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« on: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 22:41:02 » |
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Now that the season is over, what are your highs, lows, best goals, worst games, best player, worst player? etc etc
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suttonred
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« Reply #1 on: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 22:51:34 » |
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Worst game, a flip between Brighton at home, and Histon away. Best was probably leicester away for me. Another good bit was keep meeting forum posters from here and MOS, to a man/woman top people.
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chalkies_shorts
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 22:53:20 » |
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Glad its over - a season to forget but I have hope for next season. Lowlights were Malpas and Aljofree. Where was the leadership? Best goal for me was Cox home v Walsall. Best player Cox by a country mile. Worst player was Aljofree by a country mile - captain invisibale and even worse, lets blame Ifill for everything. Ifill, however, is not blameless and has regressed this year.
Highlights - Morrisons development and Paynters form under Wilson. Wilson has an eye for a player but tactically is erratic but did a bloody good job. And we stayed up.
Other highlights - I really like Fitton, Watkins & Co. Off the field we are contenders. We'll get the club we can afford - no prolems with that. They've laid their money down - its up to us to do the same. I think they've made a couple of mistakes and they'll learn from them. I think they've made a couple of unwise statements about the fans expectations and they fucked up big time over Malpas and appopinting a successor.
Roll on next season and lets try and forget about this one.
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« Reply #3 on: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 23:29:11 » |
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Most enjoyed goals - Carlisle away, cox's hat-trick at noton and the three in quick succession at brighton.
Worst game - cheltenham away, hartlepool home.
Best away days - today, noton, leicester.
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dell boy
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 08:10:35 » |
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Brighton at home was a shocker.
Enjoyed Milton Keynes home, Leicester away - good atmosphere and games.
How many points have we lost late in games, enough I would imagine to have put us close to the play-offs.
Actually, even though it has been a disappointing season on the pitch, I have enjoyed this season. After all the gloom and fanbase and boardroom fighting of the last five or so years, fans and club officials have gone around with smiles on their faces.
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 08:48:49 » |
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It does make a change to only have footballing worries for a season
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 08:58:16 » |
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If someone had told me we had a striker who scored 29 lge goals....and not even made the playoffs i would have been amazed...Northampton away was good,thaught the Leeds home match was pivotal,should have won that match and we might have pushed on...the highlight for me really is seeing DW try to play football and next season cant come quick enough for me.
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Spencer_White
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 10:09:52 » |
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Last 2 games of the season were the best for me.
Just glad to be looking forward again. Well positive for next season. When I think about it, weve stayed up, won ourselves a place in a cracking league. Hopefully weve got a bit of a bounty in cox, with which to rebuild the team, so lots of new players next season! Finally we are tearing down some of the financial skeletons in our closet. Sorry to go off topic, but if theres a choice of looking back over the last 12 months, or looking forward to the next 12 months, I know what I would choose to do!
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« Reply #8 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 10:12:40 » |
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It does make a change to only have footballing worries for a season
<noddy smiley thingy> that's been the highlight for me. And what spence said |
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« Reply #9 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 10:13:19 » |
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I only went to two games this season, which is lots less than normal, the two games i went to were brighton and hartlepool at home, which were the worst two performances I have ever seen at the County Ground. Glad its all over, and very optimistic about next season with a different squad, if only we could hold on to our cox....
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« Reply #10 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 10:22:47 » |
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How many points have we lost late in games, enough I would imagine to have put us close to the play-offs.
I did a quick count on this and reckon it's 15 points...still a way short of the PO's but comfortable mid table, which is where most thought we'd probably be at the start of the season. |
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 10:30:00 » |
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Late goals are where you find out who the real determined winners are.
Thats why last season, Craig Easton and Barry Corr were two of my favourite players, they were always busting a gut, looking for a late winner. Where did the late winners come from this season? Just Cox, vs Rovers, and you could say Northampton too. No coincidence.
Wilson must install an absolute determination to win in all our players.
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« Reply #12 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 10:34:38 » |
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the goal against leicester felt as good as a winner? i see what you're saying though spencer
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« Reply #13 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 10:50:20 » |
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when you see loads of other clubs struggling in administration, to be in a situation where we're talking about the football and not off-field problems is really uplifting.
More lows than highs, but I'm really positive about next season. I like Wilson, I like the players he's brought in so far, so feel confident we'll have a good squad.
Highs:
Optimism after Tranmere
The improved County Ground
Morrison
Cox was a joy to watch - good luck to him whatever he decides to do. That goal v Walsall nearly made me do a sex wee.
Franchise away
Leicester home & away
Northampton away
Brighton away
Gordon Greer
Danny Wilson
Paynter under Wilson
Lows:
lack of atmosphere at home games
The time it took to replace Malpas
Malpas
The keepers
The demise of Ifil
The late goals
Orient home
Hartlepool home
Brighton home
Histon
Aljofree
lack of a centre midfield
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Arch Stanton
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« Reply #14 on: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 15:56:30 » |
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Yes I think one of the greatest high points has been the continuing improvement of the County Ground! In the Don Rogers alone it was nice to see all turnstiles open, all the under-the-stand food outlets being open and the appearance of the mini club shop!
The tannoy speaker above where I sit didnt work for the first few weeks of the season, then one game it was all ok again and Nick Watkins appeared in the stand. Some geezer asked him what he was looking at and Nick said that they'd had a call about the speaker and they'd got someone out to fix it and he was just making sure that it was all ok now.... and that was the chief exec taking timeout to do that...superb!
Can't imagine Diamond Mike or any of that entourage doing something similar!!
The whole professionalism of the club is fantastic - the club shop being smartened up, the decent sponsors being attracted (442 & EA Sports) the whole Stand By Me thing.... the national exposure (Soccer AM and 442) its just sooo not what we're used to!!
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