National League Play offs Thread 2016. Who will win?

[stupot]

That's exactly what I thought last night as Dover clearly were never interested in going to Wembley.

C'mon on pal, what's the point in making the play off semis if you have no real intention of going up? It's also disrespectful to Grimsby who had to dig deep to overturn the deficit from the first leg.

Dover were never interested in going to Wembley. Can I assume that is a wind up?
In the same way as Dover just didn't really perform in their home leg, I thought Braintree froze a little bit yesterday to be fair. Had they played liked they did a dew days earlier and shown the same intent they would have had a great chance to get to Wembley. But all if's and buts as they clearly didn't.
But to suggest neither they or Dover really wanted to is absurd.
I thought Dover on Saturday were not superb, but certainly impressive and if Hurst watches their two matches it should become clear how to beat them at the weekend.
If they employ the long ball tactic so many of their supporters hate (don't we all by the way) Clough and Racine will repel Grimsby with some ease as was the case at Crabble Wednesday when Dover did exactly that.
However as the return leg proved, get the ball down and run at them there could be much joy offensively, to be had for the Grimsby as Modeste and particularly Miller proved the other night. Attack them and get behind or through them I think Grimsby will win, resort to long high balls and it will surely play to the Strengths of the FGR back four.

 

[Chris FGR]

Got my tickets. Buzzing.

Glad it's Grimsby, under Bartlett no one can stop us, let alone a Hurst managed team. Will be great to FRY those fish at Wemmers. And then have another EPIC PITCH INVASION.

I might return Chrisblor's nice piccie he took for me after we've hammered the final nail into the operation promotion shambles.

 

[GTFCfish]

Dover were never interested in going to Wembley. Can I assume that is a wind up?
In the same way as Dover just didn't really perform in their home leg, I thought Braintree froze a little bit yesterday to be fair. Had they played liked they did a dew days earlier and shown the same intent they would have had a great chance to get to Wembley. But all if's and buts as they clearly didn't.
But to suggest neither they or Dover really wanted to is absurd.
I thought Dover on Saturday were not superb, but certainly impressive and if Hurst watches their two matches it should become clear how to beat them at the weekend.
If they employ the long ball tactic so many of their supporters hate (don't we all by the way) Clough and Racine will repel Grimsby with some ease as was the case at Crabble Wednesday when Dover did exactly that.
However as the return leg proved, get the ball down and run at them there could be much joy offensively, to be had for the Grimsby as Modeste and particularly Miller proved the other night. Attack them and get behind or through them I think Grimsby will win, resort to long high balls and it will surely play to the Strengths of the FGR back four.

You have got muddled up there, Vanni was replying to another post from someone saying Dover and/or Braintree did not want to get to Wembley and he was disagreeing, the first paragraph of his post about Dover not trying was meant sarcastically.

 

[GTFCfish]

Got my tickets. Buzzing.

Glad it's Grimsby, under Bartlett no one can stop us, let alone a Hurst managed team. Will be great to FRY those fish at Wemmers. And then have another EPIC PITCH INVASION.

I might return Chrisblor's nice piccie he took for me after we've hammered the final nail into the operation promotion shambles.

Chris, no matter how you try and dress it up just be honest with yourself and us, you were gutted that we won through as you would much rather be playing Braintree in the final.
Be the big man that you are and admit it my friend.

 

[FGRJC]

Chris, no matter how you try and dress it up just be honest with yourself and us, you were gutted that we won through as you would much rather be playing Braintree in the final.
Be the big man that you are and admit it my friend.

I'd certainly admit it. I was bloody gutted!! Will be a very nervy much.

 

[The_Boss]

Got my tickets. Buzzing.

Glad it's Grimsby, under Bartlett no one can stop us, let alone a Hurst managed team. Will be great to FRY those fish at Wemmers. And then have another EPIC PITCH INVASION.

I might return Chrisblor's nice piccie he took for me after we've hammered the final nail into the operation promotion shambles.

What the fuck is Wemmers?

 

[Chris FGR]

Chris, no matter how you try and dress it up just be honest with yourself and us, you were gutted that we won through as you would much rather be playing Braintree in the final.
Be the big man that you are and admit it my friend.

Not at all. Expected you to get through. There'll be a bigger crowd, which is good. Also it will be all the more sweeter to go up beating you lot, Braintree I quite like so would have felt a bit bad for them.

 

[EnglishRed]

What the fuck is Wemmers?

Wembo

 

[Chris FGR]

What the fuck is Wemmers?

The venue where FOREST GREEN ROVERS will become a FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUB in 6 days time.

 

[LeWhites]

The venue where FOREST GREEN ROVERS will become a FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUB in 6 days time.

The place where Forest Green realise they're facing a 20th season in this league you mean

 

[FGRJC]

The venue where FOREST GREEN ROVERS will become a FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUB in 6 days time.

I can see many grimsby fans copy and pasting your quotes on Sunday evening

 

[Gassy]

Well this is a strange feeling. You always want the team who finished highest to win the play offs, and I kinda like FGR as they were so welcoming to us last season, great fans. However, I hate their team.

Grimsby, well they really need to go up sooner or later and after last season, I think both fans have a nice mutual feeling for each other. That really was a bloody close game.

For that reason alone, come on Grimsby! Come back to the FL., we miss you

 

[pontoonlew]

Bit of a contrast between the Braintree tweet of "objects being thrown at our keeper" and empty bottles as you say. Now how far does an empty plastic bottle travel?

Anything thrown in my view could be dangerous, its a slippery slope. So those "fans" will be back next season throwing stuff at the next keeper, having got away with it the once. Surely players need protection from this? Next Cheltenham will be arguing it was only plastic studs that Wright was wearing so thats OK? Come on, if it was Macca getting pelted with empty bottles expect you wouldnt be so tolerant. Its wrong mate. One 3 or ten, ones too many. You wouldnt expect it in a pub, on a beach so whys it fine at a match?

The goal was a foot away from the stand. Empty bottles landed inside the goal. They came nowhere near him and they were empty, it was pretty much done to put him off. As was the fans who picked up his water bottle 3 times and emptied it.

It worked too, because but for one fine save he was absolutely shocking. Not that I condone it, but Braintree have made out he was hit with missiles. In reality it was 3 empty plastic bottles that landed inside the goal.

 

[Chris FGR]

I can see many grimsby fans copy and pasting your quotes on Sunday evening

Where's your belief? The players believe, We've proven we're head and shoulders above everyone else in this league, we've got a team full of top class players and there's now a real feel good factor round the place. We're not messing this one up.

Scott is a top bloke and he'll have the lads firing on all cylinders. We're gonna do this.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

And it's not like the piss won't be taken if we're all humble. I reckon we're in with a great chance but Braintree probably would have suited us more.

 

[FGRJC]

Where's your belief? The players believe, We've proven we're head and shoulders above everyone else in this league, we've got a team full of top class players and there's now a real feel good factor round the place. We're not messing this one up.

Scott is a top bloke and he'll have the lads firing on all cylinders. We're gonna do this.

I'm confident don't get me wrong but not confident enough to make rash comments that will come back to bite me just yet!!

 

[LeWhites]

If I was a forest green fan, nothing about the two games against Dover would make me confident for the final. At crabble we were awful and you still only beat us 1-0 and at your place we were all over you and 99 times out of 100 you lose that game with the chances both sides had

 

[Chris FGR]

If I was a forest green fan, nothing about the two games against Dover would make me confident for the final. At crabble we were awful and you still only beat us 1-0 and at your place we were all over you and 99 times out of 100 you lose that game with the chances both sides had

But we won. We're good at that.

 

[LeWhites]

But we won. We're good at that.

You didn't win on Saturday. Grimsby are better than us too - I can't help but feel your confidence is misplaced

 

[Chris FGR]

You didn't win on Saturday. Grimsby are better than us too - I can't help but feel your confidence is misplaced

Stop being such a killjoy. Biggest game in our history and I'm loving it.

 

[LeWhites]

Stop being such a killjoy.

Just looking out for you pal. Don't want you to be too disappointed when you get pumped 4-0 at Wemmers

 

[The Jovial Forester]

If I was a forest green fan, nothing about the two games against Dover would make me confident for the final. At crabble we were awful and you still only beat us 1-0 and at your place we were all over you and 99 times out of 100 you lose that game with the chances both sides had

But like you upped your game at ours I reckon we have a couple of key players who can perform even better, either due to coming back from injury or having been a bit out of sorts. They might not, of course, but we've got much better performances in us and are in just the mood to deliver them.

 

[GTFCfish]

Not at all. Expected you to get through. There'll be a bigger crowd, which is good. Also it will be all the more sweeter to go up beating you lot, Braintree I quite like so would have felt a bit bad for them.

Ahh i see so you would rather play a team of full time professionals rather than a part time team who had to play all of extra time with 10 men knackering them out?
I've always thought of you as strange that just confirms it.
And you say you expected us to get through, funny as your posts after the 1st leg Thursday night would suggest otherwise.
Anyway reading the League 2 forum it seems you lot are as popular on there as you are on here and they are all 100% behind FGR on your promotion quest.......

 

[Chris FGR]

Ahh i see so you would rather play a team of full time professionals rather than a part time team who had to play all of extra time with 10 men knackering them out?
I've always thought of you as strange that just confirms it.
And you say you expected us to get through, funny as your posts after the 1st leg Thursday night would suggest otherwise.
Anyway reading the League 2 forum it seems you lot are as popular on there as you are on here and they are all 100% behind FGR on your promotion quest.......

Obviously they'd still be knackered A WEEK LATER. They are one of the fittest sides in the league, and have a top manager who would have put together a game plan to stop us. Hurst is not exactly famous for his tactical nous. They would also have been under less pressure, you have to go up and are desperate to. We'd have been the ones with all the expectations on us. Now it's 50/50.

As for the league 2 forums, who gives a shit what a few idiots on there think? It makes no difference to us whatsoever.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Anyway, got my tickets and it's a well-known fact that I've never seen us lose at the new Wembley,so you can lay your bets accordingly.

 

[GTFCfish]

The venue where FOREST GREEN ROVERS will become a FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUB in 6 days time.

Where's your belief? The players believe, We've proven we're head and shoulders above everyone else in this league, we've got a team full of top class players and there's now a real feel good factor round the place. We're not messing this one up.

Scott is a top bloke and he'll have the lads firing on all cylinders. We're gonna do this.

Now it's 50/50.

 

[Son of Cod]

I can see many grimsby fans copy and pasting your quotes on Sunday evening

I've just found a printer in Malaysia and I have outsourced the production of a dossier based on the entire contents of my ChrisFGR filing cabinet. Should we be victorious on Sunday you can all expect a copy on your desks first thing Monday morning with a proposed itinerary for court proceedings in the case; ChrisFGR and his cronies vs the right honourable people of #operationpromotion.

 

[Gassy]

Will Grimsby fans be taking inflatable football's?

 

[Vanni]

Dover were never interested in going to Wembley. Can I assume that is a wind up?
In the same way as Dover just didn't really perform in their home leg, I thought Braintree froze a little bit yesterday to be fair. Had they played liked they did a dew days earlier and shown the same intent they would have had a great chance to get to Wembley. But all if's and buts as they clearly didn't.
But to suggest neither they or Dover really wanted to is absurd.
I thought Dover on Saturday were not superb, but certainly impressive and if Hurst watches their two matches it should become clear how to beat them at the weekend.
If they employ the long ball tactic so many of their supporters hate (don't we all by the way) Clough and Racine will repel Grimsby with some ease as was the case at Crabble Wednesday when Dover did exactly that.
However as the return leg proved, get the ball down and run at them there could be much joy offensively, to be had for the Grimsby as Modeste and particularly Miller proved the other night. Attack them and get behind or through them I think Grimsby will win, resort to long high balls and it will surely play to the Strengths of the FGR back four.

Of course it's absurd! The idea that any side will decide, after battling so hard to make the playoffs, that they'd rather not make the final is quite frankly ridiculous.

 

[Chris FGR]

Of course it's absurd! The idea that any side will decide, after battling so hard to make the playoffs, that they'd rather not make the final is quite frankly ridiculous.

What are you on about. They played very well on Saturday and went all out for it, clearly desperate to get to Wemmers. Froze a bit at home, but if anything that just showed how much they wanted it.

And GTFCFish, that 50/50 comment was about the pressure/expectations put on the 2 sides, not the ability of the teams or managers. We're clearly superior in the latter, the league table doesn't lie. If we turn up and rise to the occasion, we'll win no question.