Morecambe match thread

Quoted from ginnywings

I fear we will do a Woods and draw our way to relegation. Chances like the Holohan one at the end simply have to end up in the net, and it's not the first time this season we have drawn a game away that we could and probably should have won. Again we give away a soft goal to add to the long list.

Also fear that FGR are starting to be a lot more resolute. Tranmere have been doing really well lately, but FGR saw them off. They also won away at Barrow, and now I am fearing them doing us over at our own place with about 50 fans in the away end.

One thing potentially in our favour is the fact there are still 14 games left. FGR are enjoying a decent spell, might overtake us, but can they continue in that vein for another 2 months?

We’ve not had a decent spell all season but threatened on and off to be capable of playing well. If we stick with this formation, get the likes of Thompson & Vernam in we might be able to put a bit of a run together. Especially just after Easter when we’ve got 4 or 5 games against teams who’ll have little to play for.

Colchester aren’t out of the woods just yet - that rearranged match might end up being THE match that does define the season.

We need to get a witch doctor on some of the chronics though.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Just about makes up for the two points dropped with his earlier error leading to their goal then, wonderful stuff

I bet you're a hoot at parties. Was that his fault entirely? How about a defender preventing a cross coming in?

Quoted from It Bites

Just roll over then

Clown

Quoted from hampshiremariner

Fifty points usually makes a ream safe. So 7 wins needed really.

Only two teams get relegated so it's always lower than that in  league 2 .

Last 8  full seasons points required to survive (when points not deducted ) :
44 ,39,46,42,46,47,35 ,42
So a range of between 35 and 47 points have been required to survive .
Average points to survive - 42.6

I doubt it will be higher than 47 points , we are slowly running out of games . I still dont believe it will take that to survive
FGR would need play-off form numbers -1.6PPG to reach 47 points .
Sutton logically are almost dead they would have to pick up 2PPG to reach the 47 points (title winning form over a season )

We still have it in our own hands-  to reach 47 points we would only require 1.2PPG , it's much less a task numerically at least for us on paper with 1 and 2 games in hand on the bottom 2 .

We are currently averaging 0.940PPG which if linear would see us  finishing with 43 points

Colchester are still in the mix to , they have not got the bounce i expected from the Cowleys appointment .

No I'm not confident , but I do think the draws might save us if we continue on our trajectory of them  we are joint top on draws with Mansfield who are at the submit and we have not actually lost that many games - 14  (as many as 8th place Crawley ) it's that small amount of wins , 6 all season that's put us in this mess I think.