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Post by gasheadsean on Mar 27, 2015 13:23:27 GMT
Six games to go, breathing down the neck of leaders Barnet and in with a serious chance of promotion. Personally, I would have absolutely bitten your hand off if you had offered me this scenario back in August - especially after our disastrous opening week. Here's my blog for the EP - www.bristolpost.co.uk/BRISTOL-ROVERS-BLOG-d-bitten-hand/story-26238632-detail/story.htmlDo you agree? Would you have taken this back in August and do you think DC is doing an exceptional job? Or is he just merely meeting expectations? UTG
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Post by DudeLebowski on Mar 27, 2015 13:40:49 GMT
100% yes and anyone who says otherwise is talking crap.
As I've said before, a thread went up in the summer and I can't remember even one person thinking we would be in the top 2 come the end of the campaign.
Second place, one point off of the title with 6 to play. Great position to be in!
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Post by p4perlant3rn on Mar 27, 2015 13:46:49 GMT
100% yes and anyone who says otherwise is talking crap. As I've said before, a thread went up in the summer and I can't remember even one person thinking we would be in the top 2 come the end of the campaign. Second place, one point off of the title with 6 to play. Great position to be in! This.
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Post by Westcountry Gas on Mar 27, 2015 14:16:07 GMT
At the start of the season i was hoping for a top 10 finish, and thought that it would take until at least xmas for the dust to settle and for results to pick up. The only wobble we had was the first week of the season (of which the reaction to it from 75% of the fanbase was the most disgraceful thing I've seen/read in the last 20 years), and since then results picked up, we went on record breaking runs, have the most decent honest squad in years, and within touching distance of a return to the football league. I've said all season that a play-off finish in the first season would be over-achieving, 4 terrible seasons on the bounce, chaos off the pitch and facing our first season in non-league would take years to put right, we have a manager who has put it right in matter of months.
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Post by brizzle on Mar 27, 2015 14:24:36 GMT
I most definitely would have taken this position back in August, who wouldn't have and why not I wonder? My only small regret is the number of one point games that we have played this season, which could have become three point games with a little more imagination and/or flair. If we had capitalised then the season would be over for us by now. But to quote Frank Sinatra . . . ''Regrets, I've had a few; but then again, too few to mention.''
As regards the manager I feel that he has grown into the job exceptionally well. At the start of the season he was prone to making rash statements which did concern me, but he is a bit more statesmanlike nowadays. The quality of his signings has also (largely) improved, but in fairness to him no-one really knows the constraints of the budget that he had to work with. I suspect that initially it was quite a tight one. It couldn't have been an easy task for him to try and resurrect the club, knowing full well that he was probably only retained because the club couldn't afford to pay his remaining 12-months of his contract up. He hardly had a ringing endorsement from the Chairman as I remember. Plus of course a large number of the fans weren't totally certain of him either. Thankfully we seem to have passed through that period, and everyone seems to be positive. I think that we're rapidly reaching the stage where if we don't offer him a new contract, irrespective of promotion (or not), then he will definitely be on the radar of Football League clubs in the close-season. That in itself is a measure of the progress that he and the team have made this season.
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Post by Curly Wurly on Mar 27, 2015 14:25:24 GMT
From a thread on this site back in July, posters were asked: "What would an acceptable final position be?"
I've just quickly totted up the responses and the results at the time were:
Champions: 16% Play Offs: 39% Also Rans: 42% Relegated: 3%
Make of this what you will.
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 27, 2015 15:01:07 GMT
Whatever you feel about budgets, quality of players etc. Every fan in the country would be happy if their team were in with a shout of the title with 6 games to go.
Personal feelings though are with the resources available anything less than the play offs would've been a massive disappointment. I didn't actually expect DC to acheive that though after what I saw & heard at the end of last season. So absolutely over joyed that he is exceeding my expectations.
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Post by clockendgas on Mar 27, 2015 15:44:13 GMT
At the moment pleased with progress, if we win tomorrow i feel we can take top spot, but 100% honest i would have snapped your hand off in august for a wembley final, great effort from dc this season however it ends up.
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Post by dagnogo on Mar 27, 2015 16:10:21 GMT
From a thread on this site back in July, posters were asked: "What would an acceptable final position be?" I've just quickly totted up the responses and the results at the time were: Champions: 16% Play Offs: 39% Also Rans: 42% Relegated: 3% Make of this what you will. Haha at the 3% who'd have been happy with relegation! Anyone who thinks we've underachieved thinks we have a divine right to the title, and clearly believed all that " Barcelona of the conference" crap.
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Post by Bristol Rovers on Mar 27, 2015 16:14:25 GMT
100% yes and anyone who says otherwise is talking crap. As I've said before, a thread went up in the summer and I can't remember even one person thinking we would be in the top 2 come the end of the campaign. Second place, one point off of the title with 6 to play. Great position to be in! I've said from game one we'll win this league. I still think we'll win it. Also the post one up says 16% thought we'd be champions...
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Post by mehewmagic on Mar 27, 2015 16:16:01 GMT
Life doesn't work like this though.
Life is more organic.
It moves, it ebbs, it flows. Like a river.
Looking back to august expectations is meaningless. in fact it would now be positively detrimental, as fans might settle for play-offs rather than aspiring to clinch the title.
I bet yeovil fans didn't expect / want their current position but what good is it?
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Post by me on Mar 27, 2015 16:17:01 GMT
More than happy, I was expecting to finish somewhere between 5th and 8th - well done DC and the players
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 21:26:58 GMT
I most definitely would have taken this position back in August, who wouldn't have and why not I wonder? My only small regret is the number of one point games that we have played this season, which could have become three point games with a little more imagination and/or flair. If we had capitalised then the season would be over for us by now. But to quote Frank Sinatra . . . ''Regrets, I've had a few; but then again, too few to mention.''
As regards the manager I feel that he has grown into the job exceptionally well. At the start of the season he was prone to making rash statements which did concern me, but he is a bit more statesmanlike nowadays. The quality of his signings has also (largely) improved, but in fairness to him no-one really knows the constraints of the budget that he had to work with. I suspect that initially it was quite a tight one. It couldn't have been an easy task for him to try and resurrect the club, knowing full well that he was probably only retained because the club couldn't afford to pay his remaining 12-months of his contract up. He hardly had a ringing endorsement from the Chairman as I remember. Plus of course a large number of the fans weren't totally certain of him either. Thankfully we seem to have passed through that period, and everyone seems to be positive. I think that we're rapidly reaching the stage where if we don't offer him a new contract, irrespective of promotion (or not), then he will definitely be on the radar of Football League clubs in the close-season. That in itself is a measure of the progress that he and the team have made this season. I said over on the other forum that I think the fans' support can take credit for the increased budget as the season has gone on. I imagine the BoD were setting a low budget at first but consistent 6000+ crowds have seen this increased. Well done everyone who has stuck with it
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 21:27:35 GMT
Life is more organic. It moves, it ebbs, it flows. Like a river. Thanks Yoda
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Post by gashead1979 on Mar 27, 2015 21:33:57 GMT
We have been used to mid-table or relegation scraps for so long now this is really w**k-bank material, shame we had to exit the league to win a few games....
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Post by james83 on Mar 27, 2015 23:52:44 GMT
Six games to go, breathing down the neck of leaders Barnet and in with a serious chance of promotion. Personally, I would have absolutely bitten your hand off if you had offered me this scenario back in August - especially after our disastrous opening week. Here's my blog for the EP - www.bristolpost.co.uk/BRISTOL-ROVERS-BLOG-d-bitten-hand/story-26238632-detail/story.htmlDo you agree? Would you have taken this back in August and do you think DC is doing an exceptional job? Or is he just merely meeting expectations? UTG no I thought we would be 20 points clear and I'm absolutely gutted with our results this season!!!! NOT! Come on? Stupid to even start a debate on this
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 28, 2015 10:27:44 GMT
From a thread on this site back in July, posters were asked: "What would an acceptable final position be?" I've just quickly totted up the responses and the results at the time were: Champions: 16% Play Offs: 39% Also Rans: 42% Relegated: 3% Make of this what you will. Haha at the 3% who'd have been happy with relegation! Anyone who thinks we've underachieved thinks we have a divine right to the title, and clearly believed all that " Barcelona of the conference" crap. Don't know who thinks we are the Barcelona of the conference but some tossers believe DC is the conference Mourinho & they had some of the lowest expectations
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Post by harrybuckle on Mar 28, 2015 10:51:24 GMT
Been a good season to go to games and see so many wins without particularly playing that well
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Post by dagnogo on Mar 28, 2015 12:32:24 GMT
Haha at the 3% who'd have been happy with relegation! Anyone who thinks we've underachieved thinks we have a divine right to the title, and clearly believed all that " Barcelona of the conference" crap. Don't know who thinks we are the Barcelona of the conference but some tossers believe DC is the conference Mourinho & they had some of the lowest expectations I was on about the people who thought we had a divine right to be champions and wanted DC sacked after 3 games. Not sure anyone thinks hes the non league Mourinho, but some folk think he deserves better than constant criticism given that we are 2nd.
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Post by PessimistGas on Mar 28, 2015 14:43:56 GMT
100% yes and anyone who says otherwise is talking crap. As I've said before, a thread went up in the summer and I can't remember even one person thinking we would be in the top 2 come the end of the campaign. Second place, one point off of the title with 6 to play. Great position to be in! Errr, yes if this was League 1, or even League 2. We're in the Conference mate - Macc are part timers.
No I wouldn't have taken it being out of our hands at this stage of the season. Anything less then first should be unacceptable for a club this size in this division.
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