. Your reward for this dedication will probably be lots of posts disagreeing with your guesses, though.
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End of the season is when the silly results start again. We could play teams who are already on the beach, scrappers at the bottom could really rattle higher up clubs. I’d never bet on footy before October or after March.
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You could edit the post and make your predictions bold (as I did in your opening sentence) or a different colour. Your reward for this dedication will probably be lots of posts disagreeing with your guesses, though.
Laugh out loud of course everyone will disagree with me, I didn’t save my choices so probably would never get the same outcome
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Taking the mathematical viewpoint:
Sutton are currently averaging 0.69 points per game. Over 46 games it takes them to 31 points
FGR averaging 0.74 points per game. Over 46 games it takes them to 34 points
In contrast, GTFC averaging 0.96 points per game. Over a 46 game season, it takes us to 44 points.
Now, as the Theimperialcoroner said - we are approaching silly season. So, those figures will fluctuate quite randomly. .
However, I would bank on 40 points being plenty this season. My gut feeling is that Sutton are already finished too.
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Taking the mathematical viewpoint:
Sutton are currently averaging 0.69 points per game. Over 46 games it takes them to 31 points
FGR averaging 0.74 points per game. Over 46 games it takes them to 34 points
In contrast, GTFC averaging 0.96 points per game. Over a 46 game season, it takes us to 44 points.
Now, as the Theimperialcoroner said - we are approaching silly season. So, those figures will fluctuate quite randomly. .
However, I would bank on 40 points being plenty this season. My gut feeling is that Sutton are already finished too.
Suttons run in can’t see many points there 17/02 Bradford Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 24/02 Sutton Utd Colchester Home Draw Away 27/02 Notts County Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 02/03 Tranmere Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 09/03 Sutton Utd Grimsby Home Draw Away 12/03 Crewe Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 16/03 Forest Green Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 23/03 Sutton Utd Accrington Stanley Home Draw Away 29/03 Salford Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 01/04 Sutton Utd Swindon Home Draw Away 06/04 Sutton Utd Stockport Home Draw Away 13/04 Harrogate Town Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 20/04 Sutton Utd Crawley Town Home Draw Away 27/04 MK Dons Sutton Utd
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Veggies run looks tough
02 Crawley Town Forest Green Home Draw Away 24/02 Forest Green Tranmere Home Draw Away 27/02 Forest Green Wrexham Home Draw Away 02/03 Grimsby Forest Green Home Draw Away 09/03 Forest Green Walsall Home Draw Away 12/03 Bradford Forest Green Home Draw Away 16/03 Forest Green Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 23/03 Doncaster Forest Green Home Draw Away 29/03 Forest Green Stockport Home Draw Away 01/04 Crewe Forest Green Home Draw Away 06/04 Forest Green MK Dons Home Draw Away 09/04 Mansfield Forest Green Home Draw Away 13/04 Wrexham Forest Green Home Draw Away 20/04 Morecambe Forest Green Home Draw Away 27/04 Forest Green Notts County
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Taking the mathematical viewpoint:
Sutton are currently averaging 0.69 points per game. Over 46 games it takes them to 31 points
FGR averaging 0.74 points per game. Over 46 games it takes them to 34 points
In contrast, GTFC averaging 0.96 points per game. Over a 46 game season, it takes us Now, as the Theimperialcoroner said - we are approaching silly season. So, those figures will fluctuate quite randomly. .
However, I would bank on 40 points being plenty this season. My gut feeling is that Sutton are already finished too.
We've won 1 league game (against an incredibly abysmal Salford) in over 2 months and are bottom of the form table. Add into it the lack of pragmatism and 'we are too good to go down" philosophy that seems to permeate from the top and I fear we are sleepwalking to a THIRD relegation into the non league abyss Ps i am not anti Artell n would love it to work out, buy I fear the worst
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We've won 1 league game (against an incredibly abysmal Salford) in over 2 months and are bottom of the form table. Add into it the lack of pragmatism and 'we are too good to go down" philosophy that seems to permeate from the top and I fear we are sleepwalking to a THIRD relegation into the non league abyss
Ps i am not anti Artell n would love it to work out, buy I fear the worst
At this stage, it doesn’t matter how we get over the line… As long as we do! A third relegation to non-league abyss, would be catastrophic & cement our status as a lower end of league 2/top end of national league club. If we do stay up, a serious investigation has to take place. This season simply hasn’t been good enough & we will see that with an inevitable drop of season ticket sales. I’m as upset/angry/frustrated as anyone that we’re in this position. However, now has to be the time to pull together.
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I put us to beat Sutton and FGR and lose everything else and we still stayed up! https://www.thefishy.co.uk/calculator0.php?competition=4Embarrassing staying up with 35 points but I will take it
That ain’t happening. I’d say FGR have got a good 5 or 6 wins in them. We need to win games. I honestly think we’re down, and it’s ruining my mood completely. God, I hope I’m wrong.
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It's no good relying on what other clubs do, we have the opportunity ourselves to make sure we avoid the drop. It's up to Artell to ensure ' We're too good to go down'.
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My plan would be forget playing out from the back now..
Let's get us enough points to stay up.
Then in the summer break bring in players who like that system.
After 6 weeks playing it every day pre season we will know what we are doing come the start of the season.
Come on Dave you know it makes sense.
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That ain’t happening. I’d say FGR have got a good 5 or 6 wins in them. We need to win games.
I honestly think we’re down, and it’s ruining my mood completely. God, I hope I’m wrong.
Pile into the 8/1 if you genuinely believe it. It might slightly soften the blow.
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We mustn’t lose to FGR
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We mustn’t lose to FGR
Or Doncaster or Sutton or Colchester I would take 8 points from those games 2 home wins 2 away draws
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Pile into the 8/1 if you genuinely believe it. It might slightly soften the blow.
Someone posted it was 25/1 only a couple of weeks ago. I’m not a betting man, and I’d take no solace from winning such a bet, if I’m honest.
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8 points?! I’d snatch your hand off. Good luck to you. I can’t see where the next win is coming from.
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Of the top 7 at the moment I think I am correct we only have Crewe away Wrexham home barrow away my dons at home which gives quite the easiest run in most of the other have still got Stockport and Wrexham to play
All 4 of the other main relegation contenders still to play. Those are the critical ones.
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We mustn’t lose to FGR
Despite us having the game in hand, Forest Green have 3 games to our 2 between now and our fixture with them at BP. We’ve got: Donny (h) Morecambe (a) FGR have got: Crawley (a) Tranmere (h) Wrexham (h) There is a reasonable possibility that the veggies come to Cleethorpes with the possibility of going above us with a win. Slightly more outlandish, but they could already be ahead of us. Either prospect makes me feel a bit sick. I don’t think it’s quite dawned on some just how much their win last night changes the complexion of things down at the bottom.
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We've won 1 league game (against an incredibly abysmal Salford) in over 2 months and are bottom of the form table. Add into it the lack of pragmatism and 'we are too good to go down" philosophy that seems to permeate from the top and I fear we are sleepwalking to a THIRD relegation into the non league abyss
Ps i am not anti Artell n would love it to work out, buy I fear the worst
According to the form table on the Fishy, we're not bottom over the last 6 or 10 games even being as poor as we are https://thefishy.co.uk/formtable.php?table=4The Google form table has us 4th from bottom over the last 5 games Which form table has us bottom, as its always good to see the full picture?
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Despite us having the game in hand, Forest Green have 3 games to our 2 between now and our fixture with them at BP. We’ve got:
Donny (h) Morecambe (a)
FGR have got:
Crawley (a) Tranmere (h) Wrexham (h)
There is a reasonable possibility that the veggies come to Cleethorpes with the possibility of going above us with a win. Slightly more outlandish, but they could already be ahead of us. Either prospect makes me feel a bit sick.
I don’t think it’s quite dawned on some just how much their win last night changes the complexion of things down at the bottom.
Saturday is absolutely massive for both clubs. Donny were tanking as badly as us with a couple of thrashings, but have improved with a win and two draws. But a defeat for them and a win for FGR drags them into it, with a draw in our game in hand then taking us above them on GD. Never mind the FGR game, the thought of defeat on Saturday brings on nausea with me
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According to the form table on the Fishy, we're not bottom over the last 6 or 10 games even being as poor as we are https://thefishy.co.uk/formtable.php?table=4The Google form table has us 4th from bottom over the last 5 games Which form table has us bottom, as its always good to see the full picture?
We won 6 games ago and 10 games ago https://www.thefishy.co.uk/team.php?team=Grimsbyso just to even maintain our positions in both these tables we need to win again (it's like tennis rankings when last year's tournament is replaced by this year's) If we beat Donny, Sutton and Forest Green that could well be enough though even if we lose everything else!
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I did the predictor for the rest of the Lg 2 fixtures and it looked like
22nd - Town - 46 pts 23rd - FGR - 42 pts 24th - Sutton - 36 pts
Far too close for comfort, but the again I'm rubbish at predictions.
Interestingly at the other end Mansfield as champions, Stockport & Wrexham automatic and play offs Crewe, Harrogate, AFC Wimbledon and I don't know where this came from Morecombe.
Looks like a bumpy ride.
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Veggies run looks tough
02 Crawley Town Forest Green Home Draw Away 24/02 Forest Green Tranmere Home Draw Away 27/02 Forest Green Wrexham Home Draw Away 02/03 Grimsby Forest Green Home Draw Away 09/03 Forest Green Walsall Home Draw Away 12/03 Bradford Forest Green Home Draw Away 16/03 Forest Green Sutton Utd Home Draw Away 23/03 Doncaster Forest Green Home Draw Away 29/03 Forest Green Stockport Home Draw Away 01/04 Crewe Forest Green Home Draw Away 06/04 Forest Green MK Dons Home Draw Away 09/04 Mansfield Forest Green Home Draw Away 13/04 Wrexham Forest Green Home Draw Away 20/04 Morecambe Forest Green Home Draw Away 27/04 Forest Green Notts County
Their runin may look tough but they completely out played Barrow Tuesday night..
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When we were down in the conference how many people on here were shouting about it only being fare for there to be 3 promotion places, now we’re in league 2 how many think 2 is ample.
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When we were down in the conference how many people on here were shouting about it only being fare for there to be 3 promotion places, now we’re in league 2 how many think 2 is ample.
Not me - I think 2 is more than enough!
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Their runin may look tough but they completely out played Barrow Tuesday night..
I have a gut feeling that we’ll need to pick up one more point than Colchester in order to stay up.
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Saturday is absolutely massive for both clubs. Donny were tanking as badly as us with a couple of thrashings, but have improved with a win and two draws. But a defeat for them and a win for FGR drags them into it, with a draw in our game in hand then taking us above them on GD. Never mind the FGR game, the thought of defeat on Saturday brings on nausea with me
I've seen Donny seven times in all competitions this season and they've won five including beating us. The only other poor game was when they were at home to Bradford. The other defeat was at home to Everton and rather unlucky. I do think they have more in the tank than us but hope we get the better of them on Saturday. Big big game.
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I have a gut feeling that we’ll need to pick up one more point than Colchester in order to stay up.
If that's the task then I think we will fall short tbh. Artell thinks we're both safe so obviously expecting FGR to continue being utter excrement, it's a massive gamble.
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When we were down in the conference how many people on here were shouting about it only being fare for there to be 3 promotion places, now we’re in league 2 how many think 2 is ample.
Should be 3 up 3 down, no reason on earth it should be any different. Upside would be relegation not so terrible.
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I've seen Donny seven times in all competitions this season and they've won five including beating us.
With that kind of record, steer clear of BP on Saturday!!
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If that's the task then I think we will fall short tbh. Artell thinks we're both safe so obviously expecting FGR to continue being utter excrement, it's a massive gamble.
This is my big concern. Steve Cotterill has almost 900 games on his CV, 4 promotions, 0 relegations and a win ratio of 40%, which is some going over so many games. It’s hard not to feel that they are in good hands. Alright, even Big Sam got relegated eventually, but do I think they have a manager and squad capable of outstripping us by 7 points between now and the end of April? When you consider the chances of us completely shítting the bed when they come to BP, I absolutely do.
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I personally feel that relegation is likely. We need several more wins and I just don’t see where the next one is coming from. I also don’t think the players buy in to the manager.
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I personally feel that relegation is likely. We need several more wins and I just don’t see where the next one is coming from. I also don’t think the players buy in to the manager.
I think there’s a scenario, and a quite likely one at that, where we find ourselves teetering right on the brink of, or even in, the bottom 2, by early March. What’s more concerning than that, is that I really don’t think we are psychologically prepared for the shock that will bring with it. If we’re not careful, the transition from relatively safe to properly up shít creek could be frighteningly swift.
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I think there’s a scenario, and a quite likely one at that, where we find ourselves teetering right on the brink of, or even in, the bottom 2, by early March. What’s more concerning than that, is that I really don’t think we are psychologically prepared for the shock that will bring with it.
If we’re not careful, the transition from relatively safe to properly up shít creek could be frighteningly swift.
It depends on your perspective. I think we're up shitcreek now - I don't see anything that's going to keep us up because our defence is garbage and our midfield isn't nuch better.
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It depends on your perspective. I think we're up shitcreek now - I don't see anything that's going to keep us up because our defence is garbage and our midfield isn't nuch better.
My take is that if we find ourselves in the bottom 2 at any point, we won’t get out of it. Per my assessment above, I was defining “shít creek” as finding ourselves in that very position. A win on Saturday is absolutely paramount.
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My take is that if we find ourselves in the bottom 2 at any point, we won’t get out of it. Per my assessment above, I was defining “shít creek” as finding ourselves in that very position.
A win on Saturday is absolutely paramount.
Essentially, we have the play-offs with 3 games, Donny, FGR, Col U; win all 3 and we will almost certainly be safe. We once had a manager who was rather good with play-offs and cup games even though he wasn’t always the best for run-of-the-mill league games…
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Essentially, we have the play-offs with 3 games, Donny, FGR, Col U; win all 3 and we will almost certainly be safe. We once had a manager who was rather good with play-offs and cup games even though he wasn’t always the best for run-of-the-mill league games…
There is no way on earth we’re winning all three of those games with our current form, not a chance.
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We will certainly have a better idea of our chances after Saturday. With almost a full squad to choose from, at home against fellow strugglers, there really will be no excuses and nowhere to hide if we don't win.
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Stop worrying guys, Dave said we won’t get relegated remember?
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Dave’s hardly going to say we are going down is he
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Just did the predictometer and had us finishing 5th.
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We will certainly have a better idea of our chances after Saturday. With almost a full squad to choose from, at home against fellow strugglers, there really will be no excuses and nowhere to hide if we don't win.
Behind the sofa Ron
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Just did the predictometer and had us finishing 5th.
With Sutton promoted as champions .?
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