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pagl · 18th May 2018, 16.21:15

Having a great defensive unit is fine, as is having a midfield that again is functional and can hold/pass the ball.

The main issue we had is that we were too defensive and at the end our ability to grind out 1-0 wins was hampered by our inability to score - sometimes even the 1 goal we needed.

We have to be better. I am not aware that any team has got out of this league on the back of 1-0 wins - if they have then it must be a 1 off and we have to be more expansive up front.

dixienormous · 18th May 2018, 16.22:40

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Originally Posted by borntobered

I remember contributing to a thread last year about opinions regarding boring 1-0 wins ultimately gaining promotion - with a lot of contributors saying they would accept it if it achieved the end result - promotion.

Following last season's efforts (although we failed at the end in the ultimate goal - or indeed scoring many goals) what is the general mood now?

Would you accept boring football, grinding out results to gain promotion or ultimately do you want entertaining football at all costs even if it ends up not gaining promotion - and if we had entertainment but no promotion would you see it as success?

I know the ultimate dream of us all is entertainment and promotion, but I'm just interested in your thoughts

No.

LWR · 18th May 2018, 16.40:59

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Originally Posted by Cress

Any football that gets us promotion is acceptable.

Agreed.

If we ever get to league 2 that will become a different matter.

But we need to get out of this hell hole of a bottle neck. By any means possible.

moldroadred · 18th May 2018, 17.37:55

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Originally Posted by moldroadred

The OP asks a hypothetical question ‘would you accept boring football if the end result was promotion’.
The answer has to be yes.

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Originally Posted by Bryn Tirion

Well your question is hypocritical as well because if we played the boring shite we saw last season we wouldn’t go up.

For what it’s worth I don’t think that Rickets will be setting up the same way that Keates did. Here’s hoping anyway.

I assume that's a typo, I said hypothetical, and I agree what we saw last season wouldn't get us promoted but that wasn't really the question

Parry52 · 18th May 2018, 18.23:18

I would take a 1-0 win every match of the season to get promoted, but if it happened after about 3 or 4 1-0 wins I’d probably get concerned we aren’t killing off teams more convincingly. Obviously it’s a hypothetical but even when we win the team shouldn’t be above constructive criticism. I’d happily accept hoof ball to get promoted but I’d also ask why we can’t pass the ball every match until we’re the champions.

Lods · 18th May 2018, 18.53:05

Promotion above all else. I'd rather a boring 1-0 win than an exciting 4-5 loss.

Zipper · 18th May 2018, 19.18:52

It is football not boring football,the likes of big fat sam,moyes,mcarthy,and keates can stick the way they play football up their arse.

Foxy · 18th May 2018, 20.02:51

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Originally Posted by Zipper

It is football not boring football,the likes of big fat sam,moyes,mcarthy,and keates can stick the way they play football up their arse.

Not sure that Moyes is boring. One of the best performances I have ever seen at the Racecourse is when his Preston team took us apart with the nearest I have seen in real life to total football.

Redpensioner · 18th May 2018, 20.06:33

If we went a goal behind, well, you just new it was game over or a draw at best and to be honest the atmosphere at the Racecourse was not the best, watching that negative football.
I personally don't care how many the opposition score as long as we score one more than them ha.

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pagl Tipped As Manager (info 1 & 2) (info) Joined: Sep 2008 Racecourse Spot: Techend Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Boring anti-football/promotion Having a great defensive unit is fine, as is having a midfield that again is functional and can hold/pass the ball. The main issue we had is that we were too defensive and at the end our ability to grind out 1-0 wins was hampered by our inability to score - sometimes even the 1 goal we needed. We have to be better. I am not aware that any team has got out of this league on the back of 1-0 wins - if they have then it must be a 1 off and we have to be more expansive up front.

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Parry52 Squad Player Joined: May 2011 Racecourse Spot: none given Real Name: none given Twitter: @	Re: Boring anti-football/promotion I would take a 1-0 win every match of the season to get promoted, but if it happened after about 3 or 4 1-0 wins I’d probably get concerned we aren’t killing off teams more convincingly. Obviously it’s a hypothetical but even when we win the team shouldn’t be above constructive criticism. I’d happily accept hoof ball to get promoted but I’d also ask why we can’t pass the ball every match until we’re the champions.

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Lods Cult Hero Joined: Dec 2017 Racecourse Spot: Wherever the new ticketing process lets me sit Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Boring anti-football/promotion Promotion above all else. I'd rather a boring 1-0 win than an exciting 4-5 loss.

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Zipper Legend Joined: Oct 2017 Racecourse Spot: Mold road stand Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Boring anti-football/promotion It is football not boring football,the likes of big fat sam,moyes,mcarthy,and keates can stick the way they play football up their arse.

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Redpensioner Club Captain Joined: Jan 2016 Racecourse Spot: none given Real Name: none given Twitter: @	Re: Boring anti-football/promotion If we went a goal behind, well, you just new it was game over or a draw at best and to be honest the atmosphere at the Racecourse was not the best, watching that negative football. I personally don't care how many the opposition score as long as we score one more than them ha.