Would imagine next season to be another bore fest which ever division we are in. Getting players to play defensive is such a joyless watch and negative approach.. .still at least I can turn the channel over to GB news when matches get ultra boring 😴 😂

I don’t see a problem with outperforming budget being a yardstick. As has been pointed out for ages were not going to be a top 6 or top half budget. Therefore outperforming that budget has to be the target.

Random thoughts. Might be better for us if Chesterfield don’t make the play offs. They look more of an attacking side than most of the other options. Toughest game I’ve seen Lewis have. Harbottle is actually a pretty good footballer. Goodman made one very good. At h under pressure on a cross. Referees who decide the same thing is only an offence when it’s outside the penalty area shouldn’t be in a job. I want to know how their #11 was allowed to have full on melt downs at the ref all game without even a sniff of a card for it. Very card happy, very one way with that card.

In some ways, I wouldn't mind if Jackson went as the football is boring but I think if he was replaced in the summer there would be another manager change by the end of the year and we'd be struggling against relegation next season.

OI our future yardstick for years to come!

He doesn’t just chase he wins stuff

Our problems is goals. Looking at the stats before yesterday. Chesterfield had scored 10 more than us but their attacking stats were pretty much the same. We’d conceded far less than them.

Kelly for me offers a lot. Him and Tilly hassling defensively was good. He not just chase she wins stuff, he’s got pace and he plays others into the game. Other than goals Stevens struggles, especially defensively. He’s working hard because he doesn’t have tha pace. But him and Browne together is also an issue because Browne isn’t a big defensive contributor either. Pigott looks completely gone now. Much as Kelly and Bugiel bring a huge amount around the pitch neither is scoring.

We won't go up but we will outperform our budget position.

Will we go up Bigg les?

Do you mean our manager? The only stat that counts is our league position. Which is pretty good.

Blimey, I thought Pigs was older than that. Maybe drop a division or two then. And/or go into coaching/management.

Mind boggling , shame we don't have stats on Jacksons performance this season!

Another Plough Lane By Numbers blog, this one on Stevens' lack of goals recently and reasons for it (spoiler: not his fault): [Link]

Pigs only 31, bromleys michael cheek 33,what a fantastic first football league season he's had.22 goals 7 assists

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I think we should put Stevens and Kelly on the bench on Monday. Start with Foyo and Bugiel. Leave Piggott out completely - a great servant to the club but now a respected elder statesman due for retirement.

Morning all. If you can be bothered, SW19 on yesterday is now up - [Link]

It's hardly the fault of the CCL that Jersey fielded an ineligible player CW?

Marcus Browne being fir is the only way we will get promotion

I don't think anyone is saying that Chesterfield aren't a good side or we should have rolled them over. But we were terrible in possession and never looked remotely like scoring. Very different from the Plymouth promotion season. Play like this and promotion seems very unlikely indeed.

At least there are play offs in the Combined Counties these days unlike when we played in it

If Jersey beat T&M then I doubt anyone could claim that a 3 point deduction was incorrect. No idea how long ago the game was and it would have been good to get things sorted with a few games to go.

Wonder if mr Mansfield could help out the jersey boys? Anyone got his number?

Keefy, I agree with that. Joe shouldn't be hitting balls out for a goal-kick to them from the edge of our penalty area. 9 towns couldn't catch up with that one.