*~*~* Plymouth v Sunderland match thread *~*~*

[Unlucky Black Cat]

I’m not sure you understand the point.

I do. Form = points and results over the last 6 games - and we are top of the form league over that period. It's factually incorrect to say we are in poor form.

 

[Sweeper]

I do. Form = points and results over the last 6 games - and we are top of the form league over that period. It's factually incorrect to say we are in poor form.

You don’t then. Which is fine.

 

[Wayne The Punk]

Both teams looked tired, as can be the case in the Easter weekend fixtures. We had to battle against Shrewsbury and then had to travel the length of the country a few days later against a side who are very impressive at home.

It’s in our hands.

As long as we beat Cambridge and Rotherham (that will be tough I know) then I think we’ve done enough. Saturday’s fixtures are crucial given all teams at the top are seemingly facing each other, we need to capitalise against Cambridge, but they are in really good form themselves.

Until last night

 

[Unlucky Black Cat]

You don’t then. Which is fine.

An interesting comment in the Chronicle today:-

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's side should be happy then. They remain in the hunt for the play-offs and whilst the game against Plymouth was poor, they remain in better form than some of the other sides around them in a crucial point of the season."

 

[Sweeper]

An interesting comment in the Chronicle today:-

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's side should be happy then. They remain in the hunt for the play-offs and whilst the game against Plymouth was poor, they remain in better form than some of the other sides around them in a crucial point of the season."

How's that interesting? It doesn't speak at all to the difference between results being by and large positive, and the form shown by the team in their performances being less so.

 

[rentaghost]

How's that interesting? It doesn't speak at all to the difference between results being by and large positive, and the form shown by the team in their performances being less so.

Its all relative. If you take the view that a manager taking over a team that has just conceded 10 goals in 3 games against three of the bottom sides in the third division and has from that standing start lost 1 in 12 conceding barely any in the process you might think that under those circumstances results have been very good and performance not bad. You might also take the view that getting great results and easy on the eye attacking football from that position was unrealistic.

 

[nayrboss]

absolute myth that johnson had us playing unbelievable football like

 

[kildaremackem]

absolute myth that johnson had us playing unbelievable football like

he had us playing very attacking football...but it wasnt great to watch otherwise and certainly didnt produce results.

 

[Sweeper]

Its all relative. If you take the view that a manager taking over a team that has just conceded 10 goals in 3 games against three of the bottom sides in the third division and has from that standing start lost 1 in 12 conceding barely any in the process you might think that under those circumstances results have been very good and performance not bad. You might also take the view that getting great results and easy on the eye attacking football from that position was unrealistic.

Agreed. Indeed, I do take that view. I'm just saying that what you (rightly) describe as "unrealistic", isn't what's being achieved.