OxonOwl Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 1 hour ago, RockieOwl said: 4 of our 5 home games will be at Hillsborough Where is the other one going to be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 2 hours ago, RockieOwl said: Before last night and even before the run of 4 without a win I have always been looking at October as a key month. 3 home games and the 3 away games against Wimbledon, Cambridge and Charlton. But now with the Sunderland game being rearranged for November, 4 of our 5 home games will be at Hillsborough so 7 out of the next 11 games are at Hillsborough Is it unrealistic to expect 8 or 9 wins out of these? If we are to go for the top 2 surely thats what we need to do. All of a sudden last night's win is getting me all giddy and excited again! There isn't a team in this league that we can't beat home or away so we could put the whole fixture list up. There are though plenty that will beat us if we don't battle and scrap and 'earn the right to play'. We haven't done that consistently yet but I am hoping that Moore has learned from the Plymouth and Shrewsbury games and makes us a nasty bunch of b'stards - horrible to play against but with quality to score goals. We also haven't shown that we can be resilient when things and goals go against us. we can't score first every game and so until we do sort this out we will always be a mid table side. So in answer to your question, it isn't unrealistic that we could win 8 or 9 but given what we have seen so far we aren't at that level yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 We’ve played 3 homes and 6 aways. Weve a game in hand on most. We are 2 points off 5th & 6th. We’ve not been great, but we are in very good shape. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Got to be looking at 20 points from those ten games to try and keep up being close to the 2 points / game average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modboy Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Manwë said: There's not a single team in there that we can't beat. And not one team we can't seem to lose too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronio Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 5 hours ago, TodwickOwl said: I certainly won't underestimate Oxford, Bolton, MK Dons and Wycombe - all of these can score goals, something we're not doing in abundance right now. Our defence is keeping us in it, we've not conceded many - but we really need things to click in the final third and start punishing sides when we're on top at home. You raise some valid points. I agree we should not be underestimating any of the opposition, that is where our problems have arisen this season, us thinking we can just turn up, stroll about for 90 minutes and pick up the win. Every game in this division will be a scrap. Also add in incompetent and sub standard refereeing into the mix and games can be turned on its head in an instant. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Holmowl said: We’ve played 3 homes and 6 aways. Weve a game in hand on most. We are 2 points off 5th & 6th. We’ve not been great, but we are in very good shape. I think we’ll get better and stronger as the season goes on. Trick is to stay in contention until Christmas then in the second half of the season, our strength in depth should count as quite a few squads in the league should start to feel the pace? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 5 hours ago, fpowl said: If we play like that high intensity working hard we will win a lot more than we lose as a team that was as hard fought game as we are going to see this year two teams having a right go most teams would completely collapse under that intensity I’m sure it will of taken it out of the lads as they covered some serious ground but for me that’s the standard now I can take dropping points if we’ve made them work for it Plymouth beat us comfortably by turning up and playing at high intensity we would have easily beat Shrewsbury and Ipswich if we played like that superb efforts by the lot if them I can certainly get behind a team that plays like that I much rather win ugly with heart like that than win from a wonder goal out of nowhere like when we had reach more of the same please We could have beaten Shrewsbury if bannan could hit home the penalty and the linesman not made an horrendous mistake Ipswich simple Farrell peacock cost us a win 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Such a shame about the last minute gaffe at Ipswich and not putting the game to bed against Shrewsbury in the first half. We'd be looking good, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrie’s Left Peg Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Forget too 2. It’s unrealistic given where we are as a club. First we need consistent selection, performance and results. We are still some way off that. Better to focus on too 10 come the New Year when hopefully we can push in and have a good go at the playoffs. 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses would be a good return from the 10 matches highlighted by the OP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellbeaten-the-owl Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 50 minutes ago, Orlando_Trustful said: Got to be looking at 20 points from those ten games to try and keep up being close to the 2 points / game average. Honestly think we can get 25 points from next 11 games and be on 40 after 20 games. 7 out of the 11 are at home and the 4 away games are all winnable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 1 hour ago, wellbeaten-the-owl said: Honestly think we can get 25 points from next 11 games and be on 40 after 20 games. 7 out of the 11 are at home and the 4 away games are all winnable Quick reminder we've just lost to Plymouth, Morecambe - and drawn to Shrewsbury and Ipswich. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 You can’t be optimistic on here. Some are p!$$ed off we actually won last night 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellbeaten-the-owl Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 1 hour ago, TodwickOwl said: Quick reminder we've just lost to Plymouth, Morecambe - and drawn to Shrewsbury and Ipswich. Ipswich will be top 6, but regardless we will lose away games as will every team. Our current PPG home / away also equates to 83 over season even with those results... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.. Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 16 hours ago, TodwickOwl said: Quick reminder we've just lost to Plymouth, Morecambe - and drawn to Shrewsbury and Ipswich. Ipswich should have been a win and they just absolutely smashed Doncaster 6:0... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Haven't we also got two rounds of the fa cup and a rearrangement for Sunderland so it could be 14 games in two months + a few games in the pizza cup, we are going to have saturday, midweek Saturday for the next 9 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernOwl Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 On 29/09/2021 at 08:34, RockieOwl said: Before last night and even before the run of 4 without a win I have always been looking at October as a key month. 3 home games and the 3 away games against Wimbledon, Cambridge and Charlton. But now with the Sunderland game being rearranged for November, 4 of our 5 home games will be at Hillsborough so 7 out of the next 11 games are at Hillsborough Is it unrealistic to expect 8 or 9 wins out of these? If we are to go for the top 2 surely thats what we need to do. All of a sudden last night's win is getting me all giddy and excited again! Yes it's unrealistic. 6 wins would be a great return imo. We are still a long way from the finished article and results and performances will be inconsistent for a while yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shezzas left peg Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Said around the start of the season with so many new players in and so many short of pre season if we could stay in touch with the autos would be good as we theoretically get better as the season goes on and players get fitter, gel into more of a team and the gaffer learns his most effective 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidstoneowl Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 we smack them and we rise up wait with Lincoln and get ready as 5000 of them and we make best claps i make new song ready for IMP ok? speak as soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirstys_achilles Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 On 29/09/2021 at 14:21, Ronio said: You raise some valid points. I agree we should not be underestimating any of the opposition, that is where our problems have arisen this season, us thinking we can just turn up, stroll about for 90 minutes and pick up the win. Every game in this division will be a scrap. Also add in incompetent and sub standard refereeing into the mix and games can be turned on its head in an instant. That is a very good point. The referees have been very poor. But most of the bad decisions seem to favour the home team. Saying that they have also been inconsistent. Don't be to surprised that a ludicrous decision is made and decides the result. Even if we do go on a good run. I can't see us winning games by more than the odd goal or possibley two. Making refs decisions having more influence on the results. The biggest disappointment of the season so far has been the referees for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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