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200/1 for promotion lol

 

It did not look like as many as 9k there. We got told by a steward that the Shrewsbury game attendance was 8600. Portsmouth looked a little over 9k on that basis. Last night had more spaces and fewer away fans so probably only 7500-8000. It certainly was worringly sparse.

City looked slightly better first half with a goal from two attempts on target and a deflected shot just wide. MK only managed a soft header across goal that Doyle grabbed like a back-pass but there was a good spin that took out two defenders before a surprisingly wide shot, and an attack where a striker could have stepped over the ball for an advancing unmarked midfielder to leather it but the striker chose to be greedy and messed up. They lacked movement and pace when attacking and failed to press when off the ball so we got into their half fairly easily. After half time. the Dons were quicker and pressed harder, won more possession and spent more time in our half. They looked to be building to an equaliser as a few of our lads tired, but their substitutions to throw men forward left them very open to counters for the last 15 minutes and we started to threaten again and got a second. The 2-0 score flattered us. We only just about edged it.

Kai put himself about well again and I'm starting to think he deserves a goal. He looks to be getting more stamina as he loses a bit of that excess bulk he was carrying. I'm not sure he will ever be League 1 standard but he tries hard and is improving. He frees up a bit of space for Wyke and seems very aware of where to put the ball to those around him. I'm sure a few League 2 clubs would be interested if he doesn't make it in League 1 so he is likely to have a future in English football. I just hope we don't end up one of those League 2 clubs after next season. I think the current team would probably be around mid-table but next season looks likely to see a few players out and much lower playing budget without some kind of windfall.

 

In theory, they're better than that.

I don't think we'll do it, but more because I don't think we'll win all three

Apart from the top 3, all the teams above us have shown all season, that they are quite capable of not winning for several matches as they'll all excelled at it!! So not winning for, say not three, is something they can easily do

Whilst I think Rochdale are underestimated, you wouldn't have thought Plymouth would take just one point from a trip to their ground and relegated Bury

Lot of pressure on Plymouth now, relative to this pressurised 'must win' scenario, it is relatively easy to go on an unexpected run like they had

But yes, it's going to be the pathetic home showings against Northampton and Wimbledon, plus our ability to lose that 3-0 lead at Walsall , which will mean we will miss out

 

He's been co-commentating on 5 Live a few times over the last few weeks. Believe he was doing the Burnley match last weekend. He was pretty good at it. I can see him going in that direction.

 

Indeed. I think it shows that some players just click at a club at this level. Mark Marshall another decent example of that. I thought it was interesting that Grayson mentioned the good players that MK Dons have pre-match. On paper there are some strong players in their squad - you have to wonder if manager selections have let them down.

Agreed. But you can go as recent as the late goals for Wigan & Bury which cost us three points in total. Not managing to get a winner against 10 man Shrewsbury as another. Frustrating and should see us fall short.

 

Agard is another good example if we had signed him it would have been another big wage with nothing to show
Reeves who I still think is a good played and McCarten both stood out for their respective teams and in McCartens case being closely monitored by plenty of clubs are the right so of players we need. With the income we receive and the fixed expenditure of the club we can not afford be saddled with huge contracts.

 

Who else was there? How is this Keifer Moore chap doing? And what about that lad that ate the pizza but was then sent back to his club?

 

This Kiefer Moore chap.......
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11713/11341586/watch-barnsleys-kieffer-moore-misses-an-open-goal-against-leeds-in-the-championship

 

Ah, can't watch it abroad. But I get the picture

 

I thought that too.

 

Agree.

 

When is ours? It should have been May 1st but we have a game

 

Chairman says no awards will be given out but all must attend, well done.

 

Well that says it all, when is he going to stop rubbing players faces in it, not the best way of voting for POTY but we did have a great first half of this season.

Maybeit's you Edin that shouldn't attend, someone might ask you a few embarrassing questions.