Comments on: An unexpected point, but is it enough? http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/ The mindless ramblings of a Forest fan half imbued with a probably misguided sense of optimism.. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:36:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Gareth http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3658 Gareth Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:02:58 +0000 http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3658 I find myself looking at what we have here and thinking back a couple of seasons. What we need is one last push to get out of the division. Nobody expects us to deliver said push. Remember when we were relegated? I kept thinking at the time, here we go, time to put together one last push to get out of the drop zone. The feeling when we went down, realising that the push was never going to come was horrible. Here we are now two seasons later and we need a push again to undo the mistakes of the past, hopefully we won't crumble this time, hopefully the team can deliver the fight the fans in the stands are desperate to provide the soundtrack to. I find myself looking at what we have here and thinking back a couple of seasons. What we need is one last push to get out of the division. Nobody expects us to deliver said push.

Remember when we were relegated? I kept thinking at the time, here we go, time to put together one last push to get out of the drop zone. The feeling when we went down, realising that the push was never going to come was horrible.

Here we are now two seasons later and we need a push again to undo the mistakes of the past, hopefully we won’t crumble this time, hopefully the team can deliver the fight the fans in the stands are desperate to provide the soundtrack to.

]]> By: mattyboy http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3655 mattyboy Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:28:59 +0000 http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3655 actually, i too am happy with a point. Scunny are far and away the best team in this league (we may have the best individual players, but as for working as a team....), so to go there and be grateful for a point well, it just shows how low we've got, doesnt it. Still, have faith, lots of points still to play for.......... actually, i too am happy with a point. Scunny are far and away the best team in this league (we may have the best individual players, but as for working as a team….), so to go there and be grateful for a point well, it just shows how low we’ve got, doesnt it.
Still, have faith, lots of points still to play for……….

]]> By: Patrick http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3654 Patrick Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:10:57 +0000 http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3654 Run in? Don't we lower our game against such teams usually? Run in?

Don’t we lower our game against such teams usually?

]]> By: Forest Forest http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3653 Forest Forest Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:44:23 +0000 http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3653 Egor, I hope you're right, but we're not on 2-points-per-game form at the moment. If we can beat Brizzle (big IF), then we could finish second. We have the easiest run-in, in theory, except that we traditionally play badly against bottom-of-the-table teams. However, as Tys has already said, the teams we play over the next few weeks all need the points, which may mean there's space at the back to exploit, if our players are clever enough to do so. Also, when we go a goal down, we seem to deflate like a relegation side. NFFC as already said it, but the next two games are "must win" games so that we can face Brizzle with some confidence. Personally, I expect us to finish more than a win behind Brizzle, and to be mathematically certain of the playoffs with 3 games to go. After that, it doesn't matter whether we're third or sixth. It'll be nice to see the new Wembley, mind. Jason - I'm not joking when I say I'm delighted with a point. Scunthorpe are the best team in this league, have not lost for almost a third of the season and have put together 7 wins on the bounce. Just check Man Utd and Chelsea's stats as a comparison. To get a point when we struggle to put two meaningful passes together is more than I was expecting. That may not be the way you or I want it to be, but it's the truth. Egor, I hope you’re right, but we’re not on 2-points-per-game form at the moment. If we can beat Brizzle (big IF), then we could finish second. We have the easiest run-in, in theory, except that we traditionally play badly against bottom-of-the-table teams. However, as Tys has already said, the teams we play over the next few weeks all need the points, which may mean there’s space at the back to exploit, if our players are clever enough to do so. Also, when we go a goal down, we seem to deflate like a relegation side. NFFC as already said it, but the next two games are “must win” games so that we can face Brizzle with some confidence.

Personally, I expect us to finish more than a win behind Brizzle, and to be mathematically certain of the playoffs with 3 games to go. After that, it doesn’t matter whether we’re third or sixth. It’ll be nice to see the new Wembley, mind.

Jason – I’m not joking when I say I’m delighted with a point. Scunthorpe are the best team in this league, have not lost for almost a third of the season and have put together 7 wins on the bounce. Just check Man Utd and Chelsea’s stats as a comparison. To get a point when we struggle to put two meaningful passes together is more than I was expecting. That may not be the way you or I want it to be, but it’s the truth.

]]> By: EgorTheRed http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3644 EgorTheRed Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:23:51 +0000 http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3644 Well I expected 4 points (given our current form) from the last 3 games. I expected us to beat Huddersfield, draw with Donny and lose to Scunny. Not quite accurate but 4 points nevertheless. I've also predicted 19 points from the last 9 games (winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 2)which means we would end up with 83 points. Would this be enough for automatic promotion???? Well I expected 4 points (given our current form) from the last 3 games. I expected us to beat Huddersfield, draw with Donny and lose to Scunny. Not quite accurate but 4 points nevertheless.

I’ve also predicted 19 points from the last 9 games (winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 2)which means we would end up with 83 points.

Would this be enough for automatic promotion????

]]> By: James http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3636 James Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:47:51 +0000 http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3636 It's not all doom and gloom, I have just been looking at the fixtures and we by far have the easier run in. Bristol City have to play,Yeovil, Swansea, Carlise away, Us at home, Doncaster away and Millwall away, not easy games, Looking at our fixtures, surely we are now going to put a run together, we really only have hard games against Bristol and Millwall away, I fancy Bristol to lose a couple more games this season and if we can win 6 of our games left then automatic could still be on. Can't believe it's come to this looking at the fixtures, we should be home and bloody dry by now. It is going to be sqeeky bum time. It’s not all doom and gloom, I have just been looking at the fixtures and we by far have the easier run in. Bristol City have to play,Yeovil, Swansea, Carlise away, Us at home, Doncaster away and Millwall away, not easy games,

Looking at our fixtures, surely we are now going to put a run together, we really only have hard games against Bristol and Millwall away, I fancy Bristol to lose a couple more games this season and if we can win 6 of our games left then automatic could still be on.

Can’t believe it’s come to this looking at the fixtures, we should be home and bloody dry by now.

It is going to be sqeeky bum time.

]]> By: James http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3635 James Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:55:45 +0000 http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3635 At least we might have some excitement at the end of the season via the play offs. Lets face it, we don't deserve to go up do we? we have played shite football all season and been lucky in some results we have obtained. We haven't got a 20 goal a season man so on this basis we won't go up, Ok Tyson could have hit 20 goals but without the service nobody is going to score many goals, as of late we seem to be playing better when Lester plays, he seems more creative than anyone else. If we get to the play offs and wembley then at least we can have a good day out, yes I would rather go up automatically but becuase of the niaveity of the club in the January transfer window, I believe this will cost us dear with the play offs at best I am afraid. Lets just hope if they do get Wembley, we go out and bloody win it, it is the least us long suffering fans deserve. At least we might have some excitement at the end of the season via the play offs. Lets face it, we don’t deserve to go up do we? we have played shite football all season and been lucky in some results we have obtained.

We haven’t got a 20 goal a season man so on this basis we won’t go up, Ok Tyson could have hit 20 goals but without the service nobody is going to score many goals, as of late we seem to be playing better when Lester plays, he seems more creative than anyone else.

If we get to the play offs and wembley then at least we can have a good day out, yes I would rather go up automatically but becuase of the niaveity of the club in the January transfer window, I believe this will cost us dear with the play offs at best I am afraid.

Lets just hope if they do get Wembley, we go out and bloody win it, it is the least us long suffering fans deserve.

]]> By: Jason http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3633 Jason Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:57:45 +0000 http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3633 Delighted with a point, I hope you are joking, it bleeding well isn't. I see Calderwood is blindly leading his troops with his blind confidence after his post match interview, I only wished I shared it. Delighted with a point, I hope you are joking, it bleeding well isn’t.

I see Calderwood is blindly leading his troops with his blind confidence after his post match interview, I only wished I shared it.

]]> By: redrob http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3632 redrob Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:49:43 +0000 http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3632 it most certainly isnt enough . we are now facing the play offs almost certainly with the chances of slipping out of these need to be taken more seriously than the chances of catching scummy and titty city . the die was cast over january when we failed to strengthen , we are now a weaker squad than at the begining of the season doughty must question his own leadership of the club if we face the third season in the third tier ...for the only time in our history ! it most certainly isnt enough . we are now facing the play offs almost certainly
with the chances of slipping out of these need to be taken more seriously than the chances of catching scummy and titty city . the die was cast over january when we failed to strengthen , we are now a weaker squad than at the begining of the season
doughty must question his own leadership of the club if we face the third season in the third tier …for the only time in our history !

]]> By: Forest Forest http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3627 Forest Forest Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:47:50 +0000 http://nffcblog.com/2007/03/10/an-unexpected-point-but-is-it-enough/#comment-3627 I agree, nffc. I'm delighted with our point, but with everyone else winning it's a backward step. I guess that makes me disappointed with the other results, although I expected Brizzle to march on. I still think Yeovil and Tranmere and Oldham will not be able to win as consistntly as Brizzle and The Iron, so third place is ours for the taking. I want to add "big deal" at this point, since third is as good as sixth. I agree, nffc. I’m delighted with our point, but with everyone else winning it’s a backward step. I guess that makes me disappointed with the other results, although I expected Brizzle to march on. I still think Yeovil and Tranmere and Oldham will not be able to win as consistntly as Brizzle and The Iron, so third place is ours for the taking. I want to add “big deal” at this point, since third is as good as sixth.

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