Plymouth manager concedes the title

[MachoMadness]

Mind games? Brutal honesty? Late April fool? You be the judge.

How deflated must his players be?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39481387

[Drover]

I think their players will have been deflated before taking Accrington on,when seeing our result at Grimsby.

[not on facebook]

Never quite understand this so called mind game goolies .

I mean all professional footballers in today's game are adults and please don't tell me that when a other manager says whatever about them it stays with them to fcuk their game up.

It's as not as if we are dealing with St. Peter's high U 14s,13s Or 12s school team with hackney ,girls and homework or detention issues is it.

[Dagenham Rover]

I think their players will have been deflated before taking Accrington on,when seeing our result at Grimsby.

I reckon they were even more deflated after taking Accrington on

[drfchound]

You can bet your last quid that the Plymouth players won't have given up hope of winning the title.

[the vicar]

as it is they have to win all there games and us to lose 3 of the 6, so he could be genuine

[roversdude]

Psychologically how big a result was thumping Grimsby before Plymouth kicked off

[GazLaz]

We need 9pts tops to win the title I think.

[drfchound]

Psychologically how big a result was thumping Grimsby before Plymouth kicked off

Psychologically how big a result was thumping Grimsby before Plymouth kicked off

Massive

[Filo]

Psychologically how big a result was thumping Grimsby before Plymouth kicked off

I'd say massive, they probably know they got lucky against us last week, and to see such an emphatic away win the following week confirms to them we are on fire at the minute

[idler]

The bottom line is that they need six to seven points more than us over six games. They have lost four of their last six home games.
Their confidence must have nose dived after Saturday's results.
They will have been thinking that we might lose and they would probably win;  then be behind us on goal difference with an easier run in.

[Akinfenwa]

Plymouth had a really impressive start to the season, taking 38 points from their first 16 games including a run of 6 consecutive wins.

Since then, the best form Plymouth have managed over a six game period is W4 D1 L1 - 13 points. If they do that over the final 6 games they'll end up with 88 points.

Our worst form over a six game period this season was our February slump; W1 D4 L1 - 7 points. Even that would take us to 88 points (and we'd still likely be ahead of Plymouth due to our yuge GD).

So assuming that we don't completely bottle it in the final 6 games (when has that ever happened at Donny?), Plymouth really need to win 5 of their 6 to overtake us, something they've not done since their early season purple patch. If they do manage to pull that out of the bag then fair play to 'em.

Here are the fixtures:

Rovers	Plymouth
Mansfield (H)	Crawley (A)
Colchester (A)	Portsmouth (A)
Blackpool (H)	Newport (H)
Wycombe (A)	Colchester (A)
Exeter (H)	Crewe (H)
Hartlepool (A)	Grimsby (A)

[Alan Southstand]

4 of their last 6 are away and that is where their 'tactics' work best and arguably that is their best form. However, like us, they still have 2 of those games that are tricky in Pompey and Colchester. We have the more difficult home games as well, so we still have to get the most from them to be sure of the Championship.

Personally, I don't much care about winning the league, the only priority is getting promoted, then we can focus on the other prize.

[DRFCMach2man]

Still a way to go but every confidence we will be champions. A win and getting the 'P' alongside us will I believe take some of the pressure of us and bode well for a good run in to the title.
On paper we are more than capable of taking the required points from our remaining games but as the old saying goes 'there is no such thing as an easy game' and we will need to play the football we know we are capable of. We are the best team in this division and have been most of the season just got to get over the line now. On the Grimsby result I feel it would have some effect on Plymouth before they kicked off. Plymouths away tactics/set up have brought a lot of points thus far and 4 of their last 6 are away so I don't think they have written themselves off yet irrespective what Adams says!

[Campsall rover]

4 of their last 6 are away and that is where their 'tactics' work best and arguably that is their best form. However, like us, they still have 2 of those games that are tricky in Pompey and Colchester. We have the more difficult home games as well, so we still have to get the most from them to be sure of the Championship.

Personally, I don't much care about winning the league, the only priority is getting promoted, then we can focus on the other prize.

I have to agree that getting promoted was the goal at the beginning of the season.
But I disagree that winning the league doesn't matter. Yes it does matter it is a trophy in the cabinet and means we are the Champions.
As Billy Bremner's autobiography is titled 'You get nothing for coming second' Yes in our case you get promotion but being WINNERS is what matters. ASK ALEX FERGUSON WHAT MATTERS and ask DARREN what matters. THEY ARE WINNERS, second best just isn't good enough.
We have a RECORD 8 3rd & 4th tier titles to go for as well. 

[Donnywolf]

Its stitched on ... just wish I had £50 riding on it @ 4/1

[Campsall rover]

Still a way to go but every confidence we will be champions. A win and getting the 'P' alongside us will I believe take some of the pressure of us and bode well for a good run in to the title.
On paper we are more than capable of taking the required points from our remaining games but as the old saying goes 'there is no such thing as an easy game' and we will need to play the football we know we are capable of. We are the best team in this division and have been most of the season just got to get over the line now. On the Grimsby result I feel it would have some effect on Plymouth before they kicked off. Plymouths away tactics/set up have brought a lot of points thus far and 4 of their last 6 are away so I don't think they have written themselves off yet irrespective what Adams says!

Adams is playing mind games and if he thinks DF is going to fall for that then he is sadly mistaken.
He is grasping at straws now.
I can see us winning 4 and drawing 2 of our last 6 
Game set and match to the Rovers.
But Football is played on the pitch and not on a football forum, so it's up to the lads to do out and finish the job and bring that trophy home.

[Donnywolf]

Its stitched on ... just wish I had £50 riding on it @ 4/1

I reckon will will get 20 goals and win all 6 and so finish on 100 goals but 99 Points which will be really annoying for some on here (you know why) 

[Alan Southstand]

But I disagree that winning the league doesn't matter. Yes it does matter it is a trophy in the cabinet and means we are the Champions.

I never said it didn't matter, Campsall, just that for me, personally, the main aim was always promotion. I'd love us to finish Champions, but it's not the be-all and end-all.

And I should add that I don't believe a thing that Plymouths manager says. Mind games my ass!

[idler]

Wasn't it Sammy Chung that did Ming games?😉

[ravenrover]

I thought you'd missed an E off and were talking about Nudga

[graingrover]

Never quite understand this so called mind game goolies .

I mean all professional footballers in today's game are adults and please don't tell me that when a other manager says whatever about them it stays with them to fcuk their game up.

It's as not as if we are dealing with St. Peter's high U 14s,13s Or 12s school team with hackney ,girls and homework or detention issues is it.

It's a defeatist utterance not befitting of any professional manager in charge of a team of people.

[idler]

Bill Shankley or Matt Busby would never believe that it was over until mathematically impossible.

[Alan Southstand]

The spelling or mis-typing mafia are out in force!

Now corrected, thanks.

[balbyrover]

Mind games just in hope that we get complacent i think.
We are almost there,but its not over just yet.

[ballysbackin]

I do not know who the bigger Tosser is, him or Luton's manager

[PDX_Rover]

Luton' manager is the bigger tosser, hands down in my view. He's like some sniveling street urchin who previously was working for Fagin as a thieving pickpocket darn the old Kent road... he'd have been great to from the Just Say No campaign along with Zammo.