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Post by Icegas on May 2, 2022 16:30:28 GMT
Great results for the gas today.Mansfield drawing and Port Vale losing. Now it's just a simple shootout between us and Northampton if we both do ours jobs.
We have not been in the top 3 all season , just like the season we fell out of the league when we were never in the bottom 2 apart from the final few moments of that season.
We are 5 goals behind Northampton in goal difference and level on points, and we are playing one of, if not the worst ever side to ever play in the football league this season.
We are an attack minded side and have yet to give someone a hammering like we have been looking like we could, and we are free flowing with goals right now.
I think we will go all out attack at the weekend to keep it in our hands as it is.
I see a huge hammering coming up.
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Post by syg on May 2, 2022 18:50:43 GMT
We won't go up on goal difference.
I've a feeling the last few months of positivity will come back to bite us with a Wembley defeat, followed by losing most of our best players in the ensuing few months.
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Post by Nobbygas on May 2, 2022 18:58:59 GMT
We won't go up on goal difference. I've a feeling the last few months of positivity will come back to bite us with a Wembley defeat, followed by losing most of our best players in the ensuing few months. Get out of my trench !!!!!!! |
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Post by Delsy on May 2, 2022 19:01:51 GMT
Well, Fulham slotted seven today, don’t see why we can’t on Saturday, have a little faith, always with the negative waves man, always with the negative waves !
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Post by vaughan on May 2, 2022 19:07:49 GMT
2 bits of good news.
Scunthorpe played 7 teenagers on Saturday.
Phil Brown not happy with Barrow's performance on Saturday and has given them a rocket.
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Post by keygas on May 2, 2022 20:43:08 GMT
2 bits of good news. Scunthorpe played 7 teenagers on Saturday. Phil Brown not happy with Barrow's performance on Saturday and has given them a rocket. Let’s hope there’s a large cash bonus in the Ryan Loft transfer deal for Rovers gaining promotion then perhaps Scunthorpe might consider fielding 11 youngsters.😜 |
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Post by chelt_gas on May 2, 2022 23:00:03 GMT
2 bits of good news. Scunthorpe played 7 teenagers on Saturday. Phil Brown not happy with Barrow's performance on Saturday and has given them a rocket. Let’s hope there’s a large cash bonus in the Ryan Loft transfer deal for Rovers gaining promotion then perhaps Scunthorpe might consider fielding 11 youngsters.😜 Great conspiracy theory |
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Post by JeffNZ on May 3, 2022 2:22:07 GMT
2 bits of good news. Scunthorpe played 7 teenagers on Saturday. Phil Brown not happy with Barrow's performance on Saturday and has given them a rocket. Here are the stats from Scunthorpe's 1-1 draw against Hartlepool last Saturday.  If Hartlepool can muster 23 shots surely we can create and score a lot more? Some quotes from the match report of that game: "Without a victory in 15 games and already relegated, they (Scunthorpe) were against opposition who have now not won in eight.""Boss Keith Hill pitched seven teenagers into his starting XI and one of them, goalkeeper Owen Foster, saved comfortably from Pools' Omar Bogle when the striker was clear on goal.""Pools could have been out of sight by half-time but struggled in front of goal...""The game was halted for three minutes after tennis balls were thrown onto the pitch by angry home fans while four of them ran onto the pitch to protest to minimal effect." |
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Post by Delsy on May 3, 2022 7:56:10 GMT
' Tennis Balls ' .....Hardcore !
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Post by richmace on May 3, 2022 17:45:03 GMT
We haven't really got anything to lose, the playoffs are secure.
I would love us to really go for it.
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Post by emperorsuperbus on May 3, 2022 18:19:51 GMT
I totally disagree with the threads premise. The right way to score a lot of goals is compete in the early stages and build a platform to go for big win later. Would be great to score first, would be great to go two up as early as possible, but let’s approach it as professionally as possible lay the strong foundations to a good performance in the first instance.
We have been strong last two months because we have been playing in a system with a settled side, you want to rip up the system and the settled side to put in extra flair players from start or change to two up? The loss of Coutts alone is enough of a change. System change and multiple players changes is asking for one of those slaps in the face when England sides feel they can get away with it.
I’ve no doubt we will win the match, but it will come from playing to our strengths and working hard. Not complacency and no disrespect to an opponent who will recognise role have to play in promotion race and will seek to make it hard work for us. It’s a special match for them as well, who knows when they next play a league game
Most likely result is Northampton find their last away match of the season a difficult match to win. We got to make sure of our three points to capitalise on Northamptons struggle to draw or defeat.
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Post by kingswood Polak on May 3, 2022 19:26:02 GMT
We won't go up on goal difference. I've a feeling the last few months of positivity will come back to bite us with a Wembley defeat, followed by losing most of our best players in the ensuing few months. Got the same horrible feeling but only after Coutts got his marching orders |
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Post by Icegas on May 4, 2022 6:57:33 GMT
I totally disagree with the threads premise. The right way to score a lot of goals is compete in the early stages and build a platform to go for big win later. Would be great to score first, would be great to go two up as early as possible, but let’s approach it as professionally as possible lay the strong foundations to a good performance in the first instance. We have been strong last two months because we have been playing in a system with a settled side, you want to rip up the system and the settled side to put in extra flair players from start or change to two up? The loss of Coutts alone is enough of a change. System change and multiple players changes is asking for one of those slaps in the face when England sides feel they can get away with it. I’ve no doubt we will win the match, but it will come from playing to our strengths and working hard. Not complacency and no disrespect to an opponent who will recognise role have to play in promotion race and will seek to make it hard work for us. It’s a special match for them as well, who knows when they next play a league one. Most likely result is Northampton find their last away match of the season a difficult match to win. We got to make sure of our three points to capitalise on Northamptons struggle to draw or defeat. I agree with what you're said,but I never said about us changing our system or formation.I only meant about us going for the kill from the off. We could easily score 4/5 if we are at it on Saturday.But then again, in front of a packed and nervous mem we could find it hard to break them down and be drawing 0-0 with mins to go. |
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Post by richmace on May 5, 2022 6:27:40 GMT
I totally disagree with the threads premise. The right way to score a lot of goals is compete in the early stages and build a platform to go for big win later. Would be great to score first, would be great to go two up as early as possible, but let’s approach it as professionally as possible lay the strong foundations to a good performance in the first instance. We have been strong last two months because we have been playing in a system with a settled side, you want to rip up the system and the settled side to put in extra flair players from start or change to two up? The loss of Coutts alone is enough of a change. System change and multiple players changes is asking for one of those slaps in the face when England sides feel they can get away with it. I’ve no doubt we will win the match, but it will come from playing to our strengths and working hard. Not complacency and no disrespect to an opponent who will recognise role have to play in promotion race and will seek to make it hard work for us. It’s a special match for them as well, who knows when they next play a league one. Most likely result is Northampton find their last away match of the season a difficult match to win. We got to make sure of our three points to capitalise on Northamptons struggle to draw or defeat. I agree with what you're said,but I never said about us changing our system or formation.I only meant about us going for the kill from the off. We could easily score 4/5 if we are at it on Saturday.But then again, in front of a packed and nervous mem we could find it hard to break them down and be drawing 0-0 with mins to go. I also agree with this, and we all have our part to play on Saturday.
We should all approach the game as a party. We have achieved what most fans would consider as bare minimum by reaching the playoffs. That is done. We should celebrate that.
Having said that, my personal ambition is automatic promotion. I feel a party atmosphere would lift the team to a performance to remember. A nervy crowd will influence the team and they may clam up. We have seen it so many times.
My hope is for a rocking Mem from the start, not a nervy Mem. We have seen both this season. I feel this will have a major impact on the game.
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Post by kingswood Polak on May 5, 2022 10:35:09 GMT
I agree with what you're said,but I never said about us changing our system or formation.I only meant about us going for the kill from the off. We could easily score 4/5 if we are at it on Saturday.But then again, in front of a packed and nervous mem we could find it hard to break them down and be drawing 0-0 with mins to go. I also agree with this, and we all have our part to play on Saturday.
We should all approach the game as a party. We have achieved what most fans would consider as bare minimum by reaching the playoffs. That is done. We should celebrate that.
Having said that, my personal ambition is automatic promotion. I feel a party atmosphere would lift the team to a performance to remember. A nervy crowd will influence the team and they may clam up. We have seen it so many times.
My hope is for a rocking Mem from the start, not a nervy Mem. We have seen both this season. I feel this will have a major impact on the game.
I remember the Mansfield game being very nervy and it’s not uncommon to have a nervous crowd when expectation lays upon the team |
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Post by toteend3 on May 5, 2022 20:35:50 GMT
Joey is working on the assumption that Northampton will scrap a narrow win at Barrow, Our game plan therefore, is for us to have secured the 3 points by half time .This will give us a platform to work on the goal difference in the second half by playing with abandon. So while the cobblers will be hanging on we will be embarking on a goal feast. So we either will fall short or Northampton’s nerves gets the best of them.
Either way it’s going to be high drama, I can’t wait and if we do pull it off there’s a lot of juicy games next season - Portsmouth, Sunderland, Derby, Charlton, Bolton,Oxford, Plymouth Ipswich………..
UTFG
missed one off there’s also Sheffield Weds
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Post by oldie on May 5, 2022 20:49:33 GMT
Joey is working on the assumption that Northampton will scrap a narrow win at Barrow, Our game plan therefore, is for us to have secured the 3 points by half time .This will give us a platform to work on the goal difference in the second half by playing with abandon. So while the cobblers will be hanging on we will be embarking on a goal feast. So we either will fall short or Northampton’s nerves gets the best of them. Either way it’s going to be high drama, I can’t wait and if we do pull it off there’s a lot of juicy games next season - Portsmouth, Sunderland, Derby, Charlton, Bolton,Oxford, Plymouth Ipswich……….. UTFG You just made that up, you have no idea what Barton is thinking.(On the assumption that he does think) |
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Post by toteend3 on May 5, 2022 21:09:12 GMT
Joey is working on the assumption that Northampton will scrap a narrow win at Barrow, Our game plan therefore, is for us to have secured the 3 points by half time .This will give us a platform to work on the goal difference in the second half by playing with abandon. So while the cobblers will be hanging on we will be embarking on a goal feast. So we either will fall short or Northampton’s nerves gets the best of them. Either way it’s going to be high drama, I can’t wait and if we do pull it off there’s a lot of juicy games next season - Portsmouth, Sunderland, Derby, Charlton, Bolton,Oxford, Plymouth Ipswich……….. UTFG You just made that up, you have no idea what Barton is thinking.(On the assumption that he does think) I rest my case your honour! Attachments:
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Post by vaughan on May 5, 2022 22:02:09 GMT
I thought that Joey's press conference was excellent today. Have a listen. Relaxed, confident.
He seems very much at ease and I love the way that he talks our club up.
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Post by gasprom on May 5, 2022 22:39:43 GMT
I thought that Joey's press conference was excellent today. Have a listen. Relaxed, confident. He seems very much at ease and I love the way that he talks our club up. Joey seems to know how to navigate through the end of season pressure. Much like DC who by the end of the 2015 and 2016 seasons had the best teams in their respective divisions. Having overcome very low points earlier in the season, the teams became fitter, stronger and more ruthless than everyone else around them. 2015 culminated in the most assured set of penalties at Wembley since Germany in 1996 |
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