True, it was Match Day 34 when we still had 50 points so are well ahead this season on 29 played with 49 points (4 points better off than this stage now than that season).
That did involve a mad run from MD34-42 inclusive with 8 wins and a draw though, then we obviously bottled it losing 3 in a...
Was this debate on our POD after the Swindon game when Smith put his head against Hall, had Hall gone down rolled about a bit would it have got him in trouble? Maybe but we were too honest and the view was if everyone else does it we have to do it to avoid a disadvantage but its not something...
No point getting too up on who starts who doesn't really, if we want to get automatic we probably need a win tonight so have to focus on ourselves.
We went to Meadow line and had a kid at LWB, no Byers, Stockley wasn't able to start and won so on a given day injuries or not Notts County are...
Last time to a degree but that 12/13 side scored the most goals in Englands top few divisions! Won 7-1 v promotion rivals Burton and 6-2 v Rotherham, 5-2 away at Fleetwood, 4-0 v Rovers and Argyle 4-1 Wycombe and a few 3-0’s!
Scored 14 goals in 3 games at one point
Debrah has pace so could be with that in mind? If we get Jesse from early season it will be fine but was off it last few appearances. Smith be in the middle then.
Yeah but thats it, 10-15 years ago you'd be actively going for a reducer in games, Cant expect teams to let him wander through I suppose, I recall us playing Barnet away, we absolutely battered Edgar Davids for 90 minutes under MA (still ran the show mind!) whereas now its seen as a disgrace.
Be a blow as Shorrock isn't ready in my view, i'd rather recall Plant from Yeovil as have no other options with Clark and Sang out, that said Shorrock did play at Meadow Lane and did ok, I don't overly mind Hart at LWB (just not at LCB!)
Game has changed, the Notts fans moaning about Morecambe fouling Jones for example... can you imagine Griff under Micky Adams :lol: used to always put a reducer in on Crewe first couple of minutes to see if they fancied it! Becoming a referee with Birchall isn't he which will be interesting!
Some fans have tried to correlate the bad decisions after the Vale fan chased the referee around the pitch last January after a controversial late penalty against us but I don't buy that theory, they just aren't very good, in this day and age with all the money involved they need to be full time...
For much of the season we have been anything but glamourous, DM as you know is a fairly Southgate type manager despite the talent and we've had many a glorious 1-0 grind... up until January when we've gone 2 up front and are a bit more glam, especially with the Swiss Harland with his slick...
I personally have never said there is an agenda against us for one and it was never a red card in a million years (as virtually everyone on here agrees) but likely wouldn't have been over turned.
Put it this way the Crewe one was ridiculous but wouldn't be shocked if it was upheld.
Its a penalty and a yellow at worst but can't see how its a red, Tom Pope used to get wrestled like that loads and don't recall a red! Only possible thing could be if it is for dissent after?
We've kind of ditched the passing around the back stuff since Grimsby as we "went back to basics" to restore our faltering form. We usually go from back to front quite quick these days so probably won't be much to press high up in fairness! I envisage we might do similar to at Meadow Lane and...
We spent a fairly decent amount just on rubbish! Ryan Loft, money at Uche etc.
That said imagine our budget is far higher than in L1 now and would be interesting to see how big Carol would spend in L1 now shes sold the shares.