Form table

[philsky]

https://www.soccerstats.com/formtable.asp?league=england4

[drfchound]

Walsall away should be a cracker then.

[Alan Southstand]

Our next 3 games are against sides up and around us in that form table!

[Chris Black come back]

We have done very well in that run, showing a great mix of tenacity, resilience and threat. Much better at the back, and ability to break quickly to score. It’s an excellent run of form.

We’ve also played in that run teams currently placed 24, 22, 19, 17 and 12 in table. There will be  tougher tests ahead, starting with Walsall and their excellent home record.

[dickos1]

Wimbledon were 9th when we played them. They’re 12th because we beat them, if they beaten us they’d have been 8th

[ForsolongaRover]

Not too much encouragement on the “Form” front except to note that they have not done very well at home against teams you’d expect them to beat. They only drew with Sutton and lost 3-0 to Newport, both within the last month.

[Bessie Red]

Wimbledon were 9th when we played them. They’re 12th because we beat them, if they beaten us they’d have been 8th

Also both Salford & Tranmere were on relative hot streaks at the time we played them.

[Sprotyrover]

Lot of teams ‘jostling’ for position under 6th place

[pib]

Wimbledon were 9th when we played them. They’re 12th because we beat them, if they beaten us they’d have been 8th

Statistically we've struggled most against the "mid-table" teams (9th-16th) in terms of goals and points this season, so beating them was a step forward.

(Apologies in advance to those who hate statistics being used on the forum)

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Lot of teams ‘jostling’ for position under 6th place

That's right, we'll 6th & 7th. If we could get into that chasing pack, it will be an interesting climax to the season just to see how close we can get.

Of course, these next few games are tough on paper, but we're bucking the form tables at the moment so let's ride this wave of confidence.

Every season seems to throw up unlikely possibilities, when it gets down to the last 6 games, with teams going on either great runs or terrible runs.

Whilst we should be more confident defensively, I don't think we have enough firepower to put the top teams away, although we only have to score one more than them.

Lady luck deserted us in the first half of the season so maybe it's our turn for her to smile on us. Anything that keeps the interest going will help us finish on a positive note going into the summer.

[dickos1]

Even if we’d started the season only slightly better, getting 7 points from the first 7 games. Still very bad form but we’d be up near the playoffs now.

[Upton Rover]

About time, long may it last

[drfcsteve]

It bodes well for next season. For whatever reason McCann didn’t seem to identify our problem areas at the start of the season but with the loan signings in January we’re suddenly a force.

[Chris Black come back]

Wimbledon were 9th when we played them. They’re 12th because we beat them, if they beaten us they’d have been 8th

Yes. And Walsall were not much different either and we still lost.

It’s a work in progress. We won’t go down this season but we are still short in many areas.

[dickos1]

Wimbledon were 9th when we played them. They’re 12th because we beat them, if they beaten us they’d have been 8th

Yes. And Walsall were not much different either and we still lost.

It’s a work in progress. We won’t go down this season but we are still short in many areas.

What are you talking about?
I’ve not mentioned Walsall, but saying we beat a side in 12th, and the fact they’re 12th is because we beat them is just negative nonsense.

[ncRover]

Wimbledon were 9th when we played them. They’re 12th because we beat them, if they beaten us they’d have been 8th

Yes. And Walsall were not much different either and we still lost.

It’s a work in progress. We won’t go down this season but we are still short in many areas.

Where do you think we are short ?

I think we need a top attacking midfielder with goal and creative threat.

[Chris Black come back]

Wimbledon were 9th when we played them. They’re 12th because we beat them, if they beaten us they’d have been 8th

Yes. And Walsall were not much different either and we still lost.

It’s a work in progress. We won’t go down this season but we are still short in many areas.

Where do you think we are short ?

I think we need a top attacking midfielder with goal and creative threat.

To fairly universal acclaim, our best players recently are our keeper, Craig and Adelekun. All on loan.

[dickos1]

Wimbledon were 9th when we played them. They’re 12th because we beat them, if they beaten us they’d have been 8th

Yes. And Walsall were not much different either and we still lost.

It’s a work in progress. We won’t go down this season but we are still short in many areas.

Where do you think we are short ?

I think we need a top attacking midfielder with goal and creative threat.

To fairly universal acclaim, our best players recently are our keeper, Craig and Adelekun. All on loan.

Wood and Anderson have been excellent for the last 6 games.
Regarding loan players I imagine most clubs in league 2 would say their best players were their loan players

[andyst79]

Judging by our league position we're short all over the pitch, no room for sentiment even in successful teams there has to be some ruthlessness when it comes to recruitment and looking to improve on what you already have

[dickos1]

Judging by our league position we're short all over the pitch, no room for sentiment even in successful teams there has to be some ruthlessness when it comes to recruitment and looking to improve on what you already have

You can’t look at the league position and say the current team is short all over the pitch.
We are where we are due to a horrendous start to the season, and a disastrous injury list.
If we’d had wood, Anderson, Sterry, senior, westbrooke, playing all season then the signings of Timmy, craig, and aledekun would’ve been made for a playoff push

[andyst79]

Judging by our league position we're short all over the pitch, no room for sentiment even in successful teams there has to be some ruthlessness when it comes to recruitment and looking to improve on what you already have

You can’t look at the league position and say the current team is short all over the pitch.
We are where we are due to a horrendous start to the season, and a disastrous injury list.
If we’d had wood, Anderson, Sterry, senior, westbrooke, playing all season then the signings of Timmy, craig, and aledekun would’ve been made for a playoff push

Thats a bold statement based on a few decent results against teams pretty much in & around us in recent weeks. Injuries haven't helped this season but we concede goals for fun . According to this forum a month ago Anderson had gone at the game & we should never have signed Wood but now they should be our preferred cb pairing for a promotion push next season?!  Can't keep making excuses we're miles off it

[Chris Black come back]

Some people getting very angry when faced with what are fairly incontrovertible facts.

We’ve improved significantly the last month or so, with some very good performances and also results.

Many of our better players in this run have been loan players. McCann has signed good players in the January window who are making a difference.

We have during this good run played largely very average sides, including some pretty poor sides.

We came up today against a side with a solid home record and really never looked like winning.

We are quite patently a work in progress, improving but not there, and didn’t today really threaten a side in mid table. 

[BillyStubbsTears]

Bang on CB. Our kid was saying the same thing today, how depressing it is to see people get so angry at simple facts that contradict what they'd like to be true.

[Padge_DRFC]

3 of the signings have been good.

Waters looks poor and Carty didn't think much of him

McGrath has played 2 games so wait and see.

Craig also shows just how far off we are. In the fact he is miles better than Bailey. Bailey is also much better than Biggins Broadbent Rowe etc.

[Chris Black come back]

I think in every window McCann improved us. But as it stands we are not much better than lower mid table. That’s just what we are now and people just wanting us to be better than that does not mean we are that. We played Walsall today, not West Ham. They are a competent mid-table side and we conceded three and lost.

[Spilsby Red]

According to the table Walsall are in the playoffs. Hardly mid table

[dickos1]

Judging by our league position we're short all over the pitch, no room for sentiment even in successful teams there has to be some ruthlessness when it comes to recruitment and looking to improve on what you already have

You can’t look at the league position and say the current team is short all over the pitch.
We are where we are due to a horrendous start to the season, and a disastrous injury list.
If we’d had wood, Anderson, Sterry, senior, westbrooke, playing all season then the signings of Timmy, craig, and aledekun would’ve been made for a playoff push

Thats a bold statement based on a few decent results against teams pretty much in & around us in recent weeks. Injuries haven't helped this season but we concede goals for fun . According to this forum a month ago Anderson had gone at the game & we should never have signed Wood but now they should be our preferred cb pairing for a promotion push next season?!  Can't keep making excuses we're miles off it

That’s why people on here aren’t football league managers. They’re as good as anyone in this division.
It’s not just the results it’s the performances, since the surton game we’ve been excellent performance wise,
Regardless of results

[dickos1]

Some people getting very angry when faced with what are fairly incontrovertible facts.

We’ve improved significantly the last month or so, with some very good performances and also results.

Many of our better players in this run have been loan players. McCann has signed good players in the January window who are making a difference.

We have during this good run played largely very average sides, including some pretty poor sides.

We came up today against a side with a solid home record and really never looked like winning.

We are quite patently a work in progress, improving but not there, and didn’t today really threaten a side in mid table. 

An average side, every post you make comes from a negative angle. It’s ridiculous
They’ve won 6 on the bounce, they’re comfortably the best side in the league at the moment. And we have them a great game, it could’ve gone either way. We were the better side for long periods

[Chris Black come back]

Some people getting very angry when faced with what are fairly incontrovertible facts.

We’ve improved significantly the last month or so, with some very good performances and also results.

Many of our better players in this run have been loan players. McCann has signed good players in the January window who are making a difference.

We have during this good run played largely very average sides, including some pretty poor sides.

We came up today against a side with a solid home record and really never looked like winning.

We are quite patently a work in progress, improving but not there, and didn’t today really threaten a side in mid table. 

An average side, every post you make comes from a negative angle. It’s ridiculous
They’ve won 6 on the bounce, they’re comfortably the best side in the league at the moment. And we have them a great game, it could’ve gone either way. We were the better side for long periods

Walsall haven’t won six on the bounce. That’s something that’s been made up. A fantasy.

[dickos1]

Some people getting very angry when faced with what are fairly incontrovertible facts.

We’ve improved significantly the last month or so, with some very good performances and also results.

Many of our better players in this run have been loan players. McCann has signed good players in the January window who are making a difference.

We have during this good run played largely very average sides, including some pretty poor sides.

We came up today against a side with a solid home record and really never looked like winning.

We are quite patently a work in progress, improving but not there, and didn’t today really threaten a side in mid table. 

An average side, every post you make comes from a negative angle. It’s ridiculous
They’ve won 6 on the bounce, they’re comfortably the best side in the league at the moment. And we have them a great game, it could’ve gone either way. We were the better side for long periods

Walsall haven’t won six on the bounce. That’s something that’s been made up. A fantasy.

Sorry!
They’ve won their last 5 games and drew the 1st of this 6 game run.
That makes zero difference to my point