Can we make the playoffs?

[Hoover Attack]

For: we've made up more ground than this in previous seasons under Slade
Against: we still have to go to Barnsley, Oxford, Stevenage & Derby and most of our recent upturn in form was achieved with Dan Agyei in the team

Stevenage without Agyei and Omar is not a great prospect.

Hopefully Omar will be back by then. But it's certainly not the kind of match you'd expect Adu-Adjei or Edwards to thrive in.

Obviously a little while away but I’d be inclined to go Piggot up top. Stevenages game plan is simple - press high, stop us playing out, force us to kick long for their centre halves to win everything then fight for second ball. With Piggot we at least have some chance of winning balls and stopping it coming straight back.

[Orient Punxx]

Didn’t we try that with Harry Smith in last season’s fixture?

[Stan1972]

Stevenage without Agyei and Omar is not a great prospect.

Hopefully Omar will be back by then. But it's certainly not the kind of match you'd expect Adu-Adjei or Edwards to thrive in.

Obviously a little while away but I’d be inclined to go Piggot up top. Stevenages game plan is simple - press high, stop us playing out, force us to kick long for their centre halves to win everything then fight for second ball. With Piggot we at least have some chance of winning balls and stopping it coming straight back.

Seriously, Piggot, he should be nowhere near the starting line up, He offers nothing, he can’t hold the ball up, he can’t run, he can’t shoot, his last couple of sub appearances have been nothing short of embarrassing.
Stevenage defence will be really worried

[Hoover Attack]

Didn’t we try that with Harry Smith in last season’s fixture?

Sadly not.

Well, not until we were 2-0 down and left with just 10 men.

[Hoover Attack]

Hopefully Omar will be back by then. But it's certainly not the kind of match you'd expect Adu-Adjei or Edwards to thrive in.

Obviously a little while away but I’d be inclined to go Piggot up top. Stevenages game plan is simple - press high, stop us playing out, force us to kick long for their centre halves to win everything then fight for second ball. With Piggot we at least have some chance of winning balls and stopping it coming straight back.

Seriously, Piggot, he should be nowhere near the starting line up, He offers nothing, he can’t hold the ball up, he can’t run, he can’t shoot, his last couple of sub appearances have been nothing short of embarrassing.
Stevenage defence will be really worried

I obviously agree he shouldn’t be.

But Agyei is injured and we failed to bring in a suitable replacement. There is no alternative.

[Highwood Man]

The loss of Agyei is massive, and means we will probably just fall short. If Dan had been playing in our last 2 games we would have won both by 4 or 5 goals.
Its still possible however, just not as likely now

My thoughts exactly. I just don't think that we have got the firepower to make the play offs - but obviously I'd love to be proved wrong!

[cockhat]

Didn’t make any difference, we won both games!

[Long slender neck]

Stevenage- need to play our own game.

[Chief crazy horse]

Didn’t make any difference, we won both games!

Exactly...as good as Dan the man is far too much is being made of his loss. No negativity, we have to cope without him.

[Long slender neck]

Gap could be as little as four points come 5pm.

[Hoover Attack]

Gap could be as little as four points come 5pm.

You fool.

[Hoover Attack]

Didn’t make any difference, we won both games!

Exactly...as good as Dan the man is far too much is being made of his loss. No negativity, we have to cope without him.

We will cope without him.

We just won’t be able to maintain the automatic promotion/2 points per game form we’ve been in, and that would be necessary to reach the play offs.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Currently 4 points off the playoffs…

[faith1234]

Northampton at home Tuesday and the burton at home the following Saturday

[RedDwarf 1881]

Currently 4 points off the playoffs…

If it stay's that way until full time then its game on . However I expect more twist's and turns before full time .

[faith1234]

We just need to take one day as it comes

[RedDwarf 1881]

Forde has come off for Prately . We're not scoring again this afternoon . We've gone into proper defence mode

[SmiffyO’s]

Squad too thin for a play off spot unf - more injuries today.. Great run while it lasted - up the O’s

[Proposition Joe]

No.

[PoundhillO]

Yes we can still make the play offs, can start by sending Piggott to Boco Island and give the young loanees a chance.

[RedDwarf 1881]

Yes we can still make the play offs, can start by sending Piggott to Boco Island and give the young loanees a chance.

I'm forced to agree with you . Pigott looks a shell of a player .

[PKM]

We need the loan forwards to contribute. It’s a big ask but it’s hardly impossible.

[Cheshunto]

We need the loan forwards to contribute. It’s a big ask but it’s hardly impossible.

I think once our Safety or play off chances are decided then we may see some of the PL loanees.
Pigott tried today but didn’t have much support in the 2nd half and was constantly outnumbered or outmuscled.
The loan youngsters need to be given a chance at some point.

[The Reverend]

To answer the original question this thread asks: not with our minimal squad depth we can’t.

[moonwalk19]

We need the loan forwards to contribute. It’s a big ask but it’s hardly impossible.

I don’t think RW has any other choice. Ruel could be injured and Piggott is not the answer.we should put him on the transfer list in the summer