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  1. #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigFatPie View Post
    Its Notts, anything might happen!
    That's the only reason I can join this thread.

    My hope is massive, my expectation is minimal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elite_Pie View Post
    That's the only reason I can join this thread.

    My hope is massive, my expectation is minimal.
    If they totally ran all over us and beat us up the first leg I?d be on the floor with my optimism, but they didn?t.
    If Didzy is out it?s a massive ask as we are going to have to pick a striker that hasn?t scored for us this season, if he plays there?s no reason we can?t give them a good game.

    It?s a football match between 2 teams both not in particular good form, anything could happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThaiPie View Post
    We can do it on Saturday!

    Gloomsters, resist the temptation, post on another thread.

    COYP's
    Of course it's possible.

    It's a fact that there have been many performances this season that have left a lot to be desired, but there have been some good games under Maynard and many of them have been away from home, so there's no point writing us off. It looks like some players who haven't had much action in recent times will get a run on Saturday, so it could be one of those days where an unusual-looking side catches the opponent off guard. We might find the right formula almost by accident.

    By the same token, there's no point starting a thread on a message board like this and saying the alternative view can't be heard. Those who are not so optimistic can point to a fair body of evidence to justify their relative pessimism, and if the manager, player and club want those doubts to be expressed less frequently, they need to address the shortcomings we've seen this season over the summer.

    I don't know if this counts as a 'glass-half-full' or 'glass-half-empty' view, but I won't be as devastated as I normally might if we don't end up being successful in the play-offs this season. My heart of course wants promotion, but my head tells me we're genuinely not ready yet and that we probably need to keep building until we're the proper finished article, bashing our heads against the top of this league, much like we eventually were in the National League.

    Anyhow, I've bought my season ticket for 2025/26, so what will be will be...
    Last edited by jackal2; 15-05-2025 at 08:17 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by matt_magpie View Post
    If they totally ran all over us and beat us up the first leg I?d be on the floor with my optimism, but they didn?t.
    If Didzy is out it?s a massive ask as we are going to have to pick a striker that hasn?t scored for us this season, if he plays there?s no reason we can?t give them a good game.

    It?s a football match between 2 teams both not in particular good form, anything could happen.
    Missed the news on Didzy, we?re doooomed 😂

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bohinen View Post
    Probably you ought to be defending that right on this one too. Calling someone moron is out of order. Leave that to the likes of Ray Trew.
    I haven't called anyone a moron?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SwalePie View Post
    I haven't called anyone a moron?
    That's why you ended up as moderator you reasonable, balanced, level-headed barsteward!

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    Of course we can do it !!!
    It's 90 minutes of football with two teams each having eleven players per side, playing for a Wembley date a highlight for any footballer especially at this level plus both teams have shown similar form for the majority of the season so "COYP"

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    Me at the start of this season and me at the end of it

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    Quote Originally Posted by tied_up_in_notts View Post


    Me at the start of this season and me at the end of it
    love it ! its funny coz its true !!! and i'm sure there is many of us on here that have finished up like that !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jackal2 View Post
    That's why you ended up as moderator you reasonable, balanced, level-headed barsteward!

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