Match Thread Away v Colchester United Sat March 27th @3.00pm

Sign of the times mate. On paper this is a 0 - 2 to us. But given Colchester's recent steady nose dive and draw last time out, would not be surprised if our long standing knack of providing the fodder for a turnaround means another uncomfortable exposure and battering.

 

Seems the only ones that have not realised is T&S,

 

So do I and I actually think we will win.

 

nothing but a solid performance will do.. Must win tomorrow. If not, the wolfs will be at the door.

City to win 2 nil..

 

Bit of info on Colchester, just one win in over 20 matches -feel confident of getting something on Sat?
Carlisle and Scunny were struggling and then they got to play City.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56510275

Try and get on the front foot tomorrow City, nothing much to lose.

 

Tomorrow is the perfect opportunity to try and slow our play down.

Even when we were winning, games felt hectic and slightly out of our control.

There's no reason we should be going against an off-form team and playing at a frantic tempo.

 

Never understood the phrase 'nothing to lose'. Football is all about winning or at least drawing, not losing. So therefore there is a game of football to lose which nobody wants, ever.

 

It means in our situation we currently find ourselves in a loss means little in the grand scheme of things. More now about the performance than the result, if we win today but play poorly its going to do nothing for us in the long term.

 

Right or wrong the facts of football usually dictate that if you lose over 6 or 7 games in a row the manager will go, This is a really important fixture for City and one we must avoid defeat in, Am not saying sack them but if the bad run continues then replacing them for next season will be tempting to the club

 

Hope we get a win, but with another no show mid week and the fact that we are the team to play when anyone else is on a bad run of form im going for a mediocre 1-1

 

Bang on @Idlebantam
A footballers mentality should always be to win if not then just award the game to your opponents and save everyone the bother. At this point in the season players should not only be playing for the pride of wearing the shirt but contracts/extensions are currently under review
Ok in our position when we can neither go up nor down there isnt that much depending on the result new systems/ fringe players can be experimented with
However a winning mentality is essential on the pitch losing can become a very bad habit and quickly spreads throughout the club a draw although it's a point gained is also 2 points lost

 

Anybody having trouble trying to pay for this match, tried last night, and it said there was a problem, and to try again later, just tried now, and the same message has appeared, getting a bit twitchy about missing the game(believe it or not )has anybody got any suggestions

 

Spot on and it's no shock to me since T & S were jumping up and down like idiots for a point against Bolton at home we haven't won a match.

Drawing has to hurt. Winning is the only thing that should count.

 

Oh come on, it was a point against arguably the best team in the division where we had been given a second half battering. What do you expect them to do, just walk off like we'd been beaten 5 or 6 nil?

 

I expect fans to jump up and down but then understand the draw hurts.

I expect managers to act like winners!

Royals manager Veljko Paunovic said that 'it felt like his team lost the game' after Saturday's 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest. "We threw away the first 35 minutes. I think we did control the game

Reading 6th in the Championship. Punching. You only get high in a league if you understand it's only 3 points that count!

Drawing is like losing!