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Post by gingerninja on Feb 21, 2021 11:16:39 GMT
Shape our season, if we can say get 6 points then who knows..
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Post by scfc75 on Feb 21, 2021 11:30:54 GMT
As it’s getting a bit crowded for 5th and 6th, I reckon it should take us a good run of 8 to 10 solid results to get into the playoffs, maybe 6 wins and roughly an average of 2pts per game. If we can get to 40 games with around 63 - 65 points then we’ll be up there.
Really does mean winning 2 of the next 3.
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Post by mattyd2 on Feb 21, 2021 12:44:48 GMT
8 points would be good.
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Post by theteacher on Feb 21, 2021 12:49:01 GMT
Would be an absolute miracle from 3 games 😂 |
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Post by chuckrocky on Feb 21, 2021 12:53:24 GMT
We’re certainly playing Brentford at a good time.
Three defeats on the bounce for them, Toney out injured for a couple of weeks and Henry pulling his hamstring yesterday.
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Post by mrcoke on Feb 21, 2021 16:10:18 GMT
If we can win our homes and draw our aways (maybe not literally, but 2 points per match) we will get into the play-offs.
5 points is as much as we can expect, 4 would not be a failure.
Do we want to win the play- offs? Of course we do. We have loads of young players developing and the cheque book can come out for quality players like strikers, MF, RB, etc to create a team that could survive its first couple of years in the Prem.
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Post by mattyd2 on Feb 21, 2021 16:15:46 GMT
Would be an absolute miracle from 3 games 😂 Earlier yes, but 2 straight wins...Who knows.  |
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Post by davejohnno1 on Feb 21, 2021 16:22:22 GMT
We need a good run of wins, 4, 5 or 6 on the bounce.
We've had several chances to win 3 on the bounce this season and failed each time.
Viila were in a worse position than us when they went up. They went on an unbelievable run where they won a fair chunk of their last 15 games.
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Post by theonlooker on Feb 21, 2021 16:24:45 GMT
9 points.
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Post by mickstupp on Feb 21, 2021 16:33:00 GMT
Are we really a strong enough unit to go to Barnsley and Brentford and get anything? I just don’t see it.
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Post by erogenous on Feb 21, 2021 16:43:18 GMT
We’re certainly playing Brentford at a good time. Three defeats on the bounce for them, Toney out injured for a couple of weeks and Henry pulling his hamstring yesterday. Hmmmm have you been supporting Stoke long? Haha |
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Post by gingerninja on Feb 21, 2021 16:43:27 GMT
Not sure Allen & Thompson will be a strong enough unit in those games?.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 21, 2021 16:45:03 GMT
Are we really a strong enough unit to go to Barnsley and Brentford and get anything? I just don’t see it. Brentford have lost 3 in a row, there’s no better time to play them. Barnsley are punching above their weight. Anyone one can beat anyone. We can just as easily win both as lose both. |
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Post by chuckrocky on Feb 21, 2021 16:46:46 GMT
We’re certainly playing Brentford at a good time. Three defeats on the bounce for them, Toney out injured for a couple of weeks and Henry pulling his hamstring yesterday. Hmmmm have you been supporting Stoke long? Haha It’s more of a suggestion that the almost certain defeat might not be as heavy as it could be. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2021 16:49:25 GMT
Rico Henry a huge loss for Brentford. We're well capable of beating them, again
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Feb 21, 2021 16:52:58 GMT
Are we really a strong enough unit to go to Barnsley and Brentford and get anything? I just don’t see it. Given that Brentford have lost 3 on the trot, we should certainly go there with plenty of confidence. Of course there is the famous Stoke City "charity" factor - but even allowing for that we should be confident that getting a good result is perfectly possible. Confidence is a big thing in football - a lot of our 10 game run without a win was down to a lack of confidence as well as injuries. If you lack confidence then game management becomes harder. At present our momentum and confidence should be on the up and Brentford's on the other hand, is possibly at a low point. No guarantees, of course, but I bet Brentford fans are not thinking it will be an easy win for them. |
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Post by fca47 on Feb 21, 2021 21:48:51 GMT
Not a good time to be playing Barnsley, they are a form team under the new manager.
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Post by Sfance on Feb 21, 2021 22:06:37 GMT
No, we’ve left it too late. Squandered too many winnable games. Next season perhaps.
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Post by StatesideStokie on Feb 21, 2021 22:48:49 GMT
No, we’ve left it too late. Squandered too many winnable games. Next season perhaps. Plenty of games left and more than enough pin to still up for grabs to claim a play-off place. I’m not convinced we have enough quality to get there this season, but there’s plenty still to play for. |
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Post by SamB_SCFC on Feb 21, 2021 23:07:34 GMT
Beat Barnsley on Wednesday and I'll start to believe. The kind of tough away game we'll need to win if we're going to put together the type of run that's needed.
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Post by datguy on Feb 21, 2021 23:25:50 GMT
Are we really a strong enough unit to go to Barnsley and Brentford and get anything? I just don’t see it. Really? We aren't strong enough to go to Barnsley and Brentford and get anything? That's a really frustrating mentality. And no wonder you've been MON's biggest fan over the past two months. |
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Post by cobhamstokey on Feb 21, 2021 23:55:04 GMT
Who knows we’re just to unpredictable just like the division. We’re back on track though which is good.
My biggest concern is Gunn. Against a big team I can see him being targeted. I think Bursik and Davies fill me with more confidence.
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Post by mickstupp on Feb 21, 2021 23:57:38 GMT
Are we really a strong enough unit to go to Barnsley and Brentford and get anything? I just don’t see it. Really? We aren't strong enough to go to Barnsley and Brentford and get anything? That's a really frustrating mentality. And no wonder you've been MON's biggest fan over the past two months. We will have to wait and see won’t we. I’d love to see us get a couple of results, but they are two very tough games and I just don’t particularly fancy our chances. As for my “mentality”’, try not to be too frustrated with it flower, it’s just internet tittle tattle at the end of the day. It’s highly unlikely to affect what happens on the pitch. |
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Post by datguy on Feb 22, 2021 0:42:29 GMT
Really? We aren't strong enough to go to Barnsley and Brentford and get anything? That's a really frustrating mentality. And no wonder you've been MON's biggest fan over the past two months. We will have to wait and see won’t we. I’d love to see us get a couple of results, but they are two very tough games and I just don’t particularly fancy our chances. As for my “mentality”’, try not to be too frustrated with it flower, it’s just internet tittle tattle at the end of the day. It’s highly unlikely to affect what happens on the pitch. You said we aren't a strong enough outfit to go to Barnsley and Brentford and get anything. Obviously they're hard games. Barnsley are on a decent run and Brentford have an a good team. I'd completely disagree with the idea we aren't good enough to get a result though. It's a weak mentality. Barnsley ffs. |
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Post by stokefanone on Feb 22, 2021 2:06:42 GMT
Need to win 9 of remaining 15 games? Conna see it. we've fucked up by drawing so many against shit teams since Campbell got injured! Would have pissed it otherwise.
Lets hope our luck with key players staying fit is better next season!
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Post by wazbagsbro on Feb 22, 2021 3:08:58 GMT
Who knows we’re just to unpredictable just like the division. We’re back on track though which is good. My biggest concern is Gunn. Against a big team I can see him being targeted. I think Bursik and Davies fill me with more confidence. As much as I hate to be negative I kind of agree. Davies seems to be a better choice at the moment. However, Mon stuck with James Chester when he first came in even tho he wasn't very convincing,and Chester got better and better as his confidence returned. I suspect Mon believes there is an England international there waiting to be re_discovered |
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