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......either via promotion or play-offs then next season it'll be a struggle even getting in the play-offs for us. We'll end up like Bristol Rovers, stuck in league 2 and finishing mid-table nearly every season. It's pathetic how our players find it so hard to fork out a draw, they're supposed to be pros...

Agree 100% :?

IF we don't go up this season, and thats a big IF, we will piss this division next season. FACT!

And how did you come to that conclusion? the playing budget will probably be cut again.

If we do get automatic we won't go up at all.

How do you work that out then Sippo?

I have no faith at all in us if we end up in the play-offs - it would be a total disaster.

if we dont go up im not coming back next season

Really?

£340 quid to again watch the shit that has been served up this season, not fucking likely

If we don't go up then I'll slit DV's wrists for him.

Hardly shit is it Dan.

We're 3rd in the league.

If you were just talking about yesterday's performance then fair enough.

the football this season has been abysmal, painful to watch at times. We're third by virtue of the fact the rest of the teams in this division are somehow even worse.

horrible thought isn't it. I've already put £170 aside towards my next season ticket. League 2 for another year. hmmm....

bar about 2/3 maybe even at a push 4 games this season, they've all been shit....and not value for money....16 quid to watch Swindon get a dull 1-0 win over Chester....oh how brilliant!

I agree with what you're saying, but when August comes round, i doubt you'll feel the same. You'll be spilling your hard earned cash like the rest of us mugs

whatever happens I'll be getting a season ticket, probably for the Town End as it's cheapest - it's fucking difficult to justify the cost considering the quality of what you're paying for  :?

stop moaning you grumpy cunt :wink:
we will be promoted next saturday

I'll believe it when I see it

I just can't see us winning the play offs.

very true. I starting to feel like that half way through this season. Some games i'd start reading my programme or watching the crowds as the football was so unbearable.

thats alright cause we wont be in them.the negativity on here is mental

but come Arriba, hand on heart, this league is shit. We've been shit all season really, we've been lucky that other teams have been shitter.

We've left it til the last minute against one of the better teams in Walsall who will be gunning for the title. It could of been us. We could've won the title if the players had that little more passion and commitment. That is why i feel shit about the whole thing. Everyone was buzzing yesterday, what with local derby possible promotion and we have three fucking shots on target all game!!

i agree with you,the standard of football has been awful(last week was a great performance though).but just think ahead to next week.its still all to play for and its in our own hands.bloody exciting and finger  nail biting stuff eh?
like i said yesterday.this sort of situation is what makes football the greatest game on the planet.

The second half was dire last week. The players could've wrapped it up yesterday but failed. Thats my concern, will they be up for it next week. only time will tell?

Our defence is the reason we are third in this league.

If we had anything resembling a consistent midfield and decent scorers then we would have it by a country mile.

Incidentally, what is a country mile? Is it longer than a standard one?

Much longer Alan.

I go running in the country you know.

i reckon it's a mile in a straight line but you have to go round tree's, over cattle, through fox hunting and other country style things.

From Wikipedia

A country mile is an informal term used to mean a great distance, significantly longer than a real mile. The term has a number of possible derivations:

    * People living in rural areas may considerably underestimate a distance ("Go that way for about a mile, then turn left...")
    * Country roads often meander, increasing the distance that must be travelled between two locations, compared to the distance measured in a straight line.
    * It takes longer to traverse unfavourable terrain, increasing the perceived distance between two places.

Oh dear.

Cue a Paul Davis rant.

Yep i completely agree. Had we had an out and out goal scorer and more creativity in the midfield we would have walked the division. I still think we will go up but big changes need to be made.

We need some good battling midfield hardmen and a couple of goalscorers.

Our defence and keepers are probally the best in this league.

The thing I am am annoyed about is that with H'pool losing, the championship was up for grabs.  Sturrock hinted as much in the week.  And what do we do? lay down and die against a poor side.  I worry when you can't motivate 11 players to put in a bit of effort to clinch promotion.

The only player that can taake any credit for their performance was Ifil.  In my opinion we lost it in midfield.  Pook and surprisingly Peacock were truly awful.  Pook couldn't pass remotely close to a teammate and the game passsed Peacock by.  Zaaboub was lightweight and Roberts allowed the crowd to get to him.  Pathetic.

I honestly never thought Robbo would let a crowd bother him. He's normaly the type of player who thrives on the crowd giving him shit.

Remember when we played City in April 2004?

Robbo was arrogant and cocky and our fans hated it.

But that's Roberts all over. He's a prima donna.

Now if we could somehow take a spoonful of Roberts and a slice of Peacock and grow a winger - or two - with determination, work rate and (undoubtedly) Robert's skill...

I mean that the crowd got to him in that he decided he needed to beat Rovers singlehandedly.  Great when it comes off but yesterday it diddn't but at least he tried.  Some of the others looked at it like a stroll in the park.  I think we really missed Corr up front.  Lukas and Sturrock looked lost

:D Roberts fooking loves the banter. Its ace to watch. They chant at him and he just struts on by.

yeah, its the creativity thats been lacking, if only we had a Curtis Weston or Andy Monkhouse type player  :twisted:

For christ sake DV, change the bloody record  :wink:

when we replace them I shall  :D

If Paul Evans was fit for the whole of the season, we would've walked this league.