League Two FGR (1) v Rovers (0)

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We need this we need to beat them it would be brilliant if we did to make up for all the beatings they have given us at times. would be cool to help them go down. Being vegan lovers so i want Rover's to win and think 3-0 with the goals spread around and the swa going mad

 

[Sparky]

This will be my fourth away game of the season and after trips to Crewe. Stockport and Walsall I’m hoping for a different outcome at the new lawn.

Unless there are injuries I’d expect an unchanged line up with Norris on the bench. FGR under Steve Coterill had a good away win at barrow recently but last Saturday lost 2-0 at Crawley. They still have a chance of staying up as 6/7 points from Grimsby and Colchester is a catchable deficit.

As for us after the defeats to Donny and Morcambe and then beating Stockport 4-0, who knows what performance we’ll put out. Not having a midweek game will hopefully mean the starting 11 are fresh and ready to go.

Prediction: who knows!

 

[bigmart]

Hopefully we can win and push them closer to the drop, I'm going for an away win 2 1.

 

[Boz]

Sparky with that away record sounds like you’re turning into me

I don’t actually mind FGR that much, despite recent history and the fans I’ve met seemed ok. Would rather see Salford go down but sadly that not happening. Think they’ll have a battle to stay up but not totally beyond them.

If Luke Norris hasn’t experienced any reaction after the midweek game, perhaps on the bench instead of Jolley, but injuries permitting expect an unchanged line-up.

 

[dollar'sbloke]

Would expect Dennis to step down, although in reading Nigel's mind you never know when players have the odd absence from a minor injury nowadays.

 

[Ian]

We should be going into this one with real confidence off the back of an excellent 4-0 win. We should prove to much for FGR and if we still have our shooting boots on I think we'll win 2-0.

 

[ONIGP]

If we win our next 2 we are in danger of keeping our season alive; so I'm the misery who has voted "draw"!

 

[Keith Hill (Bolton)]

I'm going for us to get beat!
Cos, like last week, we won, when I put us down to get beat.
Not getting many results right lately.

 

[Ian]

@Keith Hill (Bolton) Maybe best to sit on the fence with a draw then none of us will know which way it's going to go!

 

[Boz]

If we win our next 2 we are in danger of keeping our season alive; so I'm the misery who has voted "draw"!

The average points for a team to make the play-offs is 72. So if we win 11 or win 10 and draw 2 of our remaining 13 games we
should make the play-offs

 

[ONIGP]

The average points for a team to make the play-offs is 72. So if we win 11 or win 10 and draw 2 of our remaining 13 games we
should make the play-offs

True, but probably more importantly we need to be 8 points better than a whole raft of teams sat between us and the final play off place. It would look a lot more possible if we weren't so far down the table and with more games played than most. It is important to finish the season strongly, though; and who knows?

 

[Keith Hill (Bolton)]

I'm going to put my tin hat on here.
PPG.
This season for some reason, like ourselves for the first half of the season our points average was below the norm even for those in a relegation battle. FGR and Sutton and in some respects Grimsby and Colchester also have an average lower than a usual league season.
At the top Stockport along with a couple of others have a higher PPG than normal!

Saying that, a similar December run won't put us too far off the last place, but that depends upon results of everyone else.I
There is always one team that has a remarkable run to the end of the season.

I still can't see us doing it though!
Too inconsistent. And with our away record, and the reliability on a few players and other shortcomings with our squad.

I have felt the season has been over for a few weeks now.

 

[Sparky]

No chance we’ll make the playoffs but hopefully like last Saturday we have some enjoyable wins giving us hope for next season but also might make some players e.g LOC and Turnbull want to sign new deals

 

[Higgy 2]

Agreed. Focusing on the positive it would be nice to hit a PPG promotion total at the end of the season since Nigel took over. It would install belief that whet we've done once we can do next season.

 

[drwhoman]

Agreed. Focusing on the positive it would be nice to hit a PPG promotion total at the end of the season since Nigel took over. It would install belief that whet we've done once we can do next season.

Agree. On the subject of Nigel’s eventual successor, would Neil Danns be an option? A very experienced player and working with Nigel would have to be positive. Neil must be very pleased with his son as well!

 

[ONIGP]

Agree. On the subject of Nigel’s eventual successor, would Neil Danns be an option? A very experienced player and working with Nigel would have to be positive. Neil must be very pleased with his son as well!

Succession planning - God forbid!

 

[Sparky]

Nigel confirms pre match that apart from Leake everyone is available for selection although obviously some e.g. Norris probably not match fit to start.

It’s amazing to think once we’ve picked 11 to start and 7 subs we’ll have over a dozen players who can’t even get on the bench. That squad really does need trimming down.

 

[Rockford's Love Child]

Interesting that Adkins said that Forest Green still have the second or third highest budget in the division.

 

[Sparky]

Interesting that Adkins said that Forest Green still have the second or third highest budget in the division.

Yes I thought that. Much higher than the likes of Crewe and Harrogate.

 

[drwhoman]

Succession planning - God forbid!

I agree. Far too sophisticated!