''I don't want us to get into the play-offs''

[the_anticlough]

Seems like some of us have become F-word fans

To purposely root against the club isn't the way to go here. Get into the play-offs and it's all about match-ups and anything can happen. You could land a team with a sudden injury crisis, there could be an early sending off, speculative shot might get deflected in (like their first last night) and god forbid, we might even start playing better.

You've got to be in it to win it.

Could those saying this at least do us the favour of stop complaining if we lose or draw, just say 'I'm happy we lost' and leave it at that

[Davy500]

Seems like some of us have become F-word fans

To purposely root against the club isn't the way to go here. Get into the play-offs and it's all about match-ups and anything can happen. You could land a team with a sudden injury crisis, there could be an early sending off, speculative shot might get deflected in (like their first last night) and god forbid, we might even start playing better.

You've got to be in it to win it.

Could those saying this at least do us the favour of stop complaining if we lose or draw, just say 'I'm happy we lost' and leave it at that

It would be best if we did get into the playoffs, experience usually pays of one way or another
If we lost in playoffs, it gives more experience
If somehow we were to be promoted in playoffs, i dont buy all this nonsense that we get battered in league 1, as the team would be upgraded to deal with league 1, in other words iy would not be todays team that woould play in League 1
Any promotion is wise to accept

[the_anticlough]

It would be best if we did get into the playoffs, experience usually pays of one way or another
If we lost in playoffs, it gives more experience
If somehow we were to be promoted in playoffs, i dont buy all this nonsense that we get battered in league 1, as the team would be upgraded to deal with league 1, in other words iy would not be todays team that woould play in League 1
Any promotion is wise to accept

Agree with every word you and Marky wrote.

Actually choosing to compete with Chesterfield, Grimsby, Wimbledon, Walsall, Gillingham, MK, Crewe, Cambridge, Bristol Rovers, York, Colchester, Salford, Swindon etc etc seems nuts to me.
You continue with the objective you set at the start of the season - try to win promotion if you can, even if it's sneaking in and fluking it in the play-offs

[marky]

All those saying that will be the first to complain if we don't make it. I want promotion THIS season and the only reallistic way to achieve that now is the play offs. Yes our current team would get totally battered in League One but surely we'd get better players.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

My view is, of the teams in and around the playoffs, we have won 2 games. We are never good at cup games so what is the point? We'll just be embarrassed and I'd rather be rid of Maynard who I see as the road block to us being successful

[the_anticlough]

My view is, of the teams in and around the playoffs, we have won 2 games. We are never good at cup games so what is the point? We'll just be embarrassed and I'd rather be rid of Maynard who I see as the road block to us being successful

Hmm, I think a scenario's opened up now that if we played like that in the play offs, getting there alone wouldn't save him.
There would also be shorter leash for season 3, if he did survive it.
I'm sticking to supporting the club's efforts to win a promotion. I can't see any situation whereby I stop hoping they make it in and start rooting for us to finish out of the top 7

[BigFatPie]

It is possible to still want us to win every remaining game and get promoted AND thinking the best long term scenario failing that is to not make the playoffs.

We have no idea what thoughts the owners have on any of this but it does seem reasonable given what theyve previously said that they would regard not making the playoffs as failure.

Might still be that they see Maynard as a long term project and hes staying whatever happens.

[the_anticlough]

It is possible to still want us to win every remaining game and get promoted AND thinking the best long term scenario failing that is to not make the playoffs.
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Nobody's saying 'failing that' though, just a straight up 'don't want us to make the play-offs' because of reasons like the one given above - it would be embarrassing to participate in those games.

[durhampie]

It is possible to still want us to win every remaining game and get promoted AND thinking the best long term scenario failing that is to not make the playoffs.

We have no idea what thoughts the owners have on any of this but it does seem reasonable given what theyve previously said that they would regard not making the playoffs as failure.

Might still be that they see Maynard as a long term project and hes staying whatever happens.

Do t you think that would still be the case, if suppose those 3000 new season ticket holders suddenly decided that they have had enough of watching walk-in football rubbish, and being bore to death in the process ..?

[SwalePie]

Do t you think that would still be the case, if suppose those 3000 new season ticket holders suddenly decided that they have had enough of watching walk-in football rubbish, and being bore to death in the process ..?

They'd probably just walk-out tbh.