| Our 'easy' run-in ... 12:46 - Mar 22 with 3472 views | El_Fenix |
We will mostly be playing teams in the lower third of the table. Do we have an easy run-in? Perhaps not. To begin with, 7 out of the 11 games are away from home. Beyond that ...
The bottom 6 clubs in League One are separated by 2 points. Four teams will go down, two will stay up. ITFC will be facing a series of teams who are fighting for their lives. This is not the type of challenge that the team embraces ...
Next Saturday away at Wigan, the 'form' team will be Wigan, who have 7 points from their last 5 games, compared to 4 points for ITFC. Wigan has scored the same number of goals this season (39) as ITFC. Former Town striker Will Keane has scored 5 of the goals and will be motivated to score against a former club.
Masochistic ITFC supporters (a potential oxymoron ...) may enjoy making their personal assessments of Paul Hurst's failed efforts to sign Curtis Tilt ...
We live in interesting times ...
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:49 - Mar 22 with 2568 views | Herbivore |
Although it's worth adding that those teams are fighting for survival in the first place because they're utter sh!te. |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:52 - Mar 22 with 2550 views | textbackup |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:49 - Mar 22 by Herbivore |
Although it's worth adding that those teams are fighting for survival in the first place because they're utter sh!te. |
but against teams that fight, our lot seem to shrink |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:53 - Mar 22 with 2548 views | JammyDodgerrr |
Fighting for their lives or not, they do not posses the quality of Portsmouth for example, who can play poorly for 40 minutes and then score. Our record against the bottom teams is also very good. |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:56 - Mar 22 with 2510 views | BlueBadger |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:53 - Mar 22 by JammyDodgerrr |
Fighting for their lives or not, they do not posses the quality of Portsmouth for example, who can play poorly for 40 minutes and then score. Our record against the bottom teams is also very good. |
If there's one thing that we've generally been good at this past two seasons it's been being flat-track bullies. |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:57 - Mar 22 with 2507 views | Herbivore |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:52 - Mar 22 by textbackup |
but against teams that fight, our lot seem to shrink |
Maybe. Our record against the bottom 8 this season though is played 8, won 6, drawn 1, lost 1. Whilst those sides might show a bit more over the rest of the season we shouldn't really be fearing our run in. It is an easy run in by any measure. | |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:57 - Mar 22 with 2485 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:52 - Mar 22 by textbackup |
but against teams that fight, our lot seem to shrink |
And they are now playing under added pressure. Can they handle it? |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:58 - Mar 22 with 2478 views | El_Fenix |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:53 - Mar 22 by JammyDodgerrr |
Fighting for their lives or not, they do not posses the quality of Portsmouth for example, who can play poorly for 40 minutes and then score. Our record against the bottom teams is also very good. |
With some worrying exceptions, such as Swindon at home and Northampton at home ... | |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:00 - Mar 22 with 2465 views | Herbivore |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:58 - Mar 22 by El_Fenix |
With some worrying exceptions, such as Swindon at home and Northampton at home ... |
They are the only two exceptions. We've won six of our eight games against the bottom eight. | |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:03 - Mar 22 with 2442 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:00 - Mar 22 by Herbivore |
They are the only two exceptions. We've won six of our eight games against the bottom eight. |
And the previous game versus Swindon was just nonsense to be honest. It is literally the easiest run-in we could ask for. | |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:03 - Mar 22 with 2441 views | SitfcB |
We basically need to kill the game off in the first 20/30 minutes and be 3/4-0 up come HT I think  |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:04 - Mar 22 with 2428 views | jayessess |
There's not much evidence that most relegation-threatened teams suddenly start picking up loads more points during the run-in. Most of them are down there because they're bad, not because they aren't properly motivated.
The bigger issue is our form, especially Tuesday. Play like Tuesday and pretty much anyone in the division will turn us over, no matter how lowly. |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:14 - Mar 22 with 2388 views | Illinoisblue |
Is a myth. |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:16 - Mar 22 with 2383 views | Herbivore |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:14 - Mar 22 by Illinoisblue |
Is a myth. |
We've got 11 games left and 8 of them are against sides in the bottom 8. Two more are against sides currently in the bottom half. It's about as easy a run in as you can get. That doesn't mean we won't balls it up, but I don't see any argument that our run in is anything other than very kind. | |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:25 - Mar 22 with 2346 views | Illinoisblue |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:16 - Mar 22 by Herbivore |
We've got 11 games left and 8 of them are against sides in the bottom 8. Two more are against sides currently in the bottom half. It's about as easy a run in as you can get. That doesn't mean we won't balls it up, but I don't see any argument that our run in is anything other than very kind. |
We’ve been terrible for the best part of 3 years now. I just don’t buy into this easy games narrative. This group of players has shown little to no fight for a long time now. Can’t see it suddenly changing. | |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:29 - Mar 22 with 2317 views | HighgateBlue |
The away games point is a very valid one. We score about 32% more points per game at home than we do away. |  | | |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:38 - Mar 22 with 2281 views | Herbivore |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:25 - Mar 22 by Illinoisblue |
We’ve been terrible for the best part of 3 years now. I just don’t buy into this easy games narrative. This group of players has shown little to no fight for a long time now. Can’t see it suddenly changing. |
That's a separate issue. The games we have are objectively about as easy as could be. We might well balls it up but that doesn't mean we have a difficult run of fixtures. Despite us being rubbish we've won 6 and drawn 1 of our 8 games against the bottom 8 this season. I really don't see any argument that this isn't an easy run in to be honest, pessimism about our chances of winning these games is a reflection on how you feel about us. | |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:46 - Mar 22 with 2247 views | Oldsmoker |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:57 - Mar 22 by Herbivore |
Maybe. Our record against the bottom 8 this season though is played 8, won 6, drawn 1, lost 1. Whilst those sides might show a bit more over the rest of the season we shouldn't really be fearing our run in. It is an easy run in by any measure. |
Ipswich get auto-promotion!
The ground-breaking idea from Paul Cook to play ITFC remaining games 'on paper' rather than on a pitch was seen as inspirational. |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:51 - Mar 22 with 2228 views | Herbivore |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:46 - Mar 22 by Oldsmoker |
Ipswich get auto-promotion!
The ground-breaking idea from Paul Cook to play ITFC remaining games 'on paper' rather than on a pitch was seen as inspirational. |
Not really sure what your point is, at this stage of the season it's pretty evident that the bottom 8 are crap on the pitch as well as on paper. [Post edited 22 Mar 2021 13:51]
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:55 - Mar 22 with 2203 views | jayessess |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:46 - Mar 22 by Oldsmoker |
Ipswich get auto-promotion!
The ground-breaking idea from Paul Cook to play ITFC remaining games 'on paper' rather than on a pitch was seen as inspirational. |
By definition our record against these teams isn't on paper, is it? | |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 14:04 - Mar 22 with 2176 views | clive_baker |
Whenever I've seen Curtis Tilt he's looked very average, I don't understand why there was so much excitement surrounding him.
As for the run in, they're easier on paper I guess but there's little to choose between the majority of sides in this division. I don't think there's a great deal of difference between a Gillingham and a Wigan for example despite the 13 places between them. If we don't play well and fail to create chances we'll keep plodding along, average a point a game or so and limp to 10th. If we get going we can beat anyone and who knows where that'll leave us. I'm less concerned with the opponents to be honest, and more interested in us establishing our identity and threatening the odd attack or 2. |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 14:07 - Mar 22 with 2168 views | Oldsmoker |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 13:51 - Mar 22 by Herbivore |
Not really sure what your point is, at this stage of the season it's pretty evident that the bottom 8 are crap on the pitch as well as on paper. [Post edited 22 Mar 2021 13:51]
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My point is that we should beat these teams.
But you know as well as I do that Town will find some way to mess it up.
Time to play the "Get out of Lg1 Free" card - if only one existed. | |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 14:13 - Mar 22 with 2146 views | PrideOfTheEast |
Obvious point but this really is make or break for almost all the playing squad. There can be little argument to keep more than a couple of them if we don't have a very good fist at getting in the top 6 from here.
It's as much a mental thing in my view and as plenty have said for a long while now, that isn't easy to change. There are too many of them, influential players in the dressing room, who repeatedly fail. This is clearly their final chance. |  | | |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 14:44 - Mar 22 with 2118 views | Herbivore |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 14:07 - Mar 22 by Oldsmoker |
My point is that we should beat these teams.
But you know as well as I do that Town will find some way to mess it up.
Time to play the "Get out of Lg1 Free" card - if only one existed. |
Although 6 wins and 1 draw against these sides in 8 games to date suggests we can and should get results against them. It's an easy run in, we couldn't have come up with a much easier one if we'd picked the games ourselves. Of course it's possible, likely even, that we'll piss it up but that's a reflection on us rather than the very kind fixture list we've been dealt. | |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 14:47 - Mar 22 with 2108 views | ArnieM |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 12:49 - Mar 22 by Herbivore |
Although it's worth adding that those teams are fighting for survival in the first place because they're utter sh!te. |
Yes but playing against teams with something to fight for are notoriously difficult to play against . It won’t be an easy run in by any stretch of the imagination will it ! Our lot are a bunch of snowflakes , who struggle to score one goal and incapable of keeping them out . Plus our away form isn’t great . |  |
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| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 14:51 - Mar 22 with 2096 views | Herbivore |
| Our 'easy' run-in ... on 14:47 - Mar 22 by ArnieM |
Yes but playing against teams with something to fight for are notoriously difficult to play against . It won’t be an easy run in by any stretch of the imagination will it ! Our lot are a bunch of snowflakes , who struggle to score one goal and incapable of keeping them out . Plus our away form isn’t great . |
How rubbish we are is a reflection on us, not a reflection on the fixtures we have left. Our run in is by any measure an easy one. If we don't pick up many points it doesn't mean they were actually really tough games, it means we're not up to it. I don't see how a run of 11 games where 10 of them are against sides in the bottom half can be seen as anything other than an easy run of games. | |
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