LPGas
Stuart Taylor
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Post by LPGas on Dec 8, 2014 17:37:55 GMT
No. What is important to note is that we have played more games than the others. That's why we are second. And if we keep drawing games we will soon drop out of the play off places. err,,,,, ONE more game, and it's better to have points than games in hand |
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dinsdale
Andy Rammell
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Post by dinsdale on Dec 8, 2014 17:40:58 GMT
Is it worth pointing out that we've lost fewer games than anybody in this league (four) bar Macc (unbeaten at home, four defeats on the road) and FGR (who have drawn even more games than we have!)? Other teams are winning some, losing some. We're winning some, drawing some. I think that's important and will prove to be so come April. Interestingly, when we won promotion under Megson and again under Gerry F we won a lot of the games by the odd goal and drew most of the others. Both were advocates of a strong defence and Clarke seems of the same mould. The defence is fine and if he can get us winning more by the odd goal or two then we will get promotion Is DC an advocate of a strong defence though? He often plays 3 at the back and we put out attacking teams, for me its just a s***e league and we still have most of last years back 5 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2014 0:36:46 GMT
Interestingly, when we won promotion under Megson and again under Gerry F we won a lot of the games by the odd goal and drew most of the others. Both were advocates of a strong defence and Clarke seems of the same mould. The defence is fine and if he can get us winning more by the odd goal or two then we will get promotion Is DC an advocate of a strong defence though? He often plays 3 at the back and we put out attacking teams, for me its just a s***e league and we still have most of last years back 5 i think clarke deserves some praise for the back 5,,,hes played lockyer at right back and defensively hes been very good and he dropped parkes last season and questioned his attitude and toms come back slim and with a great attitude this season,,he also signed trotman who has been one of our best players imo |
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faggotygas
Byron Anthony
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Post by faggotygas on Dec 9, 2014 9:08:39 GMT
Can't expect things to be turned around overnight, football's not as simple as that.
We're tough to beat now, which is a major improvement on last season. We have a better team than last year imo, with a much lower budget. Credit for that.
We've signed some new players up front, including Balanta, I think we should give them time to settle in - we have to anyway, with the window being shut.
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Post by fanatical on Dec 9, 2014 13:46:08 GMT
Interestingly, when we won promotion under Megson and again under Gerry F we won a lot of the games by the odd goal and drew most of the others. Both were advocates of a strong defence and Clarke seems of the same mould. The defence is fine and if he can get us winning more by the odd goal or two then we will get promotion Is DC an advocate of a strong defence though? He often plays 3 at the back and we put out attacking teams, for me its just a s***e league and we still have most of last years back 5 20 goals against in 25 games! regardless of the formation of the team DC has produced a strong defence. Many experts will tell you that you cannot have a successful team or a successful attack unless you have a strong defence. I believe that having a strong defence is now enabling DC to strengthen his attack and with one or two additions/changes in January we will see the goal difference change in the new year. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 9, 2014 14:01:07 GMT
Surely DC can't take all the credit when 4 of the 5 defensive players were there last season, even the 5th was at the club? Plus 3, if not 4, of those defenders are the highest earners at the club.
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Post by fanatical on Dec 9, 2014 14:10:43 GMT
Surely DC can't take all the credit when 4 of the 5 defensive players were there last season, even the 5th was at the club? Plus 3, if not 4, of those defenders are the highest earners at the club. But last season they were letting in goals |
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Royal Blue
Michael Smith
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Post by Royal Blue on Dec 9, 2014 14:11:25 GMT
DC wants us to be playing good attacking football but at the moment we are not converting enough of our chances. He must be so frustrated because we have more than enough opportunities in each game to win but a mixture of bad finishing and bad luck (cleared off the line, hitting the woodwork, ball bouncing off the line) is costing us. We certainly aren't an overly defensive team playing for draws, we just aren't clinical enough.
I agree we could create more chances still but our strikers are currently wasting the ones we do fashion. I like Blissett, I like Taylor and I think Wall is looking better with each appearance but they need to start delivering because if not they will lose their place in the team. I get the impression the two loanee strikers (BG and AW) are stop-gaps until DC gets the man he wants in January...
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Post by fanatical on Dec 9, 2014 14:12:16 GMT
Surely DC can't take all the credit when 4 of the 5 defensive players were there last season, even the 5th was at the club? Plus 3, if not 4, of those defenders are the highest earners at the club. But last season they were letting in goals PS who said he was taking all the credit? |
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Swedish Gas
Bob Lee
BRFC in exile, IK Sirius Fotboll som andra lag, heja Sirius!
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Post by Swedish Gas on Dec 9, 2014 14:17:46 GMT
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Paul Hardyman
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Post by strung out on Dec 9, 2014 15:27:12 GMT
Surely DC can't take all the credit when 4 of the 5 defensive players were there last season, even the 5th was at the club? Plus 3, if not 4, of those defenders are the highest earners at the club. But last season they were letting in goals For what it's worth, we had the 10th best defensive record last season in league 2. I'm pretty happy with the way things are going this season, but the general trend of being decent defensively while not scoring enough goals seems to be continuing... |
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 9, 2014 19:21:22 GMT
But last season they were letting in goals PS who said he was taking all the credit? That what fans are implying on this thread, as I said on Saturday night not alot has changed since last season apart from the teams we are playing are of inferior quality, as when it comes to the crunch our strikers are incapable of scoring goals away from home. It now seems like months since one of our strikers scored and we won away from home. DC's signed Taylor, White, Cunnington, Balanta, Blisset, Wall & Goldberg to add to Brunt & Harrison but so far none of them look like getting more than 10 goals, excluding pens, over a full season. |
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Post by oviedista on Dec 9, 2014 23:56:03 GMT
PS who said he was taking all the credit? That what fans are implying on this thread, as I said on Saturday night not alot has changed since last season apart from the teams we are playing are of inferior quality, as when it comes to the crunch our strikers are incapable of scoring goals away from home. It now seems like months since one of our strikers scored and we won away from home. DC's signed Taylor, White, Cunnington, Balanta, Blisset, Wall & Goldberg to add to Brunt & Harrison but so far none of them look like getting more than 10 goals, excluding pens, over a full season. "Not a lot has changed from last season" Really? In attitude alone this team is unlike any I have seen in the last 7 to 8 years. The quality gap isn't that great remember the football is horrendous in league 2 as well, so a slightly more inferior maybe but not much. If we were in League 2 I reckon we would be probably be hovering around the play offs right now. Clarke has identified, both verbally and practically, a number of the core and deep issues infecting the club over the recent years and overseen a revolution in approach. More change is needed, but change there has definitely been. |
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Post by CabbagePatchBlues on Dec 10, 2014 5:36:54 GMT
You're not being sirius, eller hur?
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Post by gasheadnaboo on Dec 10, 2014 9:36:34 GMT
PS who said he was taking all the credit? That what fans are implying on this thread, as I said on Saturday night not alot has changed since last season apart from the teams we are playing are of inferior quality, as when it comes to the crunch our strikers are incapable of scoring goals away from home. It now seems like months since one of our strikers scored and we won away from home. DC's signed Taylor, White, Cunnington, Balanta, Blisset, Wall & Goldberg to add to Brunt & Harrison but so far none of them look like getting more than 10 goals, excluding pens, over a full season. When Blissett has already scored 2, and but for an incredible save off the line it would be 3, all before he's even completed a full 90 minutes in a Gas shirt, it's probably inaccurate to say he couldn't score ten over a season, that's also ignoring the 4 he scored at Kidderminster this season. |
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faggotygas
Byron Anthony
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Post by faggotygas on Dec 10, 2014 10:15:19 GMT
That what fans are implying on this thread, as I said on Saturday night not alot has changed since last season apart from the teams we are playing are of inferior quality, as when it comes to the crunch our strikers are incapable of scoring goals away from home. It now seems like months since one of our strikers scored and we won away from home. DC's signed Taylor, White, Cunnington, Balanta, Blisset, Wall & Goldberg to add to Brunt & Harrison but so far none of them look like getting more than 10 goals, excluding pens, over a full season. "Not a lot has changed from last season" Really? In attitude alone this team is unlike any I have seen in the last 7 to 8 years. The quality gap isn't that great remember the football is horrendous in league 2 as well, so a slightly more inferior maybe but not much. If we were in League 2 I reckon we would be probably be hovering around the play offs right now. Clarke has identified, both verbally and practically, a number of the core and deep issues infecting the club over the recent years and overseen a revolution in approach. More change is needed, but change there has definitely been. I would tend to agree, but even if the team is of similar quality to last season, then credit has to be given to Clarke for producing that with a slashed budget. |
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Post by fanatical on Dec 10, 2014 14:11:20 GMT
That what fans are implying on this thread, as I said on Saturday night not alot has changed since last season apart from the teams we are playing are of inferior quality, as when it comes to the crunch our strikers are incapable of scoring goals away from home. It now seems like months since one of our strikers scored and we won away from home. DC's signed Taylor, White, Cunnington, Balanta, Blisset, Wall & Goldberg to add to Brunt & Harrison but so far none of them look like getting more than 10 goals, excluding pens, over a full season. "Not a lot has changed from last season" Really? In attitude alone this team is unlike any I have seen in the last 7 to 8 years. The quality gap isn't that great remember the football is horrendous in league 2 as well, so a slightly more inferior maybe but not much. If we were in League 2 I reckon we would be probably be hovering around the play offs right now. Clarke has identified, both verbally and practically, a number of the core and deep issues infecting the club over the recent years and overseen a revolution in approach. More change is needed, but change there has definitely been. Absolutely agree - well put |
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