Just to clarify. Does this mean you'll only be able to attend/watch 2 games, or does it mean you think we'll play really pants for the rest of the season?
I don't know how you can look at that list...mostly teams we've already played and confidently predict we will only win two. This successful season lark is not as much fun on the Gasroom as I had hoped.
I always turn up optimistic, and in the past, I would be a lot more positive about the upcoming games. We've been so flat, even In victory's against Burton and the gas I found myself almost bored. The whole place feels a bit flat. Low crowds, slow paced football, and the death of the Gasroom.
I can't see us beating most of them teams going off our form and displays since late December.
Personally don’t see any reason why we can’t win all of our remaining games. Solid at the back and Kone back fit, plus Stevenage, Shrewsbury, Rotherham, Lincoln and maybe Orient all pretty much dead rubbers for them.
If people aren't enjoying this season, having sat top2 for 5months, then i'd heartily recommend giving us a year's leave upon going up, or they'll really struggle when we're back battling to come 4th or 5th bottom.
Worth bearing in mind that lots of people don't see us play away and/or Tuesday night games. And if they do it's often on TV, which isn't quite as exciting.
I honestly can't remember the last time we won at home on a Saturday, which is absurd for a team 2nd in the league.
I think the last Saturday home league win was last year?
yup. On the face of it, it looks like a coincidentally bad time to be a Division 3 manager in Yorkshire, but I read speculation elsewhere to the effect that Barnsley may be happy to have a vacancy when Duff has just become available for a return. So maybe not such a coincidence.
I understand the rationale behind the blackout, but i don't think the sort of person who wants to watch Man City play on TV is going to be tempted by the delights of Beaconsfield Town or Swindon Supermarine. Or vice versa.
While I see the point you're making I'm inclined to disagree. We already see fans deciding to watch midweek games and non-3pm on TV rather than attend in person because it's more convenient for them.
Do you not see the argument that allowing fans to watch Man City or Aston Villa at 3pm on a Saturday will affect attendances at lower league games? I do.
There's the belief that the absolute superfan types will still want to go in the flesh whatever else is on.
But we've started this season seeing some quite dyed in the wool fans on this very forum say a certain tv move means it's easier for them to watch their own team on tv then bother coming.
It's absolutely not a stretch that many floating sometimes go sometimes don't types, will be easily swayed not to bother if there's premier giants or Man City on tv.
There are probably very few complete die hards who go to every game home and away FA cup or B &B and go into debt to do so, at least as a percentage of the fan base. They won't have started off as die hards but as people a bit curious or introduced in some way or another. If that is missed they might never get there.
The problem is that when this rule goes, and it will (Wills is one of many outside the lower league lobbying), you are going to find all sorts on at that time, Barcelona v Madrid, United v Arsenal, Messi and Ronaldo, all the cups and a variety of others on.
Tbh it'll be completely over exposed as we are sold 15 "big matches" a weekend, so maybe they'll kill the golden goose themselves.
Like everything, what seems a massive ball ache for a lot of us must seem like a boon for those WWFC fans who are disabled, incapacitated or living abroad.
Personally I would always choose the live football experience at whatever level over watching it/streaming...which I do think has already saturated the market...but then I find nowadays I am not that interested in football at a 'higher level' (even given the recent Premier League run of my hometown team) enough to bother watching anything but highlights.
I could be wrong about market forces though...as I always say: 'Surely, they can't make it another coffee shop work here...?'
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Wonderfully bleak, even by gasroom standards.
At times some of the posts on the Gasroom remind me of a witty line from a Franz Ferdinand song called 'Lois Lane':
"At the over thirties singles night
The over thirties singles night
It's bleak, it's bleak, it's bleak
It's bleak, it's bleak...
See you next week"
The ‘Threads’ of this thread.
Just to clarify. Does this mean you'll only be able to attend/watch 2 games, or does it mean you think we'll play really pants for the rest of the season?
Missing out are: Kyle Clinton, Julian Del Rio, Ethan Jolley, Ethan Llambias, Jayce Olivero, Angelo Parody, Kevagn Ronco, Michael Ruiz.
Mostly uncapped domestic players, all the overseas based players stayed in. Surprised to see Olivero and Jolley dropped though.
Players to watch:
Tayler Carrington (Vazquez Cultural) - central defender, 18
Kai Mauro (Cádiz C) - central defender/fullback, 17
James Scanlon (Manchester United) - attacking midfielder/winger, 18
Liam Jessop (Worksop Town on loan from Chesterfield) - wingback/winger, 19
Hopefully the later..
with so many games left if we can only win 2 have we gone from top 2 to bottom of table?
I don't know how you can look at that list...mostly teams we've already played and confidently predict we will only win two. This successful season lark is not as much fun on the Gasroom as I had hoped.
Some people are so negative and it makes me wonder why they ever support a football team.
I always turn up optimistic, and in the past, I would be a lot more positive about the upcoming games. We've been so flat, even In victory's against Burton and the gas I found myself almost bored. The whole place feels a bit flat. Low crowds, slow paced football, and the death of the Gasroom.
I can't see us beating most of them teams going off our form and displays since late December.
I sincerely hope I'm wrong, of course.
Personally don’t see any reason why we can’t win all of our remaining games. Solid at the back and Kone back fit, plus Stevenage, Shrewsbury, Rotherham, Lincoln and maybe Orient all pretty much dead rubbers for them.
If people aren't enjoying this season, having sat top2 for 5months, then i'd heartily recommend giving us a year's leave upon going up, or they'll really struggle when we're back battling to come 4th or 5th bottom.
I remember it well @Malone
The people who confidently claimed we had no chance outraged that we seemed to have no chance
Worth bearing in mind that lots of people don't see us play away and/or Tuesday night games. And if they do it's often on TV, which isn't quite as exciting.
I honestly can't remember the last time we won at home on a Saturday, which is absurd for a team 2nd in the league.
I think the last Saturday home league win was last year?
Textbook smash and grab in progress at Portsmouth v Plymouth
Nice work by Hull beating the PNLs too.
PNL only 4 points off the drop now and on a horrendous run of form, while those around them start to pick up.
Nine games left with 6 of them against teams in the top 11
I missed this one - Darrell Clarke was sacked by Barnsley on Wednesday.
yup. On the face of it, it looks like a coincidentally bad time to be a Division 3 manager in Yorkshire, but I read speculation elsewhere to the effect that Barnsley may be happy to have a vacancy when Duff has just become available for a return. So maybe not such a coincidence.
Just the president of the FA encouraging removal of protections for lower league teams because it's annoying to millionaires , nothing to see here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3378054g1no
Hasn't he got a castle in Vipienne he could watch from?
I understand the rationale behind the blackout, but i don't think the sort of person who wants to watch Man City play on TV is going to be tempted by the delights of Beaconsfield Town or Swindon Supermarine. Or vice versa.
Unbelievable. A guy who strolls into games a few times a season trying to play the big football fan card.
As if he's often at home thinking "drat I'd be watching Villa right now if only those annoying lower league clubs didn't make such a fuss"
While I see the point you're making I'm inclined to disagree. We already see fans deciding to watch midweek games and non-3pm on TV rather than attend in person because it's more convenient for them.
Do you not see the argument that allowing fans to watch Man City or Aston Villa at 3pm on a Saturday will affect attendances at lower league games? I do.
There's the belief that the absolute superfan types will still want to go in the flesh whatever else is on.
But we've started this season seeing some quite dyed in the wool fans on this very forum say a certain tv move means it's easier for them to watch their own team on tv then bother coming.
It's absolutely not a stretch that many floating sometimes go sometimes don't types, will be easily swayed not to bother if there's premier giants or Man City on tv.
I suppose Newcastle United and Dunston might be another example.
Fisher and Charlton...
I absolutely see the argument, i'm just not sure i agree with it.
There are probably very few complete die hards who go to every game home and away FA cup or B &B and go into debt to do so, at least as a percentage of the fan base. They won't have started off as die hards but as people a bit curious or introduced in some way or another. If that is missed they might never get there.
The problem is that when this rule goes, and it will (Wills is one of many outside the lower league lobbying), you are going to find all sorts on at that time, Barcelona v Madrid, United v Arsenal, Messi and Ronaldo, all the cups and a variety of others on.
Tbh it'll be completely over exposed as we are sold 15 "big matches" a weekend, so maybe they'll kill the golden goose themselves.
Like everything, what seems a massive ball ache for a lot of us must seem like a boon for those WWFC fans who are disabled, incapacitated or living abroad.
Personally I would always choose the live football experience at whatever level over watching it/streaming...which I do think has already saturated the market...but then I find nowadays I am not that interested in football at a 'higher level' (even given the recent Premier League run of my hometown team) enough to bother watching anything but highlights.
I could be wrong about market forces though...as I always say: 'Surely, they can't make it another coffee shop work here...?'
But they can.