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Post by Pilch on Oct 6, 2024 14:22:10 GMT 1
I think after 10 games now,the players are getting used to Hurst and co...and vice versa, it's no good changing now.performances are improving slowly,and I'm hoping,in the next 2 games we can pick up 4/6 PTS,with a more effort and desire like yesterday......we need to!! We were absolutely crap in midweek so let’s not pretend there’s any pattern of improving performances Yesterday was much better, but it was very much a one off so far the first half on Tuesday , we were the better side less said about the 2nd half the better |
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Post by hectord0g137 on Oct 6, 2024 14:31:25 GMT 1
I stood up for the mighty Shrews this morning. My FGR fan said surely you can't be that bad mate. I said we darn well can!!
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Post by Exkeeper on Oct 6, 2024 14:44:54 GMT 1
10 games in and we have only played 4 teams in the current bottom half. 3 of those, Bolton, Posh and Rotherham will expect to finish much higher. Last season we had what the statistics said was the easiest start in the league but this time round it is a polar opposite. So, given a fair deal with injuries and refereeing decisions, I am optimistic that we could survive. We very seldom seem to get any advantage of refs decisions so that must change sometime. We all know though that these “errors” always seem to go the way of the bigger clubs.
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Post by Pilch on Oct 6, 2024 14:52:20 GMT 1
10 games in and we have only played 4 teams in the current bottom half. 3 of those, Bolton, Posh and Rotherham will expect to finish much higher. Last season we had what the statistics said was the easiest start in the league but this time round it is a polar opposite. So, given a fair deal with injuries and refereeing decisions, I am optimistic that we could survive. We very seldom seem to get any advantage of refs decisions so that must change sometime. We all know though that these “errors” always seem to go the way of the bigger clubs. That's a good observation that id missed 👍 |
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Post by ProudSalopian on Oct 6, 2024 16:11:32 GMT 1
We might have had a poor little spell previously but we are now up to 1 win in 17. I think calling it a bad spell is a slight understatement Unless you want to sack Hurst and start again, does the size of the "bad spell" have any relevance? Only thing that matters is can Hurst and the team get us out of this mess? I'm not expecting Roland to sack him. To answer your question, hopefully Hurst and the team can get us out but based on the 'bad spell' I have little confidence they can, so yes the length of it is relevant. |
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Post by Rusholme Ruffian on Oct 6, 2024 16:36:23 GMT 1
Not a complete given but I'd think we remain fairly likely to go down. Cheaply put together squad, with difficulty scoring goals and creating chances and a defence that seem to have at least 2-3 mistakes in them every match. It's not a recipe for success.
But they still very much have a chance. They've shown in most games that they can play well for at least a period of time. If they can score more goals in those spells then points become more likely.
Squad is in place for another 3 months at least and in theory should improve (but you could say the same about every other team too).
There are still a fair few poor teams in this division that could go down, and they've got 2 of them coming up (Crawley and then Burton) so if they start to pick up points against these sides they've got a chance.
5 points and 8 goals from 10 games though is absolutely relegation form and it's of course obvious but they need some wins soon. This time last season town had 3 wins and 10 points and we know how poor they were.
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Post by harboroughshrew on Oct 6, 2024 16:37:05 GMT 1
If Hurst can keep this squad up it will be as big an achievement as the third place finish in his first spell. My heart says we might have a slim chance of staying up but the amount of home wins will surely be the key factor. Since Hurst came back we have only beaten the two then bottom teams at home so my head tells me we will be lucky not to finish bottom.
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Post by albionshrew on Oct 6, 2024 16:41:43 GMT 1
Staying up. We are so much better on the eye than in recent years. Let’s all get down to Crawley and get behind the boys. Coybs A win at Crawley could be the turning point of the season. My first game of the season too and I have purchased tickets for daughter and her partner (he's an Arsenal fan, never mind). Any one else making the trip from Brighton? |
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Post by zenfootball on Oct 6, 2024 17:16:10 GMT 1
Not a complete given but I'd think we remain fairly likely to go down. Cheaply put together squad, with difficulty scoring goals and creating chances and a defence that seem to have at least 2-3 mistakes in them every match. It's not a recipe for success. But they still very much have a chance. They've shown in most games that they can play well for at least a period of time. If they can score more goals in those spells then points become more likely. Squad is in place for another 3 months at least and in theory should improve (but you could say the same about every other team too). There are still a fair few poor teams in this division that could go down, and they've got 2 of them coming up (Crawley and then Burton) so if they start to pick up points against these sides they've got a chance. 5 points and 8 goals from 10 games though is absolutely relegation form and it's of course obvious but they need some wins soon. This time last season town had 3 wins and 10 points and we know how poor they were. i felt the league was a lot weaker last season. |
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Post by blueboy48 on Oct 6, 2024 23:17:55 GMT 1
The strongest League for a long time but there is still a mini- league at the bottom. We need to win that little battle to survive and I'm confident we can do that if Hurst can solve the Second Half Problem. In three of the last four games we have conceded in the 47th/48th minute.
This cannot be just coincidence but a failure of the team to adapt to a change of tempo by the opposition. We sit too deep and there is no Plan B to stay in the game.
The change of formation against Bolton must be the turning point. The point won was a good result but we have to follow it up with wins against our mini-League members. It could all look very different after 15 games.
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Post by belfastshrew on Oct 6, 2024 23:30:27 GMT 1
Last 6 games of our season...we play Cambridge at home, Northampton away, and...*gasp*...Crawley at home on the final day
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2024 0:31:15 GMT 1
The strongest League for a long time but there is still a mini- league at the bottom. We need to win that little battle to survive and I'm confident we can do that if Hurst can solve the Second Half Problem. In three of the last four games we have conceded in the 47th/48th minute. This cannot be just coincidence but a failure of the team to adapt to a change of tempo by the opposition. We sit too deep and there is no Plan B to stay in the game. The change of formation against Bolton must be the turning point. The point won was a good result but we have to follow it up with wins against our mini-League members. It could all look very different after 1t games. Surprised in a way that they don't make changes in the second half, never a fan of doing that but it could actual work with Town's problems at the minute. |
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Post by mattmw on Oct 7, 2024 7:12:42 GMT 1
A key factor for me will be how many injuries we pick up especially to key players
If the two Feeneys and Nurse can play the majority of the remaining games there are signs the defence is improving, and we also need the likes of Shipley, Winchester and Castledine to keep fit and find good form too
If we lose 3-4 players long term though I think we’ll really struggle
A related question is if we should get relegated would we stick with Hurst next season? Arguably league 2 might be more his thing
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Oct 7, 2024 8:53:09 GMT 1
A key factor for me will be how many injuries we pick up especially to key players If the two Feeneys and Nurse can play the majority of the remaining games there are signs the defence is improving, and we also need the likes of Shipley, Winchester and Castledine to keep fit and find good form too If we lose 3-4 players long term though I think we’ll really struggle A related question is if we should get relegated would we stick with Hurst next season? Arguably league 2 might be more his thing As others have said there is no point in getting rid of Hurst while the finances are as they are. Maybe when we are financially better off it's an option, but not at the moment. |
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Post by zenfootball on Oct 7, 2024 12:57:10 GMT 1
The strongest League for a long time but there is still a mini- league at the bottom. We need to win that little battle to survive and I'm confident we can do that if Hurst can solve the Second Half Problem. In three of the last four games we have conceded in the 47th/48th minute. This cannot be just coincidence but a failure of the team to adapt to a change of tempo by the opposition. We sit too deep and there is no Plan B to stay in the game. The change of formation against Bolton must be the turning point. The point won was a good result but we have to follow it up with wins against our mini-League members. It could all look very different after 15 games. "This cannot be just coincidence but a failure of the team to adapt to a change of tempo by the opposition. We sit too deep and there is no Plan B to stay in the game." this sums up every second half so far this season. however I'm glad that Hurst did change the formation and that had an impact. unfortunately he did not have a plan B in the second half. |
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