| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away 13:06 - Mar 15 with 3100 views | itfcjoe |
A very strange quirk of the fixture list - with all this travelling and short turnarounds not going to be ideal.
Got 2 runs of 3 away games in a row - starting tomorrow.
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:12 - Mar 15 with 2997 views | Dyland |
A bit of travel never hurt anyone, especially as our players are super fit and not injury pro... oh. |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:13 - Mar 15 with 2984 views | Herbivore |
Although 8 of the 9 sides we still have to play away from home have lost more home games than they've won, so we don't have too much to fear from the fixtures themselves. Fleetwood actually have the best home record of the sides we've still got to travel to.
The travelling itself of course is less than ideal and cuts into the time Cook can spend working with the players. The period between the Pompey game and Bristol Rovers at home where we only have one game in 13 days feels huge in terms of Cook putting his stamp on things. |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:13 - Mar 15 with 2987 views | Wallingford_Boy |
On the plus side, no fans means away matches are not as tough as usual, not so intimidating.
But yeah the travelling is far from ideal. |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:19 - Mar 15 with 2932 views | clive_baker |
Sure is a bit odd, especially considering 2 of our last 4 are at home. So that means 7 of the next 9 are away.
I like the look of our final 5 games to be fair. I'm hoping 1 or 2 of Wimbledon, Northampton, Swindon will be gone by the time we play them, and Shrewsbury and Fleetwood in the final 2 games will probably be safely in midtable.
I'm looking at the next 8 as the bulk that'll shape our season. They come thick and fast and as you say a lot of travel, but no reason why they can't yield points. |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:23 - Mar 15 with 2883 views | Steve_M |
Fortunately that second run - Wimbledon, Charlton, Northampton - are three of our shorter trips. Fleetwood is the last of our long midweek trips until Shrewsbury but if we're still pushing then with four days left of the season I doubt anyone will mind too much.
Hopefully a couple of weeks with no midweek game after this one just provides a bit of a breathing space for Cook and the squad.
Edit: A real shame, for the 583rd time this season, that there are no fans. Charlton and Swindon would be sold out away ends. [Post edited 15 Mar 2021 13:24]
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:28 - Mar 15 with 2838 views | SWGF |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:32 - Mar 15 with 2787 views | NthQldITFC |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:28 - Mar 15 by SWGF |
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Wow, that's quite an outlier and should give us some confidence. |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:33 - Mar 15 with 2775 views | Darth_Koont |
On the other hand, with no real home advantage from crowds, might be a good opportunity to get a good team/squad spirit going.
I think that’s going to be the most important factor in a) moving on from Lambert’s often disorganized shambles and b) getting through the run-in. |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:38 - Mar 15 with 2743 views | X0Y0 |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:28 - Mar 15 by SWGF |
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Despite the number of away games, I think the remaining fixture list is very kind - as the PPG of remaining opponents shows.
A number of the teams around us still have to play one another, so there will be lots of points dropped. I wouldn't be surprised if one of Doncaster or Sunderland only scraped in to the play offs.
- Sunderland: Accrington x2, Lincoln, Oxford, Peterborough, Charlton, Hull
- Doncaster: Oxford, Charlton, Accrington, Peterborough (x2) [Post edited 15 Mar 2021 13:39]
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:40 - Mar 15 with 2710 views | suffolkpoker |
Looks like we teams previously have got top 6 with 71 to 73 points.
We are need to average 1.5+ points |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:51 - Mar 15 with 2628 views | Wallingford_Boy |
And in addition to what I said, more of the top 8 have better away records than home, very unusual, just underlines that home is less of an advantage this season. | |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:55 - Mar 15 with 2602 views | SWGF |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:38 - Mar 15 by X0Y0 |
Despite the number of away games, I think the remaining fixture list is very kind - as the PPG of remaining opponents shows.
A number of the teams around us still have to play one another, so there will be lots of points dropped. I wouldn't be surprised if one of Doncaster or Sunderland only scraped in to the play offs.
- Sunderland: Accrington x2, Lincoln, Oxford, Peterborough, Charlton, Hull
- Doncaster: Oxford, Charlton, Accrington, Peterborough (x2) [Post edited 15 Mar 2021 13:39]
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:57 - Mar 15 with 2581 views | SWGF |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:32 - Mar 15 by NthQldITFC |
Wow, that's quite an outlier and should give us some confidence. |
Of course, teams towards the bottom of the league have all to play for, however we've done well against these teams, historically, with Lambert in charge, almost certainly due to simply having better players at the time and relying on them to do something. This time round, we've also got a better manager... | |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 14:18 - Mar 15 with 2466 views | clive_baker |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:57 - Mar 15 by SWGF |
Of course, teams towards the bottom of the league have all to play for, however we've done well against these teams, historically, with Lambert in charge, almost certainly due to simply having better players at the time and relying on them to do something. This time round, we've also got a better manager... |
I think that's a fair point around having something to play for. Sometimes in the final weeks of the season the ones 4th bottom are harder than midtable. There's not a huge amount of difference in quality between a MK Dons or a Swindon to be fair, so the ones with something to play for and really up for it are the most dangerous. I'm hoping we play 1 or 2 of them late enough where they're already gone or all but gone. | |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 14:31 - Mar 15 with 2403 views | Churchman |
It is odd but then so is the season. Last nine home games = 3 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses. Away form: not massively different. Without crowds I think home advantage is reduced. |  | | |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 14:34 - Mar 15 with 2374 views | Timefliesbyintheblue |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:23 - Mar 15 by Steve_M |
Fortunately that second run - Wimbledon, Charlton, Northampton - are three of our shorter trips. Fleetwood is the last of our long midweek trips until Shrewsbury but if we're still pushing then with four days left of the season I doubt anyone will mind too much.
Hopefully a couple of weeks with no midweek game after this one just provides a bit of a breathing space for Cook and the squad.
Edit: A real shame, for the 583rd time this season, that there are no fans. Charlton and Swindon would be sold out away ends. [Post edited 15 Mar 2021 13:24]
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I do remember one season we sold out both ends at Swindon - the only time I can remember this happening! | | | |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 16:13 - Mar 15 with 2131 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:28 - Mar 15 by SWGF |
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Maybe they just have fewer ppg because they haven't played us yet. Fleetwood and Wimbledon haven't played us twice. |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 16:23 - Mar 15 with 2083 views | chrismakin |
We are going to need everyone onboard for these remaining games. The squad itself will finally show if having a big squad has helped us this season.
Lots of travel. Minimal training time. On paper it's a kind run in but footballs not played on paper.
We need the likes of norwood to stop pssing about with instgram videos and concentrate on football. If he wants out in the summer let him go. |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 16:27 - Mar 15 with 2065 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
I'm pleased we have PC in place rather than PL.
PL would be using this stat to fill the place with negativity and ready made excuses.
We sit in the play offs as we speak, and all said we have a very kind run in.
No excuses, the size of our squad affords us a lot more selection options than our opposition. |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 18:47 - Mar 15 with 1912 views | Radlett_blue |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:23 - Mar 15 by Steve_M |
Fortunately that second run - Wimbledon, Charlton, Northampton - are three of our shorter trips. Fleetwood is the last of our long midweek trips until Shrewsbury but if we're still pushing then with four days left of the season I doubt anyone will mind too much.
Hopefully a couple of weeks with no midweek game after this one just provides a bit of a breathing space for Cook and the squad.
Edit: A real shame, for the 583rd time this season, that there are no fans. Charlton and Swindon would be sold out away ends. [Post edited 15 Mar 2021 13:24]
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Yes, when the fixtures came out I was hopeful that fans would be back by Charlton & it's an afternoon game as well. |  |
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| next 3 are the toughest and furthest.... season defining on 19:59 - Mar 15 with 1788 views | unstableblue |
Fleetwood and Wigan are on form, Wigan manager will want to prove something, Pompey may get a new manager bounce.
At least we have the week break ahead of the long trip to Wigan, get some new ideas into squad
If you’d ask 30 mins into Saturday I’d bullish for 7 points.... but Downes a big loss. Skuse has the pedigree and wisdom... but not the pace, energy and drive of Downes.. see Downes excellent run ... bishop looking tired... and norwood needs to be playing and scoring
Chance for cook to prove himself, hopefully Edwards and AN Other will play into form |  |
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| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 06:41 - Mar 16 with 1531 views | HighgateBlue |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:40 - Mar 15 by suffolkpoker |
Looks like we teams previously have got top 6 with 71 to 73 points.
We are need to average 1.5+ points |
In that case we need to average a little /less/ than what Lambert was averaging this season before he was sacked, which is a little /more/ than what Cook has so far managed.
I'm being slightly mischievous. I have confidence in Cook to get us to the playoffs. COYB! |  | | |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 06:49 - Mar 16 with 1522 views | gordon |
Isnt it because we've had away games called off for weather & covid - Fleetwood and Shrewsbury away were called off and rearranged, think there were also two more away games that got cancelled around Christmas? |  | | |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 11:11 - Mar 16 with 1361 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| 13 games left - 4 at home and 9 away on 13:55 - Mar 15 by SWGF |
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I know it's not as simple as this, but our run in is so easy, especially now Jackett and Bowyer have gone. I know we won't but we should win all of those except maybe Portsmouth who we probably draw with. |  |
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