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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 14, 2016 18:51:17 GMT
I'm hoping for a playoff chase that keeps the season exciting to the end. Anything extra - a bonus. But, I'd be worried we'd "do a city" if we got promoted without a change of board and an injection of cash. Burton seem to be doing OK as I doubt they have a massive wage budget? |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 14, 2016 18:53:25 GMT
My feeling is that we do better in games where sides come at us and try and win the game. In games where sides sit back (either on leads or because they're playing for the draw) we have perhaps struggled to break them down. Therefore a run of games against teams in the mix and looking for points may not be the worst for us. It's not as if there is anyone terrifying in this League who should be able to play us off the park. Oxford away looks quite tough - the rest look alright to me. In our favour Oxford have had a very demanding week plus I doubt they can even start preparing for our game until Saturday, if they get tomorrow off. Meanwhile DC's had a full week to prepare. Let's hope Oxford pick up a couple of knocks tonight! |
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Post by shawisahypocrite on Jan 14, 2016 18:58:41 GMT
My feeling is that we do better in games where sides come at us and try and win the game. In games where sides sit back (either on leads or because they're playing for the draw) we have perhaps struggled to break them down. Therefore a run of games against teams in the mix and looking for points may not be the worst for us. It's not as if there is anyone terrifying in this League who should be able to play us off the park. Oxford away looks quite tough - the rest look alright to me. In our favour Oxford have had a very demanding week plus I doubt they can even start preparing for our game until Saturday, if they get tomorrow off. Meanwhile DC's had a full week to prepare. Let's hope Oxford pick up a couple of knocks tonight! Couple of Red cards wouldn't go amiss either.  |
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Post by DudeLebowski on Jan 17, 2016 20:39:05 GMT
Oxford - Win Plymouth - Draw Accy- OFF Wombles - Win Pompey - Draw Get your money on that lot!! One down  |
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Post by DudeLebowski on Jan 23, 2016 18:38:10 GMT
Oxford - Win Plymouth - Draw Accy- OFF Wombles - Win Pompey - Draw Get your money on that lot!! One down Put your trust in me. 2/2 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 19:43:48 GMT
One down Put your trust in me. 2/2 Fair play you are right so far,I hope that you are wrong about next week though or we will have a long drive for nothing. I still think that Rovers need cover for the defence,one injury or suspension and it looks threadbare.
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Post by PeterHooper57 on Jan 24, 2016 12:05:48 GMT
Looking at the next 5 games it would appear that we are now entering our most difficult run of games which says to me that how we get through this run of games can determine whether this season is a chase for the automatics, a chase for the Play Offs or a mid table finish. To be serious automatics (which I don't think we are at this time) I believe we need to get 10 points from this run. Play offs 7 or more and anything less mid table-8th. Personally unless we have an influx of quality and particularly a targetman (Gaffney or similar) soon I think we will struggle to get more than 6 points from these games. Barnet were there for the taking last Saturday and IMO the failure to secure a striker quickly lost us three points. Having watched Oxford play Swansea I really can't see us getting anything from this game and a point would be a fantastic result. They have so much pace and energy and probably the best player in this division in Rofe and I think if we go into this game with wingbacks then we will get destroyed as they will get in down the flanks. Our best hope is to go at them with a flat back four. I have entered every game pretty well this season thinking we can win and looking at our fixtures after the next 5 I think we can look at all our remaining games that way. Strangely I don't have any worries at home now but I worry that our away form is going to be the problem. I don't honestly see us getting a result at either Oxford or Portsmouth but the other games in the next 5 are winnable although when did we get a positive result at Accrington!! What do others think? How much do you think it depends on our transfer activity or how many think that we have the squad now that can be successful? IMO the top three positions are out of our reach, already; the next five games will be crucial in deciding whether the Gas finish in the top seven. Without signings, I feel we will finish around 9th or 10th. UTG |
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Post by gasheadpirate on Jan 24, 2016 12:21:54 GMT
I think we can make the play offs with the squad we have but if we did go up via the play offs, we would need significant investment in the squad to make any impression in League 1.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2016 12:34:13 GMT
Looking at the next 5 games it would appear that we are now entering our most difficult run of games which says to me that how we get through this run of games can determine whether this season is a chase for the automatics, a chase for the Play Offs or a mid table finish. To be serious automatics (which I don't think we are at this time) I believe we need to get 10 points from this run. Play offs 7 or more and anything less mid table-8th. Personally unless we have an influx of quality and particularly a targetman (Gaffney or similar) soon I think we will struggle to get more than 6 points from these games. Barnet were there for the taking last Saturday and IMO the failure to secure a striker quickly lost us three points. Having watched Oxford play Swansea I really can't see us getting anything from this game and a point would be a fantastic result. They have so much pace and energy and probably the best player in this division in Rofe and I think if we go into this game with wingbacks then we will get destroyed as they will get in down the flanks. Our best hope is to go at them with a flat back four. I have entered every game pretty well this season thinking we can win and looking at our fixtures after the next 5 I think we can look at all our remaining games that way. Strangely I don't have any worries at home now but I worry that our away form is going to be the problem. I don't honestly see us getting a result at either Oxford or Portsmouth but the other games in the next 5 are winnable although when did we get a positive result at Accrington!! What do others think? How much do you think it depends on our transfer activity or how many think that we have the squad now that can be successful? IMO the top three positions are out of our reach, already; What? |
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Post by csssmooth on Jan 24, 2016 13:16:01 GMT
IMO the top three positions are out of our reach, already; the next five games will be crucial in deciding whether the Gas finish in the top seven. Without signings, I feel we will finish around 9th or 10th. UTG The top three positions are easily within our reach, where is the sense in this kind of pessimism when we're performing so well, have a little faith. I know we've all seen better situations than this go begging before but I for one really believe we can do this |
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Post by lostinspace on Jan 24, 2016 13:19:25 GMT
Looking at the next 5 games it would appear that we are now entering our most difficult run of games which says to me that how we get through this run of games can determine whether this season is a chase for the automatics, a chase for the Play Offs or a mid table finish. To be serious automatics (which I don't think we are at this time) I believe we need to get 10 points from this run. Play offs 7 or more and anything less mid table-8th. Personally unless we have an influx of quality and particularly a targetman (Gaffney or similar) soon I think we will struggle to get more than 6 points from these games. Barnet were there for the taking last Saturday and IMO the failure to secure a striker quickly lost us three points. Having watched Oxford play Swansea I really can't see us getting anything from this game and a point would be a fantastic result. They have so much pace and energy and probably the best player in this division in Rofe and I think if we go into this game with wingbacks then we will get destroyed as they will get in down the flanks. Our best hope is to go at them with a flat back four. I have entered every game pretty well this season thinking we can win and looking at our fixtures after the next 5 I think we can look at all our remaining games that way. Strangely I don't have any worries at home now but I worry that our away form is going to be the problem. I don't honestly see us getting a result at either Oxford or Portsmouth but the other games in the next 5 are winnable although when did we get a positive result at Accrington!! What do others think? How much do you think it depends on our transfer activity or how many think that we have the squad now that can be successful? IMO the top three positions are out of our reach, already; the next five games will be crucial in deciding whether the Gas finish in the top seven. Without signings, I feel we will finish around 9th or 10th. UTG Moving up1 Northampton 27 18 58 Moving down2 Plymouth 28 18 56 No movement3 Oxford Utd 27 19 51 No movement4 Bristol Rovers 28 11 47 No movement5 Portsmouth 26 21 44 No movement6 Accrington 24 13 42 Moving up7 Wimbledon 27 8 42 Moving up8 Leyton Orient 27 5 40 Moving down9 Wycombe 26 5 40 No movement10 Carlisle 25 3 39 so 4 points off the third spot and just short of ending January...... i find that statement a tad incredulous |
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Post by Bridgeman on Jan 24, 2016 15:00:48 GMT
IMO the top three positions are out of our reach, already; the next five games will be crucial in deciding whether the Gas finish in the top seven. Without signings, I feel we will finish around 9th or 10th. UTG Moving up1 Northampton 27 18 58 Moving down2 Plymouth 28 18 56 No movement3 Oxford Utd 27 19 51 No movement4 Bristol Rovers 28 11 47 No movement5 Portsmouth 26 21 44 No movement6 Accrington 24 13 42 Moving up7 Wimbledon 27 8 42 Moving up8 Leyton Orient 27 5 40 Moving down9 Wycombe 26 5 40 No movement10 Carlisle 25 3 39 so 4 points off the third spot and just short of ending January...... i find that statement a tad incredulous Yes but we were only two points off 3rd place last Saturday so it seems our season must be over  |
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Post by lostinspace on Jan 24, 2016 15:42:54 GMT
Moving up1 Northampton 27 18 58 Moving down2 Plymouth 28 18 56 No movement3 Oxford Utd 27 19 51 No movement4 Bristol Rovers 28 11 47 No movement5 Portsmouth 26 21 44 No movement6 Accrington 24 13 42 Moving up7 Wimbledon 27 8 42 Moving up8 Leyton Orient 27 5 40 Moving down9 Wycombe 26 5 40 No movement10 Carlisle 25 3 39 so 4 points off the third spot and just short of ending January...... i find that statement a tad incredulous Yes but we were only two points off 3rd place last Saturday so it seems our season must be over silly me for not noticing that ...........................bring on the cricket season then.. lets forget this lot |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2016 16:18:11 GMT
I think we can make the play offs with the squad we have but if we did go up via the play offs, we would need significant investment in the squad to make any impression in League 1. Yes we can make the play offs with the squad we have I agree but what if we get an injury to the defenders ? ( thinking about that last away game at Portsmouth),we have extra midfield players and forwards but only Mcrystal as cover in defence...lets get a defender in as cover. I agree about needing better players if Rovers go up,but lets cross that bridge when we get there.
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Post by warehamgas on Jan 24, 2016 19:59:46 GMT
7 points clear in play offs. Forget about games in hand. I would have settled for this at start. In other words will be at least 3games before we drop out of play offs so a good position. Not too sure if I agree that we need new signings to get into top 3 but may be wrong over that. Said it many times but I like this squad, not the best of quality but best of character. Have a feeling that top 3 and Pompey will be above us,they all seem able to frag a good result after a loss. It will always be the next 5 games are important but if we just keep plugging away, avoid losing we will be in mix at end. Come on you Gas!
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Post by severnbeachline on Jan 24, 2016 20:08:57 GMT
Dreading a Rovers/Stanley play-off final.
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Post by PeterHooper57 on Jan 24, 2016 20:09:19 GMT
IMO, I am saying we could definitely make the play offs; we obviously need investment, such as in the goal keeping department, could this squad finish top three ?, probably, but it would rely on the cobbles, Oxs and the janners having a bit of wobble, not sure they will. Lets all get up to the Accys. on Saturday and see where that will take us, next few games are crucial, if we get past those ******** from WW without defeat, then we should be in a good place for the play-offs, but I still think we may need a bit more investment in squad during the Jan window, to make sure we will be walking up "wembley way in our shirt sleeves", again, in May. UTG
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2016 20:56:38 GMT
I can't see us signing anyone else now we've got Gaffney and Lawrence in, but I'm pretty sure the current keeper is plenty good enough for this division.
I think we're good enough to beat anyone in this division, we've almost beaten Plymouth twice and they're as good a side as any.
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Post by droitwichgas on Jan 24, 2016 22:00:53 GMT
I think we can make the play offs with the squad we have but if we did go up via the play offs, we would need significant investment in the squad to make any impression in League 1. Given there's not lot to choose between the top 5 sides isn't that the case for any team which goes up this season? Also by next August the Sainsbury's/UWE saga should, hopefully, finally be over so proper foundations can be laid for the club's future. |
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Post by Peter Parker on Jan 24, 2016 22:07:13 GMT
We have got to be happy with where we sit in the table right now. The top 3 is doable and their is a confidence around the team.
Given all that is happening off the pitch, i was ready to take midtable at thr start of the season with the whole UWE saga/clusterf***
Anything less than the playoffs now would be disappointing because barring significant injury we are good enough for that and have shown so
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