wheels are off ?
 

are the nerves setting in ?

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It's just the curse of having such a young squad. If we finish in the top half I'll be more than happy.

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The wheels are far from off, it is a refreshing change to be in this position at this polnt in the season and not being in a relegation battle, we still have games in hand on those above us. All this talk of play offs etc is doing me head in I don,t think we are ready for league one yet but I am sure that it will happen in the not to distant future.

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No, everyone has a blip this is ours. Better having it now than end of April/ beginning of May. Don't lose confidence...

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That'strue but surely play-off experience will only aid us, more hunger etc.

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Totally agree and I would be the first in the queue for a ticket for wembley.

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This team is good enough to at least make the play-offs

It is down to Coley & Co. to instill that belief , make the right calls and for the players to give it there all when they cross the white line to ensure the Season does not fizzle out.

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We have played 3 of the bottomish Teams recently (Macc, Imps, Gulls) and the best we could muster was 0-0 at Macc.

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We obviously need better opposition to bring out the best in us .. so look out County, Dale and Rotherham :)

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Do you reckon Chelsea fans will be saying that after they got beat today.... doubt it ;)

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I think if I was either of the Top Two in the PL I would be seriously worried

I will make a prediction now that I think Arsenal will win the Premier League:eek:

For ourselves we need to take stock of where we are, personnel available and not be afraid to change things round.

If we are looking at bringing players in no disrespect to anyone at the Club but we have to be looking to improve on what we already have and use it or it is a waste of time.

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Think nerves have sod all to do wi it, fer me its a young side having a blip, home record must stand up wi any in division.

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'Wheels off' - no way. This is best season so far. The footy is best we've seen in league 2 so far. Best squad for 3 years . What's to cry about . I'm very happy with this season given the 'off field situation in Sept/Oct'. To be honest, play offs would be an absolute bonus this year. Well done managers, team , club

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Looking at the fixtures & league table, the only one's really catchable now in the play-off spots are the Salop who have played four more games and are nine points ahead of us.

March no doubt is the defining month for the Red's and any play-off aspirations with five home games out of seven.

I would even goes as far as saying that the next two against Notts County & Macclesfield have to be nothing short of six points to suffice keeping everything on track.

Don't get me wrong a Top Half finish would be remarkable with everything that has gone on since the season kicked off and would continue Coley's fantastic record of year on year improvements.

But as long as the play-offs remain in sight, the Club have a better chance of capatilising with increased gates and more publicity which in turn should bring in Off field rewards.

My ultimate fear is if the play-offs were not achieved that we may see an exodus of some of the squad which may bring in cash to take the Club forward short term but may set us back more in the long term as we look to fill the gaps.

One thing is for sure there is never a dull moment on the Stanley Rollercoaster:eek:

On Stanley On

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Agree 100% March will be the defining month in our season, if can maintain home form, then IMHO this will be the most remarkable season in the clubs history, so go do it reds.

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Found myself shouting expletives at the telly about 4-50 last night

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And you were not alone :(

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I think the play off challenge is over in all honesty.
The number of games we have played, the managers unwillingness to rotate, and the fixture congestion we will soon be hitting - has resulted in the team lacking that sharpness needed to win games and see games off.
You can see it in evertons play right now on espn - they look knackered and have had good chances but with the ammount of games they have played with a small squad, they lack the killer instinct to get the goals.

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Can't agree with you Dav, sorry, are the players who can come on fit enough or are they just bums on seats? To be fair, we should have played 10 men from midway through the second half, the guy who fouled our lad should have walked, but once again a referee bottled it, big time. To be fair to Torquay, the team made them look good, in fact any neutral would have thought Stanley were the team at the bottom of the league not Torquay.

As others have said though, lets keep faith in Coley and Jimmy, they know what the problems are, and I am sure they know how to fix it. Lets hope that the embargo is lifted early this week and we can get reinforcements in.

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I really hope you are right, but on the question of Coley not rotating "the best squad I've ever had" to good effect recently I have a niggling suspicion that any reinforcements would be under-used too.

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What is the point of more players, when we have a good enough un-used squad at the moment???

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Yes we have unused players sitting on the bench, but Coley must think we require another defender to rotate the back four and give them a rest. Enough folks thought Darren Kempson had a poor game and should be given a rest at Torquay, who do we bring on in his place, John Mullin? Last Saturday, we were operating with 11 men on the pitch, 2 away in Ireland, 2 on the treatment table which left only 5 subs when we are allowed 7. And one of them was a goalkeeper, not a defender, midfielder or attacker. That is why we need another player or two. And TBH if Chris Turner keeps getting flattened the way he was at Torquay, we will have another casualty. The tackle was akin to the Shawcross/Ramsey tackle except that Turner was lucky to walk away and I believe the tackle was premeditated whereas the one at Stoke did not appear to be.

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[quote=Pendle Red;792648]I will make a prediction now that I think Arsenal will win the Premier League:eek:quote]

Sorry Google Page Ranking, but I have looked at the Unibond Premier League table and cant find any trace of such a team. My moneys on Bradford Park Avenue at the moment, although Guisley are in with a shout if they win all their games in hand! :)

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But, you must also look at other games in recent weeks OO, when we have had Flynn and Kee. Flynn does not get a look in really, only plays when others are suspended and as for Billy Kee, well I cannot believe that he is still with us to be honest!! :rolleyes: :)

Upshot is we will have to agree to disagree matey and I also believe that 5 subs is plenty for a Football Genius, who don't use em!!! ;) :D :)

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I think one of the main problems with the team is they seem to be too interested in the league table and what other teams are doing. I have seen quotes from Symsey and Coley both to that effect.

They should be 100% concentrating on what they're doing and take each game as it comes, 1 at a time.