Wycombe

[gazan]

Okay, never one of our favourite teams and wedded to big strong forwards to get amongst defenders and unsettle them. They won relatively easily on Tuesday night which, fortunately, means we're NOT going to be the ones to end their long run without a win, which is a bit of a relief!
However, can anyone, despite Cheltenham, see us holding out against them? Have we worked on long throws? Have we worked on stopping crosses? Have we worked on not giving away needless free kicks just outside the box? Which Dave Richards will we see in goals?
Hopefully, for once, we'll turn out the same starting eleven in consecutive games. If we can actually keep the ball perhaps we can get at them. We know their defence has been found out a few times recently and perhaps Porter/Long can find a way through. The important thing will be to stay solid in the first 15 mins of each half.
Pessimism still resides though so I'm going 1-2. Hopefully that winner doesn't occur after 90 minutes again.

[frogpole]

Please keep the same starting XI ...
... why change a winning team.

Agree with you Gazan that the first 15 mins of each half is when we are most vulnerable plus the last 15 mins of added time (it feels longer than that sometimes)

I predicted 1-1 last week and we won, so why change a winning formula - so I'm going 1-1 again 😉

[Wartman]

Please keep the same starting XI ...
... why change a winning team.

Agree with you Gazan that the first 15 mins of each half is when we are most vulnerable plus the last 15 mins of added time (it feels longer than that sometimes)

I predicted 1-1 last week and we won, so why change a winning formula - so I'm going 1-1 again 😉

1-3 to Wycombe tomorrow

[Wartman]

1-3 to Wycombe tomorrow

I take no pleasure in being spot on with my prediction but I did not think we would be as bad as we were bloody awful springs to mind. League 2 beckons and then non league the following season.

[MeForCrewe]

Predicted a 3-0 loss last week and got it badly wrong so I'll go for the same again, hopefully with the same outcome.

[RedandWhiteSpartan]

Sorry, can't let that go, we were not bloody awful. We were the better side for the majority of the second half, and if the unfortunate error that led to their second goal hadn't happened, then the overall result might have been different. We will be fine in League Two next season. In fact I'm looking forward to it already.

[Wartman]

Sorry, can't let that go, we were not bloody awful. We were the better side for the majority of the second half, and if the unfortunate error that led to their second goal hadn't happened, then the overall result might have been different. We will be fine in League Two next season. In fact I'm looking forward to it already.

Well that certainly is a different point of view what I saw was a Wycombe team comfortably in control who dropped their levels for a while and allowed a very very very poor Crewe team back into the game. Wycombe were never in any danger of losing the game and it would have been a complete travesty had we got anything out of the game. Your comments about looking forward to the team being in league 2 next season says it all really the lack of ambition and acceptance of rank mediocrity is rife throughout the club and in the stands. A half decent Crewe team would have been able to have survived in league 1 this season. And if you are happy to accept league 2 football at league 1 prices with a non league budget well fair play to you but there will be plenty who vote with their feet next season so expect to see the gates dwindle by 30% if not more.

[MikeSB]

If as suggested that National League players are on better wages than we can pay then something is sadly wrong with the management of our club....Didn't Billy Jones sign for Wrexham instead of a league club and so maybe that confirms the above...Time for a complete rethink...are they up to it though?

[ShropshireAlex]

If as suggested that National League players are on better wages than we can pay then something is sadly wrong with the management of our club....Didn't Billy Jones sign for Wrexham instead of a league club and so maybe that confirms the above...Time for a complete rethink...are they up to it though?

That would be >James< Jones, and two Hollywood stars can afford to pay more than most league clubs! They've already seen the downside of signing McFadzean it seems though!

[MikeSB]

That would be >James< Jones, and two Hollywood stars can afford to pay more than most league clubs! They've already seen the downside of signing McFadzean it seems though!

Yes, apologies....James Jones, not Billy...You have to give these clubs credit for trying their best to get back in the league whereas we are doing our best to get relegated...