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Post by chadders on Feb 26, 2024 10:32:21 GMT
Drawing games we should have won was absolutely the reason we didn’t make the top three last season.
As we *should* have won v Harrogate, Gills and Swindon. I hope we don’t look back at the end of the season and say with hindsight ‘actually - they were must-win games’.
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Post by Lee on Feb 26, 2024 10:36:33 GMT
Colchester are up at Salford tomorrow night so I'm sure Challinor will be there to watch.
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Post by Cale Green Hatter on Feb 26, 2024 10:38:40 GMT
A win is certainly preferable but I just don't see a game with more than 10+ games to play and us still in the automatic places as 'Must Win'. Exactly, it's defo not a must win. We're not in 'must win' territory for a while yet. I suppose it isn't if we want to see a last day win at Wrexham to seal promotion. I'd much prefer for us to keep promotion in our own hands and not be reliant on others dropping points. |
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Post by timberwolf on Feb 26, 2024 10:58:52 GMT
I suppose it isn't if we want to see a last day win at Wrexham to seal promotion. I'd much prefer for us to keep promotion in our own hands and not be reliant on others dropping points. Totally agree and those who want another chorley situation need their heads looking at as that could have gone the other way and our history might be different now. |
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Post by Nik on Feb 26, 2024 11:38:40 GMT
I suppose it isn't if we want to see a last day win at Wrexham to seal promotion. I'd much prefer for us to keep promotion in our own hands and not be reliant on others dropping points. Totally agree and those who want another chorley situation need their heads looking at as that could have gone the other way and our history might be different now. Whilst true, it didn't and it's one of the best and unique moments inside Edgeley Park that many will ever have experienced. I'm not a jeopardy-chaser myself, but I wouldn't change experiencing that moment for anything. |
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Post by suedehead on Feb 26, 2024 11:52:03 GMT
Totally agree and those who want another chorley situation need their heads looking at as that could have gone the other way and our history might be different now. Whilst true, it didn't and it's one of the best and unique moments inside Edgeley Park that many will ever have experienced. I'm not a jeopardy-chaser myself, but I wouldn't change experiencing that moment for anything. Exactly. That moment > better than winning 48 hours earlier at Chorley. |
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Post by gibbo on Feb 26, 2024 11:57:05 GMT
I suppose it isn't if we want to see a last day win at Wrexham to seal promotion. I'd much prefer for us to keep promotion in our own hands and not be reliant on others dropping points. The must win stuff isn't about jeopardy, it's just facts - not winning on Saturday doesn't rule us out of automatic promotion. Different matter if we're 5 or 6 games down the line and teams have opened a few points lead on us. |
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Post by David Schofield on Feb 26, 2024 12:24:16 GMT
I suppose it isn't if we want to see a last day win at Wrexham to seal promotion. I'd much prefer for us to keep promotion in our own hands and not be reliant on others dropping points. The must win stuff isn't about jeopardy, it's just facts - not winning on Saturday doesn't rule us out of automatic promotion. Different matter if we're 5 or 6 games down the line and teams have opened a few points lead on us. It’s a must win in terms of building confidence and momentum Pressure does funny things to people and the sooner we get a win the better |
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Post by gibbo on Feb 26, 2024 12:30:43 GMT
It’s a must win in terms of building confidence and momentum Pressure does funny things to people and the sooner we get a win the better That's not criteria for a must win, it's reasons why a win would be beneficial. Must win is when 'x' can't happen if we don't win the game, not the case with Saturday. |
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Post by David Schofield on Feb 26, 2024 12:43:29 GMT
It’s a must win in terms of building confidence and momentum Pressure does funny things to people and the sooner we get a win the better That's not criteria for a must win, it's reasons why a win would be beneficial. Must win is when 'x' can't happen if we don't win the game, not the case with Saturday. Yes… and this case x = (confidence+momentum) |
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Post by hedleyverity on Feb 26, 2024 12:47:01 GMT
It’s impossible for a league game at this stage of the season to be ‘must win’, we don’t know how many points we need.
(Unless you are so far off safety you need to win every game and the side 1 outside the relegation spots lose every game)
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Post by suedehead on Feb 26, 2024 12:48:16 GMT
That's not criteria for a must win, it's reasons why a win would be beneficial. Must win is when 'x' can't happen if we don't win the game, not the case with Saturday. Yes… and this case x = (confidence+momentum) Gaining confidence and momentum isn't restricted to this game though. We can lose on Saturday then win the rest of the games, which would deliver confidence and momentum. Must win is thrown around far too often now for games that are anything but. Winning on Saturday would be hugely advantageous and hopefully give us a platform to continue fighting for the title for next remaining 12 games but it's not a must win. There's no terminal outcome if we don't. |
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Post by Lee on Feb 26, 2024 13:00:40 GMT
I think Saturday just proves how football goes when you're in a bit of a rut, the ball just doesn't go in for whatever reason. OK some of our finishing was questionable but when luck is against you it doesn't happen. If we'd had the same chances a few weeks earlier they'd have flown in.
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Post by David Schofield on Feb 26, 2024 13:15:56 GMT
Yes… and this case x = (confidence+momentum) Gaining confidence and momentum isn't restricted to this game though. We can lose on Saturday then win the rest of the games, which would deliver confidence and momentum. Must win is thrown around far too often now for games that are anything but. Winning on Saturday would be hugely advantageous and hopefully give us a platform to continue fighting for the title for next remaining 12 games but it's not a must win. There's no terminal outcome if we don't. If we lose on Saturday there’s a very good chance we will be 4th at the end of the day, and potentially 5th by the Wednesday; and given the sequencing due to TV schedules we will be playing catch-up for the rest of the month and before you know it it will be April I hear the arguments against, but Saturday really is, for the sake of restoring confidence and regaining momentum… a must win game |
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Post by mat1scfc on Feb 26, 2024 13:23:04 GMT
I think Saturday just proves how football goes when you're in a bit of a rut, the ball just doesn't go in for whatever reason. OK some of our finishing was questionable but when luck is against you it doesn't happen. If we'd had the same chances a few weeks earlier they'd have flown in. it only took 1 shot to go in on Saturday and it would of been 3 or 4 |
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