Is going to be a tough season, but if we do go down at least we will still be in the Football League. After so many years of scraping to stay in the league i'm surprised at how negative people are against the current manager. Be honest we watched far worse for far longer than 11 games!MfcChris wrote:We are a league 2 team punching above our weight. If we go down so be it. All teams get relegated at some point
Westgate Wanderer wrote:Is going to be a tough season, but if we do go down at least we will still be in the Football League. After so many years of scraping to stay in the league i'm surprised at how negative people are against the current manager. Be honest we watched far worse for far longer than 11 games!MfcChris wrote:We are a league 2 team punching above our weight. If we go down so be it. All teams get relegated at some point
Angler1 wrote:I keep hearing " punching above our league" , does that also apply to Accrington, Burton, Cheltenham and Exeter... etc.. can't use this as an excuse.
Phoenix Shrimp 2017 wrote:Angler1 wrote:I keep hearing " punching above our league" , does that also apply to Accrington, Burton, Cheltenham and Exeter... etc.. can't use this as an excuse.
I wouldn't include Accrington in the above clique. They have a committed wealthy owner in Andy Holt who pumps in millions to keep them where they are. U23 set up, 41 paid professionals on the books and millions spent on the ground and a new training complex.
Yes they have pitifully small support but he subsidises everything. We on the other hand have had questionable ownership since 2017. It's a minor miracle we are where we are!
We aren't down yet but it's going to be the biggest miracle yet if we stop up this season!
Morecambe Jack wrote:Phoenix Shrimp 2017 wrote:Angler1 wrote:I keep hearing " punching above our league" , does that also apply to Accrington, Burton, Cheltenham and Exeter... etc.. can't use this as an excuse.
I wouldn't include Accrington in the above clique. They have a committed wealthy owner in Andy Holt who pumps in millions to keep them where they are. U23 set up, 41 paid professionals on the books and millions spent on the ground and a new training complex.
Yes they have pitifully small support but he subsidises everything. We on the other hand have had questionable ownership since 2017. It's a minor miracle we are where we are!
We aren't down yet but it's going to be the biggest miracle yet if we stop up this season!
There is no evidence for this at all. Accrington are financially living within their means according to any financial information publicly available. Andy Holt has said he is investing in the infrastructure of the Club, which is evident, but there is nothing to suggest he is subsidising the Club beyond its means.
Keith wrote:Eleven games in, either something changes, or we go down. We look like a relegation side.
0.72 goals scored per game
1.9 goals conceded per game.
Worst 'goals for' in the league
Fourth worst 'goals against' in the league.
Can't score.
Can't defend.
Can't carry on like that.
Last season, there were two really dreadful clubs, which gave us a chance of staying up, in the mini-league of relegation candidates. I look at the table this season, and we're one of the dreadful clubs. In the 'mini-league',
Shrewsbury, dreadfully defensive, one decent chance, but more bothered about a clean sheet. Draw at home.
Fleetwood, sat on a 1-0 lead rather than putting them to the sword. Draw at home
Oxford, sat back on a 1-0 lead... ended with a draw.
Milton Keynes, absolutely twonked at home to a team that I thought were better than their league position suggested, but, they were struggling before & after playing us, so clearly they aren't that good.
Bristol Rovers. A good, entertaining game and at the time, I thought a decent point against a decent side. In reality, they are also in a relegation spot, and no-one else is struggling with them, or making them look good. One point.
Forest Green. We got lucky. I thought a draw would have been a fair result. Delighted to get that first win.
FGR are likely candidates to join us in League Two next season.
Cambridge. Sat deep. Scored against the run of play. Sat deep. Conceded. Sat deep. Conceded again.
Accrington. Don't blame the sending off, it was only a matter of time. At best, we were going for a 0-0 draw.
Seven points from eight games against our fellow relegation candidates. Simply not good enough.
BerlinWaller wrote:But who could a better job Keith? All this from the man that was so happy to see us at the foot of L2 season in season out?
Keith wrote:BerlinWaller wrote:But who could a better job Keith? All this from the man that was so happy to see us at the foot of L2 season in season out?
Where have I said we need to change the manager? Watch Derek's interview. He's unhappy with the current uncertainty regarding the club being up for sale. He'd have had a complete melt down when the mad Italian and skint Brazilian were fighting for ownership, with him and the players not getting paid! You always manage to gloss over that chaos.
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