Match Ratings vs Swindon

[magpie_mania]

If you cant excel against the poorest team in the division, then its time to hang your boots up. How has he faired against the top team i wonder ???

The 4 recent wins included against Bradford, MKD, Cheltenham who were in good form and Swindon who had 8 points from the last 4 games including beating Grimsby and drawing at Wimbledon and Bromley. Hardly the poorest teams in the division.

Can you not give SM any credit? We are 6th, 2 points off 2nd and with a better goal difference than them. How does that compare with when he was appointed?

[magpie_mania]

The 4 recent wins included against Bradford, MKD, Cheltenham who were in good form and Swindon who had 8 points from the last 4 games including beating Grimsby and drawing at Wimbledon and Bromley. Hardly the poorest teams in the division.

Can you not give SM any credit? We are 6th, 2 points off 2nd and with a better goal difference than them. How does that compare with when he was appointed?

Oops - I have misunderstood and thought you were writing about SM not DMG.

[durhampie]

The 4 recent wins included against Bradford, MKD, Cheltenham who were in good form and Swindon who had 8 points from the last 4 games including beating Grimsby and drawing at Wimbledon and Bromley. Hardly the poorest teams in the division.

Can you not give SM any credit? We are 6th, 2 points off 2nd and with a better goal difference than them. How does that compare with when he was appointed?

With all of the so called brilliant players that many seem to think we have, then surely, should we be higher than 6th in the league.. Or could it be SM is not getting the best out of the squad.. Just a thought..

[bule1]

With all of the so called brilliant players that many seem to think we have, then surely, should we be higher than 6th in the league.. Or could it be SM is not getting the best out of the squad.. Just a thought..

Take it you will just ignore the injuries affecting the availability of players.

[durhampie]

Take it you will just ignore the injuries affecting the availability of players.

The only injuries that have effected us have been Jones, Crowley and Robertson. The rest have all been untried players. ie Edwards, Grant, McDonald, Ness and Cundy..

[SwalePie]

The only injuries that have effected us have been Jones, Crowley and Robertson. The rest have all been untried players. ie Edwards, Grant, McDonald, Ness and Cundy..

You don't think having these five new players we've clearly signed with a view to improving the squad and its depth, unavailable has had any negative effect on selection options, rotation potential and consequently the performance of the squad?

That makes approximately zero sense. If not less!

[durhampie]

You don't think having these five new players we've clearly signed with a view to improving the squad and its depth, unavailable has had any negative effect on selection options, rotation potential and consequently the performance of the squad?

That makes approximately zero sense. If not less!

Apart from Ness, the others , Edwards, Hinchey, McDonald, Grant and Cundy have all looked very average players. Some rant on about Edwards being our missing link in MF. The only decent game he has had was against lower opposition. Against better sides he has looked poor... So i dont think any of those would have increased our chances if played.

[jacobncfc]

Apart from Ness, the others , Edwards, Hinchey, McDonald, Grant and Cundy have all looked very average players. Some rant on about Edwards being our missing link in MF. The only decent game he has had was against lower opposition. Against better sides he has looked poor... So i dont think any of those would have increased our chances if played.

You?re just making stuff up with Edwards. The only ?better side? he has played against is Grimsby when we won 4-1 and he was one of the outstanding players on the pitch. Otherwise he?s only played against Tranmere, Accrington and Swindon.

I don?t think we?ve seen enough of him yet to make a proper judgment either way, but he did absolutely nothing to suggest he wouldn?t be a useful asset.

[queenslandpie]

The only injuries that have effected us have been Jones, Crowley and Robertson. The rest have all been untried players. ie Edwards, Grant, McDonald, Ness and Cundy..

The former injuries have affected us more obviously. All the injuries have affected us to a greater or lesser extent. Jones and Crowley being our best two players!

[LeftPeg_Pie]

The only injuries that have effected us have been Jones, Crowley and Robertson. The rest have all been untried players. ie Edwards, Grant, McDonald, Ness and Cundy..

What a terribly narrow way to look at it. Of course, Jones and Crowley are your headline injures and have an obvious effect on the first team. But the players you cite also impact the first team because without them, your options off the bench and for rotation are depleted.

We do not live in an age of football anymore where 11 players and one or two subs do the trick over a season.

Personally, being sixth at this moment in time will absolutely do for me. Factor in that you can barely get a fag paper between second and ninth, as long as we are continually in touching distance of having a chance of being promoted (either automatically or via the play offs) then we are in a good position.