How do ya see it going? a stunning away victory for the green machine, or shezza out what a pile of shite kind of day! i'm going for neither of the above but a two all draw the boys worked their socks off performance.
How do ya see it going? a stunning away victory for the green machine, or shezza out what a pile of shite kind of day! i'm going for neither of the above but a two all draw the boys worked their socks off performance.
To be fair a draw would seem like a win at somewhere like Scunny where argyle traditionally get bugger all.
Can anyone realistically come up with any reason why the team will go from utter shit last week to being good enough to win tomorrow?
Sure Sheridan will have bollocked the lot of them and probably had them in for extra training and their pride was probably dented getting dicked at home but by all accounts the team hasn't played well all season other than the Cheltenham game so why should that change tomorrow?
I suppose you just have to have faith and hope that with the team being one week and a few training sessions more used to each other that it will click but I wouldn't be putting a big bet on it happening.
Scunny have Chris Iwelumo up front and although he's 35 now he has played the majority of his career in the Championship and was a regular scorer. This of course led to him getting called up by Scotland, he was born there, and this is where we might just stand a chance if he has one or two moments like this:
A good reason is we're inconsistant - losing 0-3 against Wycombe one week, winning 1-3 at Cheltenham another week. I don't expect much tomorrow at all.
Sir Francis Drake
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Can anyone realistically come up with any reason why the team will go from utter shit last week to being good enough to win tomorrow?
Sure Sheridan will have bollocked the lot of them and probably had them in for extra training and their pride was probably dented getting dicked at home but by all accounts the team hasn't played well all season other than the Cheltenham game so why should that change tomorrow?
I suppose you just have to have faith and hope that with the team being one week and a few training sessions more used to each other that it will click but I wouldn't be putting a big bet on it happening.
Scunny have Chris Iwelumo up front and although he's 35 now he has played the majority of his career in the Championship and was a regular scorer. This of course led to him getting called up by Scotland, he was born there, and this is where we might just stand a chance if he has one or two moments like this:
I can't really give any logical reason as to why we could win tomorrow but it wouldn't surprise me at all if we did. Equally we could lose 4-0.
I don't think there is any such thing as an inconsistent side. "Inconsistent" is a cop out. A better word would be "crap" because you never hear of good sides being called inconsistent, do you?
It is possible that there is a Home Park factor that works against us though. Those of us who have sat through the last few years of woeful football and results have had the guts ripped out of our expectation. Does anybody go along expecting to be entertained or expecting that we will win? I certainly don't. I hope both will happen but I don't expect either. Not deep down. And I haven't for a very long time indeed.
There's a deeply ingrained and profound cloud of depression hanging over the club that persists through all the happy clappy shallow initiatives like free travel to away games, the murals or Forza Verde and none of those even begin to address what really matters.
Football fans aren't stupid and they know a weak side when they see one and having had a weak side for years now we all know the signs that indicate one: targeted players opting to play elsewhere; no movement; lack of pace; limited flare; players playing out of position; players that probably shouldn't even be in professional football getting picked nearly every week; inability to take throw-ins; hardly any chances created; hardly any shots at goal; goalkeepers leaving Home Park without ever being seriously tested; possession and territory dominated by the visiting teams; little strength on the subs bench; an inability to stray from Plan A if it isn't working; a stadium that has been alowed to decay into a something like an arena in Shantytown. All we need is a rash of red cards and suspensions and we've got the lot. Again.
On the bonus side we've got a settled starting line-up, plenty of big blokes in the side and a goalie who boots it miles. And that just might be enough to grab a win tomorrow.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Tomorrows glamour clash Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:40 am
Always end on a positive, Sir Frank.
Coxside_Green
Posts : 1555 Join date : 2011-05-29
Subject: Re: Tomorrows glamour clash Sat Sep 21, 2013 2:56 am
It's a nice thought Shezza has given his players a bollocking, a beasting or whatever else punishment. Can Brent dish out sanctions?
Realistically (sp), this happens at a club with upper management that cares, yano, a club that wants promotion.
3-0 to Scunny
gasser9
Posts : 328 Join date : 2011-12-06 Location : Thailand
Subject: Re: Tomorrows glamour clash Sat Sep 21, 2013 3:33 am
The most inept performance I have ever seen (there's a lot to chose from) was when Argyle played Scunny at the Old Show Ground a week before the FACup semi final in 1984. We lost 3-0 but we were absolutely shocking, maybe because nobody wanted to get injured before the SF but you couldn't help thinking that you had been rolled over.
However, it's time that we turned the corner and I predict a comfortable 2-0 defeat. I was going for 4-0 but I think we have enough improvement in us to restrict to just 2 against.
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Subject: Re: Tomorrows glamour clash Sat Sep 21, 2013 9:35 am
How do ya see it going? a stunning away victory for the green machine, or shezza out what a pile of shite kind of day! i'm going for neither of the above but a two all draw the boys worked their socks off performance.
It is a tough fixture for sure. They [Scunthorpe] will be looking at a result to further their ambitions of getting out of this league at the first attempt,while we [Argyle] will be looking at a result to get back on track..
So a draw it is then.
I'm not too worried about this season [i still believe Argyle will finish between 9th and 11th],as i think next season should be the one where the greens go for it,as they say..
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Subject: Re: Tomorrows glamour clash Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:25 am
VillageGreen wrote:
Sufferedsince68 wrote:
How do ya see it going? a stunning away victory for the green machine, or shezza out what a pile of shite kind of day! i'm going for neither of the above but a two all draw the boys worked their socks off performance.
It is a tough fixture for sure. They [Scunthorpe] will be looking at a result to further their ambitions of getting out of this league at the first attempt,while we [Argyle] will be looking at a result to get back on track..
So a draw it is then.
I'm not too worried about this season [i still believe Argyle will finish between 9th and 11th],as i think next season should be the one where the greens go for it,as they say..
what really try to get relegated
Coxside_Green
Posts : 1555 Join date : 2011-05-29
Subject: Re: Tomorrows glamour clash Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:49 am
VillageGreen wrote:
Sufferedsince68 wrote:
How do ya see it going? a stunning away victory for the green machine, or shezza out what a pile of shite kind of day! i'm going for neither of the above but a two all draw the boys worked their socks off performance.
It is a tough fixture for sure. They [Scunthorpe] will be looking at a result to further their ambitions of getting out of this league at the first attempt,while we [Argyle] will be looking at a result to get back on track..
So a draw it is then.
I'm not too worried about this season [i still believe Argyle will finish between 9th and 11th],as i think next season should be the one where the greens go for it,as they say..
You don't worry about this season as you're a long term supporter, I get that.
What about the occasional supporter who rocks up at HP and sees an half-hearted performance?
A player having a one-off bad game can be accepted. A team having more than average underpar performances should never be tolerated.
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