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Where do you think we will finish.

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by bantamdave41, Oct 16, 2021.

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Season completion?

  1. Champions

    2 vote(s)
    3.2%

  2. Top 3

    3 vote(s)
    4.8%

  3. 4th to 7th, play off success

    16 vote(s)
    25.4%

  4. 4th to 7th, play off failure

    10 vote(s)
    15.9%

  5. 8th to 12th position finish

    30 vote(s)
    47.6%

  6. Bottom half

    2 vote(s)
    3.2%
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  1. bantam65

    bantam65 Important Player
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    It's been revoked....many many times.
     
    #41 bantam65, Oct 17, 2021
  2. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    Why wasn't Adams asked about transfers then? He must have known who was coming in? Lets not forget Adams is now back tracking on he was involved in the decisions in Jan.

    If the CEO and manager can't get their communication levels right then this won't end well.
     
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  3. Dennis

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    Yesterday showed exactly what is both right and wrong with this season's squad. On the positive side it demonstrated that our build up play is good enough and we can create opportunities albeit against a poor performing opposition. With better finishing, we would have been out of sight before half time. That' the end of the positives!

    On the negative side, yesterday's performance fully justified what some were saying at the start of the season. The squad isn't good enough! It has little quality in depth; the likes of Scales and Foulds and others aren't first team ready. We are short of striker options and too much pressure is placed on Cook's shoulders. Many of the summer's recruits aren't promotion material or can't be relied on to play enough games. Match preparation leaves a lot to be desired and shuffling the conditioning and analysis team as we did by giving most of the old team new roles wasn't good enough. We need fresh thinking.

    The overall picture is that Adams doesn't have the players at his disposal to change things when the dynamics of the game change. Yesterday he was seriously hampered in not being able to bring good enough fresh legs on when key individuals were simply knackered.

    There is a lot of pressure now on Adams and Sparks to bring some more quality in in January. It's needed if we are to have any hope of turning things around and mounting a serious promotion challenge. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening and we look like a squad finishing in the top half but outside of the playoff positions.
     
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    That “Crankshaw money being saved for January” will be forgotten about due to an exit from the FA cup in the first round/Covid passports reducing capacity/being knocked out of the JPT Pizza Cup*

    *delete or add an excuse as you see fit
     
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  5. Bronco

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    Who's saying he didn't know and was not happy with who were brought in maybe Lavery & Robinson were better than nothing as both are on short contracts hence Ryan had a problem does he back his manager or his Director of Recruitment, you have the answer.
     
    #45 Bronco, Oct 17, 2021
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    sneaking into play offs but losing the away leg to put us out.
     
    #46 vin weasel, Oct 17, 2021
  7. Park bantam

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    They were bad because we made them that way because of how we played of course your right finishing has to be better we should have been 4 up
     
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  8. Parader

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    I voted 8th to 12th but, really thinking about it, I might be over optimistic with that and we may well be heading for lower mid table.

    We've won 1 of our last 10 games, in the league the highest placed team we've beaten as things stand are 17th, and 9 of our 12 opponents to date are in the bottom half.

    There's another thread on here about our xG being high and showing we are underperforming, I wonder how that will stand up once we play more of the better teams?
     
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  9. Bigrod

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    You been on the …………..

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    #49 Bigrod, Oct 17, 2021
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    I'm sorry that's just wrong. They made themselves look bad, jeez they struggled to even pass 5 yards. We played some decent enough football but I've never seen a team look so utterly incompetent. Worst side I've seen in the division by some distance. And they walk away with a point.
    In no way can that be classed as a good performance.
     
    #50 Rogered Tart, Oct 17, 2021
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  11. bantamdave41

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    You forgot increase in leccy bills
     
    #51 bantamdave41, Oct 17, 2021
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  12. Ulysses S Grant

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    There isn't one of them fit to lick the dirt of their soles.
     
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  13. Ulysses S Grant

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    Stop taking things so seriously. Life is too short to get stressed about football results
     
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    #53 Ulysses S Grant, Oct 17, 2021
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    Reminded me of the first half v Norwich in 98/99. Difference being we had mills/ beagrie/ Blake and Lawrence then. Yesterday we had Billy Pearce and Charlie karole
     
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  15. Ulysses S Grant

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    Home leg more like. We haven't lost an away leg playoff since 1988
     
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  16. Park bantam

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    We will have to agree to disagree then they have been improving and I think they won’t finish to far of the leading pack. I don’t know why amongst the deserved criticism a bit of credit can’t be given when it’s due
     
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    #56 Park bantam, Oct 17, 2021
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    Mills, beagrie, Blake and Lawrence. I'll never see a four like it again.
     
    #57 Rogered Tart, Oct 17, 2021
  18. Ulysses S Grant

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    If theyvwere musicians they would be The Bestles.
     
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  19. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    Who told you that? Your 1st, 2nd or 3rd wife? Or all of them?
     
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  20. Ulysses S Grant

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    I haven't got to number three yet. Thankfully, number two upped her game just in time.
     
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