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X Isle":3jzv28js said:Anyways, back to the topic....
Ade the green":3jzv28js said:X Isle":3jzv28js said:Gary_Wills":3jzv28js said:
Well I'd certainly take more encouragement from the second win, the home win was an atrocious performance.
Just back from watching Crawley's funeral and funnily enough sat next to me was another neutral, a Cray Wanderers supporter (no, me neither) who happened to watch the Shrewsbury game yesterday. His, independent, view on the game was that Argyle looked like the team chasing a championship and could've won by four or five. He wished us luck.
All very encouraging to hear.... except we've been at the 'encouraging form' stage many times before in the last couple of seasons and it's always preceded a slump :facepalm:.
If he can delay that slump for three more games then it'll be enough because on our day we can beat everyone in this division, and if he does I'll gladly have some of that pie.
Agree with this. I'm probably wrong but I remember our droughts as being when the team was upset by loanees going back to their parent clubs. Certainly through January was when we were without AOC and Bobby went back to Bristol City every time he looked settled and putting in good performances.
I'd accept that, but only for that one spectacular winless streak. It doesn't however explain the following 'doldrum' winless spells over the last two seasons....
14/09/13 - 22/10/13 - seven games.
11/01/14 - 01/02/14 - four games.
22/03/14 - 05/04/14 - three games.
12/04/14 - 03/05/14 - five games.
22/11/14 - 13/12/14 - three games.
(..also in fairness the start of this seasons's 'January window rot' which actually commenced on Boxing Day, before the loanees departed)
14/03/15 - 28/03/15 - three games.
A good side that's properly prepared and motivated won't win every match, the odd winless game or two in a row is to be expected but they quickly get 'back on the horse'. Our problem is that we've had too many spells where we've gone longer than one or two games without a win, almost if we've had to go away and completely re-find our mojo all over again.
Since the end of March we've got better, only ever a maximum of two games before a win, but the stats are indisputable, we are prone to going AWOL for long spells of games.
But anyhoots, I've parked being on Sheridan's case so stop causing the handbrake to slip by towel flicking me :lol:
Going absent in games. That's certainly something I've noticed through the stats this year but it does seem strange to me that we seem to be more dangerous when we only have between 35 and 40% of the game.
I think we are a counter attacking side and we do allow teams to come at us. I also think that when we (as we did yesterday) score early we control the games to the point of giving the impression we can score when we like. Portsmouth being another example.
Where we are without question the very worst we can be is coming from behind and never looking like coming from behind. Of that I really don't understand why when we do have a very good side (at times). It might only take one game to bring back confidence among the fans but at present, we go behind, we may as well go home. Is this not what John Harbin was brought in for?
Indeed he is. We’re all different and it’s what makes life a bit more interesting.X Isle":cr3cu7lm said:
I’m also entitled to my own opinions. I have an opinion on rude, aggressive loud-mothed bully-boys. I have an opinion on lynch mobs. I also have an opinion on those who spout remorseless negativity. I have an opinion on self-proclaimed ‘experts’ who seem to know better than the rest of us and ram their own prejudiced opinions down our throats. I have an opinion on defeatists; quitters who give up when it’s all there to play for. I also have an opinion on spoilers who seem determined to drag everyone else down to the level of their own miserable and depressed state of mind and wreck any sense of enjoyment for others. And so on.
Luckily we don’t find people like that around here and, even if we did, I’d keep my opinions to myself….
Just sayin' like. :greensmile:
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Indeed, I'm just glad that we're all reasonable, well-balanced individuals who are sympathetic to other points of view....X Isle":h6k0ed42 said:
I think Sheridan deserves credit and some criticism. Some performances haven't been up to scratch, but as I've maintained, a season is 46 games long and over those games he's met his targets. Could he have done better? Yes. However he's assembled a side that can win regularly in front of our home crowd, a 30 goal strike-force and a defence that kept 21 clean sheets in a season. When was the last time we could say that about ourselves?
I'm really excited for the play-offs, and think we've got a great chance as long as we continue to play like we did against Shrewsbury.
I'm really excited for the play-offs, and think we've got a great chance as long as we continue to play like we did against Shrewsbury.
The table does not lie, we are comfortably in the playoffs, credit to JS for that. Now, let's see if we can kick on.
Ade the green":7f1w99sn said:
What are you on about 'wishing for argyle defeats'? Dont make things up! Where is your evidence for that?
Your obnoxious post which you have forgotten is in calling somebody 'miserable' (for the 2nd time) and tellling them to get off the thread because they dont agree with you. I suggest that relates to an earlier post about bullying. Get it?
Nobody is denying there have been good performances this season but they have been few and far between since Christmas, especially for a side with promotion ambitions.
Daz":2sy38uqn said:
I was provoked by that Ade bloke! If he gives it out he needs to take it too!.
