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Too early for any comfort and are the play-offs fair or necessary?

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  1. The FRENCH TICKLER

    The FRENCH TICKLER Well-Known Member

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    Calling Stuart Attwell then. This game is just for you. Lol. I hope for a draw which will set Hull City up well for our game @ Peterboro the next day. We owe the Posh big time.
     
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  2. AKCJ

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    Nope, this clown.

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    Gavin Ward.

    Have a read at what Pearson said in his post match interview.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16714076

    Also, this absolute classic thread on FoxesTalk. If you've got 5 minutes it's worth a read <laugh>

    http://www.foxestalk.co.uk/forums/topic/79557-my-mate-is-the-ref-tonight/page__hl__mate
     
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  3. StrovolosTiger

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    ......and all that from someone who earlier in the season was tossing himself off at the signing of Jamie Vardy!! (That's Preston new loan signing!)
     
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  4. AKCJ

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    Was I?

    Don't remember any Leicester fans over reacting to his signing and he's been promising and early on had a record of 1 in 2. But has since lost a lot of confidence and has slipped down the pecking order because of the form of Nugent and Waghorn and now the signing of Wood.

    He's still a very good player and will do well fo PNE. Not seen a striker work so hard before. Nugent has definitely profited with him in the side.
     
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  5. Fez

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    I used to hold the view that the play-offs were unfair as some finish third by a wide margin and a team a number of wins behind them get lucky on the day and gain promotion - at the bottom of me I still feel like that, but as many say we have all subscribed to it and it can break all ways - I particularly liked the point about it keeping the play-off possibles all keen to the end.

    The attachment I was too thick to attach was standings as of this week back to 2008 and final positions (top three) - we seem to be in the right place on percentages and points, so is a cause for some confidence. Considering how woeful lack of goals our GD is not as bad as it might be and a striker a and more goals from the others will resolve that. The biggest cause for confidence is our clean-sheet mentality - but comfort no; we can only be confidently uncomfortable, working towards comfortably confoident!
     
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  6. Hull City AFC (HCHKR)

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    Have to say I'm not surprised. Going from being in the Conference all of your career to the Championship is a massive step up
     
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  7. AKCJ

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    The problem is, while he has the quality (we've seen it in patches) it might take a season for him to reach starting Championship standard for a club fighting for promotion.

    By that time we will hopefully be a Premier League club and I think that might be a step too far.

    One thing he does need is a good few sessions in the gym. So lightweight. Maybe a loan to a League one club might give him the confidence boost he needs.
     
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  8. RicardoHCAFC

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    You need to sign McLean to replace him then. I know NP is a fan since he paid over £1M for him before, and as an added bonus Millwall want him so it will go towards his quest to make them all commit suicide.
     
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  9. AKCJ

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    Maybe you should have changed your sig before trying to convince me he's any good <laugh> <ok>
     
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  10. St-Louis Tiger

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    that foxestalk thread is brilliant, i got 6 pages in until i gave up though. Does Southern Fox ever reply on it? Does he still post at all? <laugh>
     
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  11. AKCJ

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    I think he did at some point, I think he simply put 'Sorry' <laugh>
     
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  12. RicardoHCAFC

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    I never said he was any good, I just picked up on the hard working bit.
     
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  13. St-Louis Tiger

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    fair play, i'd have been tempted to delete the account and start afresh with a new name
     
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