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Quote from: adamtherover on October 30, 2023, 12:58:40 pmAs mentioned previously, if we are anywhere near top 7 after 30 games, it's all to play for, as there's only one realistic playoff contender to meet in the last 4 months of the season...How do you know Adam who will be a play off contender in the last 4 months? Some may think Rovers now 17th are not contenders. I think we will be contenders. Could there be another team that comes with a late run. Absolutely there could be. It’s crazy suggesting one match is easier than another. On paper it might be. Football isn’t played on paper.So no one can tell me we will definitely beat Sutton Utd away when we play them and we will lose to Stockport at home when that game comes round. Every chance the opposite will happen.I have watched far too many football matches in the last 61 seasons to know the unpredictable nature of the beautiful game. That’s what makes it the great game it is. 23 teams to play twice. Go out to try and win every game. Get as many points as possible. End of.
As mentioned previously, if we are anywhere near top 7 after 30 games, it's all to play for, as there's only one realistic playoff contender to meet in the last 4 months of the season...
We are not a 1.8 points per game team. How many points you get in the short term doesn’t always correlate with performance. We’ve over performed points wise. We are a 1.4-1.5 points per game team.
Quote from: Campsall rover on October 30, 2023, 01:49:27 pmQuote from: adamtherover on October 30, 2023, 12:58:40 pmAs mentioned previously, if we are anywhere near top 7 after 30 games, it's all to play for, as there's only one realistic playoff contender to meet in the last 4 months of the season...How do you know Adam who will be a play off contender in the last 4 months? Some may think Rovers now 17th are not contenders. I think we will be contenders. Could there be another team that comes with a late run. Absolutely there could be. It’s crazy suggesting one match is easier than another. On paper it might be. Football isn’t played on paper.So no one can tell me we will definitely beat Sutton Utd away when we play them and we will lose to Stockport at home when that game comes round. Every chance the opposite will happen.I have watched far too many football matches in the last 61 seasons to know the unpredictable nature of the beautiful game. That’s what makes it the great game it is. 23 teams to play twice. Go out to try and win every game. Get as many points as possible. End of. On the contrary I’d say it’s crazy to suggest that one match isn’t easier than the other. How can you say that playing certain teams isn’t easier than others? There’s no such thing as a dead cert on football but getting a win is much more likely against a poorer/lower placed team in the table.
I think if we can get to the top 10 this season that's good progress ready for a really good go at it next season.I'd say we have better players than some.of those up the top but they have momentum, we are just starting to get some now.Whilst we've done ok against some of the poorer teams we've not done much against those up there (results wise rather than performances) bar a hard earned point against Mansfield. Though I'd argue we'd have more chance if the injury list was smaller.
Quote from: NickDRFC on October 30, 2023, 05:38:42 pmQuote from: Campsall rover on October 30, 2023, 01:49:27 pmQuote from: adamtherover on October 30, 2023, 12:58:40 pmAs mentioned previously, if we are anywhere near top 7 after 30 games, it's all to play for, as there's only one realistic playoff contender to meet in the last 4 months of the season...How do you know Adam who will be a play off contender in the last 4 months? Some may think Rovers now 17th are not contenders. I think we will be contenders. Could there be another team that comes with a late run. Absolutely there could be. It’s crazy suggesting one match is easier than another. On paper it might be. Football isn’t played on paper.So no one can tell me we will definitely beat Sutton Utd away when we play them and we will lose to Stockport at home when that game comes round. Every chance the opposite will happen.I have watched far too many football matches in the last 61 seasons to know the unpredictable nature of the beautiful game. That’s what makes it the great game it is. 23 teams to play twice. Go out to try and win every game. Get as many points as possible. End of. On the contrary I’d say it’s crazy to suggest that one match isn’t easier than the other. How can you say that playing certain teams isn’t easier than others? There’s no such thing as a dead cert on football but getting a win is much more likely against a poorer/lower placed team in the table.last game of the season and we need a win to make play offs, do we want to play Stockport who need a win to be champs, or Sutton who are already relegated? Timings of when you play teams is also a consideration..
I think there is often too much emphasis put on who we beat and who we lose to in attempts to analyse where we might end up. If we’d beaten top sides and lost to bottom sides rather than the other way around, there’d be outrage on here because we were only up for the big games.We had an awful start that has been turned around and I expect us to get better as the season progresses.For me, it’s really that simple.
There’s also the additional factor of the January window, which is a complete unknown, presently. A couple of quality players in the right areas and we may be in for an exciting second half of the season.
We will end up with between 61 and 65 points.
Quote from: Alan Southstand on October 30, 2023, 06:46:44 pmThere’s also the additional factor of the January window, which is a complete unknown, presently. A couple of quality players in the right areas and we may be in for an exciting second half of the season. as may a few other teams currently not in the mix
Quote from: GazLaz on October 29, 2023, 05:40:43 pmWe will end up with between 61 and 65 points. Now we are entering the run in, interesting looking back to see peoples predictions. I’m going to be mighty close with 61-65 I feel.
Quote from: GazLaz on March 18, 2024, 09:19:12 pmQuote from: GazLaz on October 29, 2023, 05:40:43 pmWe will end up with between 61 and 65 points. Now we are entering the run in, interesting looking back to see peoples predictions. I’m going to be mighty close with 61-65 I feel. Not every prediction has been that good though, you did suggest we may come to rue our January recruitment come the end of the season. Edit / Update - that’s not me claiming to be some kind of know it all either. The signings have turned out much better than I expected.
Quote from: Jonathan on March 18, 2024, 10:32:16 pmQuote from: GazLaz on March 18, 2024, 09:19:12 pmQuote from: GazLaz on October 29, 2023, 05:40:43 pmWe will end up with between 61 and 65 points. Now we are entering the run in, interesting looking back to see peoples predictions. I’m going to be mighty close with 61-65 I feel. Not every prediction has been that good though, you did suggest we may come to rue our January recruitment come the end of the season. Edit / Update - that’s not me claiming to be some kind of know it all either. The signings have turned out much better than I expected.Yes you are right. I’d also add that it’s not the end of the season yet as well. Hakeeb, Craig and TLT have all been good in recent weeks, it’s also probably now odds on that none of them will be here next season. Short term fix that has worked, likely to prove tricky replacing their output in the summer. Thats not me bemoaning signing them, we needed some sort of impetus, just an observation.
I suppose statistically that means we're bang average!
Quote from: GazLaz on March 19, 2024, 07:25:03 amQuote from: Jonathan on March 18, 2024, 10:32:16 pmQuote from: GazLaz on March 18, 2024, 09:19:12 pmQuote from: GazLaz on October 29, 2023, 05:40:43 pmWe will end up with between 61 and 65 points. Now we are entering the run in, interesting looking back to see peoples predictions. I’m going to be mighty close with 61-65 I feel. Not every prediction has been that good though, you did suggest we may come to rue our January recruitment come the end of the season. Edit / Update - that’s not me claiming to be some kind of know it all either. The signings have turned out much better than I expected.Yes you are right. I’d also add that it’s not the end of the season yet as well. Hakeeb, Craig and TLT have all been good in recent weeks, it’s also probably now odds on that none of them will be here next season. Short term fix that has worked, likely to prove tricky replacing their output in the summer. Thats not me bemoaning signing them, we needed some sort of impetus, just an observation.Are you sure about that? Why would it be tricky? You said at the time of signing Hakeeb, ‘ I’d be odds on to find someone of a similar profile but better without much effort.’Make your mind up.
Quote from: Bollinger on March 19, 2024, 07:42:44 amQuote from: GazLaz on March 19, 2024, 07:25:03 amQuote from: Jonathan on March 18, 2024, 10:32:16 pmQuote from: GazLaz on March 18, 2024, 09:19:12 pmQuote from: GazLaz on October 29, 2023, 05:40:43 pmWe will end up with between 61 and 65 points. Now we are entering the run in, interesting looking back to see peoples predictions. I’m going to be mighty close with 61-65 I feel. Not every prediction has been that good though, you did suggest we may come to rue our January recruitment come the end of the season. Edit / Update - that’s not me claiming to be some kind of know it all either. The signings have turned out much better than I expected.Yes you are right. I’d also add that it’s not the end of the season yet as well. Hakeeb, Craig and TLT have all been good in recent weeks, it’s also probably now odds on that none of them will be here next season. Short term fix that has worked, likely to prove tricky replacing their output in the summer. Thats not me bemoaning signing them, we needed some sort of impetus, just an observation.Are you sure about that? Why would it be tricky? You said at the time of signing Hakeeb, ‘ I’d be odds on to find someone of a similar profile but better without much effort.’Make your mind up.Because other clubs make decisions on short term form as well. I’d still be odds on to find a better player for us. He’s had a fantastic 10 games, credit to him and Grant, but surely you have to judge players on longer than 10 games. He’s bang in form and clearly enjoying himself but he’s not turned into a 20 goal a season man overnight has he.
I'm struggling to see how the next ten games are easier than the ten we've just had.In the next ten games, 5 are against sides currently in the top 7. Four of those are away.Seven of those ten are against sides in the top half - 5 of them away.We play only 3 sides currently in the bottom half. Only one of those is in the bottom 8.If we get 18 points from that run, we will be doing VERY well.