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Burge, 7 - getting a lot of hate for the goal, which I think is harsh. He came out and missed the cross - but JCH let his man have a free header and as Esoterica pointed out, the overall organisation at set piece was amiss. Made a v good save to keep it 2-1. Grimmer, 6 - looked a bit sloppy...

Why is this result so significant? We’re not in direct competition with Luton now. It wouldn’t make a difference had beat Luton, and say drew to either Crewe or Grimsby. There’s 30pts to play for still... it’s up to us to pick up as many those as possible.

Firstly, I agree with you, which is why I went out of my way to say I think we’ll finish 4th or 5th. However, none the teams around us are showing particularly good form atm. You could argue we’re in the ascendency, with 8/12pts from our last 4 games; Wycombe, Mansfield, Barnet and Luton...

I think we’ll sneak in to the autos on as low as 6 wins (with 3-4 draws). If we win 7 games, it puts us on 79 points and that’s usually enough for autos - then add in a draw or two you’re on about 80-81pts. Our run in is ‘easier’ our competitors and all of them have been inconsistent so I...

We just have to worry about ourselves, we’ve got to, and really should, win our next two games. If we get positive results, things will take care of themselves. For example, Notts County play Mansfield this weekend - one of those teams is dropping points. We have 2 of the top 8 left to play, and...

Is it 'realistically achievable', yes. But, we have to start winning a few games on the bounce. By no means should we expect autos - I'd take playoffs now. We've got a game in hand on Notts County and we play them in the near future so we could feasibly catch them up. Our run in, on paper at...

Thankfully, at 23, I can get away with saying I’m 21 to blag a concession ticket! That said, I am a student so irked there’s no student prices...

That is true, but for Luton, that is a dip in form both defensively and offensively. They're going away against a team with two clean sheets on the bounce that clean sheeted them away, when they were on the top of their game. They've also not won in 3, whereas we're unbeaten in 3, so it's a...

But he also had 6 assists, so his 5 goals and 6 assists over 19 games is still, as of today, responsible for 29% of our goals. To put that into perspective, he's been injured for nearly 20 games and he's still responsible for over a quarter of our goals - his goals vs Port Vale and Lincoln were...

As good as Luton have been over the season, they’ve only scored 10 over their last 6 games and they’ve only kept one clean sheet. So they’re not the threat they were, say, when we beat them 3-0 at their place. It’s an absolutely winnable game for us and it’s come at a good time, and we’re the...

Indeed, but Notts County and Luton have the points banked, Exeter know they have to win. Since Exeter’s form hasn’t been paricularly great, I probably can’t see them dragging themselves over 12 games they have left. Carlisle could maybe do something, but us, Swindon, Exeter and Lincoln all...

A lot of people seem to have Exter pencilled in for 3rd. Their form hasn’t been much better than ours of late and their goal difference is worse than ours, in fact, only Swindon have a worse GD than Exeter in the top 9. The reality is, from any team could feasibly make the autos from 3rd to...

Jones was a devastating player because he could score or create a goal scoring opportunity from nothing. 100% he’s such a miss for us. We’ve tried to play counter attacking football, and it’s worked all (calendar) year at home. We’ve only lost to Accrington. Swindon were head and shoulders...

Indeed, a win tonight would put us 5pts off 3rd - staggering considering we all thought autos were off the cards after the 3 game skid. I have a feeling that if we win tonight, we’re very much back in the race for automatic promotion.

I think a few people are fixating on the use of the term ‘nicking one’. We’re going to set up the team to be solid and not concede and then hit Luton on the counter-attack. It’s a strategy that worked to devastating effect at their place, and generally against the ‘better’ sides in this...

Which is why I was in favour of signing Baker because I think he’ll add creativity and goal scoring - something we’ve not had from the wings since Jones got injured! We just seem to get things done against teams who look like they should beat us; Swindon had the best away record coming to us -...

If everyone was fully fit, I’d say this is the best team to field against the teams we typically struggle against. However, Kelly and Doyle start against Luton (and Notts County) because this is the kind of game they thrive in. With those two in the middle, we seem to stifle even the best...

It’s got to go to McNulty, he was the only player who looked like scoring before we brought in JCH. I think Jones would’ve been nailed on for it had he not got injured. Doyle is probably our most important player, his role in midfield and leadership skills are second to none, perhaps in the...

Weren’t at the game because I was playing rugby myself. However, results went our way massively, and we’re 8pts off 3rd, a win on Tuesday puts us 5 off and Luton are in disarray. Games like Barnet we typically struggle against, so 3pts is all that matters here. Brilliant to see JCH score today...

Last season he was Pompey’s 3rd top goal scorer with 9. It’s a good deal. Firstly, there aren’t really any reputable free agents out there at this point in the season. Second, it’s a short term deal, so no commitment after this season if he doesn’t perform. Finally, he’s a known quantity at L2...