newgroundrodney wrote:

wattsville_boy wrote:It's easy to read too much into the release of the fixture list for the forthcoming season. At first I thought it was a difficult start (Mansfield, Exeter and Notts County three of the first four league games) but County in recent years have had a tendency to play better against the top teams than those nearer the bottom. And looking at the first two months there are a number of last years strugglers (Grimsby, Port Vale, Yeovil) and two of the four relegated from League One and promoted Tranmere, so a fairly balanced start.

A couple more strikers, midfielders and a full back now please...

If you mean teams that are near the top or bottom ON THE DAY WE PLAY THEM maybe, but our record against eventual top & bottom teams last season was as follows:

Eventual Top 7 teams:
Accrington, Luton, Wycombe, Exeter, Notts Co., Coventry, Lincoln ............................ points collected : 15
Eventual Bottom 7 teams:
Grimsby, Yeovil, Port Vale, Forest Green, Morecambe, Barnet, Chesterfield...............points collected : 22

That is really interesting.

As with many things what people perceive and what is the truth is often not the same.

A tough season ahead, just have to believe.

Enjoyed reading this thread. Starts with the fixtures, morphs into how many we took to Exeter, moves on to Worksop's travel arrangements, before returning to how difficult next season will be.

And that is as it should be. Conversations expand, go down different roads, meander through any number of different issues. I do so hope that the unfortunate habit of attempting to shut people up by claiming that topics are hijacked can now be ended. That the original post led to discussion on a number of topics and is, how when they are properly debated, topics develop.