Dr Who?

If only we could blinking defend. I have no problems and we have no problems with scoring, but the last time we did not score was back on September (in the league).That was a 0-1 home defeat by…Ipswich! This match will very much depend on how Ipswich approach the game, as they are very capable of scoring for fun, and especially against our defence. But if they do attack then it could be a who can out score who anything 4-4? I do think they will be cautious, but I think they would be wise to just go at us from the off. If they are cautious, we could nick it 1-2 or 2-3. I can see this being a draw 2-2, but I do think there will be goals goals goals. So get your money on a 0-0.

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I would say this is most clubs, unless they hit the ground running.

I am not convinced about our form. Yes we have a really good side, but we are making very hard work of things for the team we have. For this reason I do think it will be the playoffs for us. Please prove me wrong 🙏

I’ll get back in my tardis and go to the end of the season. 😊- or perhaps I will not! 😦

I do not think Leicester or Ipswich will win today. It really will be down to those 2 away games for me Ipswich and Leicester, then we will see if Leeds away means anything. Think Leeds will win the league and Leicester might hold on to 2nd, but will depend on the form of us and Ipswich. Hats off to Ipswich they do not look like dropping away, even though they did a while back. Playoffs will be fun, but could be heart ache. Still all up for grabs at this stage for sure, but we have made it slightly more hard work with the loses at home to Hull and Millwall.

What I do not understand is why we are not getting the Preston game in between Sunderland today and Middlesbrough on 29th. oh today 2-2

Same reason I hope Bolton go up, as that will be my 4th closest Northern game, after Boro Sunderland and Preston. Also hoping that Blackpool get into the playoffs and go up. Of course none of this will matter if we get our act together.

What happened to Dalek?

Preston have hit a bit of form, when we played them up in Preston they were in free fall. I think they will make it hard for us, but I think once we make the breakthrough we will win this and keep a clean sheet. 3-0

What a great game of football. Ok we should have smashed then but concidering we are having a wobble in form and seem to have lost the all together as a unit at the back, it is points were Leeds and Leicester slip up. On to the next bit of fun. I am soaked but worth it, you go through the mill but stick with the team, it very entertaining, that’s what it’s all about. Try and enjoy it lads and lasses.

Thursday?

Loved him as our manager. R.I.P

Very familiar

He used to. He even did a Boro which was our lowest point up to yesterday.

Seriously, show a bit of sportsmanship. They came, they did a job on us, and we were not good enough. It is not the school playground! 🙄

Very true and I am aware of this. Same as any league, it is more interesting when you are winning most weeks. But as a competition I think it is much better, even if the quality is not. I still think we have an excellent chance of going up, but I think we can get a second crack of the whip next season before we turn into one of a number of ex premier league teams that have lost their way. But on the flip side we have come back from league 1 on minus 10 points and that was great fun, but flip that again going the other way was not, but we were neglected as a club. We are in a much better place IMO.

By the time we play Leeds they will be champions. They are really looking unstoppable. Looks like Ipswich have had their ‘bad patch’ and Leicester a wobbling a little and will wobble more with Leeds picking up wins every week and the last 10 minutes yesterday. I honestly think Leeds are way ahead of everyone in the championship now, and even they had a wobble a while back. Now us, we’ll be are having a wobble for sure and again it is because we tried to fix something that was not broke before the end of the transfer window in January. We did not need the loan players and should have carried on with the squad we had, a squad where we were just about keeping everyone happy, which is a huge part of team spirit, all it takes is a slight change in dynamics or personal and that can rock the boat. Also this showed today as RM seemed to not know who to bring on and the best way to play, like in September. Also I think I would have preferred to lose to Watford in the FA Cup as the trip to Anfield may be something to do with the drop in form intensity, again no coincidence in this fixture (shop window at the big boys) and the drop in form). Don’t get me wrong it is nice to progress in a cup competition, and if we won it would be amazing, no matter how unlikely this seems at this moment in time. Also I will say this again, we did not need a striker in January, we have 2 strikers that are proven at this level, who’s movement off the ball is second to none at this level. Our problem for the majority of this season is being too laboured on the ball and not having a JWP or Tella to spot these runs and unlock the defence. Instead we go sideways or backwards to keep the ball. We just need to shift from this 70-80% possession to a bit lower, but be slightly more direct and purposeful with the ball, even if the majority of the time if might not come off, it is better than keeping the ball for longer, wasting time and still not having an end product. Play football yes, but more guts in the final 3rd, or more belief in theirselves and their ability. it is looking like the playoffs, but by the end of May we might be saying, ‘What a way to go up’, as it will be the one of the best to win the playoff final at Wembley. But we might need to hit a bit of form before we go into them. I have said this all along, the championship is far more interesting than the stale premier league, but there is always the big part as a football fan of wanting your team to play at the highest level over ‘more interesting’.

Personally I think we had a pretty settled squad and team that we did not need to bring in the loan players in January. We had enough problems keeping everyone happy as it was. I think we have muddied the water a little and it has been our downfall. On the flip side to this if there are injury’s on the run in we will be glad for the bigger squad. I just feel that sometimes you just do not need to do anything and carry on as you are.

I’m not looking forward to it because it is Anfield, come on most have us have been their a good few times, and more than most Liverpool fans I know, but for my son who is 12 and his cousin who is 10. We are likely to get battered, but they will love it and that is what football is all about. Not that you would think it in here as most do not seem to like Saints games at all.

Would love to see Eastleigh get into the league and in turn Kelvin to have success as a manager.

Looking at the next lot of fixtures we need Leeds to get turned over on Friday, but I think they will win. Then they seem to have quite a relatively easy run, like Ipswich (but they are looking a little patchy like us. I do think we will have a good run of results, but it is looking like Leicester and Leeds to go up. Leicester just because they are so far ahead and I think we will be too patchy with form, but Leeds might catch them, especially if they beat Leicester. Anyway, we will win this 4-0.

Oops!

90 plus minute games everyone. 🙄 Quarter of the way through.

Not started great. Must be a Tuesday night thing!