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Just a guess but most will be hoping and few believing. After tonight though, a few may be looking to upgrade their hope?
Good win tonight at a place we always seem to do pretty well. If we can build on that with a point on Saturday (or better but that looks quite unlikely) then it'll be a good week.
Good win tonight at a place we always seem to do pretty well. If we can build on that with a point on Saturday (or better but that looks quite unlikely) then it'll be a good week.
Already a good week. If we can get more than a point, I'll be digging the Monkees vinyl out!
I have just noticed that the final Divn 1 matches are all being played on Saturday the 5th of May. The kick off time is 5-30 pm. Traditionally I thought that it was on the Sunday early afternoon?
I have just noticed that the final Divn 1 matches are all being played on Saturday the 5th of May. The kick off time is 5-30 pm. Traditionally I thought that it was on the Sunday early afternoon?
The Championship fixtures finish on the Sunday 12.30 ko. Premier League fixtures finish the week after. Guess we are Saturday 5.30 so Sky can show a game live if they want.
Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
I have just noticed that the final Divn 1 matches are all being played on Saturday the 5th of May. The kick off time is 5-30 pm. Traditionally I thought that it was on the Sunday early afternoon?
They were announced as those times when the fixtures were released last June, BK!
It's to fit in with TV scheduling.
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
Without trying to burst any enthusiasm from yesterday the fixture backlog is a worry for me. Tuesday night games have been a historical Achilles heel of Hill's- as with most managers at this level- as it's near on impossible to repeat the intensity of displays 3 times in a 7 day period, particularly with a small squad. I know Hilly alluded to making changes consistently and it will be something that needs doing but it does mean we need almost 15/16 inform players as opposed to the 11/12 you would need without the backlog.
On the plus side I'm sure results like Wednesday will be fresh in the minds of the players come Saturday afternoon and it does give us a chance to really capitalise on momentum.
Without trying to burst any enthusiasm from yesterday the fixture backlog is a worry for me. Tuesday night games have been a historical Achilles heel of Hill's- as with most managers at this level- as it's near on impossible to repeat the intensity of displays 3 times in a 7 day period, particularly with a small squad. I know Hilly alluded to making changes consistently and it will be something that needs doing but it does mean we need almost 15/16 inform players as opposed to the 11/12 you would need without the backlog.
On the plus side I'm sure results like Wednesday will be fresh in the minds of the players come Saturday afternoon and it does give us a chance to really capitalise on momentum.
I'm afraid I have to disagree, and yet I might be proved wrong.
When I go to long away games and we lose, the trip home drags on and on. But if we win the trip home flies by.
Translating that logic to the players, I would guess that if they lose the legs tire, but if they win the legs are raring to go again.
I might be talking shite, but the logic is correct. If winning can become a habit, 3 games a week is a good thing.
I'm afraid I have to disagree, and yet I might be proved wrong.
When I go to long away games and we lose, the trip home drags on and on. But if we win the trip home flies by.
Translating that logic to the players, I would guess that if they lose the legs tire, but if they win the legs are raring to go again.
I might be talking shite, but the logic is correct. If winning can become a habit, 3 games a week is a good thing.
Also, the games will be instead of training, much better often to do the real thing. KH himself talked about the fact that when there is a game it negates the need for training as much. Obviously there might be more injuries, but really with professional athletes fitness shouldn’t be a problem, and players will all have much more match fitness, which can never be replicated by any form of training.
Without trying to burst any enthusiasm from yesterday the fixture backlog is a worry for me. Tuesday night games have been a historical Achilles heel of Hill's- as with most managers at this level- as it's near on impossible to repeat the intensity of displays 3 times in a 7 day period, particularly with a small squad. I know Hilly alluded to making changes consistently and it will be something that needs doing but it does mean we need almost 15/16 inform players as opposed to the 11/12 you would need without the backlog.
On the plus side I'm sure results like Wednesday will be fresh in the minds of the players come Saturday afternoon and it does give us a chance to really capitalise on momentum.
You mention Tuesday night games. I could be wrong...but was that our first Tuesday night away league win since Tuesday 17th March 2015???!!!
Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
I'm afraid I have to disagree, and yet I might be proved wrong.
When I go to long away games and we lose, the trip home drags on and on. But if we win the trip home flies by.
Translating that logic to the players, I would guess that if they lose the legs tire, but if they win the legs are raring to go again.
I might be talking shite, but the logic is correct. If winning can become a habit, 3 games a week is a good thing.
Sound logic and a good angle. I remember over the Christmas period Kane scored a hat-trick against Burnley and there was almost an inevitability that he would do similar 3 days later against Southampton- in part due to the proximity of the two fixtures. He didn't get a hat-trick-he got 4!
I'm afraid I have to disagree, and yet I might be proved wrong.
When I go to long away games and we lose, the trip home drags on and on. But if we win the trip home flies by.
Translating that logic to the players, I would guess that if they lose the legs tire, but if they win the legs are raring to go again.
I might be talking shite, but the logic is correct. If winning can become a habit, 3 games a week is a good thing.
I'm not sure if it's just me but we don't seem to be as fit as we used to be as an overall team. I remember a few years ago when we were being touted (by KH I think) as the fittest club outside the Premier League due to our intensive pre-season training camps but we seem to be a lot leggier nowadays.
I get what you're saying with regards to winning but I think that mostly applies to mindset more than anything else. Regardless of how positive you're feeling, sometimes, your body just isn't up for it. I hope that the loan signings will allow KH some sort of rotation policy whereby the quality of the starting XI doesn't suffer and we still have fresh, experienced legs to call on for the next game.
Whilst I do personally think the backlog is gonna screw us over, it's more of a final nail in the coffin scenario. Winning enough games in this upcoming run could well see us survive but not doing so won't be what has got us relegated...if that makes any sense at all.
I'm not sure if it's just me but we don't seem to be as fit as we used to be as an overall team. I remember a few years ago when we were being touted (by KH I think) as the fittest club outside the Premier League due to our intensive pre-season training camps but we seem to be a lot leggier nowadays.
I get what you're saying with regards to winning but I think that mostly applies to mindset more than anything else. Regardless of how positive you're feeling, sometimes, your body just isn't up for it. I hope that the loan signings will allow KH some sort of rotation policy whereby the quality of the starting XI doesn't suffer and we still have fresh, experienced legs to call on for the next game.
Whilst I do personally think the backlog is gonna screw us over, it's more of a final nail in the coffin scenario. Winning enough games in this upcoming run could well see us survive but not doing so won't be what has got us relegated...if that makes any sense at all.
I'd say that what has happened earlier in the season has no bearing on the team we are watching now. You might as well just write it off - so questioning the attitude or fitness of the players back then is a bit pointless for me. It's what happens from now on that's important. For me performances are like chalk and cheese compared to what has been seen previously. Since switching to 3 at the back with wingbacks and Ryan Delaney coming into the team (alongside a much improved Jim and a returning McGahey) I personally think we look superb. We played until 93 mins v Spurs and scored again late on v Walsall so fitness is no longer an issue. With Humphrys raw potential and Henderson back upfront scoring goals and a midfield with the brilliant Camps and Cannon I am truly confident we can win the 7 more games we need to stay up. If you look back at Delaney's 1st start at Millwall our improvement from that point on is huge.
Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
I'd say that what has happened earlier in the season has no bearing on the team we are watching now. You might as well just write it off - so questioning the attitude or fitness of the players back then is a bit pointless for me. It's what happens from now on that's important. For me performances are like chalk and cheese compared to what has been seen previously. Since switching to 3 at the back with wingbacks and Ryan Delaney coming into the team (alongside a much improved Jim and a returning McGahey) I personally think we look superb. We played until 93 mins v Spurs and scored again late on v Walsall so fitness is no longer an issue. With Humphrys raw potential and Henderson back upfront scoring goals and a midfield with the brilliant Camps and Cannon I am truly confident we can win the 7 more games we need to stay up. If you look back at Delaney's 1st start at Millwall our improvement from that point on is huge.
I didn't really question the attitude of the players and the fitness thing is just a personal observation - I'm not saying it's had an bearing on results earlier in the season. Of course we've improved, we bloody had to. We're certainly playing with more confidence and this new found belief has undoubtedly stemmed from our good run in the cup. It also helps that players are now being played in their correct positions and actually know their roles on the pitch...who'd have thought eh
Trying to think of precedents for run-ins like ours, I seem to recall Arsenal having to catch up with lots of games and needed to win all but one of them to win the title which they duly did. Only losing when the title was won. So it can be done. Can anyone remember why Arsenal found themselves in that position, though?
The worm of time turns not for the cuckoo of circumstance.
Trying to think of precedents for run-ins like ours, I seem to recall Arsenal having to catch up with lots of games and needed to win all but one of them to win the title which they duly did. Only losing when the title was won. So it can be done. Can anyone remember why Arsenal found themselves in that position, though?
In 2000/01 we had exactly the same number of games (16) to play from the start of March until 5th of May.
We won 5, drew 7, lost 4 and just missed out on the play-offs to Blackpool. We’d need a better run than that this time as it’d mean we’d end up on 48 points.
The good thing is we are on 6 points from 2 games so far...
In 2000/01 we had exactly the same number of games (16) to play from the start of March until 5th of May.
We won 5, drew 7, lost 4 and just missed out on the play-offs to Blackpool. We’d need a better run than that this time as it’d mean we’d end up on 48 points.
The good thing is we are on 6 points from 2 games so far...
Holding that argument up to a mirror to look at it the other way round, with the 2Ws already in the bag, if we can't get at least 4 more Ws with a preponderance of home games on the fixture list, we deserve relegation. Which we don't.
Looking at the next three fixtures of ours and the three teams above us it's huge. The other three have more difficult ties than us on paper and it ends with us playing Fleetwood. Fleetwood also play Northampton soon think a draw there would be ideal.
Holding that argument up to a mirror to look at it the other way round, with the 2Ws already in the bag, if we can't get at least 4 more Ws with a preponderance of home games on the fixture list, we deserve relegation. Which we don't.
4 more wins would only take us to 44 points so we need at least 6 more and even that might not be certain. Even with these last 2 massive performances it's scary we still need 7 more to get to 39 points (currently the last safe spot). Like Hill said we need back to back to back to back wins. We've made a good start.
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Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
Holding that argument up to a mirror to look at it the other way round, with the 2Ws already in the bag, if we can't get at least 4 more Ws with a preponderance of home games on the fixture list, we deserve relegation. Which we don't.
If we kept the home form that we have done so far this season, it would roughly translate into 4 x W, 4 x D on 2 x L which would give us 16 of the 20 points we need.
Hopefully continuing our upturn in form we can better this :-) leaving any away points as a bonus :-)
Everything thats been, has past. The answers in the looking glass!
4 more wins would only take us to 44 points so we need at least 6 more and even that might not be certain. Even with these last 2 massive performances it's scary we still need 7 more to get to 39 points (currently the last safe spot). Like Hill said we need back to back to back to back wins. We've made a good start.
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I was factoring in more than a handful of Ds into that too. I'd obviously prefer Ws though
If we kept the home form that we have done so far this season, it would roughly translate into 4 x W, 4 x D on 2 x L which would give us 16 of the 20 points we need.
Hopefully continuing our upturn in form we can better this :-) leaving any away points as a bonus :-)
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