When its mathmatical

argobenz · Sep 28, 2016

Still gutted at last years capitulation and no show at Wembley, but that can't be blamed on the current squad as most are new faces.

So looking at this season so far, well I can't say I've been overly impressed with the performances, but I'm more than happy with the results. Hopefully the players will become more cohesive and will turn into a really good squad.

Most importantly, if required, can Derek Adams see any signs of the team bottling again and stem it fast, obviously last year for whatever reason he couldn't. But hopefully the team will show more resolve and we will finally get out of this league and Argyle can really aim for greater things.

Another win on Saturday and we will be looking really strong, although this time I won't get too excited until it's a mathmatical certainty.

:scarf:

Ghost · Sep 28, 2016

argobenz":39477604 said:
Still gutted at last years capitulation and no show at Wembley, but that can't be blamed on the current squad as most are new faces.

So looking at this season so far, well I can't say I've been overly impressed with the performances, but I'm more than happy with the results. Hopefully the players will become more cohesive and will turn into a really good squad.

Most importantly, if required, can Derek Adams see any signs of the team bottling again and stem it fast, obviously last year for whatever reason he couldn't. But hopefully the team will show more resolve and we will finally get out of this league and Argyle can really aim for greater things.

Another win on Saturday and we will be looking really strong, although this time I won't get to excited until it's a mathmatical certainty.

:scarf:

Don't take this the wrong way mate, but it's September the flippin' twenty eighth. As Gollum once said in the Lord of the Rings "Long ways to go yet Hobbits."

Ade the green · Sep 28, 2016

Too early man.

First target and the only thing on anyone's mind should be "when are we mathematically safe from relegation?".

argobenz · Sep 28, 2016

Well thats a first for me, being criticised for being optamistic about Argyle?!?!?

Ade the green · Sep 28, 2016

Can anyone remember the first Paul Sturrock promotion season? Specifically, when they started to dream the dream. Surely when a team scores 102 points you have to at some significant point realise that it's a done deal.

Unfortunately for myself, I was working away the entire season and had to rely on the BBC sports pages to keep me up to date ( not on PASOTI then (the shame, the shame)).

Mark Pedlar · Sep 28, 2016

Because we were pushed by Luton (and Mansfield and Cheltenham) all the way, despite being lots of points clear it never really felt certain until we went over the lines at Rochdale (for promotion) and then Darlington (for the title). I can remember driving back from Rochdale on my own, stopping at service stations and celebrating with Argyle fans all the way back.

From about November I went to games expecting to win. I've never felt like that since.

phil thefluter24 · Sep 28, 2016

Hopefully this time we can hold it together & get out of this awful league. Agree far to early to start celebrating anything yet except we are top of the lge albeit at the end of September. Last seasons capitulation is still fresh in the memory but my only hope is thistime we do have a much stronger squad in depth. All we can do is keep the faith.

Ade the green · Sep 28, 2016

Mark Pedlar":xvrfwoyh said:
Because we were pushed by Luton (and Mansfield and Cheltenham) all the way, despite being lots of points clear it never really felt certain until we went over the lines at Rochdale (for promotion) and then Darlington (for the title). I can remember driving back from Rochdale on my own, stopping at service stations and celebrating with Argyle fans all the way back.

From about November I went to games expecting to win. I've never felt like that since.

I guess that rather encapsulates my thoughts and without wanting to sound like X-isle (even though he has my upmost respect) we can't think it's done and dusted until it's done and dusted.

I do remember being in Normandy during a fair part of that season and there was just one space in the hotel car park that I could park in to pick up radio Devon (very weak but I could just about hear) and agree that we went into games expecting to win. Even when behind we knew that we'd come back to win. That success was built on a solid defence which we seem to have now in depth (Karleigh Osbourne still to feature) so once that confidence is grown through the team we will see some better performances from the strike force.

Still confident until that confidence gets knocked but for now, enjoying the ride.

demportdave · Sep 28, 2016

Mark Pedlar":1cftur3f said:
Because we were pushed by Luton (and Mansfield and Cheltenham) all the way, despite being lots of points clear it never really felt certain until we went over the lines at Rochdale (for promotion) and then Darlington (for the title). I can remember driving back from Rochdale on my own, stopping at service stations and celebrating with Argyle fans all the way back.

From about November I went to games expecting to win. I've never felt like that since.

That is pretty much how I remember it, including the feeling from about Xmas on that we could win every game and we would get promoted. I never had that feeling last season and I don't have it now, but I'm hopeful it might return.

For much of the season it was between Argyle and Luton with the other 2 and I think Hull City just behind, so you didn't really feel completely safe until that Tuesday night at Rochdale, which I think was a re-arranged game after an earlier postponement due to a waterlogged pitch.

We were staying overnight so we went into their supporters club afterwards where the locals were very friendly and they had a picture on the wall of Rochdale legend Reg Jenkins, the ex-Argyle, ex-Dockyard Shipwright from Millbrook.

We should all enjoy being top but it's far too early to get carried away.

samjones · Sep 28, 2016

Up to xmas last year I was very optimistic ( far more so than this year ) and look at our lame capitulation from there are in.

Not been impressed with our performances but as I predicted we have ground out results and the points flatter us at this EARLY STAGE.

I do think we have a stronger squad overall this year so hopefully the wheels wont come off big style again and a fit again Brunt will be a welcome addition in the new year although with a lot of loans running out in January we will need contingency plans in place.

50 pts and avoiding RELEGATION is our only target at this stage. When we have achieved that I will start dreaming and discussing the other options and not before

metroace · Sep 29, 2016

Lots of loans? I thought we only had two of them.

Knibbsworth · Sep 29, 2016

Luton pushed us hard in 01/02. To get 97 points and not win the league must have been sickening for them! It was a great rivalry, Kinnear's Luton and Sturrock's Argyle - luckily the best team won :-D

Ade the green · Sep 29, 2016

Knibbsworth":3gmx62jn said:
Luton pushed us hard in 01/02. To get 97 points and not win the league must have been sickening for them! It was a great rivalry, Kinnear's Luton and Sturrock's Argyle - luckily the best team won :-D

Mark Pedlar said exactly what I suspected.

We achieved a record busting 102 points but even so it was not until the very end of the season that people started to believe. Should (SHOULD) the same thing be achieved this season then the enjoyment will only come at the end. Especially after what occurred last season so 10-20-30 even 40 games will not illicit a "we've done it" response from many. Certainly after 10 games, whether this season or Sturrock's promotion season no-one can truly think/thought the hard works done.

Gary Wills · Sep 29, 2016

No one is thinking that.

And the excitement must end once there's no remaining mathematical uncertainty, right?

Much like its end not soon after 15 minutes on Tuesday.

djg145 · Sep 29, 2016

Gary_Wills":ipzihvkt said:
No one is thinking that.

And the excitement must end once there's no remaining mathematical uncertainty, right?

Much like its end not soon after 15 minutes on Tuesday.

:-? :-?
Sorry I have read that last sentence many times and cannot work it out lol

When its mathmatical

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