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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 19:19:32 GMT
My opinion? We play with the shackles off away from home. The support is relentless away from home, it's nothing but supportive and pushes the team forward. There is much less pressure put on the side away from home whereas at home every misplaced pass is followed by a grizzly moan. I guess what I'm getting at is maybe we can play a bit more of a role. Get vocal, be supportive and let's get those shackles off at the mem.
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Post by severnbeachline on Oct 22, 2015 19:26:31 GMT
Yep. If you hear a song or chant near you, jump straight in. Don't let the instigators struggle alone. If you feel self-conscious: more beer.
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Post by pop up pirate on Oct 22, 2015 21:45:07 GMT
there's also a larger proportion of moron that barrack certain players at home games. that's sure to help
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Post by nickchippenhamgas on Oct 23, 2015 5:31:20 GMT
I see where your coming from but my thoughts are we had morons barracking players last season, but it was our home record that promoted us, not our away record, we won 17 times at home, but I do think your right about playing without the shackles on away from home, the stats don't really lie in that regard.
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Post by Bridgeman on Oct 23, 2015 5:49:47 GMT
The home game in the JPT against Wycombe was like a different team, we were at them from the off so a lot can depend how teams set themselves up to play against us.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2015 6:06:51 GMT
I see where your coming from but my thoughts are we had morons barracking players last season, but it was our home record that promoted us, not our away record, we won 17 times at home, but I do think your right about playing without the shackles on away from home, the stats don't really lie in that regard. I'm almost certain it was the combination of home record and away record that earned us enough points to reach the playoffs, and that "promoted us". |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2015 6:13:32 GMT
The home game in the JPT against Wycombe was like a different team, we were at them from the off so a lot can depend how teams set themselves up to play against us. There was a marked lack of intensity in that game from both sides but especially Wycombe. I think we struggle against organised sides who come here to keep it tight and try and steal it because we're not quite creative enough to break sides down, but if there's any space to exploit we're generally good enough to exploit it. Hence our good away form, because home teams are more likely to go for the win themselves. |
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Post by gashead1979 on Oct 23, 2015 11:33:02 GMT
I think too much is made of the so called "12th man", Accrington brought a handful of fans and did a job on us.
As other have said, we struggle to break teams down when they are prepared to sit back and park the bus, we just havent got the creativity (or luck at the moment) to break through this.
Away from home the onus is on the home team so that inevitably leaves a bit more space.
I have been disappointed with Lines this season as I thought he would be the key creative player and see more of his driving runs we have seen in the past.
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Post by brizzle on Oct 23, 2015 11:57:58 GMT
I think too much is made of the so called "12th man", Accrington brought a handful of fans and did a job on us. As other have said, we struggle to break teams down when they are prepared to sit back and park the bus, we just havent got the creativity (or luck at the moment) to break through this.Away from home the onus is on the home team so that inevitably leaves a bit more space. I have been disappointed with Lines this season as I thought he would be the key creative player and see more of his driving runs we have seen in the past. . . . no, but that could change anytime soon. ''The right player at the right price,'' is the manager's war cry in today's local press. |
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Post by DudeLebowski on Oct 23, 2015 22:47:26 GMT
Misplaced passes within the first 15mins are met with ridiculous moans & frustration where I stand.
Just cannot get my head round it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2015 7:06:39 GMT
Misplaced passes within the first 15mins are met with ridiculous moans & frustration where I stand. Just cannot get my head round it. I know. It should be easier to find a team mate when your legs are fresh! |
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Post by Topper Gas on Oct 24, 2015 7:55:34 GMT
I think too much is made of the so called "12th man", Accrington brought a handful of fans and did a job on us. As other have said, we struggle to break teams down when they are prepared to sit back and park the bus, we just havent got the creativity (or luck at the moment) to break through this. Away from home the onus is on the home team so that inevitably leaves a bit more space. I have been disappointed with Lines this season as I thought he would be the key creative player and see more of his driving runs we have seen in the past. Hartlepool away confirms that theory as we were just as good with a very small away following,. I think the first goal, and an early one, is all important at the Mem, as the longer the game goes without us scoring the more we struggle. |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Oct 24, 2015 9:24:20 GMT
To someone whom doesn't live in Bristol or surrounds, every match is an away match......maybe the whole of the support base should move out the area?! Haha!
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Post by Bridgeman on Oct 24, 2015 9:53:30 GMT
To someone whom doesn't live in Bristol or surrounds, every match is an away match......maybe the whole of the support base should move out the area?! Haha! Yep, know what you mean and good suggestion. I don't suppose there are those who attend away games that don't or aren't allowed to attend home games are there ? There are some ridiculous comments being shouted at our players or even the management when playing at home that I never hear when we play away. |
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Post by CabbagePatchBlues on Oct 24, 2015 10:52:01 GMT
It's not unusual for teams to act this way. Players sense the crowd expectations at home and fall into the trap of trying too hard, losing their formation and their confidence. It's a mental thing and a bit of a vicious circle. That pressure's off away from home and they can get into their stride much easier. They have to dig out a few good results. A win today could be the confidence booster they need following a home draw. Quite often when the home form picks up the away form drops.
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Post by stevek192 on Oct 25, 2015 8:19:09 GMT
Our main problem at home is really that we lack any real plan other than get our full backs forward and nine out of ten attacks are held up waiting for the pass to a full back. Gosling especially is always waiting to pass to Brown rather than go at the full back himself. Bodin at times is similar. The problem with this also is that when crosses do come in generally the opponents have a height advantage and our midfielders are rarely in the opponents box.
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Post by PeterHooper57 on Oct 25, 2015 9:33:19 GMT
The support at BRFC is no different than a large majority of clubs up and down the country. BRFC do not win at home, because we do not have enough players who are capable of unlocking opposition defences, score goals from creating an opportunity, able to defend for ninety minutes and the Darrell has not worked out how to play at home which unfortunately equals defeats.Away from home the tactics need to be different and they are and we are able to play on the counter attack, to date has equaled points. UTG
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Post by brizzle on Oct 25, 2015 15:01:31 GMT
The support at BRFC is no different than a large majority of clubs up and down the country. BRFC do not win at home, because we do not have enough players who are capable of unlocking opposition defences, score goals from creating an opportunity, able to defend for ninety minutes and the Darrell has not worked out how to play at home which unfortunately equals defeats.Away from home the tactics need to be different and they are and we are able to play on the counter attack, to date has equaled points. UTG Yeh, that about right I reckon.  |
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Post by nickchippenhamgas on Oct 25, 2015 18:03:18 GMT
I see where your coming from but my thoughts are we had morons barracking players last season, but it was our home record that promoted us, not our away record, we won 17 times at home, but I do think your right about playing without the shackles on away from home, the stats don't really lie in that regard. I'm almost certain it was the combination of home record and away record that earned us enough points to reach the playoffs, and that "promoted us". I'm sorry if what I said was badly put, I was simply trying to say that if our fans were causing pretty much the same squad of players to lose so many games at the mem because of the weight of expectation etc, then what happened last season? with an average home record last season we might not have made the top five, I realise it's the home and away record that gets you up, but hopefully you can see what I was getting at? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2015 18:08:50 GMT
I'm almost certain it was the combination of home record and away record that earned us enough points to reach the playoffs, and that "promoted us". I'm sorry if what I said was badly put, I was simply trying to say that if our fans were causing pretty much the same squad of players to lose so many games at the mem because of the weight of expectation etc, then what happened last season? with an average home record last season we might not have made the top five, I realise it's the home and away record that gets you up, but hopefully you can see what I was getting at? Of course. But any side that has only a good home record or away record will only ever be mid table at best. |
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