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Posted
1 hour ago, Steejay said:

Just seen that they have got Wycombe tomorrow night.

Hopefully they’ll pick up a few injuries.

Agent Morley will be on the case.

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1 hour ago, Alf Hartigan said:

Could do with them beating Wycombe.

i'd not be worrying too much about league tables at this stage

 

12 months ago

1 Portsmouth 13 9 4 0 22 8 14 31
2 Oxford United 12 9 1 2 24 10 14 28
3 Barnsley 13 7 2 4 26 13 13 23
4 Bolton Wanderers 12 7 2 3 21 16 5 23
5 Peterborough United 13 6 4 3 20 14 6 22
6 Stevenage 14 6 4 4 18 15 3 22
7 Blackpool 13 5 5 3 16 13 3 20
8 Wycombe Wanderers 12 6 2 4 18 17 1 20
9 Burton Albion 14 5 4 5 15 17 -2 19
10 Charlton Athletic 12 5 3 4 21 14 7 18
11 Derby County 12 5 3 4 18 12 6 18
12 Lincoln City 12 5 3 4 15 12 3 18


derby got 25 points more than oxford by the end of the season

and YES, I know oxford got promoted!

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23 minutes ago, Casino said:

i'd not be worrying too much about league tables at this stage

 

12 months ago

1 Portsmouth 13 9 4 0 22 8 14 31
2 Oxford United 12 9 1 2 24 10 14 28
3 Barnsley 13 7 2 4 26 13 13 23
4 Bolton Wanderers 12 7 2 3 21 16 5 23
5 Peterborough United 13 6 4 3 20 14 6 22
6 Stevenage 14 6 4 4 18 15 3 22
7 Blackpool 13 5 5 3 16 13 3 20
8 Wycombe Wanderers 12 6 2 4 18 17 1 20
9 Burton Albion 14 5 4 5 15 17 -2 19
10 Charlton Athletic 12 5 3 4 21 14 7 18
11 Derby County 12 5 3 4 18 12 6 18
12 Lincoln City 12 5 3 4 15 12 3 18


derby got 25 points more than oxford by the end of the season

and YES, I know oxford got promoted!

So the top 2 went up😂

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22 minutes ago, Casino said:

i'd not be worrying too much about league tables at this stage

 

12 months ago

1 Portsmouth 13 9 4 0 22 8 14 31
2 Oxford United 12 9 1 2 24 10 14 28
3 Barnsley 13 7 2 4 26 13 13 23
4 Bolton Wanderers 12 7 2 3 21 16 5 23
5 Peterborough United 13 6 4 3 20 14 6 22
6 Stevenage 14 6 4 4 18 15 3 22
7 Blackpool 13 5 5 3 16 13 3 20
8 Wycombe Wanderers 12 6 2 4 18 17 1 20
9 Burton Albion 14 5 4 5 15 17 -2 19
10 Charlton Athletic 12 5 3 4 21 14 7 18
11 Derby County 12 5 3 4 18 12 6 18
12 Lincoln City 12 5 3 4 15 12 3 18


derby got 25 points more than oxford by the end of the season

and YES, I know oxford got promoted!

I get the sentiment re Derby, although 5 of the top 6 in your table above finished as 5 of the top 6 at the end of the season.

So you could have used the same table to suggest that only one team outside the current top 6 will make it into the top 6 come May… 🙃

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1 minute ago, Jol_BWFC said:

I get the sentiment re Derby, although 5 of the top 6 in your table above finished as 5 of the top 6 at the end of the season.

So you could have used the same table to suggest that only one team outside the current top 6 will make it into the top 6 come May… 🙃

Indeed

Though, I purposely went down as far as Lincoln who Im pretty sure were in the play offs on the final day?

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45 minutes ago, Casino said:

Indeed

Though, I purposely went down as far as Lincoln who Im pretty sure were in the play offs on the final day?

Yeah, they were. From recollection them and Blackpool, who eventually missed out.

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9 hours ago, Steejay said:

Just seen that they have got Wycombe tomorrow night.

Hopefully they’ll pick up a few injuries.

I'm more concerned with our manager having a week working "on the grass" with the players... I always despair when I hear him say that... they become so lethargic and "tactical"

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1 hour ago, Dimron said:

I'm more concerned with our manager having a week working "on the grass" with the players... I always despair when I hear him say that... they become so lethargic and "tactical" and injured.

 

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Not really sure what the best result is tonight. I suppose a draw would be the ideal result or if we believed that Wycombe will eventually slip back as I think they will the maybe a Wycombe win might be best. A county win puts them above us and would give them added confidence for Saturday. I know it’s early days yet points are just as important now as they are later.

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7 minutes ago, Whitesince63 said:

Not really sure what the best result is tonight. I suppose a draw would be the ideal result or if we believed that Wycombe will eventually slip back as I think they will the maybe a Wycombe win might be best. A county win puts them above us and would give them added confidence for Saturday. I know it’s early days yet points are just as important now as they are later.

think it's too early to be looking at the league table. I could be very wrong but I can't imagine either of these two will be near the top 2 come next April. Remember last season Exeter and Port Vale were the top 2 after 10 or so games, one got relegated and the other went about 15 games without a win so a lot will change.

A draw or Wycombe win would be best I reckon. Don't want to play Stockport coming off the back of a win.

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I'm not arsed what the score is between Wycombe and Stockport really, I'm more concerned that we just show up against Stockport. Our squad should be far too good for both of them and virtually of the league if the players apply themselves.

Occasionally team selection doesn't help, but by and large when we get rolled over in the bigger games, the blame lies firmly with the players.

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1 hour ago, Traf said:

I'm not arsed what the score is between Wycombe and Stockport really, I'm more concerned that we just show up against Stockport. Our squad should be far too good for both of them and virtually of the league if the players apply themselves.

Occasionally team selection doesn't help, but by and large when we get rolled over in the bigger games, the blame lies firmly with the players.

It is also incumbent upon the manager and coaching staff to ensure selection and preparation is the best it can be.

For me, that has been the failing so far- almost an assumption that because our squad might be considered better we should be beating these teams in the way we tend to do with those lower down, or not Derbies.

We've all seen how teams will try to nullify our strengths and play on our weaknesses and it's up to the coaching group to account for this.

Moreover, they are Evatt's players now, so if they're deemed as failing in those bigger games, then again he has to take some responsibility for that. 

The playing staff as a whole have time to put those things right, but we will need to see that on Saturday, or the doubts and clamour will return with a vengeance. 

 

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Of course the buck stops with the manager. 

But the players generally get away with murder. 

Same at any club. Look them red rags from up the road. Same nucleus of players throwing managers under the bus.

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1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Of course the buck stops with the manager. 

But the players generally get away with murder. 

Same at any club. Look them red rags from up the road. Same nucleus of players throwing managers under the bus.

You're right in that we've all heard of players not pulling their weight, or being a bad influence etc.

I suppose that's what differentiate the very best managers from others. 

Ferguson and Pep aren't averse to letting players go, when the time is right, and reinvesting and developing. 

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