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Post by arfcdm on Mar 4, 2023 17:05:05 GMT
Charlie Reilly is the only reason we have any chance of avoiding this, and the game which will go a long way to deciding the clubs future will go ahead with half the fans at Hampden.
Something monumental needs to happen now or we are down.
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Post by marmiteman on Mar 4, 2023 17:09:13 GMT
I can see Elgin and Stranraer getting dragged to bottom of league.
If Rovers beat Stranraer at home next week.
Started praying already. 🙏🙏
Peter
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Post by raintownrover on Mar 4, 2023 17:28:07 GMT
Don’t think getting beaten by potential league winners is the end of the world.
But - we need to beat Stranraer and Bonnyrigg and a draw against Annan in the next three games to see us with some sort of cushion.
However nothing in this league is predictable.
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Post by raintownrover on Mar 4, 2023 17:31:11 GMT
Sorry, meant Dumbarton not Annan
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Mar 4, 2023 17:51:32 GMT
Apart for the distinct possibility of not ending up bottom, don't forget it's a play-off and not an automatic relegation. Along with a couple of other Rovers fans I've been at every pyramid play-off involving the league teams (both legs for most). Apart from Berwick Rangers who were worse than awful none of the league teams went into the play-off without a decent chance of retaining their place and of course several did. They were fairly tight ties and I'd expect Rovers to put up a good battle of we were involved.
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Post by charlestheoptimist on Mar 4, 2023 18:08:02 GMT
The worrying thing about this is that Brechin City seem to be scoring for fun and IF we faced them it may be pretty daunting
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Post by arfcdm on Mar 4, 2023 18:09:57 GMT
Encouraging to hear that East Stirling, Cowdenbeath and Brechin made it competitive.
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Post by bucky on Mar 4, 2023 18:19:34 GMT
Apart for the distinct possibility of not ending up bottom, don't forget it's a play-off and not an automatic relegation. Along with a couple of other Rovers fans I've been at every pyramid play-off involving the league teams (both legs for most). Apart from Berwick Rangers who were worse than awful none of the league teams went into the play-off without a decent chance of retaining their place and of course several did. They were fairly tight ties and I'd expect Rovers to put up a good battle of we were involved. If we finish bottom and to be fair there’s plenty of football to be played yet, we deserve to go down. The galling thing is we’ve played some decent stuff this season but paid the price for not signing a striker from the get go when it was plain as the nose on your face. |
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Mar 4, 2023 18:48:39 GMT
If we end up in the play-off we very much deserve the chance to stay up and would have it.
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Post by marmiteman on Mar 4, 2023 22:15:30 GMT
I predict Elgin will be in playoffs.
Peter
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Post by raintownrover on Mar 4, 2023 22:57:51 GMT
Peter
I agree-distinct possibility. But we need to get some points soon.
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Post by stewmelrover on Mar 5, 2023 9:01:56 GMT
The worrying thing about this is that Brechin City seem to be scoring for fun and IF we faced them it may be pretty daunting Brechin may well be scoring for fun, but so would we if we played teams like Strathspey and Deveronvale every other week. Oh, and Buckie Thistle currently lead that division, not Brechin. |
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Post by charlestheoptimist on Mar 5, 2023 11:08:27 GMT
Buckie may lead that league but Brechin have a game in hand and they have a squad and a structure now in place to return to the top leagues. We have to be wary if we have to face them .They are also in a league that includes Brora/Fraseburgh/ Formartine - not exactly cannon fodder.
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Post by Nanook on Mar 5, 2023 16:31:23 GMT
9 games to go, one at a time, worry about the play offs if we have to, not now.
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Post by stewmelrover on Mar 5, 2023 18:02:12 GMT
9 games to go, one at a time, worry about the play offs if we have to, not now. Good advice. And focus on destroying Bonnyrigg Rose at Cliftonhill. Again. |
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