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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 23, 2022 13:23:03 GMT
I actually think the players you’ve named illustrate perfectly why we weren’t challenging OM. Whatever else you have in your team, if you don’t have goals you won’t win points and we didn’t have goals in those you mentioned. Evatt made a huge mistake maintaining we had enough with basically just Doyle and Dapo, who you left out but who only scored once the previous season. Neither Miller nor Arthur were likely regular scorers so to most of us it was obvious we were light. Had he signed Stockley as many suspected he might, I think we might have done much better but he didn’t and is probably regretting it now. Hindsight’s a wonderful thing but we are certainly better prepared for next season with the right additions in defence and midfield. I’d still go for another striker but much depends on whether Dapo and Rico stay. I believe they will so let’s be positive for our hopes next year. Did you mean Stockton W63 or was it Stockley?? Well, at least we know who’s coming into our league in Peterborough, Derby and Barnsley, probably alongside FGR and Exeter. I guess it’s time I tipped my hat to Evatt (reluctantly) as he has us placed the highest in this league of the sides promoted from L2 last season, so that’s a positive, I just hope he is backed in the tfr market Ahem, just seeing if you were awake rftr?? Apologies, yes I did mean Stockton. We could still do with him but he may be above our price range now, unless Dapo or Rico leave of course? |
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Post by OohMac on Apr 25, 2022 6:44:12 GMT
I actually think we were after Stockley. Was at PNE and went to Charlton. IE said we missed out on a target we thought we would sign the day he signed for Charlton.
Stockton or Stockley either would be good signings but think if were going to play this 532 then no more jack of all trades. No more he can do a job there. Get proper wing backs in. Kioso might be a shout but think he let Evatt down by going back to Luton and then to Northampton(i think) when there was a gentelemens agreement that he'd stay.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 26, 2022 11:26:00 GMT
I know football is about if’s but’s and maybe’s
I’ve just done a bit of calculating here based on a comment I mentioned a month or so ago, or probably after the Burton away defeat. I said something like, I hope we don’t miss out on a play off spot based on that result or the 4 points we dropped v Morecambe and it got me thinking
In utopia, if all the clubs above us win their last games (which can’t happen as some play each other) and we win our last game, we’d be on 73 points and the last play off team on 83 points (probably Wycombe)
So where did we lose those 10 points that would have made the difference???
As I’ve mentioned above, those 2 Morecambe games, where we only just about rescued draws from, had they been victories (4 points dropped)
The game v AFC Wimbledon when 3-1 up only to draw (2 points dropped)
The 3 draws from the opening April fixtures v Wigan Portsmouth and Sheff Wed, if anyone of those had been converted to a win there’s (2 points)
And for me, THAT Burton performance, through the middle of an excellent run, when a win was more likely than a defeat, that’s the make up 3 points that have us back the 10/11 points we’d have needed (just my opinion of course)
So what’s your reflective moments where we fell short??
Edit-hope we beat Fleetwood as we owe them one😬😬
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Post by one2many on Apr 27, 2022 9:34:59 GMT
Understood about the dropped points, but realistically we will finish well short of the play offs. Had it been one or two points, then yes, we could be frustrated, but not 10 points. The play offs clearly was a bridge to far after our poor form and injury period.
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