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Post by orkneyhatter on Mar 31, 2024 7:37:34 GMT
A lot to be said about enjoying it while you can. Potentially three titles in six years, winning the majority of our games in that time. At some point we'll plateau and have a season of survivving. Enjoy the good times! Whilst of course I've loved these past 5 or 6 years, I do sometimes wish for a season of mid-table obscurity (hopefully in L1 or Championship). Don't think my nerves could take many more title races or playoffs. In fact, recently I seldom enjoy watching us until we're at least 2-0 up, when I can relax a bit. On the flip side, without all that jeopardy we wouldn't get the massive highs of Paddy's goals against Newport, Solihull, Stott at FC Utd etc etc... Only 2-0 up?. For me it's at least 3-0, and even then if we give a goal away I get nervous. Think it all goes back to that QPR match in the 90s. We were 3-0 up with half a hour to play singing "it's just like watching Brazil ". FT score was 3-3.
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Post by bighead on Mar 31, 2024 7:40:34 GMT
When you consider the strength of our bench on Friday we shouldn't worry too much about tired legs, Hippolyte didn't even make the bench, as the likes of Wright and Collar return DC has some tough calls to make, we'll probably not see Cass or Bristow again That is, and always was, the key to our run in. The middle months of this season were an absolute slog and DC did some good and bad things in equal measure tactics wise. Could we be better off points wise? Possibly. Are we top with a game in hand though.. They ground out the points, stuck to the 'target' (I hope he shares that figure post season) and stayed in the game. I can genuinely say none of the remaining games really worry me. Some will be hard but it'll be wrapped by the Wrexham game whatever happens. We will have 22 players capable of starting for 80% of this division available in 2 weeks. Ain't no way we let this slip from here. We will be able to swap our whole midfield if we wanted as an example. The dream team of Croasdale, Collar and Sarce might not even start and its well known that we do not lose when they play together.
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Post by vicar on Mar 31, 2024 7:53:49 GMT
Whilst of course I've loved these past 5 or 6 years, I do sometimes wish for a season of mid-table obscurity (hopefully in L1 or Championship). Don't think my nerves could take many more title races or playoffs. In fact, recently I seldom enjoy watching us until we're at least 2-0 up, when I can relax a bit. On the flip side, without all that jeopardy we wouldn't get the massive highs of Paddy's goals against Newport, Solihull, Stott at FC Utd etc etc... Only 2-0 up?. For me it's at least 3-0, and even then if we give a goal away I get nervous. Think it all goes back to that QPR match in the 90s. We were 3-0 up with half a hour to play singing "it's just like watching Brazil ". FT score was 3-3. I was at Swansea that night when we were 4-0 up with 20 minutes to play and we drew 4,-4.
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Post by timberwolf on Mar 31, 2024 8:47:54 GMT
Only 2-0 up?. For me it's at least 3-0, and even then if we give a goal away I get nervous. Think it all goes back to that QPR match in the 90s. We were 3-0 up with half a hour to play singing "it's just like watching Brazil ". FT score was 3-3. I was at Swansea that night when we were 4-0 up with 20 minutes to play and we drew 4,-4. Its not all doom and gloom and there are still a few of us left that saw Les Bradd score a hat trick at barnsley.
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Post by alkringtonhatter on Mar 31, 2024 9:11:21 GMT
Only 2-0 up?. For me it's at least 3-0, and even then if we give a goal away I get nervous. Think it all goes back to that QPR match in the 90s. We were 3-0 up with half a hour to play singing "it's just like watching Brazil ". FT score was 3-3. I was at Swansea that night when we were 4-0 up with 20 minutes to play and we drew 4,-4. Was it Swindon or Barnsley in the early / mid 00s where we came back from 0-4 to draw 4-4? Or am I suffering from early onset senility?
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Post by vicar on Mar 31, 2024 9:52:32 GMT
I was at Swansea that night when we were 4-0 up with 20 minutes to play and we drew 4,-4. Was it Swindon or Barnsley in the early / mid 00s where we came back from 0-4 to draw 4-4? Or am I suffering from early onset senility? 4-1 down at Barnsley, Les Brad scored a hat trick as Timbers said.
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Post by ricky on Mar 31, 2024 9:55:41 GMT
Bolton in the Championship as is, 3-0 up then heartbreak that we let it slip, 3-3 and there was only going to be one winner, to everyone’s surprise it was County thanks to Aaron Wilbraham, as Irene Cara once sang, ‘what a feeling!’.
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Post by Imposter on Mar 31, 2024 10:02:32 GMT
I was at Swansea that night when we were 4-0 up with 20 minutes to play and we drew 4,-4. Was it Swindon or Barnsley in the early / mid 00s where we came back from 0-4 to draw 4-4? Or am I suffering from early onset senility? Away at Barnsley and (if memory serves) Crystal Palace we were 3-0 down and drew 3-3 around the turn of the millennium (2 or 3 years either side).
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Post by Imposter on Mar 31, 2024 10:08:11 GMT
Was it Swindon or Barnsley in the early / mid 00s where we came back from 0-4 to draw 4-4? Or am I suffering from early onset senility? Away at Barnsley and (if memory serves) Crystal Palace we were 3-0 down and drew 3-3 around the turn of the millennium (2 or 3 years either side). Yes Palace. Just looked it up 8 April 2000, 3-0 down after 31 minutes, Moore pulled one back before halftime, then another from Moore and Cooper after the break. At Barnsley 28 December 2004. 3 down 2 minutes into the 2nd half, Feeney started the comeback on the hour mark, Lambert completed it on 81 minutes, with Barlow in between.
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Post by Stranded Hatter on Mar 31, 2024 10:25:04 GMT
Away at Barnsley and (if memory serves) Crystal Palace we were 3-0 down and drew 3-3 around the turn of the millennium (2 or 3 years either side). Yes Palace. Just looked it up 8 April 2000, 3-0 down after 31 minutes, Moore pulled one back before halftime, then another from Moore and Cooper after the break. At Barnsley 28 December 2004. 3 down 2 minutes into the 2nd half, Feeney started the comeback on the hour mark, Lambert completed it on 81 minutes, with Barlow in between. Pretty sure we had similar comebacks against Barnsley and Swindon at home as well. In fact I know we did at least one because I was at it. Barnsley for sure. It’s possible I was at both but I am less certain of that. Hazy memories.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Mar 31, 2024 10:31:35 GMT
When you consider the strength of our bench on Friday we shouldn't worry too much about tired legs, Hippolyte didn't even make the bench, as the likes of Wright and Collar return DC has some tough calls to make, we'll probably not see Cass or Bristow again That is, and always was, the key to our run in. The middle months of this season were an absolute slog and DC did some good and bad things in equal measure tactics wise. Could we be better off points wise? Possibly. Are we top with a game in hand though.. They ground out the points, stuck to the 'target' (I hope he shares that figure post season) and stayed in the game. I can genuinely say none of the remaining games really worry me. Some will be hard but it'll be wrapped by the Wrexham game whatever happens. We will have 22 players capable of starting for 80% of this division available in 2 weeks. Ain't no way we let this slip from here. We will be able to swap our whole midfield if we wanted as an example. The dream team of Croasdale, Collar and Sarce might not even start and its well known that we do not lose when they play together. One game at a time. Some had us POs at best 2 games ago. "Bottlers". We hadn't managed back to back wins (or an away win) in ages. Let's make it 3 on the bounce and see where it takes us. The table looks much brighter thanks to some big performances and kind results elsewhere but things change quickly in football. We've been relegation fodder, nailed on Champions, promotion bottlers all in one season for the ones who get carried away by the last result. Everything still to play for, nothing guaranteed - especially with our injuries. Just put everything into Wimbledon.
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Post by canterbury on Mar 31, 2024 10:37:17 GMT
The Swindon 3-3 at EP was under Sammy Mac in 2004/05. Despite the comeback, that game was right up there with the worst performances in that terrible season.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Mar 31, 2024 10:44:29 GMT
That is, and always was, the key to our run in. The middle months of this season were an absolute slog and DC did some good and bad things in equal measure tactics wise. Could we be better off points wise? Possibly. Are we top with a game in hand though.. They ground out the points, stuck to the 'target' (I hope he shares that figure post season) and stayed in the game. I can genuinely say none of the remaining games really worry me. Some will be hard but it'll be wrapped by the Wrexham game whatever happens. We will have 22 players capable of starting for 80% of this division available in 2 weeks. Ain't no way we let this slip from here. We will be able to swap our whole midfield if we wanted as an example. The dream team of Croasdale, Collar and Sarce might not even start and its well known that we do not lose when they play together. One game at a time. Some had us POs at best 2 games ago. "Bottlers". We hadn't managed back to back wins (or an away win) in ages. Let's make it 3 on the bounce and see where it takes us. The table looks much brighter thanks to some big performances and kind results elsewhere but things change quickly in football. We've been relegation fodder, nailed on Champions, promotion bottlers all in one season for the ones who get carried away by the last result. Everything still to play for, nothing guaranteed - especially with our injuries. Just put everything into Wimbledon. Replying to myself anticipating - but what does one fan's mentality matter? Well, I think complacency crept into the whole supporter base a few months ago and you could feel it at EP. Rightly or wrongly, the expectation was that we would win and stroll to promotion. Then when things stopped going our way, there wasn't enough support from the stands imho. It can't always be the team who lifts us. Would it have made a difference? Probably not. Hands were tied with injuries and mistakes are made on the pitch (or the sideline). But who's to say? Let's do everything to ensure we stay top this time or at least always have it our hands.
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Post by ricky on Mar 31, 2024 11:02:16 GMT
When you consider the strength of our bench on Friday we shouldn't worry too much about tired legs, Hippolyte didn't even make the bench, as the likes of Wright and Collar return DC has some tough calls to make, we'll probably not see Cass or Bristow again That is, and always was, the key to our run in. The middle months of this season were an absolute slog and DC did some good and bad things in equal measure tactics wise. Could we be better off points wise? Possibly. Are we top with a game in hand though.. They ground out the points, stuck to the 'target' (I hope he shares that figure post season) and stayed in the game. I can genuinely say none of the remaining games really worry me. Some will be hard but it'll be wrapped by the Wrexham game whatever happens. We will have 22 players capable of starting for 80% of this division available in 2 weeks. Ain't no way we let this slip from here. We will be able to swap our whole midfield if we wanted as an example. The dream team of Croasdale, Collar and Sarce might not even start and its well known that we do not lose when they play together. I think DC coped incredibly well with the hand he was given, seeing a carefully assembled squad decimated at times, fire fighting, trying to find a way. I was in Dublin watching the Wrexham v Mansfield game on telly and seeing Nigel Clough with his head bowed after the second goal was quite a contrast. Still a short way to go but feels like we’ve had our own exclusive transfer window in the last week or so where we’ve managed to sign some of the best players in the league for the run in.
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Post by The Real Exile on Mar 31, 2024 11:17:13 GMT
The Swindon 3-3 at EP was under Sammy Mac in 2004/05. Despite the comeback, that game was right up there with the worst performances in that terrible season. My mate left at 3 nil, this was at the time my return to pub setting was still 4 luckily 😁
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