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Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:33 pm
by Hoover Attack
OyinbO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:59 pm
Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:13 pm
OyinbO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 2:22 pm
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.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:40 pm
by Orient Punxx
Didn’t we try that with Harry Smith in last season’s fixture?
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:23 pm
by Stan1972
Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:33 pm
OyinbO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:59 pm
Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:13 pm
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
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:34 pm
by Hoover Attack
Orient Punxx wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:40 pm
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.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:35 pm
by Hoover Attack
Stan1972 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:23 pm
Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:33 pm
OyinbO wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:59 pm
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.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:57 pm
by Highwood Man
ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:29 pm
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!
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:26 pm
by cockhat
Didn’t make any difference, we won both games!
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:17 pm
by Long slender neck
Stevenage- need to play our own game.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:45 am
by Chief crazy horse
cockhat wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:26 pm
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.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:06 am
by Long slender neck
Gap could be as little as four points come 5pm.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:11 am
by Hoover Attack
Long slender neck wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:06 am
Gap could be as little as four points come 5pm.
You fool.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:14 am
by Hoover Attack
Chief crazy horse wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:45 am
cockhat wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:26 pm
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.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:59 pm
by Rich Tea Wellin
Currently 4 points off the playoffs…
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:04 pm
by faith1234
Northampton at home Tuesday and the burton at home the following Saturday
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:06 pm
by RedDwarf 1881
Rich Tea Wellin wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:59 pm
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 .
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:10 pm
by faith1234
We just need to take one day as it comes
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:30 pm
by RedDwarf 1881
Forde has come off for Prately . We're not scoring again this afternoon . We've gone into proper defence mode
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:13 pm
by SmiffyO’s
Squad too thin for a play off spot unf - more injuries today.. Great run while it lasted - up the O’s
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:48 pm
by Proposition Joe
No.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:58 pm
by PoundhillO
Yes we can still make the play offs, can start by sending Piggott to Boco Island and give the young loanees a chance.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:27 pm
by RedDwarf 1881
PoundhillO wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:58 pm
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 .
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:37 pm
by PKM
We need the loan forwards to contribute. It’s a big ask but it’s hardly impossible.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:58 pm
by Cheshunto
PKM wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:37 pm
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.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:01 pm
by The Reverend
To answer the original question this thread asks: not with our minimal squad depth we can’t.
Re: Can we make the playoffs?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:03 pm
by moonwalk19
PKM wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:37 pm
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
