No Sugar Coating It

AmericanTangerine

AmericanTangerine

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I’m usually a glass half full person, but I’m also not delusional which is why it pains me to say our Playoff hunt officially ended today.

It’s been 1 step forward, 2 steps back with this team all season.

We put on a great performance or two and then put on one or two dreadful performances, no consistency at all.

Winning the BSM at Wembley wouldn’t be bad, but missing out on the Playoffs with teams as poor as Stevenage making it definitely makes the season feel like a failure.

This squad was too damn good on paper to not make the Playoffs.
 
AmericanTangerine said:
I’m usually a glass half full person, but I’m also not delusional which is why it pains me to say our Playoff hunt officially ended today.

It’s been 1 step forward, 2 steps back with this team all season.

We put on a great performance or two and then put on one or two dreadful performances, no consistency at all.

Winning the BSM at Wembley wouldn’t be bad, but missing out on the Playoffs with teams as poor as Stevenage making it definitely makes the season feel like a failure.

This squad was too damn good on paper to not make the Playoffs.
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Great on paper, shit on grass
 
AmericanTangerine said:
I’m usually a glass half full person, but I’m also not delusional which is why it pains me to say our Playoff hunt officially ended today.

It’s been 1 step forward, 2 steps back with this team all season.

We put on a great performance or two and then put on one or two dreadful performances, no consistency at all.

Winning the BSM at Wembley wouldn’t be bad, but missing out on the Playoffs with teams as poor as Stevenage making it definitely makes the season feel like a failure.

This squad was too damn good on paper to not make the Playoffs.
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Sorry pal, I agree with most things you say but no way on this earth is anything in football over in early Feb.

Don’t look too much into today
 
I actually don't think it's quite over yet but we'll probably fail in another key game and then it'll look very unlikely. It's going to take an unbelievable effort and run and we aren't looking capable right now, but it can still happen.

Teams above aren't all winning and as pitches get better it'll be easier to play against a team like Stevenage, so maybe they'll drop points. Or maybe Barnsley are able to be caught or will get a points deduction.

But we must beat Oxford and Cheltenham.
 
Mike_BFC said:
Sorry pal, I agree with most things you say but no way on this earth is anything in football over in early Feb.

Don’t look too much into today
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"It's never over until it's over" - Rocky.
Today was poor, especially the 2nd half (slightly worse than the 1st!), with their keeper not being tested, which is just unacceptable.
But it's far from over.
 
Mike_BFC said:
Sorry pal, I agree with most things you say but no way on this earth is anything in football over in early Feb.

Don’t look too much into today
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That’s fair, still 16 games left to play, but just don’t think it’s in reach anymore.

For the past two months we’ve had ample chances to control our own destiny and have failed every time, if we were going to make a run it had to start today.

Mathematically it’s very much still possible, but what makes you think that we’re just going to turn it on now and start winning consistently home and away?

It’s February now and the same problems that were here in November are still here.
 
AmericanTangerine said:
That’s fair, still 16 games left to play, but just don’t think it’s in reach anymore.

For the past two months we’ve had ample chances to control our own destiny and have failed every time, if we were going to make a run it had to start today.

Mathematically it’s very much still possible, but what makes you think that we’re just going to turn it on now and start winning consistently home and away?

It’s February now and the same problems that were here in November are still here.
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Because it’s clicked since the new year and pretty much every team will come away from Stevenage with similar result as we have today.

Our points tally on the last day of the season is all that counts, whether we go on ‘a run’ or not. It was clear after Northampton, we were going to do this season the hard way but I believe we still can.

6th place on goal difference will do 🍊🍊
 
Mike_BFC said:
Because it’s clicked since the new year and pretty much every team will come away from Stevenage with similar result as we have today.

Our points tally on the last day of the season is all that counts, whether we go on ‘a run’ or not. It was clear after Northampton, we were going to do this season the hard way but I believe we still can.

6th place on goal difference will do 🍊🍊
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Fuckin hell don’t try and be positive on here 🤣
 
Mike_BFC said:
Because it’s clicked since the new year and pretty much every team will come away from Stevenage with similar result as we have today.

Our points tally on the last day of the season is all that counts, whether we go on ‘a run’ or not. It was clear after Northampton, we were going to do this season the hard way but I believe we still can.

6th place on goal difference will do 🍊🍊
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I really hope you're right!
 
AmericanTangerine said:
Moral of the season

Genuinely hope Critchley learns because he’ll be here until at least the end of next season
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Wouldn’t be at all surprised if he left if winning the LDV papa whatever it’s called and for the first time I don’t think I’d be that arsed at all.
 
Every single time we get close to making inroads into where we want to be, we fuck it up.
Time and time again we fall short, why does it have to be this way? We should be good/strong enough to do better than today, but, as always, we find ourselves locked in this loop of shite.
Yes, there's loads of points to play for, but, can anyone, honestly, see us making a fist of it at this moment in time?
We have far too many bang average players in our squad to make it otherwise.
Lose to Oxford next weekend and we're done, all in my humble opinion, of course.
 
AmericanTangerine said:
Moral of the season

Genuinely hope Critchley learns because he’ll be here until at least the end of next season
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But Critchley has got nothing to learn! Especially when he's so busy teaching to others. I mean, how else is he going to preach the theory which propounds the superiority of playing the good old 2-3-5 formation?
 
Yarmouth Seasider said:
Every single time we get close to making inroads into where we want to be, we fuck it up.
Time and time again we fall short, why does it have to be this way? We should be good/strong enough to do better than today, but, as always, we find ourselves locked in this loop of shite.
Yes, there's loads of points to play for, but, can anyone, honestly, see us making a fist of it at this moment in time?
We have far too many bang average players in our squad to make it otherwise.
Lose to Oxford next weekend and we're done, all in my humble opinion, of course.
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'We have far too many bang average players in our sqaud ...'

Not to mention the 'bang average' manager supposedly leading them.
 
AmericanTangerine said:
That’s fair, still 16 games left to play, but just don’t think it’s in reach anymore.

For the past two months we’ve had ample chances to control our own destiny and have failed every time, if we were going to make a run it had to start today.

Mathematically it’s very much still possible, but what makes you think that we’re just going to turn it on now and start winning consistently home and away?

It’s February now and the same problems that were here in November are still here.
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And in some respects critchley now has to figure out the new signings and where they fit in . . . . . or dont
 
If we’d have a got a point this “season over” business wouldn’t have started even though a point is neither here nor there

We need wins and plenty of to stand a chance
 
AngelBFC said:
If we’d have a got a point this “season over” business wouldn’t have started even though a point is neither here nor there

People are just hurting after the loss
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A point wasn't good, we needed a win really, but it would have taken 2 points off the current Stevenage total and given us an extra 1.

There wasn't enough intent to play more football which we showed were capable of playing first 20.
 
out of the top six stevenage won . other teams dropped points . peterborough lost bolton drew with barnsley. its not over quite yet. just me being optimistic. just think that tue epic clash with bolton may have had a effect on today. yes they are all pros but give the team a bit of slack.
 
Mike_BFC said:
Because it’s clicked since the new year and pretty much every team will come away from Stevenage with similar result as we have today.

Our points tally on the last day of the season is all that counts, whether we go on ‘a run’ or not. It was clear after Northampton, we were going to do this season the hard way but I believe we still can.

6th place on goal difference will do 🍊🍊
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Clicked where ?
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
I'm not saying it's likely but to say it's impossible is still bollocks.
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So you’re suggesting that coach will abandon his principles and approach to “matching the opposition” away from home and the way we play. Impossible under Crtichley in my opinion….he’d rather get sacked than change tack IMO and he isn’t getting sacked.
 
With this defeatist attitude there’d have been 3000000 soldiers left on the beaches in France..

Was today crap? Yes - but if that’s it for the season then why continue??

I’m no apologist for the regime- but the inquest is a little way off, unless you are mystic Meg!!
 
I am struggling to work out out how Ekpiteta sticking a leg out where he had no chance of good contact, 2 weeks running is the fault of Neil Critchley
 
abt1835 said:
I am struggling to work out out how Ekpiteta sticking a leg out where he had no chance of good contact, 2 weeks running is the fault of Neil Critchley
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Fair, but the game is one of fine margins and having 0.93 PPG on away matches can’t simply be chalked up to fine margins.
 
abt1835 said:
I am struggling to work out out how Ekpiteta sticking a leg out where he had no chance of good contact, 2 weeks running is the fault of Neil Critchley
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I guess people will say he picks them, coaches them, motivates them etc.

If you pick someone prone to mistakes, then expect some. Not blaming NC for that as he has to rotate etc, Marv can ve a very good defender in other ways, but can be clumsy.
 
None of us are managers and yet in our different roles we all know that doing more of the same week in wreknout changes nothing and that a change of personnel doing exactly the same as the previous incumbent again changes nothing and improves nothing. But I’m not the manager so what do I know?!
 
tarantula said:
But Critchley has got nothing to learn! Especially when he's so busy teaching to others. I mean, how else is he going to preach the theory which propounds the superiority of playing the good old 2-3-5 formation?
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I really wish he would play 2-3-5. That would be mad good fun.
 
abt1835 said:
I am struggling to work out out how Ekpiteta sticking a leg out where he had no chance of good contact, 2 weeks running is the fault of Neil Critchley
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Errr - because he's the one who keeps selecting him, perhaps? Sorry if that's so far beyond your comprehension.
 
Gerry Ingrams Blonde Hair said:
None of us are managers and yet in our different roles we all know that doing more of the same week in wreknout changes nothing and that a change of personnel doing exactly the same as the previous incumbent again changes nothing and improves nothing. But I’m not the manager so what do I know?!
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A damn sight more than the present incumbent, it would appear ...
 
Auto went today still plenty of time to make playoff position. Critch needs to look at himself though...
 
Screamed at the TV when they scored "surely we're not going to lose to this shite".
On reflection got to begrudgingly give Stevenage an ounce of credit.
Would we want any of their players, probably not, but they all obviously buy into fatties philosophy & consistently do the horrible stuff well. The times long balls towards the corners I was willing to go out of play & didn't wasn't down to luck.
We needed to score in the first half an hour or so when we were on top.
Would love to never set eyes on Hamilton again after that lilly liveried performance. No fire in his belly & never won a 50/50 challenge. Not one for the trenches the faggot.
 
Willie Mcgrotty said:
Screamed at the TV when they scored "surely we're not going to lose to this shite".
On reflection got to begrudgingly give Stevenage an ounce of credit.
Would we want any of their players, probably not, but they all obviously buy into fatties philosophy & consistently do the horrible stuff well. The times long balls towards the corners I was willing to go out of play & didn't wasn't down to luck.
We needed to score in the first half an hour or so when we were on top.
Would love to never set eyes on Hamilton again after that lilly liveried performance. No fire in his belly & never won a 50/50 challenge. Not one for the trenches the.
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That’s the point I made in earlier threads, despite his awful play style Evans gets the most out of his players, Critchley doesn’t.

Evan’s created a system that suits his players and Critchley hasn’t.

Simples.
 
Martonmosser said:
I thought the same at Burton away
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Got to admit I’ve tried to be positive but you do have to feel that and Port Vale with the shambolic displays so close together was a sign we aren’t going to make play offs this season.

Good enough squad but our away form has/will cost us.

Beat Oxford next week and I guess there’s a small hope, lose or draw that and it’s curtains I think.
 
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