That second half display will be the turning point of the season. The team can build on that final 45mins. Pleased for AN, for Moult, DJ and Gally. Big confidence booster. A team with no belief would not have got back into that game. The truth is we could have scored 5/6 in that second half. Concentrate on the positives from tonight, the Wigan game will see our second win of the season with Nmecha scoring at Deepdale. Well done PNE. Onwards and upwards.
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Oh dear playing against a poor 10 man Villa team under all sorts of pressure, get real!
Plenty of positives to take from that and build on.
Make sure you get back to me at the end of the month......we wont be bottom. Promise.
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Please get back to me at the end of the season telling me that with the existing regime we won’t have been relegated and please feel free to gloat and tell me I told you so!
We haven't turned anything yet.
Only thing that will get turned over is AN by Cook on Saturday.
Sorry for coming across negative but I can't see a way out of this deep hole as long as AN is in charge!
Only thing that will get turned over is AN by Cook on Saturday.
Sorry for coming across negative but I can't see a way out of this deep hole as long as AN is in charge!
It might be better to wait until after Saturday's game, before saying we have turned the corner.
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Clutching at straws, but I sincerely hope you are right, but it’s always the hope that kills you?
Villa are struggling a little by their standards but to come back from 2-0 at their place takes some doing, as does coming from 2-0 down to equalise at Sheffield United. Neil will get it right imho, just need to sort out the shambolic phases in games at the back.
For me, turning a corner will A) not be conceding 3 in a game, B) conceding so soon after scoring and C) putting in a full 90 minute performance. We can sit he and say ‘let’s look at the 45 that we were good’ because the other 45 was shit and we we’re 2 down. I’m sure I’m not the only one that will be happy with us just scraping to stay up this season. We’ve had to put up with shite for years, we get to a great position last season and it all appears like it’s unravelling. If this isn’t sorted out, it will be a while before we even think about the top 10 - let alone top 6. I say that because this season is crucial in the sense of keeping our best players.
Great to get a draw, but still so much to do before I’m convinced.
Great to get a draw, but still so much to do before I’m convinced.
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Totally agree,we are fragile at the back but in that 2nd half we saw the old very gutsy PNE.
Nmecha was good and Moult scored a class header. DJ is looking back to his early form again.
Saturday is massive, come away with 3 points and I`ll start believing were back on track.
POOR ? add up the cost of their 3 scorers against ours and then say its a 'poor' team....
the 'spirit' shown in the celebrations alone shows the team are committed....
but for all Gally & DJ's efforts to score 2, they arent going to help a shaky defence when the pressure is on... hence the injury time goal and penalty.
But, Clarke aside, I dont think he could have picked a better starting X1 tonight - and any manager whose 3 subs all score must be good at something.
I'm with Saint !!!
Good positivity Saint.
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Hope so.
But in them 2 games we managed only 1 point, and that was only after Villa missing a penalty.
A good fight back tonight, but I will only believe we may have turned a corner if we win on Saturday.
I agree the points return is unacceptable. Any suggestion the players aren't playing for him though after the last 3-4 games is bullshit imho.