Predictions (August)

[shoddycollins]

Barnet (h) 3-2 win
MK Dons (h) 1-2 loss
Mansfield (a) 2-1 loss
Yeovil (h) 3-1 win
Colchester (a) 1-1 draw

Not many 0-0 with FGR.

Should try supporting us. Only seven goalless draw to our name in the past three seasons, only one of which has been at home, and that's in all competitions. Last season we only had one goalless draw (which was the home one).

 

[Luke Imp]

Should try supporting us. Only seven goalless draw to our name in the past three seasons, only one of which has been at home, and that's in all competitions. Last season we only had one goalless draw (which was the home one).

One of those 'did you know' moments, but we hold the record for the most consecutive league games without a goalless draw at 236 (5½ years).

 

[CCFC_Charlie]

Notts County (h) - DRAW 1-1
Blackburn (h) League Cup - LOSE 2-3
Grimsby (a) - WIN 0-2
Newport (h) - DRAW 1-1
Yeovil (a) - WIN 0-3

I think we've got quite a favourable start to the season, but I foresee us struggling at home this season.

Half way through this month's league games and two more points that predicted. Happy with that

 

[Kenneth E End]

Sat 5th August - Yeovil Town (H): Fancy us to get off to a comfortably good start against a team struggling for numbers and quality. WIN

Tue 8th August - Ipswich Town (H) League Cup R1: We beat Aston Villa at this stage last season with a team not as strong as this one. The Tractor Boys won't particularly fancy it. Fancy us to a least take it to extra time and who knows? DRAW

Sat 12th August - Barnet (A): Got a pretty decent recent record against Barnet and we won there towards the end of last season. Fancy us to do so again in probably a tight game. WIN

Sat 19th August - Colchester United (H): The first of two very tough games at the end August. Don't think they're quite as strong as last year, but fancy us to take a point minimum at home. DRAW

Sat 26th August - Mansfield Town (A): Have we ever won at Field Mill? Steve Evans revels in beating any Luton sign in previous guises. Will be a tight game though, probably decided with one late goal. Nice to get a game against a promotion rival out of the way early. LOSE

Tue 29th August - Tottenham Hotspur U23 (H): Not quite sure how this game will go at all. We're likely to play our "Trophy Team" again with the rules relaxed somewhat. LOSE

7 points from the first four games. Not a disastrous start by any means.

So 7 points predicted, 7 points earned. Could be worse.

 

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Mansfield - D (This game will be shite and drab or we might lose it. No way we're winning this game. We're shite at home on opening day.)
Bolton (LC) - W (They haven't a pot to piss in and I really fancy us to beat these in the Cup.)
Newport - D (Sort of game we're always complacent in. If they get in our faces they'll get something.)
Barnet - W (These are always dogger when they come our place and they like to knock it about on the deck a bit which plays into our hands so I fancy us to beat these comfortably.)
Port Vale - W (It's one of our favourite grounds to play football at in the league. Believe we've won 9 of our last 14 visits to Vale Park and I reckon Michael Brown won't make it to Christmas anyway. George Ray will relish the battle with Popey should he be fit to return and I see us nicking it 1-0.)

I'll take 8 points all day long!

And 8 points I shall take, every single result bar Bolton bang on. I even got us nicking it 1-0 at the Vale spot on as well!

 

[AdamStag]

I think we've a genuinely tricky month - Forest Green and Luton at home will be tough - FG as an unknown quantity and on a high, and it'll be interesting to see how Luton fare against us - a very good side - their squad looks not far off ours tbh.

Crewe away probably a draw and as you say, we never win at Accrington

Thought we'd start slow and we have. Would have had 3 more points were it not for Logan in goal

 

[Luke Imp]

Wycombe (a) D 2-2
Rotherham (a) (Carabao Cup) L 2-1
Morecambe (h) D 1-1
Exeter (a) L 1-0
Carlisle (h) W 4-1
Mansfield (Checkatrade Trophy)

With Luton the first game of September, we end up playing the losing PO sides very early. Wycombe weren't a million miles off last season and Morecambe seem to only win in August/September!

Points probably not quite a true reflection of the performances.