Dave_Og Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 I've read quite a few messages now and have concluded that if we've got fewer points at any stage it will make it harder overall. It's quite hard to disagree... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, JoeP said: The essentials for a good away day are ground, pubs and railway station within a stone's throw of each other. Yeovil ticks none of those boxes... And good ones would be Crewe, Macclesfield, Halifax, I suppose the London grounds with a tube station nearby. Newcastle and Carlisle. Edited September 16 by disjointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 57 minutes ago, JoeP said: It's got the pubs but yes, for an away fan on public transport I've always thought it would be one of the less attractive fixtures.. It's OK for pubs I think back in the day when we had the old grey mare then their was atleast an away fan pub it will have been better. If I look at getting to BP from Glossop and it's a train into the city centre a metro link out then quite a walk on the other side too it's possibly upto an hour and half compared to the likes of Stockport which I could do door to door in less than an hour or Bolton or Huddersfield which are probably easier to get to via train and will also have a few more pubs too. Hence I drive every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 11 minutes ago, Littlemoor Lad said: Good job you won't be making it then Sounds pretty sinister... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 13 minutes ago, disjointed said: And good ones would be Crewe, Macclesfield, Halifax, I suppose the London grounds with a tube station nearby. Newcastle and Carlisle. Peterborough, Bradford, Swindon, Nottingham (general) and Stockport are top scorers too. Southend in this division is alright. 13 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said: It's OK for pubs I think back in the day when we had the old grey mare then their was atleast an away fan pub it will have been better. If I look at getting to BP from Glossop and it's a train into the city centre a metro link out then quite a walk on the other side too it's possibly upto an hour and half compared to the likes of Stockport which I could do door to door in less than an hour or Bolton or Huddersfield which are probably easier to get to via train and will also have a few more pubs too. Hence I drive every week. 2 hours door to door on public transport for me or a 50 minute drive. Tend to get the bus from Manchester, but man that seems to take an eternity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 47 minutes ago, JoeP said: Peterborough, Bradford, Swindon, Nottingham (general) and Stockport are top scorers too. Southend in this division is alright. 2 hours door to door on public transport for me or a 50 minute drive. Tend to get the bus from Manchester, but man that seems to take an eternity... Forgot about Nottingham,, Sheffield United too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League one forever Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 We all obviously want promotion. But what is acceptable this season? If he finishes 7th and we don’t go up, are people happy to let him see the final year of his contract to have another go. Or is it not a big enough improvement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League one forever Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Personally- I think 7th is the minimum. He does that, he gets another year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 1 hour ago, JoeP said: Sounds pretty sinister... Why? You wouldn't be making the journey because we're at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 33 minutes ago, League one forever said: We all obviously want promotion. But what is acceptable this season? If he finishes 7th and we don’t go up, are people happy to let him see the final year of his contract to have another go. Or is it not a big enough improvement? Every season until we win promotion has to be full gas title challenge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 4 hours ago, Lee Sinnott said: Thought it was a 2-1 defeat near the end of the season. Reading keeper (might have been Hislop) went walkabout and Halle passed into an open goal from 40 yards. Cup game was earlier in that season... Ritchie missed a pen and we were all but relegated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 21 minutes ago, League one forever said: Personally- I think 7th is the minimum. He does that, he gets another year. That's very fair and immediately gets you off the Mellon out list some have got rolling around in their heads If we're challenging and have something to play for at the end of this campaign, then, I'd see that as progress and a chance to go one better the season after should we fail this time out. Mellon gets to see out his contract on that basis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 8 minutes ago, Monty Burns said: Ritchie missed a pen and we were all but relegated? Nah, that was the 96/97 season. Halle goal was 94/95... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League one forever Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 20 minutes ago, deyres42 said: Every season until we win promotion has to be full gas title challenge. I can’t discuss it with you, because he could finish second and lose to a last minute goal at Wembley and you’d still say sack him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 9 minutes ago, League one forever said: I can’t discuss it with you, because he could finish second and lose to a last minute goal at Wembley and you’d still say sack him. I still can't believe what happened to Notts county after being runners up to Wrexscum, That would of been the greatest travesty in football if they hadn't got promoted finishing with that amount of points. It needs sorting for two automatic places, even if it means scrapping the NL play offs in order to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League one forever Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 13 minutes ago, Littlemoor Lad said: I still can't believe what happened to Notts county after being runners up to Wrexscum, That would of been the greatest travesty in football if they hadn't got promoted finishing with that amount of points. It needs sorting for two automatic places, even if it means scrapping the NL play offs in order to do it. Yep agreed. Although weirdly I don’t mind the protection it offers league clubs coming down. IE to lose your EFL status you have to be horrifically bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 59 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott said: Nah, that was the 96/97 season. Halle goal was 94/95... so is the answer wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 7th my arse we should be winning the league!! even if we don't l would keep him. l reck we will finish loadsa points higher than 7th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 To answer a load of posts without quoting them individually. Like last season I think we will be better off during the middle third, due to our squad and also the 7 subs rule. I'm not sure if anyone commented last week but Southend only named 6 subs when we played them. That number is likely to go down unless their ownership is sorted AND they are active in the transfer market. For all his faults Fondop probably makes the team for most teams in this division. He's our third choice, which means he's our second sub. Our squad is very strong, even if the team might not be relatively. We've got double the points we had after 9 games last season. We won't be playing catch-up to the same extent. Despite that we were comfortably in the playoffs in late Feb. I live relatively centrally in the nearest major city to both Yeovil and FGR. Both are over 3 hours away by public transport. That's how much of a pain it is to get to either place and also why I drive to both (under an hour). Like a lot of those Somerset / Wiltshire / Gloucestershire towns Warminster is very local and doesn't have much night life. Be better off staying in Taunton. The night life in some of the costal towns might be good though, except getting to Yeovil could be an issue. As this board's resident BBC quizzing expert passing is the best option when you aren't sure because the quiz master doesn't then have to give the right answer before the next question. It's quicker so you might get at least another question if not more. Taking a comfortable 30 seconds to do the mental arithmetic and despite doing the sums correctly saying the wrong answer doesn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 57 minutes ago, Monty Burns said: so is the answer wrong? Nope, answer is right. Gunnar scored in 94/95 season, we didn't score against them at Elm Park in 95/96 or 96/97 when, as you mentioned, the fella from MUTV missed a pen to effectively relegate us... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 I feel much better now that I know I was chucked out of the modern Oasis WhatsApp group for wondering if the current president was Barry Owen in disguise . Point of order though as my mate who started OASIS back in 1986 was appointed as Life President when he handed over to me in 1989 and he's still alive...! Always up for a pint Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 15 hours ago, Littlemoor Lad said: Why? You wouldn't be making the journey because we're at home Ah, gotcha. Sounded like you were planning to take me out. Thought you might be one of those Yeovil Tourist Board extremists... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 (edited) 14 hours ago, Lee Sinnott said: Nope, answer is right. Gunnar scored in 94/95 season, we didn't score against them at Elm Park in 95/96 or 96/97 when, as you mentioned, the fella from MUTV missed a pen to effectively relegate us... Went in 95/96 too. Gerry Creaney was up front. The only other memorable thing about that day was a load of wrong 'uns getting on the train at Slough and eyeing up my Reebok Classics. To this day, I still think about what I would have done stuck in the middle of Berkshire without any shoes on... "Good times..." Edited September 17 by JoeP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 18 minutes ago, JoeP said: Went in 95/96 too. Gerry Creaney was up front. The only memorable thing about that day was a load of wrong 'uns getting on the train at Slough and eyeing up my Reebok Classics. To this day, I still think about what I would have done stuck in the middle of Berkshire without any shoes on... "Good times..." Which year was 'the tale of Roger's chips'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 54 minutes ago, JoeP said: Ah, gotcha. Sounded like you were planning to take me out. Thought you might be one of those Yeovil Tourist Board extremists... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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