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Robins' teams usually finish better than they start. If that continues we should be there or thereabouts.
I kind of think that too, but there is some dross in this league (we've not really been exceptional and are third) so no reason with togetherness, organisation and confidence they can't continue. I'm speaking as someone who didn't believe in Leicester even when they'd been there all season and there were just a few games to go! After that I think all bets are off and anything is possible now.i am sure wycombe will fall away somewhat,2nd is up for grabs. we need to get a great pts tally first and foremost
Yeah always seems to be a slow burner, together with Allen (and maybe Jones?) coming back could be a real competition for places. Biamou not played that many games ..... fingers crossed for an exciting second half of the season.Robins' teams usually finish better than they start. If that continues we should be there or thereabouts.
Yep. We must be close to a record for a season (with a lot of it still left) for games we have won having been behind. (Off to count them!!). Update: it's 4 !Now.
Robins is great for this club. No need for taxis and no need to think the game is over when we go 1-0 down.
Believe !
What season?Yep. We must be close to a record for a season (with a lot of it still left) for games we have won having been behind. (Off to count them!!). Update: it's 4 !
Was only a handful of leagues games ago that people were worried about relegation and predicting “one hell of a slide down the league”
A word of caution at current rate of progress 12 home games and 15 away games away left we would get 69 or 70 not good enough for automatic.We would have to go up via the playoffs but in the last 10 years 4 times we would not have even made them .
Some clever bugger will know, but I can't recall a season in recent years ( decades?) when we have exceeded the number we have in the current season. Over to the Eggheads! Edit: just reread my original post, and I was quoting 4 games this season so far (hope that makes sense!)What season?
That’s not caution, that’s celebration.
Not played one single game in our city meaning half the attendances at least, More ACL’s than the average hospital, Baka and Biamou up front......etc
It’s not a caution for me, if we make play offs this year, MR has pulled off another miracle. Anything more is truely out of this world.
Let’s not forget, this club is in an absolute mess. Fans have stopped bothering protesting, any Coventry authority isn’t bothered, no MP’s using this as part of local manifesto.
We are playing a club on sat who has a £4m striker !
I actually think he would be better suited to a technical director not manager. The framework he has put in place at the club, and his vision for the club in terms of developing the talent and bringing through players is exceptional. Some of his in game decisions are dubious still for me and it's the 2nd season in a row we've had to drop the preferred formation after a dozen games.Robins' teams usually finish better than they start. If that continues we should be there or thereabouts.
The points total this year will be lower as Bury went bust.A word of caution at current rate of progress 12 home games and 15 away games away left we would get 69 or 70 not good enough for automatic.We would have to go up via the playoffs but in the last 10 years 4 times we would not have even made them .
Was just going to say similar. Difficult to predict required points, but everyone is playing two fewer games this year.The points total this year will be lower as Bury went bust.
Confidence breeds good results i would say Wycombe will be there or there abouts at the season endi am sure wycombe will fall away somewhat,2nd is up for grabs. we need to get a great pts tally first and foremost
It does nowSome clever bugger will know, but I can't recall a season in recent years ( decades?) when we have exceeded the number we have in the current season. Over to the Eggheads! Edit: just reread my original post, and I was quoting 4 games this season so far (hope that makes sense!)
possibly, i wouldnt begrudge them it, like i said always had a soft spot for them. would love another double promotion cov and wycombeConfidence breeds good results i would say Wycombe will be there or there abouts at the season end
Sam and I normally singI actually think he would be better suited to a technical director not manager. The framework he has put in place at the club, and his vision for the club in terms of developing the talent and bringing through players is exceptional. Some of his in game decisions are dubious still for me and it's the 2nd season in a row we've had to drop the preferred formation after a dozen games.
I feel we have a very good squad for this level, albeit young and inexperienced but can’t shake off that under his in-game management we never quite perform to the sum of our parts.
I actually think he would be better suited to a technical director not manager. The framework he has put in place at the club, and his vision for the club in terms of developing the talent and bringing through players is exceptional. Some of his in game decisions are dubious still for me and it's the 2nd season in a row we've had to drop the preferred formation after a dozen games.
I feel we have a very good squad for this level, albeit young and inexperienced but can’t shake off that under his in-game management we never quite perform to the sum of our parts.
I actually think he would be better suited to a technical director not manager. The framework he has put in place at the club, and his vision for the club in terms of developing the talent and bringing through players is exceptional. Some of his in game decisions are dubious still for me and it's the 2nd season in a row we've had to drop the preferred formation after a dozen games.
I feel we have a very good squad for this level, albeit young and inexperienced but can’t shake off that under his in-game management we never quite perform to the sum of our parts.
A word of caution at current rate of progress 12 home games and 15 away games away left we would get 69 or 70 not good enough for automatic.We would have to go up via the playoffs but in the last 10 years 4 times we would not have even made them .
Excellent post Esoterica and more than agree with what you are saying. To your point, Robins is excellent at evolving and improving teams season over season - he is not afraid to make changes and doesn't have favourites - changes are simply made to improve the team. He generally gets those decisions right.
Like you, I also would like to see changes earlier and more frequently in game. Last week we got the win through a moment of brilliance - but I would have preferred to have seen the introduction of O'Hare far earlier to change the tempo. The game last week was calling for a switch to 4-3-3 given Rochdale's limitations and lack of ambition.
Just as an alternative point in reference to the change of formation for the second season.....you could argue that's a positive for Robins in that he's adapted to the players available vs. persevering with a system that was built for our pre-injury hit team. I can think of previous managers who would have kept to the tried and trusted 4-3-3 or 4-4-2.
The points total this year will be lower as Bury went bust.
If you care to check the last 10 seasons only 3 times has the last play off place been less than 73 in 3 others it has been 73 I am taking into account there are only 44 instead of 46 at our current rate we will be shy of 73 a target which even if we did reach our goal difference at present level(+3) would have ruled us out in 2 of them.Are you taking into account the shorter season this year without Bury?
Edit: beaten like Boris Johnson in a truth telling contest
In those seasons did the teams have the possibility of picking up 6 more points that we can this season?If you care to check the last 10 seasons only 3 times has the last play off place been less than 73 in 3 others it has been 73 I am taking into account there are only 44 instead of 46 at our current rate we will be shy of 73 a target which even if we did reach our goal difference at present level(+3) would have ruled us out in 2 of them.
I dont get your point? I have projected the points to a 46 game season.Every 2 games 1 home 1 away there is always the possiblity of teams picking up 6 points.In those seasons did the teams have the possibility of picking up 6 more points that we can this season?
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