Sat 22/Sun 23 February fixtures

[thewwfc]

I mean yeah, we’re second, but we’ve got a bitch of a run-in, stuffed with sides fighting for promotion - look at those last four, with sides likely to be desperate to ensure a playoff spot.

Compare and contrast with Wxm, most of their last 5 games come against sides who will be well on the beach by then.

 

[ForzaCounty]

Took me a while to get my head around it because I think you've posted them the wrong way round

 

[thewwfc]

Yeah, I did the first time (doh), now fixed

 

[IzzyFook]

Our game on the 15th March at Wycombe will be a cruncher. If they win it (which I'm pretty sure they will, given we struggled to beat the worst-form team in the league at their own place, so at a good team, we're fcuked)...it'll be the rest of us jockeying for the PO places - speaking of which, is it 3rd vs 6th home & away or is it 3rd at home to 6th with the 3rd team at home.. only? (obv the same with 4th vs 5th)

 

[Laker]

Our game on the 15th March at Wycombe will be a cruncher. If they win it (which I'm pretty sure they will, given we struggled to beat the worst-form team in the league at their own place, so at a good team, we're fcuked)...it'll be the rest of us jockeying for the PO places - speaking of which, is it 3rd vs 6th home & away or is it 3rd at home to 6th with the 3rd team at home.. only? (obv the same with 4th vs 5th)

It’s two legs, the traditional style. The conference format hasn’t been enacted into the EFL yet, probably because it would bring 9th into contention in League 2 which seems wrong.

 

[Master D]

I did like the Conference format and it worked with it only being the top side going up automatically. You have to give a proper advantage to teams finishing second and third, especially when you remember Notts County finished 35 points ahead of their playoff opponents when they won their one-off semi final.

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

Feel like the conference format works around the 'problem' rather than being the best format. Two legs and no gerrymandering beyond 2nd leg at home is fine, the runner up goes up already.

 

[Laker]

I did like the Conference format and it worked with it only being the top side going up automatically. You have to give a proper advantage to teams finishing second and third, especially when you remember Notts County finished 35 points ahead of their playoff opponents when they won their one-off semi final.

I think the Conference format is good but as you say it only works because only one goes up automatically so ultimately only brings down to 7th into contention. I do like the notion of giving the higher ranked team home advantage and would agree with that rather than two legs for the play offs.

 

[IzzyFook]

I did like the Conference format and it worked with it only being the top side going up automatically. You have to give a proper advantage to teams finishing second and third, especially when you remember Notts County finished 35 points ahead of their playoff opponents when they won their one-off semi final.

Yes agreed.
I get the leagues want to keep the PO's a thing, as it does minimise the amount of dead rubber games going into the final straights and keeps the hope for those going on a late run of form. But at least you get a bit of an advantage by having a home tie for finishing higher up the league, although as we found out in that madhouse Grimsby game in the NL, the kick in the balls of just missing out on the autos - plus the fact you could be playing a team on a roll - doesn't guarantee nowt.
Notts came within seconds of going out and did so well to rally and get that late eqaliser in the SF and come from behind in the final too.
It would have had a negative effect on the PO's IMO if they hadn't gone up with us after the battle we'd had all season, and as you say, that huge points gap to the other teams...

 

[Stocky]

SKY won't buy it because they want more games but if anything, just drop the two legs and play one leg at the higher placed sides home ground.

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

Two legs is great though.

No need to try and fix a problem that doesn't exist.

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Two legs is great though.

No need to try and fix a problem that doesn't exist.

I remember the days where the play off finals were done over 2 legs. I might prefer that over a one off Wembley game, although can only remember us losing to Port Vale/Robbie Earle under that format so not happy memories

 

[denzel ecfc]

I did like the Conference format and it worked with it only being the top side going up automatically. You have to give a proper advantage to teams finishing second and third, especially when you remember Notts County finished 35 points ahead of their playoff opponents when they won their one-off semi final.

Nonsense allowing the team in 7th to have a chance to go up though.
One off matched 2nd v 5th and 3rd v 4th would be better

 

[Conker]

My god we made ridiculous hard work of that.

Dreadful clogger side Mansfield and bang in the relegation battle now from what we've seen there. I can't see us being good enough to go up based on that also, we should have demolished them.

And to think if we didn’t score for you in the first couple of minutes we get a point a piece.

Very little to suggest Wrexham can realistically compete with Wycombe from that performance solid at the back but other than #23 very little to shout about in terms of quality, which I tend to find every time I watch Wrexham and I find it confusing with the money you spend but maybe it’s more due to the style of play.

A lot to suggest we will get bummed by Burton next Saturday.

 

[Conker]

I realise stats need context, but the Beeb says Mansfield have had more shots…good ones, or Row Z-botherers?

See Jordan Rhodes is on the bench, would be great if he could pop up with a scoring cameo. I thought Oshilaja was one of Stags’ better players as well, how come he’s not starting?

Oshilaja is our POTS but been injured, wasn’t ready to play he’s only had one light training session but when it’s double digits in injuries and the majority are defenders you have to take risks.

Defensively we’ve not got one starter fit at the minute, Oshilaja and Cargill in particular we are missing the most.

 

[Stocky]

Two legs is great though.

No need to try and fix a problem that doesn't exist.

First leg in a two legged tie is very often a total anti climax.

 

[Pilot_Phonic]

And to think if we didn’t score for you in the first couple of minutes we get a point a piece.

Very little to suggest Wrexham can realistically compete with Wycombe from that performance solid at the back but other than #23 very little to shout about in terms of quality, which I tend to find every time I watch Wrexham and I find it confusing with the money you spend but maybe it’s more due to the style of play.

A lot to suggest we will get bummed by Burton next Saturday.

Our style of play is shit, but we are a well drilled side, having the same types of personnel for near 3 years, with the additions adding more quality to what we need. Most teams can play against it and counter it but rarely do we get thumped each and every week, so we must be doing something right.

Revan was starting only due to injury to McClean but if Macca was fit, Revan wouldn't get a sniff. He was really good yesterday so if Macca is fit, he shouldn't be starting just because of him being James McClean.

 

[Stocky]

And to think if we didn’t score for you in the first couple of minutes we get a point a piece.

Very little to suggest Wrexham can realistically compete with Wycombe from that performance solid at the back but other than #23 very little to shout about in terms of quality, which I tend to find every time I watch Wrexham and I find it confusing with the money you spend but maybe it’s more due to the style of play.

A lot to suggest we will get bummed by Burton next Saturday.

Are Wycombe that good anymore though?

Every time I see their scores they themselves seem to be in very narrow games, a lot seem to be ending in draws.

Wrexham are very good at turning 1 point into 3. I think Wrexham may just pip Wycombe. Wycombe had a lot of upheavel to be fair to them.

 

[folletto]

First leg in a two legged tie is very often a total anti climax.

The better side tends to come out on top over two legs, less room for a freak one off result. Imagine coming third by some distance and losing on pens in a one legged game against a side who scraped 6th who sat 11 players behind the ball to grind out a 0-0

 

[thewwfc]

Are Wycombe that good anymore though?

Every time I see their scores they themselves seem to be in very narrow games, a lot seem to be ending in draws.

Wrexham are very good at turning 1 point into 3. I think Wrexham may just pip Wycombe. Wycombe had a lot of upheavel to be fair to them.

we’ve definitely stopped being free-scoring, we have gone slightly more defensive in general but also we’ve seen a lot more teams come to Adams Park and park the bus - and we don’t have a good counter for that right now.

We are too dependent on Kone for goals currently, we used to be scoring from all over the pitch but that has dried up.

For sure Wrexham can do the “grinding out wins” thing which we are struggling to do at the moment.

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

First leg in a two legged tie is very often a total anti climax.

Wash your mouth out, it made a legend of this fat lad from a random building site up north somewhere...

But yeah, 2 of our other 3 first legs were limp displays, both of which set up grandstand second legs. The better team came out on top in the end.