BOROCHAT
Newest article: Re: Darren Sarll by TedsterYesterday 20:57Yesterday at 20:57:03view thread
Oldest article: This squad finished 18th in league one, by Copeysaurus14/5 22:28Tue May 14 22:28:56 2024view thread
Next thread: WATN by Sev16/7 13:32Tue Jul 16 13:32:06 2024view thread
Lower Half
Views: 1782
Seeing the thread about Cambridge, i'm thinking about who might finish below us in the coming season.
Thoughts at present are:
Bristol R
Burton
Cambridge
Crawley
Exeter
Northampton
Shrewsbury
Wycombe
What do folks think?
reply to this article | return to the front page
2 people
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1224
More pleasure in the lower half.
reply to this article | return to the front page
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1514
I think at least two thirds of the league will. Given the fact that ALL the important members of our squad are still in place, I don't understand some of the negativity on here. The new signings look good on paper ( I know they always do...until we see them on grass). Kemp should bring goals and Freestone was Cheltenham's best player by some distance (my son lives in Chelt and their fans were gutted to see him go). If Alex Revell is ever to make an impact as a manager, he surely has the squad to do it.
I suppose optimism v pessimism depends on whether you saw us last season as a top six side that rather lost the plot in the final third of the season, or a mid-table side that over-achieved in the first two thirds. I'm inclined to go with the former. My belief is that after having a massively positive influence on the club, in the end Steve Evans was the main reason we fell away so badly. There were mitigating factors (Forster-Caskey's injury and Jordan Roberts baffling loss of form) but the Oliver experiment was a disaster (how many goals did we score while he was on the pitch?). Buggering around with the goalkeepers had a negative effect on the defence; leaving Pressley on the naughty step post Derby was wrong, too. Freeman, our best player midfield player mid-season, barely got a start.
reply to this article | return to the front page
5 people
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1317
I'm actually a bit more positive, looking at the players we've brought in.
We have to start well though and our home form will be absolutely key in attaining a respectable position.
Just hope Alex has learnt the lessons needed from last time.
Edited by RockyBottom at 22:42:50 on 12th July 2024
reply to this article | return to the front page
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1244
Agreed. In Alex's defence, he has much better players this time round though!
reply to this article | return to the front page
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1445
My pessimism stems from the belief that we were on a high with momentum as most promoted sides get and then we got found out and our second half of season form was pretty bad.
Add to that a lot of other clubs who underperformed will have strengthen and the teams coming up and coming down could be pretty good.
Add to that I'm sure Evans got the absolute most out of our players and I'm not sure if Revell will be able to match that.
All in all I am preparing myself for relegation but obviously hoping not, but reckon we could be at the bottom of the two thirds, so about 16th/17th.
reply to this article | return to the front page
4 people
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1239
Last season felt a bit like Smith's season - started off like a train but form went off a cliff, although not nearly as badly as 2012-13. I hope this season won't be a repeat of 2013-14
reply to this article | return to the front page
1 person
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1308
I'm expecting us to try to play 'nice football' and get our arse handed to us two weeks out of three. Happy to be proven wrong.
reply to this article | return to the front page
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1222
We won't try and play any different from last season. Rarely will we reach 50% possession even at home.
Our game plan will be get it into forward areas very quickly, press hard and high, force errors, get balls into to the box.
And run, a lot.
reply to this article | return to the front page
1 person
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1226
Agreed. That's who we are; that's how we play, with a high energetic press. At least we did pre-Oliver (sorry to labour the point).
reply to this article | return to the front page
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1414
Not managing to put put a big post in paragraphs..I am shit at typing too.
reply to this article | return to the front page
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1448
Crawley were decent last year. Think they may suprise a few.
reply to this article | return to the front page
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1443
They've sold about half of their squad.
reply to this article | return to the front page
1 person
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1404
Their best players too. Scott Lindsay must be pretty pee’d off.
reply to this article | return to the front page
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1581
Burton will be up there. Made some excellent signings.
21. Northampton
22. Shrewsbury
23. Cambridge
24. Crawley
Is my bottom 4 prediction, although Northampton do have a good manager so wouldnt be shocked if they turn out ok.
reply to this article | return to the front page
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1598
Teams that will finish below us:
Cambridge
reply to this article | return to the front page
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1436
Would love to add Wrexham to that but doubt it
reply to this article | return to the front page
1 person
Re: Lower Half
Views: 1588
Wycombe and Burton have had some big investment - not sure you’ve factored that in?
reply to this article | return to the front page
Previous thread: The one that matters by Chuds11/7 23:48Thu Jul 11 23:48:49 2024view thread