At the Double

[alexmick]

Our penultimate opportunity to complete another double arises when we face Bristol City tomorrow. With only one double achieved so far this season (against Crawley), we definitely need another before the season closes to give us a realistic chance of beating the drop. Our final game against Preston, gives us our final opportunity in the "double" stakes. It is possible that we will still require 51 points to be safe, as goal difference could count against us at the death. Four points from these two very difficult matches is a big ask, yet not impossible.

[VindePays2009]

Mick, we have been saying all season that GD will mean us needing an extra point, but the situation is improving somewhat.

Consider: if Tranmere were to be hammered 4-0 at Brisbane Road tomorrow, not beyond the bounds of possibility, and we tground it out and allowed Baldock just one shot on goal, i.e. 1-0, then we would go above our county compadres because of more goals scored (only one, admittedly). We've already surpassed Carlisle, in this case both on goals scored and a better GD.

It would be a miserable way to survive, but, hey! I'd take it. Didn't we get relegated in recent times purely on GD? (C'mon, you stattos!) Let's hope, then, that this time it could work in our favour.

All of which means that the team are to be congratulated on having staunched the goals-against torrent since the beginning of the year.

[alexmick]

Mick, we have been saying all season that GD will mean us needing an extra point, but the situation is improving somewhat.

Consider: if Tranmere were to be hammered 4-0 at Brisbane Road tomorrow, not beyond the bounds of possibility, and we tground it out and allowed Baldock just one shot on goal, i.e. 1-0, then we would go above our county compadres because of more goals scored (only one, admittedly). We've already surpassed Carlisle, in this case both on goals scored and a better GD.

It would be a miserable way to survive, but, hey! I'd take it. Didn't we get relegated in recent times purely on GD? (C'mon, you stattos!) Let's hope, then, that this time it could work in our favour.

All of which means that the team are to be congratulated on having staunched the goals-against torrent since the beginning of the year.

It is all "ifs" and "buts", so we cannot take anything for granted. We could lose heavily in just one of t

[Alexmaverick]

Mick, we have been saying all season that GD will mean us needing an extra point, but the situation is improving somewhat.

Consider: if Tranmere were to be hammered 4-0 at Brisbane Road tomorrow, not beyond the bounds of possibility, and we tground it out and allowed Baldock just one shot on goal, i.e. 1-0, then we would go above our county compadres because of more goals scored (only one, admittedly). We've already surpassed Carlisle, in this case both on goals scored and a better GD.

It would be a miserable way to survive, but, hey! I'd take it. Didn't we get relegated in recent times purely on GD? (C'mon, you stattos!) Let's hope, then, that this time it could work in our favour.

All of which means that the team are to be congratulated on having staunched the goals-against torrent since the beginning of the year.

It is all "ifs" and "buts", so we cannot take anything for gra

[alexmick]

Mick, we have been saying all season that GD will mean us needing an extra point, but the situation is improving somewhat.

Consider: if Tranmere were to be hammered 4-0 at Brisbane Road tomorrow, not beyond the bounds of possibility, and we tground it out and allowed Baldock just one shot on goal, i.e. 1-0, then we would go above our county compadres because of more goals scored (only one, admittedly). We've already surpassed Carlisle, in this case both on goals scored and a better GD.

It would be a miserable way to survive, but, hey! I'd take it. Didn't we get relegated in recent times purely on GD? (C'mon, you stattos!) Let's hope, then, that this time it could work in our favour.

All of which means that the team are to be congratulated on having staunched the goals-against torrent since the beginning of the year.

It is all "i

[alexmick]

Last chance to make absolutely sure of our continued existence in this division against Preston tomorrow, by completing just our second double of the season. Let us hope that the Alex can repeat the feat achieved last season, victories over the Lilywhites, home and away.

Whatever the outcome of tomorrow's encounter with Preston, and whether the Alex retain their L1 status or drop down a division, then the time will be at hand to really examine just why the club have struggled throughout this campaign. Questions will have to be asked and answers need to be forthcoming, because there is no way that supporters will want another season like this one in 2014-15.

After tomorrow, that will be the time to be frankly honest and for the club to strive to be successful, no matter what league they are playing in next season.