samo II Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 So much for the games in hand that PNE once had, still 5 points clear. Lets see what MKD do with their games in hand.If when we beat Swindon we will be in a very good position..This is the thing about points on the board compared to games in hand; you can't lose them. Preston had a hell of a run, but for me they've just illustrated how fixture congestion can't really de-rail good form. We've been very lucky to meet a lot of teams after they've had to play significantly more games in the build up to facing us. This is something that we will hopefully avoid, thanks to a lack of international players and from hopefully not going to replays in things like the FA Cup. A win, loss but definitely not a draw Saturday please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillzider Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 PNE forum has gone into a bit of a meltdownTheir "interseting and sobering fact for today" is;"The highest place team we've beaten at home is 9th.The highest placed team we've beaten away is 19th.As others have mentioned we haven't played anyone yet, " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Fully expect Preston to fall away now. The last two games have been the only sides they have played away in the top 16 in the league this season and they have failed to pick up a point. MK Dons & Rochdale will be our biggest threats to our 'automatic' hopes this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke_Gifford_Red Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Fully expect Preston to fall away now. The last two games have been the only sides they have played away in the top 16 in the league this season and they have failed to pick up a point. MK Dons & Rochdale will be our biggest threats to our 'automatic' hopes this season. Sheffield united are lurking - same number of points as Rochdale and also with a game in hand over us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Sheffield united are lurking - same number of points as Rochdale and also with a game in hand over us. What, the side that lost at home to Barnsley on Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Sheffield united are lurking - same number of points as Rochdale and also with a game in hand over us. Peterboro could also still feature. They have an awful record against the bottom 6 teams (lost every game) but, us apart, their record against the top half teams is the best in the league. Our 'Sky' fixture v them will be very difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke_Gifford_Red Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 What, the side that lost at home to Barnsley on Saturday? Your point being? They also won away at Bradford, from memory we only managed to get a draw against Bradford at home. Come January Sheffield United have financial ability to strengthen considerably more than competitors such as Rochdale, Swindon, Notts County etc as they get by far and away the largest attendances in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Rick Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Swindon away going to be very tough for us. Would probably take a draw there as it stands. They've a very inexperienced side so it depends more on 'which team turns up on the day'. They can be very poor too, ya know. Plus a formation match may well suit us for the win. They're not so strong down the wing back flanks. I predict Joe Bryan runs riot and Little gets over marked (again) by 2/3 players and Freeman brightens up our play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Swindon away going to be very tough for us. Would probably take a draw there as it stands. Would be a great result. Would take a draw away any day especially with our home form as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo II Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Your point being? They also won away at Bradford, from memory we only managed to get a draw against Bradford at home.Come January Sheffield United have financial ability to strengthen considerably more than competitors such as Rochdale, Swindon, Notts County etc as they get by far and away the largest attendances in the league. Though I see our point RE their budget in comparison to the teams you mention, I'm sure I read somewhere at the season's start that they were under relatively tight spending limits this term, having spent only nominal amounts on players in the summer. Was under the impression that they aren't currently rolling in it, at least not in the sense that they can be cavalier in the market mid-season, where prices tend to be inflated, and picking slim, at least when it comes to reasonably priced players who'd add something to a squad such as theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I don't agree but recognise that it depends which way you look at it. Don't think there were clear favoured results tonight and don't think any possible outcomes would have been disastorous either. A draw had to be the best result. A net 2 points rather than 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Would be a great result. Would take a draw away any day especially with our home form as it is. Aren't Swindon losing players to international duty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Your point being? They also won away at Bradford, from memory we only managed to get a draw against Bradford at home. Come January Sheffield United have financial ability to strengthen considerably more than competitors such as Rochdale, Swindon, Notts County etc as they get by far and away the largest attendances in the league. Hey?... Big crowds do not mean they have a bigger purse; on the contrary such a team often over extends, gets into debt and is hampered from strengthening. And if you read around the subject you will discover the Blades are not far off being financially a little vulnerable. I would just add that if Clough succeeds in the club finishing in the top 6 i think he will have done more than a very good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke_Gifford_Red Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hey?... Big crowds do not mean they have a bigger purse; on the contrary such a team often over extends, gets into debt and is hampered from strengthening. And if you read around the subject you will discover the Blades are not far off being financially a little vulnerable. I would just add that if Clough succeeds in the club finishing in the top 6 i think he will have done more than a very good job Sorry, I stand corrected. I just assumed (obviously wrongly!) that under FFP Sheffield Utd with attendances of 20k would be able to afford better players than Rochdale with 4k, Swindon with 6k etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Sorry, I stand corrected. I just assumed (obviously wrongly!) that under FFP Sheffield Utd with attendances of 20k would be able to afford better players than Rochdale with 4k, Swindon with 6k etc. I think the point is, often you are left hamstrung with big crowds (yet dwindling) and big wages if things go wrong. you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten minutes of rough Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 A draw had to be the best result. A net 2 points rather than 3. This is very true, but the home win was second best result, if Swindon can beat the two top teams at home in consecutive games that would be some achievement but quite unlikely in the fortunes of football, unless you are the likes of Chelsea or the famous Bristol City that is . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten minutes of rough Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 We have a win ratio of plus 10, the next best stat from other teams chasing us is just 5, this has to be at least equalled for us to be caught, and when you also factor in our superior points per game ratio we are at the moment enjoying a healthy lead at the top, I take nothing for granted as a City fan, but we will need to play relegation style for some time to be overhauled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Your point being? They also won away at Bradford, from memory we only managed to get a draw against Bradford at home. Come January Sheffield United have financial ability to strengthen considerably more than competitors such as Rochdale, Swindon, Notts County etc as they get by far and away the largest attendances in the league. Total agreement from me. Sheffield United will be in the mix right up to the end of the season. They will do some buying in January. And I believe, also PNE, MK Dons, Preston and the wild card, Rochdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 me personally I think a Swindon win was the best result last night for us, tho I do dislike swindon, I feel preston have the better side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swindon fan Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Great win last night and without our best player - Byrne. Preston looked a very solid outfit but we pissed all over them 2nd half. Pathetic attendance - nobody can understand why, but probably down to the summer 'who owns the club' shenanigans. Whatever the reason it was awful. Our problem will be lack of depth in the squad cos our first XI really is very good. Not a dig, but have you played anyone in the top 6 yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Great win last night and without our best player - Byrne. Preston looked a very solid outfit but we pissed all over them 2nd half. Pathetic attendance - nobody can understand why, but probably down to the summer 'who owns the club' shenanigans. Whatever the reason it was awful. Our problem will be lack of depth in the squad cos our first XI really is very good. Not a dig, but have you played anyone in the top 6 yet? We beat MK Dons, Drew with Rochdale, and beat Notts County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 oldham chesterfield and Fleetwood were top 6 when we played them and we beat the first two and drew with the third, so yes we've beaten plent of top 6 teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakes Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Great win last night and without our best player - Byrne. Preston looked a very solid outfit but we pissed all over them 2nd half. Pathetic attendance - nobody can understand why, but probably down to the summer 'who owns the club' shenanigans. Whatever the reason it was awful. Our problem will be lack of depth in the squad cos our first XI really is very good. Not a dig, but have you played anyone in the top 6 yet? Swindles attendancing have always been poor only took 1200 to MK Dons 65 miles away for a so say top 6 clash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swindon fan Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakes Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Should be a good game Saturday looking forward to it, would settle for a draw, we don't have a great record there. Can remember a 1 nil win Junior Bent goal when we were given the town end i think it was 1990. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Fair enough no worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Not a dig, but have you played anyone in the top 6 yet? Yes it was. And you can see from the answers given that you've dug a hole for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Apparently two more injuries picked up last night for Swindon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swindon fan Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Yes it was. And you can see from the answers given that you've dug a hole for yourself. Well, unlike your good selves who appear to follow our games with interest, I honestly don't know who you have played or the results apart from whatever your latest one was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten minutes of rough Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Great win last night and without our best player - Byrne. Preston looked a very solid outfit but we pissed all over them 2nd half. Pathetic attendance - nobody can understand why, but probably down to the summer 'who owns the club' shenanigans. Whatever the reason it was awful. Our problem will be lack of depth in the squad cos our first XI really is very good. Not a dig, but have you played anyone in the top 6 yet? Will be interesting if you can keep this form going with a small squad, I think the loans you seem to depend on will not help in the long run, but with finances as they are it's understandable you have to loan. However I think it is 14 years Swindon have been in this league, so well beyond your sell by date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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