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Post by Moltisanti on Jul 31, 2023 13:12:03 GMT
Delusional. 11th is about right. I'd accept 7th, but fear less. đ´
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Post by noddy on Jul 31, 2023 14:12:16 GMT
A bit of realism leads me to think play offs is the best bet. On a positive note we've retained a lot of our best players from last season so that continuity should help, but it remains to be seen for how we cope without the goal haul of Willoughby. We all know that Calum has a good formula away from home but you have to think teams will wisen up a bit more, so I think it's really important that we can do better at home this season. Not expecting swashbuckling football at home as we know that's not really Calum's style, but we do need to be more dominant at home and figure out a tactical solution to teams that sit back against us. If we can replace Willoughby's goals and improve our home record then there's no reason why we couldn't win the title, but until I can feel convinced by either of those things then play offs seem more realistic. Absolutely sums up my thoughts on the forthcoming campaign.
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Post by nytram on Jul 31, 2023 15:52:17 GMT
Don't forget Calum's plan to get more points at home. Shorter pitch. Declan will be nearer goals to have a shot!! Not seen Kev and George yet there's two 'new' signings for later.
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Post by Harry Lime on Jul 31, 2023 15:54:45 GMT
Delusional. 11th is about right. I'd accept 7th, but fear less. Bearing in mind there was 3 points between teams in the 4th and 11th places going into the final round of matches. Could easily be similar this season and 4th to 11th may only be a 3 point spread. There's logically as much chance of finishing 8th as 1st. Assuming Scunthorpe don't implode.
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Post by bogsnorkel on Aug 3, 2023 21:22:42 GMT
8th. Hope I'm wrong
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Post by chesterken on Aug 3, 2023 21:40:57 GMT
I donât feel thereâs any reason to be negative before the season has started league wise, like last season if some players donât cut the mustard they will be loaned out and that will fund loan moves which has worked very well for us in the past
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Post by Lon on Aug 4, 2023 5:59:09 GMT
Either us or Scunthorpe for the title I reckon. Even though weâve lost Kurt, our weakest position last season was left back and weâve got Taylor there now so arguably we are a stronger side now than what we were last season. A lot depends on what happens with Scunthorpe folding Iâd say, their owner doesnât seem to come across very well to say the least
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Post by devadiva on Aug 4, 2023 8:37:53 GMT
Think weâve missed a trick not having Glenno on growth hormones and protein shakes so he can come back as a 6â 2â midfield brick shithouse/gifted playmaker!
Deffo playoffs but donât see us winning title - that would be too easy a way to promotion and we are Chester after allâŚ
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Post by Frank Owenâs Paintbrush on Aug 4, 2023 8:47:15 GMT
Either us or Scunthorpe for the title I reckon. Even though weâve lost Kurt, our weakest position last season was left back and weâve got Taylor there now so arguably we are a stronger side now than what we were last season. A lot depends on what happens with Scunthorpe folding Iâd say, their owner doesnât seem to come across very well to say the least Not sure Taylor was ever that great defensively, Coates is a better defender on the other side but both better going forward than defending which is why Iâd like us to settle with a 5-3-2 system. Two flying wing-backs, Heywood seems to have been playing centre back a little in pre-season I think so can go left of a back three where we also have Williams, Burke and Edwards. Midfield three youâve got Robbo and Earl as the holding players, and plenty of playmaker and attacking options with Weeks, Glendon, Whitehouse and Murray. Then up top it seems Caton will be the main man with Hall, Thomas, Goodson and Burton all in there too. Thomas is a great centre forward and Iâd like him to lead the line. Options there for the 4-3-3, diamond 4-4-2 and 5-3-2 but I think the latter protects our attacking full backs more.
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Post by Lobster on Aug 4, 2023 9:01:35 GMT
Delusional. 11th is about right. I'd accept 7th, but fear less. Bearing in mind there was 3 points between teams in the 4th and 11th places going into the final round of matches. Could easily be similar this season and 4th to 11th may only be a 3 point spread. There's logically as much chance of finishing 8th as 1st. Assuming Scunthorpe don't implode. Mathematically I suspect that's not true. There's a higher number of points needed to win the league. To have 1st to 8th within a few points of each other it would have to be a very low-scoring season. Final day playoff madness is quite common in all divisions (though last season in the NLN was extreme) but anything more than a two-way battle for the title on the final day is very rare.
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Post by Anders on Aug 4, 2023 9:50:26 GMT
Iâd be surprised if we finish in a lower position than we did last season. Do think we have plenty of players capable of scoring and they can be spread throughout the team. At home in particular sometimes we could be too rigid, possibly simply to accommodate Willoughby whereas hopefully this season we can be a bit more expansive. Two things to stop Scunthorpe, first the background mess and secondly how quickly can a new overhauled squad click and get going. They may end the season the best team but will they start it. They may drop enough points early to cost them top spot, we did this time last year.
Calum has already pointed out about the start in his interviews, if we finish above Scunthorpe it will be because we start better than them.
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Post by Harry Lime on Aug 4, 2023 12:51:55 GMT
Bearing in mind there was 3 points between teams in the 4th and 11th places going into the final round of matches. Could easily be similar this season and 4th to 11th may only be a 3 point spread. There's logically as much chance of finishing 8th as 1st. Assuming Scunthorpe don't implode. Mathematically I suspect that's not true. There's a higher number of points needed to win the league. To have 1st to 8th within a few points of each other it would have to be a very low-scoring season. Final day playoff madness is quite common in all divisions (though last season in the NLN was extreme) but anything more than a two-way battle for the title on the final day is very rare. Where did I say 1st to 8th would be within a few points? I said 4th to 11th would likely be. I meant logically there's as much chance of us finishing 8th as 1st. To win a league you tend to need a strong squad, some class strikers and have everything to fall into place. I'd be pleasantly surprised if we win it. I don't know enough about the other sides, or their in/outs, to have a strong view. Alfreton do seem to have assembled a strong side, and might do better than most people expect. Let's hope Scunthorpe start off badly. If they do, their crowd (and owner) will turn and that will make it more difficult to get results. They'll expect to win easily most weeks,and might get a nasty shock if they don't. They do have a fairly easy start though. Tamworth Peterborough Rushall Darlington and Curzon. Certainly easier than our start.
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Post by Anders on Aug 4, 2023 15:30:17 GMT
Here we go, big rumours about Scunthorpe swirling again online today.
Could be hit with a bigger stadium sanction than us because reluctant to pay for stewards apparentely.
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Post by southernblue on Aug 6, 2023 9:13:25 GMT
About 12th.
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