[Dapets]

The Earl of Chesterfield, on 02 October 2024 - 07:58 AM, said:

Struggling with some of the entitlement on here.

We just aren't gonna enjoy the dominance of last season. There're gonna be more fluctuations in form. We're gonna see squad rotations.

But from what I've seen so far we'll finish far nearer the promotion places than relegation ones which we should all celebrate if continuing...

This post is spot on. There are two teams on the pitch both wanting to win. They?ll be a winner a loser or a draw and all of which don?t need the current hysteria levels.

Siberian Spireite, on 02 October 2024 - 11:02 AM, said:

Well, nine games in and I've not seen another side that worries me. We are in a bit of a false position given how well we've played, so keep this up and let's hope it balances out over the season with decisions etc (though the ref at Donny did go some way to correcting the injustices v Swindon and Gillingham).

Losing 2 in 9 people would have snapped your hand off at start of the season.

Just so I can keep up are we crap again now? Saturday we were gonna win the champs league though so what?s changed??

[Benno Spire]

At least we didn?t do a Walsall who were 2-1 up at HT and lost 6-2

[dim view]

Bonnyman, on 02 October 2024 - 10:20 AM, said:

I?m only singling him out as he is blatantly out of position, he should be inside and half and half to the attacker and ball, we are going to get massively found out if we don?t keep our centre halves protecting the area in front of goal as we are such a small side

This is coming over as a witch hunt. Dunkley is blatantly in position but chooses not to try for the ball, either 'cos he thinks Boot should take charge or because he thinks his man can't reach it.

[Blue5]

The Earl of Chesterfield, on 02 October 2024 - 07:58 AM, said:

Struggling with some of the entitlement on here.

We just aren't gonna enjoy the dominance of last season. There're gonna be more fluctuations in form. We're gonna see squad rotations.

But from what I've seen so far we'll finish far nearer the promotion places than relegation ones which we should all celebrate if continuing...

Well said.

I was thinking about PC's frustrations concerning some of the fans after the Cheltenham game and as annoying as it was, he should consider it a compliment. With the backing of the Kirks, PC has built a squad that the fans believe in and we now consider every game winnable. The key now, for some at least, is how they handle their frustrations when we don't win!

[Dapets]

Benno Spire, on 02 October 2024 - 11:45 AM, said:

At least we didn?t do a Walsall who were 2-1 up at HT and lost 6-2

Imagine if we did?. Crooked spire would be ablaze

[60s 70s Spireite]

Dapets, on 02 October 2024 - 11:38 AM, said:

This post is spot on. There are two teams on the pitch both wanting to win. They?ll be a winner a loser or a draw and all of which don?t need the current hysteria levels.

Losing 2 in 9 people would have snapped your hand off at start of the season.

Too true.
But now tell folk we will be up in 4 games which we will only draw, 3 of which are at home, and there would be a tinge of disappointment. No hand wringing necessarily, no sack the manager, just disappointment and questions as to why.

The same disappointment Webb and Cook plus players interviewed have shown post each such match.

[clarevoyant.]

Dapets, on 02 October 2024 - 11:38 AM, said:

This post is spot on. There are two teams on the pitch both wanting to win. They?ll be a winner a loser or a draw and all of which don?t need the current hysteria levels.



Losing 2 in 9 people would have snapped your hand off at start of the season.

Contrary to belief (well, to a lot of folk) there are 3 teams on the pitch!!!

[dtp]

We really must get realistic..

4 points from 2 difficult away games is not bad going and a total I am delighted with.

I could say I expected us to lose at Donny then win at Bromley which would have given us 3 points but we did better than that.

It does not matter which way round we perm it 4 points out of 6 away from home is good going.

[stainlessstephen]

dtp, on 02 October 2024 - 03:46 PM, said:

We really must get realistic..

4 points from 2 difficult away games is not bad going and a total I am delighted with.

I could say I expected us to lose at Donny then win at Bromley which would have given us 3 points but we did better than that.

It does not matter which way round we perm it 4 points out of 6 away from home is good going.

I thought we'd only pick up one point out of the last two away games (loss at Doncaster, draw at Bromley).

So I'm delighted with the four points in the bank.

[Roussa spireite]

I think we all feel like it's two dropped points
My disappointment is that we gave them so many free kicks in our half so they could lump it into our box also the second half subs had little impact
On the plus side we played some decent football first half Oldacre had a really good game and grigg got amongst the goals so not all bad but we're still work in progress!