Next Up: Wycombe Home: Sat 20th April
Apr 14, 2024 0:44:20 GMT
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Post by pigletphoenix on Apr 14, 2024 0:44:20 GMT
And so the torture continues. Ten weeks after Simpson should’ve picked up his P45 here we are, lurching from one disappointment and humiliation to the next, the summer transfer window looming over our recruitment strategy like a massive unlit bonfire of US dollar bills.
Ah well, nevermind. At least the Piataks will have something to toast their hotdogs and smores upon.
Do the players still care? You could’ve fooled me judging from today’s “efforts”. Simpson was happy with the performance, which sums us up nicely. We’ve created a losing culture where failure is praised and there are no consequences for poor performance.
And so we come to our final home game of the season. Lap of honour from our heroes the players perhaps? Maybe the Piataks will take a bow and celebrate their achievements in the centre-circle again? Whatever, we should surely expect an attacking display of entertaining football in preparation for next season and an exciting moral boosting victory, shouldn’t we?
From the Wycombe side of the fence, despite being in the bottom half of the table they’re a staggering 25 points and +37 goal difference better off than we are. Their average home attendance is roughly 3,000 below ours. Once again, this is clearly unfair, how can we possibly compete with these giants of the English game?
Wycombe’s season is over and they’re playing for pride, but strangely enough they’re actually making a respectable fist of it. They play a robust 4-2-3-1 (with the one upfront either Vokes or Kone) and have drawn 0-0 with Derby and beaten Shrewsbury 2-0 (away) in their last two games. Matt Bloomfield looks like he’s doing a respectable job as manager for them.
Top scorer is their current left back Luke Leahy with nine goals (six assists), although he notched most of those goals playing as a centre-half, although that said he scored against ten man Shrewsbury this afternoon while playing as a left back. Away from home they have a similar record to Blackpool. Six wins, six draws, eight defeats, scored 23 conceded 24, so they’re no mugs on their travels. Given they played with five midfielders today and clearly have width and experience up-top, it might be a long afternoon for us chasing the ball, again.
Historically there was a strange kind of symmetry to our encounters. We were Wycombe’s first game in the football league, awkward defender Chris Curran scoring for both sides in a draw. They were also our first game back in the football league after we were relegated, a game which was also a draw.
Other memories would include parking difficulties down there, the length of time it takes to escape their ground. The dodgy pub at the top of the hill with rough lap dancers like something out of Phoenix Nights and Michael Knighton convincing himself he could be a football manager after an inspired 4-1 away win.
Feel good highlights come from 1995, obviously.
Ah well, nevermind. At least the Piataks will have something to toast their hotdogs and smores upon.
Do the players still care? You could’ve fooled me judging from today’s “efforts”. Simpson was happy with the performance, which sums us up nicely. We’ve created a losing culture where failure is praised and there are no consequences for poor performance.
And so we come to our final home game of the season. Lap of honour from our heroes the players perhaps? Maybe the Piataks will take a bow and celebrate their achievements in the centre-circle again? Whatever, we should surely expect an attacking display of entertaining football in preparation for next season and an exciting moral boosting victory, shouldn’t we?
From the Wycombe side of the fence, despite being in the bottom half of the table they’re a staggering 25 points and +37 goal difference better off than we are. Their average home attendance is roughly 3,000 below ours. Once again, this is clearly unfair, how can we possibly compete with these giants of the English game?
Wycombe’s season is over and they’re playing for pride, but strangely enough they’re actually making a respectable fist of it. They play a robust 4-2-3-1 (with the one upfront either Vokes or Kone) and have drawn 0-0 with Derby and beaten Shrewsbury 2-0 (away) in their last two games. Matt Bloomfield looks like he’s doing a respectable job as manager for them.
Top scorer is their current left back Luke Leahy with nine goals (six assists), although he notched most of those goals playing as a centre-half, although that said he scored against ten man Shrewsbury this afternoon while playing as a left back. Away from home they have a similar record to Blackpool. Six wins, six draws, eight defeats, scored 23 conceded 24, so they’re no mugs on their travels. Given they played with five midfielders today and clearly have width and experience up-top, it might be a long afternoon for us chasing the ball, again.
Historically there was a strange kind of symmetry to our encounters. We were Wycombe’s first game in the football league, awkward defender Chris Curran scoring for both sides in a draw. They were also our first game back in the football league after we were relegated, a game which was also a draw.
Other memories would include parking difficulties down there, the length of time it takes to escape their ground. The dodgy pub at the top of the hill with rough lap dancers like something out of Phoenix Nights and Michael Knighton convincing himself he could be a football manager after an inspired 4-1 away win.
Feel good highlights come from 1995, obviously.