A point off the playoffs, unbeaten in last six aways.

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Been a while since someone has blamed the fans for our predicament.

Any other club you can think of where 19K regularly turn up to make sure their team is unsuccessful?

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

burton are top theyve murdered no one

Burton are top, that's the point.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

are you joking
I was responding to posts on here disgusted we arent beating these teams out of sight

Your right as someone pointed out the other day at least we're matching Bury now.

 

[derryblade]

Burton are top, that's the point.

And they have achieved one of NA main sayings they have found a way to win games of football.

 

[Tezza1889]

I'm not sure if anybody's mentioned this but, this is the real point in my opinion...

We have a terrible unsettled side, we have blundered away and won unconvincingly, we have desperately clawed games back, of the games I've seen where we've dominated, was cheesie, and Bradford at home.. We are not convincing, playing with any flair, tempo, or domination for long spells, and when we come up against a team that's not scared of the reputation of our "big club" we get a pasting....

So, the playoffs are a possibility, should we win it, I'd be happy cause it will keep the wolves from Adkins door, but, does anybody not think this team will finish with a record low points total in 2016/2017?

One more year in league one, lose the deadwood, build again, start to play with passion skill and a gameplan for how we want to play... At the minute we react to stop the opposition, and it's a pile of shit....

 

[Bladesince59]

When did sitting outside the play-offs in league one become acceptable?

Sitting outside the play offs in the Championship would be acceptable. 7th or 8th in Division 3 is shite.

 

[Bladesince59]

When did sitting outside the play-offs in league one become acceptable?

Playoff spot in the Championship would be OK. In Div 3 it's shite.

 

[SB_90]

you can tell me to off if you like, but is it wrong to say that i wouldnt want us to go up this season because without a major defensive upgrade, we will end up in relegation fight & most likely back at square 1 back in league 1 with a different manager

 

[BushBlade]

you can tell me to off if you like, but is it wrong to say that i wouldnt want us to go up this season because without a major defensive upgrade, we will end up in relegation fight & most likely back at square 1 back in league 1 with a different manager

What would be easier though; upgrade when we've just gone up, can attract a better quality of player and have just weighed in an extra £5m in TV money or upgrade as a L1 club?

 

[Cyprus Blade]

it's because their players expect to win playoffs, expect to score late winners and win penalty shoot outs.

Some of our players throw in the towel when ever we face a challenge.

fixed it for you.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

What would be easier though; upgrade when we've just gone up, can attract a better quality of player and have just weighed in an extra £5m in TV money or upgrade as a L1 club?

and this is a problem Adkins will have in the Summer. If we don't go up, does he go for players to get us out of this division or try and build a 'Chumpionship ready' team as Clough tried to do because unless we've just been unlucky with our recent signings, bringing in out of favour players from higher leagues hasn't worked.

 

[BushBlade]

and this is a problem Adkins will have in the Summer. If we don't go up, does he go for players to get us out of this division or try and build a 'Chumpionship ready' team as Clough tried to do because unless we've just been unlucky with our recent signings, bringing in out of favour players from higher leagues hasn't worked.

It's difficult to tell though whether the idea of bringing in players from a higher league is wrong per se or if it was the actual players that were the wrong ones.
In Clough's defence, he also signed some 'hungry young players' in Scougall, McNulty, Magahey, Wallace, Adams, but most haven't worked out.
So I don't know what the answer is. I hope Adkins does though.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

It's difficult to tell though whether the idea of bringing in players from a higher league is wrong per se or if it was the actual players that were the wrong ones.
In Clough's defence, he also signed some 'hungry young players' in Scougall, McNulty, Magahey, Wallace, Adams, but most haven't worked out.
So I don't know what the answer is. I hope Adkins does though.

As I said a month or so ago, if we can put up with writing this season off, as bad as that is, I would be very confident of Adkins building a team to challenge next season. My worry is that those with loudest voices might make things difficult if this season peters out as it is at the moment.

 

[Barney]

When did sitting outside the play-offs in league one become acceptable?

I have to admit that was my first thought when I looked at this thread. A popular 'well-liked' post taking the piss out of those unhappy about being outside the play offs in the third division just acts as a symbol for the some of the basement level expectations elements of our fan base seem to have developed whilst we've been down here.