| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... 10:38 - Oct 25 with 8201 views | itfcjoe |
Plymouth (a)
Wycombe (a)
Oxford (h)
Sunderland (a)
Rotherham (h)
Playing 5 of the top 6 - what do we need to come out of that with?
I'd take 9 points now, in fact I'd bite your hand off for it! |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:27 - Oct 25 with 1241 views | Ftnfwest |
Plymouth is all that matters, worry about the others as and when |  | | |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:36 - Oct 25 with 1213 views | Darth_Koont |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:27 - Oct 25 by Ftnfwest |
Plymouth is all that matters, worry about the others as and when |
Agreed. Or at least prepare for the Sat/Tues Plymouth and Wycombe games as a pair.
After that we have the FA Cup and FLT games anyway.
It’s a fun, academic exercise for us fans but I’d hope Cook and the team are so busy working on the details of game preparation that they’re not even looking ahead more than a game or two at a time. |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:41 - Oct 25 with 1201 views | Illinoisblue |
3 wins, draw and a loss for a 10 point haul. Anyone can beat anyone in this league, not at all convinced Plymouth are a good side. |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:42 - Oct 25 with 1201 views | HighgateBlue |
Yes I'd bite your hand off for 9 points (not your hand in particular, necessarily...)
It's worth remembering that Lincoln sit 15th, and we've not beaten anyone currently higher than that in the league. Our record against teams currently in the top half is drawn 2, lost 3. We've not yet played the top 6. This is going to be a very interesting few weeks... |  | | |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:45 - Oct 25 with 1193 views | patrickswell |
5 points accrued from the first 3 games, 0 points from the last 2. |  | | |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:47 - Oct 25 with 1188 views | Beckets |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:45 - Oct 25 by patrickswell |
5 points accrued from the first 3 games, 0 points from the last 2. |
I can’t see more than 6 points from those 5 games. |  | | |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:51 - Oct 25 with 1179 views | Vic |
Absolutely - though they may not tell us where we’ll be in April!
I’d be happy with 8 points. 2 wins, 2 draws and a loss. If we can come out of this sequence with any sense of pride we’ll have done well. |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:52 - Oct 25 with 1180 views | Herbivore |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:47 - Oct 25 by Beckets |
I can’t see more than 6 points from those 5 games. |
That would see us on 26 points from our opening 19 games which would constitute a disastrous nearly half season for a side with promotion aspirations. I don't know whether Cook would survive that to be honest. Auto promotion would be gone and play offs would require sustained auto promotion form for the rest of the season. |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:16 - Oct 25 with 1151 views | Illinoisblue |
Interestingly, Wycombe just tweeted out they’re on course for their largest home midweek crowd in 20 years when they play us. Love to beat them as they annoy me for no good reason. | |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:20 - Oct 25 with 1132 views | MaySixth |
5 points |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:28 - Oct 25 with 1111 views | Durovigutum |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 10:54 - Oct 25 by SomethingBlue |
Massive spell for us and really hard to predict. Rather than points I'm going to say I'd be happy if we come out of that having lost only once.
The ones that bother me for very obvious reasons are (as Jake also says) Wycombe and Rotherham. I can't, hand on heart, see us faring well against either of those when they put together a 10 minute spell pinning us back and slinging balls into the box. We struggle on that front against far inferior sides. So putting one of those two away would be a significant forwards step. Quite fancy us at Plymouth actually, while Oxford/Sunderland both beatable. |
I put a tenner on each of Rotherham and Wycombe to go up this season when the pundits were fawning over Sunderland, Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday and us - think it was 16 and 18-1. Last year I did the same on Peterborough at 10-1. I think we'll be one of the three, but I don't want to jinx us with a bet.... |  | | |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:32 - Oct 25 with 1090 views | NthQldITFC |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:42 - Oct 25 by HighgateBlue |
Yes I'd bite your hand off for 9 points (not your hand in particular, necessarily...)
It's worth remembering that Lincoln sit 15th, and we've not beaten anyone currently higher than that in the league. Our record against teams currently in the top half is drawn 2, lost 3. We've not yet played the top 6. This is going to be a very interesting few weeks... |
I wipe my bum with both hands, so you can leave me out of it!
W2, D2, L1 = 8pts would be OK
but I'm going for W3, D1, L1 = 10pts
and both hands intact to celebrate promotion with. |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:34 - Oct 25 with 1082 views | MaySixth |
Be delighted with 9 points.
Think we will get 6.
That's fine. | |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:45 - Oct 25 with 1061 views | Guthrum |
Really difficult to predict. A lot depends upon whether we've really turned a corner - particularly defensively.
A more open game might suit our very potent attack, with more space (especially behind a high press) to exploit. But can we prevent the opposition from scoring more than once, keep a clean sheet, even? |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:50 - Oct 25 with 1043 views | Skip_Intro |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:32 - Oct 25 by NthQldITFC |
I wipe my bum with both hands, so you can leave me out of it!
W2, D2, L1 = 8pts would be OK
but I'm going for W3, D1, L1 = 10pts
and both hands intact to celebrate promotion with. |
christ - how big is your bum??  |  | | |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:58 - Oct 25 with 1009 views | Bluefish |
But what does it all mean? We could lose the lot and people would say we are the best we've ever been. Quite simply good results and no longer good enough we need to win 4 out of the 5 |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 14:04 - Oct 25 with 995 views | Ftnfwest |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 12:36 - Oct 25 by Darth_Koont |
Agreed. Or at least prepare for the Sat/Tues Plymouth and Wycombe games as a pair.
After that we have the FA Cup and FLT games anyway.
It’s a fun, academic exercise for us fans but I’d hope Cook and the team are so busy working on the details of game preparation that they’re not even looking ahead more than a game or two at a time. |
I have to say that the one thing that did stick with me from MMs time (this isn’t a dig) was the way he approached the next game like that. I think it’s also the way your mind tends to go when you start feeling a bit more confident in the team and that team has a target in front of it. In all practicality this team is being built to compete with the better teams at this level and even the championship, it is more the well organised ‘smaller’ club teams that give us a problem so the sort of run we have coming up in terms of who we actually play on any given day I don’t think makes a lot of difference. | | | |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 14:12 - Oct 25 with 966 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 11:22 - Oct 25 by franz_tyson |
I’m looking at the Plymouth and Oxford games as the most winnable, but we could easily come unstuck.
If we can get a win at Plymouth and a draw at Wycombe, then we’d set ourselves up nicely for Oxford at home.
Bit daunting to look at those 5 games at once. Just get the win at Plymouth to kick things off.
I think Rotherham will be the hardest, but not overly optimistic about travelling to Sunderland and Wycombe. |
I think having all these fixtures together like this might actually push us up a gear. I think there's been a touch of complacency about some of the smaller teams (hence getting caught so often after taking the lead). If every individual ups their game slightly because it's seen as a tough run, then the team as a whole will be better. |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 14:15 - Oct 25 with 959 views | Keaneish |
10 pts. 2pts per game. How we get them and who we get them makes no odds. |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 14:15 - Oct 25 with 955 views | Herbivore |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:34 - Oct 25 by MaySixth |
Be delighted with 9 points.
Think we will get 6.
That's fine. |
6 points from 5 games really wouldn't be fine, not after the start we've had. Autos would be gone and we'd need more or less auto form for the rest of the season to make the top 6. | |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 14:26 - Oct 25 with 920 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:34 - Oct 25 by MaySixth |
Be delighted with 9 points.
Think we will get 6.
That's fine. |
If we get 6 points from five games, that is absolutely not fine. |  |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 15:01 - Oct 25 with 868 views | Darth_Koont |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:58 - Oct 25 by Bluefish |
But what does it all mean? We could lose the lot and people would say we are the best we've ever been. Quite simply good results and no longer good enough we need to win 4 out of the 5 |
Chill, pal. You’ve lunged in, missed the ball and overstretched.
We do not “need” to win 4 of the next 5. | |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 15:45 - Oct 25 with 824 views | The_Realist_09 |
Kind of relishing it and dreading it at the same time. Can't bare the thought of being let down by Ipswich again!
Real tough games. Will really test our defence, if we can keep any team to scoring under 2 we've always got a chance with our attacking threats.
Almost too scared the watch the rugby game down in Wycombe on a Tuesday night! |  | | |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 18:00 - Oct 25 with 761 views | NthQldITFC |
| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 13:50 - Oct 25 by Skip_Intro |
christ - how big is your bum?? |
Think Neil Thompson, and then some!
Not really, rather petite actually. | |
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| Next 5 games will tell us where we are..... on 18:04 - Oct 25 with 752 views | The_Romford_Blue |
Plymouth - Draw
Wycombe - Win
Oxford - Draw
Sunderland - Lose
Rotherham - Lose
5 points. Meh |  |
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