| Points Tally 17:35 - May 9 with 2287 views | King_of_Portman_Rd |
As terrible as this season has been, when put into context 69 points is a very healthy points tally... for a side as shocking as we’ve been for large parts.
It’s usually 75 points to secure playoffs and 85 to finish top two. It’s not inconceivable that we could have snuck an extra 6 points in this torrid campaign.. not that we would have deserved to
Another positive that as bad as we’ve been, just a little quality next season should see us better this seasons tally and be in the frame to get out of this league |  | | |  |
| Points Tally on 18:02 - May 9 with 2144 views | J2BLUE |
You could argue failing to offer Garbutt a contract cost us a play off place.
Obviously not that simple as it would have had knock on effects but certainly possible. |  |
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| Points Tally on 18:05 - May 9 with 2134 views | wkj |
| Points Tally on 18:02 - May 9 by J2BLUE |
You could argue failing to offer Garbutt a contract cost us a play off place.
Obviously not that simple as it would have had knock on effects but certainly possible. |
Indeed. We suffered greatly from having tiredness on the wings this season. Both Ward and Chambers had spells where you could see their age pulling them down.
I think Mick Mills said that Wards came in and started well, but as the season rumbled on he looked tired.
Wings are a place you need pace and acceleration for most of the match, something that older players don't tend to have over the likes of Garbutt and the sort. |  |
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| Points Tally on 18:22 - May 9 with 2054 views | Mach_foreignBlue |
| Points Tally on 18:02 - May 9 by J2BLUE |
You could argue failing to offer Garbutt a contract cost us a play off place.
Obviously not that simple as it would have had knock on effects but certainly possible. |
Or getting Hawkins for free instead of spending 1.3m on Clarke-Harris. |  | | |
| Points Tally on 18:24 - May 9 with 2046 views | ghostofescobar |
Amazing to think that despite how painfully awful we’ve been, over the course of the entire season, we have ended up only a couple of wins and a draw off being in the play offs. Incredible. |  |
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| Points Tally on 18:41 - May 9 with 1964 views | dominiciawful |
Hehe, 69. |  |
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| Points Tally on 18:50 - May 9 with 1927 views | stonojnr |
| Points Tally on 18:24 - May 9 by ghostofescobar |
Amazing to think that despite how painfully awful we’ve been, over the course of the entire season, we have ended up only a couple of wins and a draw off being in the play offs. Incredible. |
which all those who were writing off it being possible to get in the playoffs back in January ought to remember next time.
If Id been Cook post this game Id have printed a big A3 size poster of the league table of where we ended up and 6th, walked in the dressing room, taped it to the wall, and just walked out without saying a word. |  | | |
| Points Tally on 18:52 - May 9 with 1921 views | MerseyBlue |
I said exactly the same thing when I looked at the table earlier. We are very fortunate that the salary cap has been done away with for next season because this was a golden opportunity squandered.
Everybody has been tripping up over themselves to not get promoted this year and despite being woefully poor throughout the entire season, we only needed to score once against each of Shrewsbury, Rochdale and Wigan and we would have made top 6.
Of course we could have gained the points earlier in the season, but you can understand why Cook has been so angry with the players since he's come in - it was an easily reachable target, even for our dysfunctional outfit.
Looking forward to seeing the demolition man get to work and starting afresh. |  |
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| Points Tally on 20:36 - May 9 with 1764 views | FPL_Tractor |
| Points Tally on 18:52 - May 9 by MerseyBlue |
I said exactly the same thing when I looked at the table earlier. We are very fortunate that the salary cap has been done away with for next season because this was a golden opportunity squandered.
Everybody has been tripping up over themselves to not get promoted this year and despite being woefully poor throughout the entire season, we only needed to score once against each of Shrewsbury, Rochdale and Wigan and we would have made top 6.
Of course we could have gained the points earlier in the season, but you can understand why Cook has been so angry with the players since he's come in - it was an easily reachable target, even for our dysfunctional outfit.
Looking forward to seeing the demolition man get to work and starting afresh. |
The salary cap hasn’t totally gone has it, it’s just not based on that ridiculous £2million (or whatever it was) limit but based on revenue wasn’t it? |  |
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| Points Tally on 22:33 - May 9 with 1613 views | MerseyBlue |
| Points Tally on 20:36 - May 9 by FPL_Tractor |
The salary cap hasn’t totally gone has it, it’s just not based on that ridiculous £2million (or whatever it was) limit but based on revenue wasn’t it? |
As far as I understand it, things have returned to the old system where it is tied to turnover yeah. Someone else will definitely have a better handle on it than me, but whilst situations like Bury could happen again, we should be pretty safe! | |
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| Points Tally on 22:37 - May 9 with 1601 views | Kropotkin123 |
69 points would have seen us promoted in first last season. |  |
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| Points Tally on 00:26 - May 10 with 1489 views | Esseeja |
| Points Tally on 22:37 - May 9 by Kropotkin123 |
69 points would have seen us promoted in first last season. |
Doubt we would be able to get that many without the full 46, even then we would never get playoffs with that. | | | |
| Points Tally on 07:34 - May 10 with 1346 views | Steve_M |
Yep, I was thinking similarly yesterday. We've dropped the six points needed for the play-offs since Cook has been here, let alone over the rest of the season.
If we get the right players in quickly over the Summer and get off to a good start (the last two seasons demonstrate that better players usually help there) and we might be well placed to have a good season. [Post edited 10 May 2021 8:28]
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| Points Tally on 07:43 - May 10 with 1329 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Hmmm - you may as well suggest that if Evans hadn't unloaed the club to the debt peddlars and got rid of Lambo the club could (and should) have made the play offs. Cook squandered a golden opportunity with his narcisstic attitude - and the players effectively downed tools in a very curious and deflating end to season under dodgy new owners - and floundering management..
I'm not entirely sure this was such a terrible season, all things considered. There were more teams below Town than above them | |
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| Points Tally on 08:05 - May 10 with 1268 views | King_of_Portman_Rd |
| Points Tally on 07:43 - May 10 by ElephantintheRoom |
Hmmm - you may as well suggest that if Evans hadn't unloaed the club to the debt peddlars and got rid of Lambo the club could (and should) have made the play offs. Cook squandered a golden opportunity with his narcisstic attitude - and the players effectively downed tools in a very curious and deflating end to season under dodgy new owners - and floundering management..
I'm not entirely sure this was such a terrible season, all things considered. There were more teams below Town than above them |
That last paragraph speaks volumes.. No club has any god given right to anything and I’ll quite comfortably say we’re not as ‘big’ a club as we like to think we are..
But judging a 9th place finish in L1 as anything other than a very bad season is exactly what is wrong with this club and has been wrong with it for years. Lack of ambition had led us to accept mediocrity and it’s been the erosion of standards over that time that has seen us accept failure | | | |
| Points Tally on 10:43 - May 10 with 1121 views | chrismakin |
Also, PC finished on 19 points from his 16 games
PL had 18 points in his previous 16 games*
Based on 16 PL games up until the Oxford game as we know, Gill/Walker were involved in the team selection from that point. |  |
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| Points Tally on 10:45 - May 10 with 1118 views | chrismakin |
| Points Tally on 07:43 - May 10 by ElephantintheRoom |
Hmmm - you may as well suggest that if Evans hadn't unloaed the club to the debt peddlars and got rid of Lambo the club could (and should) have made the play offs. Cook squandered a golden opportunity with his narcisstic attitude - and the players effectively downed tools in a very curious and deflating end to season under dodgy new owners - and floundering management..
I'm not entirely sure this was such a terrible season, all things considered. There were more teams below Town than above them |
Narcisstic attiude lol | |
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| Points Tally on 10:46 - May 10 with 1106 views | Leaky |
| Points Tally on 07:43 - May 10 by ElephantintheRoom |
Hmmm - you may as well suggest that if Evans hadn't unloaed the club to the debt peddlars and got rid of Lambo the club could (and should) have made the play offs. Cook squandered a golden opportunity with his narcisstic attitude - and the players effectively downed tools in a very curious and deflating end to season under dodgy new owners - and floundering management..
I'm not entirely sure this was such a terrible season, all things considered. There were more teams below Town than above them |
Are suggesting we should have kept evans & Lambert in charge of the club. If so have youhibinating for past 3 years. Hope you had great sleep. |  | | |
| Points Tally on 10:54 - May 10 with 1090 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Points Tally on 00:26 - May 10 by Esseeja |
Doubt we would be able to get that many without the full 46, even then we would never get playoffs with that. |
Yeah, I was joking | |
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