V Cinderford 18th March

[rebelbrewer]

Very true Kirk. We really should have not made any mistakes, won all 40 games and be sat here now on 120 points with the league title sewn up. Extremely disappointing. After all we came 17th last season so winning the league really should have been this season's expectation.

Thanks for the dose of realism Jon. I'm sure nobody is more disappointed than you and Neil and the team when we lost to teams below us in the league but we have to balance that with great highs like beating Hitchin and Leamington away which the same expectations would suggest we should lose.

 

I'm sure most of us, at the beginning of the season, would have more than settled for being back in Slough, closing on a play-off place and having a chance of getting back to conference level football for the first time since 1998.

[Jon Underwood]

And just for the record Kirk we've won 6 of our 7 games against those in the relegation positions.

[Reading Rebel]

That's how we should have been treating all those other lower teams, we'd have been top by now.Still play offs look on again and the keeper looks  sound.

 

 

On planet Kirk football really is that simple.    

[staines_rebel_Jr]

Teams we have lost to and their current league position

 

Chippenham (H) - 1st

Hitchin (H) - 4th

Banbury (A) - 6th

Frome (H) - 7th

Chesham (H) - 8th

Biggleswade (A) - 9th

Kings Lynn (A) - 12th

Basingstoke (A) - 13th

St Ives (A) - 14th

Cinderford (A) - 24th

 

 

 

Check out  http://www.soccerstats.com/team.asp?league=england10&teamid=21   great site to see how our season has gone so far.

Edited March 19, 2017 by staines_rebel_Jr

[SloughFlyer]

Rebelbrewer - my Dad, son and i were speaking in the summer and looked at the signings we had made etc and thought top 10 finish with a chance at maybe pushing the play offs with a good runt to the end of the season. To be 3rd as we sit, top of the average attendance table and still, in theory in with a shot at the league title in the last week of March is as you say a great position to be in.

 

The other thing to consider is of course that football will always be swings and roundabouts. As much as 3 points on Tuesday night against St Neots went over the bar with Dobbos pen, we scored at the last knockings to draw away at Chippenham, scored 2 in the last few minutes to get a draw against Kings Langley and the list goes on of games were we got something that perhaps we shouldnt have done.

 

The whole season so far has been very successful and hopefully we can win those last 6 games to put us in the best chance if Leamington / Chippenham slip up and if not, well we have a 100% record this far with Neil and Jon in the play offs

[Reading Rebel]

With the top 4 teams currently in good form, Hitchin home or away in the play-off semi final is looking a distinct possibility.

[SloughFlyer]

Id fancy us to beat anyone at home in the play offs and having drawn away at Chippenham and Merthyr and beaten Hitchin and Leamington we must go into the play offs with good confidence regardless of who we end up with.

 

The real interesting one is that 5th spot at the moment with Banbury on fire could Merthyr miss out completely!

[rebelbrewer]

Rebelbrewer - my Dad, son and i were speaking in the summer and looked at the signings we had made etc and thought top 10 finish with a chance at maybe pushing the play offs with a good runt to the end of the season. To be 3rd as we sit, top of the average attendance table and still, in theory in with a shot at the league title in the last week of March is as you say a great position to be in.

 

The other thing to consider is of course that football will always be swings and roundabouts. As much as 3 points on Tuesday night against St Neots went over the bar with Dobbos pen, we scored at the last knockings to draw away at Chippenham, scored 2 in the last few minutes to get a draw against Kings Langley and the list goes on of games were we got something that perhaps we shouldnt have done.

 

The whole season so far has been very successful and hopefully we can win those last 6 games to put us in the best chance if Leamington / Chippenham slip up and if not, well we have a 100% record this far with Neil and Jon in the play offs

We're a 3 generation family of supporters too.

 

The play-offs were such fun last time that, if I could guarantee we could get up that way - and I can't, I think I'd even prefer it.

[Hammer_rebel]

Just noticed we gave away 2 penalties I am more worried about that then anything, if this was against a top team or play offs could of cost us Need to sort that out

[Reading Rebel]

Id fancy us to beat anyone at home in the play offs and having drawn away at Chippenham and Merthyr and beaten Hitchin and Leamington we must go into the play offs with good confidence regardless of who we end up with.

 

The real interesting one is that 5th spot at the moment with Banbury on fire could Merthyr miss out completely!

 

 

Home against any team but certainly prefer not to go to Hitchin or Merthyr.

[GlenSTFC]

If it's the current top 5, I can't honestly say I'd prefer to play one or the other as they're all be equally tough matches. Obviously playing at home will be a massive advantage so I just hope we can grab at least 3rd place.

[Rebellier]

How is the venue decided for the play off final?

[SloughFlyer]

The highest seed left in the play offs gets the home final draw. 2 v 5, 3 v 4 then the final.

[HorshamRebel]

With the final being

 

H v A

2 v 3/4

3 v 5

4 v 5

[Gashimoto]

I think we all need to temper expectation with reality, personally i expect us to win all games (just like John?) but while we have lost games it happens, we generally play decent passing attacking football and i have no complaints or issues with our current position and how we have played in most of our games.

 

On the playoff, i am confident we will get there and hope to get merthyr, as both pitches suit or style of play.

 

Regardless I'm happy with seas to date and am sure the team and management will continue to do us proud in the remaining games.

 

Coyr

[David Carpenter]

Having little to do this morning I have looked at our percentage points gained to date. For matches against the teams in the top 6 I calculate 56.67, the middle 12 66.67 and the bottom 6 76.67 with an average of 66.67 for all matches played. So pretty well as you would expect for our position. As previously stated there have been a number of odd surprise results which make for excitement, interest and debate. As stated by others really it's been a great season and not too sure where some of the moans are coming from (that's my opinion!).

[David Carpenter]

Another little one regarding Gashimoto's latest post with which I entirely agree. Perhaps he is a nautical type since he is happy with the seas to date (only jesting!)