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Post by zx10racer22 on May 10, 2024 13:56:11 GMT
Yeah, you always get periods of good and bad form in any season. I'm hoping for a good start, a good middle and a great end.
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Post by imp566 on May 10, 2024 13:58:43 GMT
Started every season well under Bonner, so more of the same would be good. I do wonder if I am the only one who is (oddly) hoping we don’t get off to a particularly good start next season? Sure we’ll all take the points, but the false dawns of the last two seasons have been followed largely with dross. I just want to see us accumulate points regularly, not necessarily every game, but to be much more on a smooth trajectory throughout rather than boom followed by bust. It does worry me though if we get off to a bad start - will we have enough within us to address a bad start and correct it? I would like a solid 1.5 - 2 points per game over the first 5-10 league matches and hopefully a couple of rounds in the League Cup to build a bit of momentum.
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Post by El Goodo on May 10, 2024 14:29:25 GMT
I said before the start of last season that our next step forward in this league would when we were able to turn more losses into draws and more draws into wins, and able to make sure our winless runs didn't go beyond 3 or 4, 5 games max at a time. We sort of managed the first part of that but definitely not the second. We've had too many extended periods of poor form, 1 or 2 wins in 15 or 16 games over the past 2 seasons.
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Post by foolhandy on May 10, 2024 19:33:39 GMT
We're going to win every game next season aren't we?
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Post by El Goodo on May 10, 2024 19:34:10 GMT
WGTPTTL
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Post by Brophypants on May 11, 2024 16:29:19 GMT
I quite liked the trek to local non-league clubs where our players start to build up their fitness. City away was always a good curtain raiser, St Neots not so much. Far more interesting than a 3 period home match with Ipswich or Norwich. Perhaps a trip to City's new ground is in order?
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Post by gstictok on May 11, 2024 17:21:08 GMT
I quite liked the trek to local non-league clubs where our players start to build up their fitness. City away was always a good curtain raiser, St Neots not so much. Far more interesting than a 3 period home match with Ipswich or Norwich. Perhaps a trip to City's new ground is in order? What after that ex City rat left us in the lurch? No thanks want nothing to do with City thank you.
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Post by squeeze. on May 11, 2024 17:26:58 GMT
I heard there was always a vague idea to play City to open the White Elephant Stadium but they also didn’t want us to batter them about 10-0 & wanted someone more prestigious than our kids, so I don’t really know.
With all due respect it’s still a bit of a mess & even with the temporary facilities that will be probably be in place if they do move in next season (I’m not 100% convinced), it might not be the best idea to try to cope with a 1000+ odd crowd.
But yeah, I would like to see some local games. Maybe Ives as we’ve got a nice relationship with them now.
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Post by imp566 on May 11, 2024 18:30:25 GMT
I heard there was always a vague idea to play City to open the White Elephant Stadium but they also didn’t want us to batter them about 10-0 & wanted someone more prestigious than our kids, so I don’t really know. With all due respect it’s still a bit of a mess & even with the temporary facilities that will be probably be in place if they do move in next season (I’m not 100% convinced), it might not be the best idea to try to cope with a 1000+ odd crowd. But yeah, I would like to see some local games. Maybe Ives as we’ve got a nice relationship with them now. I heard that City are expecting to gain ground grading to start next season at the new ground.
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Post by squeeze. on May 11, 2024 18:33:56 GMT
I heard there was always a vague idea to play City to open the White Elephant Stadium but they also didn’t want us to batter them about 10-0 & wanted someone more prestigious than our kids, so I don’t really know. With all due respect it’s still a bit of a mess & even with the temporary facilities that will be probably be in place if they do move in next season (I’m not 100% convinced), it might not be the best idea to try to cope with a 1000+ odd crowd. But yeah, I would like to see some local games. Maybe Ives as we’ve got a nice relationship with them now. I heard that City are expecting to gain ground grading to start next season at the new ground. Grading has happened, they haven’t announced whether it has passed yet because the fitting out of the interiors only went out to tender in January, I’m not even sure if it has started Essentially they would be putting temporary facilities in to be graded and to start the season there and then continue working on it.
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Post by imp566 on May 11, 2024 18:46:15 GMT
I heard that City are expecting to gain ground grading to start next season at the new ground. Grading has happened, they haven’t announced whether it has passed yet because the fitting out of the interiors only went out to tender in January, I’m not even sure if it has started Essentially they would be putting temporary facilities in to be graded and to start the season there and then continue working on it. Makes sense, although can't understand how grading can be granted if full facilities aren't in place, especially for a new build.
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Post by hookycrooky on May 11, 2024 19:37:48 GMT
I heard there was always a vague idea to play City to open the White Elephant Stadium but they also didn’t want us to batter them about 10-0 & wanted someone more prestigious than our kids, so I don’t really know. With all due respect it’s still a bit of a mess & even with the temporary facilities that will be probably be in place if they do move in next season (I’m not 100% convinced), it might not be the best idea to try to cope with a 1000+ odd crowd. But yeah, I would like to see some local games. Maybe Ives as we’ve got a nice relationship with them now. Heard that City will probably be ground sharing again this time at Soham that is what I was told by a candidate for there managers job.
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Post by squeeze. on May 11, 2024 21:15:12 GMT
I heard there was always a vague idea to play City to open the White Elephant Stadium but they also didn’t want us to batter them about 10-0 & wanted someone more prestigious than our kids, so I don’t really know. With all due respect it’s still a bit of a mess & even with the temporary facilities that will be probably be in place if they do move in next season (I’m not 100% convinced), it might not be the best idea to try to cope with a 1000+ odd crowd. But yeah, I would like to see some local games. Maybe Ives as we’ve got a nice relationship with them now. Heard that City will probably be ground sharing again this time at Soham that is what I was told by a candidate for there managers job. As I said up there, far from 100% convinced about Sawston. What a pickle.
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Post by danielcufc on May 18, 2024 8:49:59 GMT
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Post by squeeze. on May 18, 2024 9:41:58 GMT
That website is a shambles ain’t it, jeez
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