Form

I know its a bit simplistic but prior to yesterday's game since the turn of the year we were 5th in the form table. Proof that things have improved. Can only wonder where we might be if JFH came in sooner, same with Smithies, can't help but think there's a few points could have been saved there if he had been between the sticks.

 

Was thinking the very same my friend.

 

Have we signed anyone better than Smithies in the recent past? I don't think so.

 

Yay we are the fifth tallest dwarf over the last 3 months!

Sorry Frome, it's a decent point, but I couldn't resist. Let's look forward not back.............

...............Well, I've tried looking forward, I now think it's probably better to look back. About 40 years back.

 

Good point, Frome and hopefully an optimistic harbinger for next season. There are still things we can learn from the team over the last seven games - and then we learn something more about the manager over the summer transfer period

 

However bad the defence was yesterday, eight teams have conceded more than us. Considering how we seemed to be shipping three a week under Ramsey, it's really turned around in that respect.

 

We always seem to save our worst defending for these awful Friday night Sky games.

 

Every home defeat has been on Sky this season. One win in about twelve on Sky this season.

 

It just ...feels a little better

 

I think we're better off. Harder to come in to a group low on confidence and get them playing in a new way than Ramsey's situation. I think the performances are generally improving. The fitness certainly is getting better.

 

No better off in terms of points per game but we are shipping fewer goals.

 

We are doing as well as we were with Charlie, without him. Conclusion, Polter is as good as Austin.

 

At the moment he's 100% better, because he plays for us and is not injured. Wunderbar!

 

Ramsey the best by 0,01 points per game! Colin don't count as too few minutes played.

 

I find it extraordinary that everybody marvels at a team that plays the pressing game, particularly when it presses the opposition so far upfield, yet so few managers seem to choose to set their teams up to play that way. Of course, you need to have very fit players, but that should be the case anyway. And, of course, it would also,help to have talented, intelligent and skillful players, but that shouldn't mean that one shouldn't go down that route regardless.

We congratulate Boro on playing this way, so why not emulate it?

 

Guessing two of the other four will be promoted so as long as the relegated teams have a **** season on current form we will finish third