Bookies not really sticking their necks out. Such a shame that Pompey don't need anything from that game but would like to think players pride will come in to it. I'd say Oxford have the toughest task whilst who knows if Barnsley may have the most nerves - their fans turned on them very quickly...
There are many, many points we've dropped this season and if Barnsley and Oxford are the benchmark of Play Off sides in this league then it's been a wasted season.
I wrote on another post as far as we're concerned we need two wins and the only scenario that would have really suited us in that game was a 3-0 or 4-0 Stevenage win as then we could have passed Oxford on goal difference on the final day with two wins.
As it is, we are resigned to going in to...
The Huddersfield game was inconsequential because it didn't change anything - I think this would be played behind closed doors either at kick off or later in the day.
Today could have been a dead rubber for us but somehow we've survived another day and in front of a home crowd I beg Critch to just go for it. Abandon all the ethos you might have and just send your team out to entertain (whilst of course telling them to do the basics, defend resolutely and not...
Interesting that in 20/21 our last 7 results were
1-0 Sunderland
1-0 Rochdale
0-1 Shrewsbury (of course!)
1-0 Sunderland (again!)
3-0 Northampton
2-0 Doncaster
1-0 Bristol Rovers
So, for those who think the Critch 1-0 is a new thing, looks like it isn't!!
Tend to agree - there just doesn't feel a 'feelgood' around the place, Critchley would have used it as an excuse for recent poor form and would have felt like a hollow win. Mind you, at least we would have been spared the Cambridge bore-fest!!
He'll be getting a call from Sadler tonight congratulating him on an excellent win in tricky conditions and with injuries to his squad.
Well done Neil - almost looked embarrassed at the end with a win!
Goes to show had we have just applied ourselves in the last 3 games and got a win against Wycombe and two draws against Wigan and Derby we'd still be very much in this with our games left.
Oxford have Lincoln, Peterborough and Stevenage still to come and I'd be amazed if they get 12 points from...