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Post by butlerstbob on Feb 11, 2019 13:23:04 GMT
"When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible"
So that rules out the playoffs with this squad!
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Post by PotteringThrough on Feb 11, 2019 13:26:44 GMT
Yeah, why not.
If we did get into the playoffs and then somehow won promotion, what a season we'd have in the Prem with this squad!
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Post by Northy on Feb 11, 2019 13:29:51 GMT
There is about as much chance of Kelly Brook just waltzing in to my office room right now, nude and saying 'Please can I suck you off'? as reaching the playoffs. Never going to happen. Chigstoke, its reception here, I've got a Miss Brook here to see you |
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Post by robboleek on Feb 11, 2019 13:30:45 GMT
Monkey dust is everywhere isn’t it 😳
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Post by chigstoke on Feb 11, 2019 13:33:37 GMT
Yeah, why not. If we did get in the playoffs as then somehow won promotion what a season we'd have in the Prem with this squad! We'd make Hitler and Stalin look like saints compared to the utter annihilation we'd receive in the Prem from the likes of Man City and Liverpool. It would be chaos. |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Feb 11, 2019 13:33:44 GMT
I'd rather not.....
If the 'totally unexpected' did happen, and not only did we sneak into the play-offs, but won it.....we'd be absolutely arse raped every game next season!!!
Another season in the championship, and restructure the squad, will hopefully come up trumps!!!
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Post by Clayton Wood on Feb 11, 2019 13:36:03 GMT
There is about as much chance of Kelly Brook just waltzing in to my office room right now, nude and saying 'Please can I suck you off'? as reaching the playoffs. Never going to happen. Chigstoke, its reception here, I've got a Miss Brook here to see you OR more likely; Chigstoke there's a man in reception, says he's Kell Brook. He's wearing boxing gloves and says he has something for you. |
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Post by xchpotter on Feb 11, 2019 13:37:30 GMT
Gave up on the playoffs before Christmas.
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Post by Absolution on Feb 11, 2019 13:43:07 GMT
Yeah, why not. If we did get in the playoffs as then somehow won promotion what a season we'd have in the Prem with this squad! If we got into the play offs and got promoted from our current position, I suspect our view of this feckless bunch would be somewhat different. But in answer to the OP, yeah, snowball in hell and stuff like that. |
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Post by realstokebloke on Feb 11, 2019 13:48:45 GMT
Err, no.
(Sorry musik.)
Although the maths could be calculated differently, (& barring a genuine miracle) that was pretty obvious after, what, October surely?
Interestingly, I do still wonder where the board 'were' on the optimism scale when they hired NJ though.
A quote came out at the time - I think from Jokanovic - to the effect that he wasn't interested as he wanted time "to build a team" or words to that effect whereas the board wanted immediate results and, presumably, that meant they actually believed we were still in with a shout.
So they either missed the reply in the interview when Nathan hopefully said, "not with this lot, I'll need a shed load of players and time please..." or they were, and possibly still are, totally deluded?
Given everything that's gone on recently, I probably think it's actually the latter.
(Which, of course, doesn't bode well for Nathan btw if so.)
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Post by Roger Everyone on Feb 11, 2019 14:18:33 GMT
For a chance of the playoffs we needed to be in the top 6 in January. Which i thought we might just do under Gary Rowett. 1 win in the last six games under NJ has really ended any chance. I don't blame him and hope he is given the chance long term to do it. I believe he will get us there and turn out to be a great manager for us.
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Feb 11, 2019 14:21:06 GMT
No way,what's the highest position we have been this this season,10th?
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Post by nott1 on Feb 11, 2019 14:24:41 GMT
Not a hope in hell, relegation is more realistic on this form.
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Post by PotterLog on Feb 11, 2019 14:28:10 GMT
For a chance of the playoffs we needed to be in the top 6 in January. Which i thought we might just do under Gary Rowett. 1 win in the last six games under NJ has really ended any chance. I don't blame him and hope he is given the chance long term to do it. I believe he will get us there and turn out to be a great manager for us. Eh? For a chance of getting in the playoffs you have to be in the playoff positions by January? Why do they bother with the rest of the season then? |
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Post by berahinosgoals on Feb 11, 2019 14:38:28 GMT
when you look at teams in the top 6 play now they are organised, they play with each other, predict each other's movements, play with energy, get stuck in when they need too, play with intent, play like they want to win..
We don't. We're a long way off being top 6
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Post by sheds1862 on Feb 11, 2019 14:40:16 GMT
So we have a relegation thread now followed by a play-offs thread.
I might start a 10th to 16th thread and see what comments that brings up.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 14:57:19 GMT
So we have a relegation thread now followed by a play-offs thread. I might start a 10th to 16th thread and see what comments that brings up. Far too realistic and sensible a thread. Not all in in keeping with the cycle of mass hysteria followed by outright delusion. It would be shit binned immediately for breaching the boards rules. |
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Post by Roger Everyone on Feb 11, 2019 15:00:19 GMT
For a chance of the playoffs we needed to be in the top 6 in January. Which i thought we might just do under Gary Rowett. 1 win in the last six games under NJ has really ended any chance. I don't blame him and hope he is given the chance long term to do it. I believe he will get us there and turn out to be a great manager for us. Eh? For a chance of getting in the playoffs you have to be in the playoff positions by January? Why do they bother with the rest of the season then? Lol, teams in the top six around January generally end up in the mix for the play offs. |
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Post by PotterLog on Feb 11, 2019 15:05:55 GMT
Eh? For a chance of getting in the playoffs you have to be in the playoff positions by January? Why do they bother with the rest of the season then? Lol, teams in the top six around January generally end up in the mix for the play offs. I know. That's not what you said though. It doesn't matter, it's a small thing |
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Feb 11, 2019 15:15:37 GMT
I think we'll have to collect 78 points to reach the Play offs. Is it possible? Atm we have 38 points. Can we get 40 points out of the remaining 15 matches? Optimistic version: Wigan A : win Ipswich A : win Aston Villa H : win Nottingham H : win QPR A : draw Derby A : lost Reading H : win Sheff Wed H : win Blackburn A : lost Swansea A : draw Rotherham H : win Mboro A : lost Norwich H : lost Millwall A : draw Sheff Utd H : draw Hmm. Only 25 points. We stand on 38+25=63 p then. More likely 53? Admire your enthusiasm. But this is Absolutely bonkers, payoffs? Jesus wept |
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Post by Sfance on Feb 11, 2019 15:37:21 GMT
I’ve always believed that to get to the play-offs a team needs to score the odd goal or two. It might even be argued that’s a necessary condition for not getting relegated.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Feb 11, 2019 15:39:37 GMT
I think we'll have to collect 78 points to reach the Play offs. Is it possible? Atm we have 38 points. Can we get 40 points out of the remaining 15 matches? Optimistic version: Wigan A : win Ipswich A : win Aston Villa H : win Nottingham H : win QPR A : draw Derby A : lost Reading H : win Sheff Wed H : win Blackburn A : lost Swansea A : draw Rotherham H : win Mboro A : lost Norwich H : lost Millwall A : draw Sheff Utd H : draw Hmm. Only 25 points. We stand on 38+25=63 p then. More likely 53? Admire your enthusiasm. But this is Absolutely bonkers, payoffs? Jesus wept You've not read a lot of musik's posts?  |
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Feb 11, 2019 15:55:28 GMT
Admire your enthusiasm. But this is Absolutely bonkers, payoffs? Jesus wept You've not read a lot of musik's posts? 1. One too many it appears 😬😜 |
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Post by jarhead on Feb 11, 2019 15:55:58 GMT
OP
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Feb 11, 2019 20:23:23 GMT
Play offs? We’ve given up on automatic already then? The chairman stated a good while ago that we had readjusted our expectations. It is very obvious that far too many assumptions and far too little care was taken in preparation for the new season. Honestly, our "experts" at the club have been ill advising for years now, and that had to come down on Cartwright, doesn't it?? Surely he is meant to be the expert, the voice of reason, the adviser to both chairman and manager? If he isn't then we don't need him or his job title at the club at all and we should go old school (manager full control). How can our owners be so distant? So deluded? So far away from the truth? In total agreement with that. He can't be in charge of anything because everything is going wrong and yet no blame ever seems to end up at his door. It's always the managers carrying the can. It has to stop. Maybe its a massive admin error and he is still accidently on the payroll picking up his wages for doing feck all. It just makes no sense at all. None. |
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