[Westbars Spireite]

Let's win on Saturday and see how things lie. It would be the most Town thing ever to lose to Harrogate after raising expectations (I don't think we will).

[Phil V 72]

If there’s one thing you can say about us this season, the only thing that’s predictable about us is our unpredictability. Our form could drop off a cliff just as easily as we could go on an unbeaten run

[DerbySpireite59]

 Westbars Spireite, on 18 March 2025 - 11:26 AM, said:

Let's win on Saturday and see how things lie. It would be the most Town thing ever to lose to Harrogate after raising expectations (I don't think we will).

Spot on. One game at a time. We've never beaten Harrogate. Its our turn.

Surely? LOL

[Westbars Spireite]

 DerbySpireite59, on 18 March 2025 - 01:38 PM, said:

Spot on. One game at a time. We've never beaten Harrogate. Its our turn.

Surely? LOL

You’re right, just checked. I’m guessing the miserable sub-3000 attendance for the midweek game in 2020 was the one and recorded league crowd at that level since we moved.

[PontePete]

Early goals against these lower sides particularly at home is the key for me. Come flying out of the traps and don’t give them a chance to shut up shop and start time wasting.

Even if that means choosing to kick towards the kop for the first half if we win the toss. Usually when we end up doing that (assuming because the opposition wins the toss) it hacks me off massively as a kop season ticket holder. But needs must.

[Westbars Spireite]

I suppose we should be wanting Notts to win this but I can't make myself do that.

[FORZA AZZURRI]

 Westbars Spireite, on 22 March 2025 - 12:54 PM, said:

I suppose we should be wanting Notts to win this but I can't make myself do that.

Agree but a draw will be ok as long as we do the business.

[PontePete]

Wrong thread

This post has been edited by PontePete: 22 March 2025 - 05:02 PM

[Search & Destroy]

Grimsby v Colchester tonight

Could do with a draw

Crewe Vale
Bromley Salford tomorrow

This post has been edited by Search & Destroy: 28 March 2025 - 07:31 AM

[LondonBlue]

 Search & Destroy, on 28 March 2025 - 07:29 AM, said:

Grimsby v Colchester tonight

Could do with a draw

Crewe Vale
Bromley Salford tomorrow

They can’t all win. Thankfully a lot of the teams above us appear to have eachother to play in the run in. It isn’t over. Win required at Barrow first

[HaslandBlue58]

 LondonBlue, on 28 March 2025 - 07:59 AM, said:

They can’t all win. Thankfully a lot of the teams above us appear to have eachother to play in the run in. It isn’t over. Win required at Barrow first

As I have posted many times over the seasons, and nothing yet this season has changed my thoughts, I would have preferred our run in to be against teams in the top half of the table as we always give a better showing.CFC chasing points and playing struggling teams has never been a good combination,ask me why and I have no answer, sure someone will.

[sophocles]

 HaslandBlue58, on 28 March 2025 - 11:48 AM, said:

As I have posted many times over the seasons, and nothing yet this season has changed my thoughts, I would have preferred our run in to be against teams in the top half of the table as we always give a better showing.CFC chasing points and playing struggling teams has never been a good combination,ask me why and I have no answer, sure someone will.

I think one answer was illustrated v Harrogate. They are so desperate for points that even one point gained is seen as a victory. Harrogate absolutely battled till the end, let us have 70% possession, and just made themselves extremely difficult to break down. We have to up our game when we play these lowly placed teams, and in particular, be extremely clinical when a chance arrives. We were very close to doing that towards the end of the game, but they actually achieved their aim, and were absolutely delighted to get the point.

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[Tha Knows...]

 Search & Destroy, on 28 March 2025 - 07:29 AM, said:

Grimsby v Colchester tonight

Could do with a draw

Yep we don't want either to win especially Grimsby who would then be 10 points clear of us in the last play off spot. Ok we'd have 2 games in hand but it's a huge gap

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[HoneyTrippa]

Grimsby 0-0 at HT. Would be great if it stayed that way. Also Tranmere beating Cheltenham 1-0. That would be fabulous for us too.

[SpireiteTillIDiee]

10 point gap now, even with the 2 games in hand I think that's too much to catch up but hopefully I'll be proved wrong

[sophocles]

The thing that strikes me looking at the L2 table, is that Grimsby are above us in 7th place, with a GD of -1 while ours is +14! Not gone through the figures in detail, but I suppose it must be because they have lost fewer games, but also have won a lot of their victories by single goal margins.

[67spireite]

Simple answer, we have won the most games by 3 goals or more of all the 92 football teams ie. 8 matches

[Spireite93]

 sophocles, on 29 March 2025 - 12:21 AM, said:

The thing that strikes me looking at the L2 table, is that Grimsby are above us in 7th place, with a GD of -1 while ours is +14! Not gone through the figures in detail, but I suppose it must be because they have lost fewer games, but also have won a lot of their victories by single goal margins.

Grimsby tend to win their games by the odd goal but when they lose, they lose heavily by 3 or 4

Conversely when we win it's by 3+ and tend to lose by the odd goal

Tottenham sit 2nd with 7 games won by 3+ and sit in the bottom half of the Premier League

[Lincs Spireite]

Big game for us today. We need a win, anything less and it's.....they think it's all over, it is now.

[dart in the crossbar]

Updated after Barrow away.

The current top 11 teams and games remaining. Looking specifically at the games to be played involving two teams from the current top 11 before the end of this season.

Walsall play 3 games. 1 at home; 2 away.

Bradford play 5 games. 2 at home; 3 away.

Wimbledon play 4 games. 2 at home; 2 away.

Donny play 6 games. 4 at home; 2 away. Donny play the top 3 at home.

NC play 4 games. 2 at home; 2 away.

PV play 4 games. 2 at home; 2 away.

Colchester play 4 games. 2 at home; 2 away.

Crewe play 4 games. 2 at home; 2 away.

Grimsby play 3 games. 1 at home; 2 away.

Salford play 3 games. 2 at home; 1 away.

Town play 2 games. 1 at home; 1 away.

Which means?

Probably not much... or possibly...

1) That there a lot of points that have to be dropped by the top 11 sides who will play at least 4 others in the top 11. This is probably the most important thing for Town.
2) Bradford, Donny, NC,PV , Colchester and Crewe have 4 or more games against top 11 sides and will have a big say on the promotion places. A lot seems to be 'in their hands' as they can take points of contenders.
3) We only play two games v the current top 11. That could be the easier run in. Conversely we are obviously less able to take points off the current top 12 sides.
4) At a stretch, it might be argued that the top 11 have played weaker sides so far whereas Bromley and ourselves have played stronger sides so far.
and so on

This post has been edited by dart in the crossbar: 29 March 2025 - 06:11 PM