simple - good team, great young hard working lads and lots of potential but we are not good enough .......yet.
not good enough
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Pretty much sums it up for me. We’re just not good enough when it matters.
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Before Easter many of us were saying let's see where we are after the Easter games. Well, two defeats over Easter and tenth in the table at the moment suggests it's just about over for us. Only two home wins in 2018 has cost us dearly. Out of the pack chasing sixth spot, we are the team with the poorest form. Blummin' heck.
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It isn't over 'till the fat lady sings...
If we can win at least 5 out of the last 6 we'll have a chance.
If we can win at least 5 out of the last 6 we'll have a chance.
Been lacking a McGeady at home this season to unlock defences who sit deep/don't give much space. Need some star quality in the final third, someone who will create something from nothing in games like this.
Home form nowhere near good enough for a play-off chasing side.
As for today, thought beforehand the team needed a bit of freshening up and still think that after watching it. Johnson did well when he came on on Friday and probably would've offered more impetus than a wooden and sloppy Gallagher, playing for the second time in 3-4 days.
Bodin looked sharp off the bench and should probably start the next game, the attackers who started today were too tepid.
Home form nowhere near good enough for a play-off chasing side.
As for today, thought beforehand the team needed a bit of freshening up and still think that after watching it. Johnson did well when he came on on Friday and probably would've offered more impetus than a wooden and sloppy Gallagher, playing for the second time in 3-4 days.
Bodin looked sharp off the bench and should probably start the next game, the attackers who started today were too tepid.
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Been said many times before - we need a decent striker, it's cost us even when we had Hugill still around.
Maguire is a number 10, Moult is still finding his feet and Robinson flatters to deceive without any end product.
Keeping the squad together will be a challenge this summer - but if we can add a credible striker we have a great chance next season.
Can't believe AN went for DJ over Harrop today but between now and end of season we should give Moult, Bodin, Horgan and Harrop some game time to see what they can really do.
Let's not lose sight of how good we've been overall tho 🙂
Maguire is a number 10, Moult is still finding his feet and Robinson flatters to deceive without any end product.
Keeping the squad together will be a challenge this summer - but if we can add a credible striker we have a great chance next season.
Can't believe AN went for DJ over Harrop today but between now and end of season we should give Moult, Bodin, Horgan and Harrop some game time to see what they can really do.
Let's not lose sight of how good we've been overall tho 🙂
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I tend to just go to home games, most have been pretty poor TBH.
Losing our top scorer has been no help not just his goals but the options he gave.
Well that was a dreadful performance. Proves PNE can play just as bad on a Monday.
Neither of these two teams deserve to be in the play-offs as they're not good enough.
Slow build-up play, tepid attack; woeful.
Another fizzled out display that will take thousands off the next home gate, not that there were many there today.
Neither of these two teams deserve to be in the play-offs as they're not good enough.
Slow build-up play, tepid attack; woeful.
Another fizzled out display that will take thousands off the next home gate, not that there were many there today.
Would like to see more of Harrop at some point but Johnson got good assists of the bench at home to Bristol City and away at Sheffield Wednesday, so maybe that's why Neil brought him on instead because he can create when he comes on.
As I've already, not sure I would've started Gallagher today. He is creative but often is nowhere near as effective when playing consecutive games in a few days.
All in all it's our home form that's costing us.
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Just hope Trev gives it one more go next year, £15 to me = £15,000,000 to Trev give AN a decent chance at it Trev, if it still goes tits up nothing lost but you was fair with AN and you tried thank you Trev
Agree with the OP.
Can't fault our effort today, but only 3 attempts on target out of 19.
We need to keep our best players and add more quality.
But if we start selling our better players this summer and replacing them with lower league bargains, then it might be time for me to give up my season ticket and start picking and choosing games.
Can't fault our effort today, but only 3 attempts on target out of 19.
We need to keep our best players and add more quality.
But if we start selling our better players this summer and replacing them with lower league bargains, then it might be time for me to give up my season ticket and start picking and choosing games.
Hugill had 8 league goals.
Maguire has 9 league goals.
I get what you're trying to say but Maguire has surpassed that figure of 8. Pedantic I know... 😀
As bad as that performance was, did anyone thinkmwe actually deserved to lose? Derby set up
To frustrate and managed the game far better than us. We miss a pen and maxwell parries one in his own net was the mighty fine margins today. My concern is how bereft of ideas we are when a team comes with a plan of not to lose or concede. People tell me we are a striker away from being right up there, perhaps we are but for me we dont have enough quality in the final 3rd to unlock a defence. Harrop should have come on today imo as he has that guile we often lack.
To frustrate and managed the game far better than us. We miss a pen and maxwell parries one in his own net was the mighty fine margins today. My concern is how bereft of ideas we are when a team comes with a plan of not to lose or concede. People tell me we are a striker away from being right up there, perhaps we are but for me we dont have enough quality in the final 3rd to unlock a defence. Harrop should have come on today imo as he has that guile we often lack.
I admire your wishful thinking but if you seriously think Uncle Trev is going to give AN anything like that figure then I'll have half of what your on.
I honestly don't think AN will be at PNE next season.
One of the three relegated clubs from the Prem will come in for him and he'll be off like a shot.
Not being picky but, are you saying having Hugill for the rest of the season would have made no difference. ?
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Worryingly possible
Surely it's £15m lost. We just aren't going to spend big, hopefully this summer we might see a few million spent getting our first choice targets rather than 2nd, 3rd or 4th but realistically we'll probably be in this division a few years steadily improving and hopefully with a bit of luck we might go up eventually. It's frustrating as a fan wanting to see our team do as well as possible when we can all see what we're lacking but our club under TH is built on slow and safe progression and I'd say getting the the PL is more a 5 year plan than an impending possibility. I'd rather this than risking our club gambling on glory