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It's baffling how Harrogate don't win the league considering all the teams that can't beat them.

D'oh! Obviously! I had the 81 points in my mind. The 1 can come against Tranmere and the defeat against Bradford. My point was, be careful tempting fate by saying a draw would be enough. Missing out on goal difference again wouldn't be pretty. For us we need to get those 3 points against...

Only if we don't win would you secure promotion with a draw. If you draw and we win then there's still potential for us to overtake you on the final day via goal difference. A draw would also mean that Bradford could still pass you as well with 9 points. Very unlikely but it would still be a...

What I'm suggesting is a 442 that changes into a 3232 while visiting through 3322, 3223, 3142, and possibly a bit of 3124. Throw in your 433 to add a bit of extra variety.

Time for a change. I'd like to see an attacking 442 with proper wingers. Armer, Mellish, Huntington and Whelan (Barclay after Stockport game). Mellish can play as a box to box central defender. Pushing forward when attacking and dropping back when defending. It's a role made for him. Armer and...

It was that you quoted our possession percentage like the number was important. The way you've now described it makes more sense. My argument was that chasing and wanting to meet certain possession percentages is unnecessary. We most certainly can improve on our retention of the ball. However...

I see where you're coming from and I do agree with you to a point. It would help to take the sting out of certain games when under pressure. I'm of the view that possession percentages are vastly overrated. I'm more interested in how the ball is used rather than how many times we can knock it...

Reading this thread recently it appears that only Leyton Orient are deserving of promotion (and they've not exactly been positive!). The rest of us should forfeit our opportunity and allow those finishing 21st, 22nd & 23rd in League One to stay up. To be honest it's all a load of pathetic...

Possession is overrated. It's what you do with it that counts and how you maintain your shape when you don't. We've often struggled to break teams down this season when we've dominated possession. At the same time looking solid out of possession. Our worst performance of the season against...

That is exactly why people were calling for Dennis to start. He's the only goalscoring poacher at the club. He must start every game.

Looks like a top goal saving tackle to me.

Agreed. The near future does look promising. I wasn't implying that it needs to be this season or bust. Although given the current position we've got to give it our best shot to take advantage. What I meant was that whether it's this season, or the next, or the one after that. I have this...

A career in motivational speaking is not for you. This might be the core issue as we close in on something that we have all craved for such a long time. I read and hear negative comments everywhere when it concerns Carlisle United. The years and years of being beaten down both on and off the...

Fair enough if that's the way you see it. None of our forwards are currently delivering. No matter what the combination there needs to be an element of consistency. Pick two and stick with them, using the other three depending on game circumstance. I would go Dennis / Edmondson. However with...

The last two games that Garner and Patrick started we scored zero goals. Any stat can be twisted to fit a narrative. The main stat to be concerned with is the 17 league goals scored by Dennis. The reason Dennis was scoring regularly earlier in the season was because he was playing regularly...

I would be more concerned if we'd suddenly started to concede a bucketful of goals but we haven't. We were 30 seconds away from a third clean sheet in a row. In isolation the Stevenage and Bradford results were more than acceptable. We then had to face a long journey away to a confident team...

Aye that one over the stand was an impressive shank. I could see the intention of your goal kicks but they seemed to create as many issues as they did openings. Some people like that messing around with goal kicks but it's not for me at this level. Give me an old fashioned boot up the pitch...

I thought in the first half our midfield was on top without really creating much. I did feel we were only a pass or so away from releasing Dennis clear. Second half Bradford came out with more tempo about their game and did push the issue. I didn't feel like we were going to concede but also...

Our record at Valley Parade isn't all that bad. I remember watching us beat Guiseley 4-1 there in the FA Cup. There was also a night game that I attended in League One where we got a 1-1 draw thanks to a goal off Lumsdon's arse.

You might say only 9 points clear of Mansfield but we're only 8 points behind Orient. If I was Paul Simpson I'd give the players the task and target of aiming to catch Orient. It might sound daft and rather unlikely but I'd prefer to approach these remaining games with a mindset of chasing...