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Post by eclipse on Mar 14, 2018 21:54:55 GMT
Only 5 home games remaining now, this will be a tough one with Sutton going well but let's not forget our win at their place, would be happy with another scrappy 1-0 with 2400 in attendance. Temperature expected to plummet on Saturday with possible snow showers.
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Post by 61666 on Mar 14, 2018 23:36:46 GMT
Depends which sides turn up on the day, and in our case for how long(!). Fancy we could get a draw, but not using my breath.
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Post by davec on Mar 15, 2018 8:12:02 GMT
Depends which sides turn up on the day, and in our case for how long(!). Fancy we could get a draw, but not using my breath. I am not medically trained but would suggest not using your breath is a very dangerous and short lived reaction |
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Post by commons on Mar 15, 2018 10:03:14 GMT
Only 5 home games remaining now, this will be a tough one with Sutton going well but let's not forget our win at their place, would be happy with another scrappy 1-0 with 2400 in attendance. Temperature expected to plummet on Saturday with possible snow showers. You do have a very good record at Sutton! Thankfully our record at your place is ok. I can't say we have been playing well recently so I will also go for scrappy win  |
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Post by Bernie on Mar 15, 2018 11:36:42 GMT
Heavy snow forecast for 1pm Saturday.
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Post by porkystone on Mar 15, 2018 12:10:08 GMT
Heavy snow forecast for 1pm Saturday. Plus highest temperature of 1 Degree  |
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Post by hammerstone on Mar 15, 2018 12:26:49 GMT
Hammerstone guarantee it won't snow.
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Post by Nick on Mar 15, 2018 21:32:52 GMT
Jay got the points he wanted last Saturday but not the level of performance that will trouble Sutton.
Expect to see some changes with a little more creative and attacking intention.
Always good to see Lewis in the starting line up and will not be at all surprised if he is joined by Michael Phillips who seems a high quality signing.
Wonder if the team will line up with 4 in midfield (including Reason and Wynter) or will we go more attacking with 3 forwards (DSY, Loza, Coker) ?
In Jay we trust
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Post by Bernie on Mar 16, 2018 11:39:40 GMT
Someone on their forum mentioned eight of the players Sutton had when they beat us two years ago are still with them. www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/sport/maidstone-v-sutton-93787/Interesting if true. Very few of our players remain, yet Sutton are top and Maidstone are flirting with relegation for a second season in a row. Maybe getting through so many loanees and short term signings is not the way forward? |
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Post by jdl on Mar 16, 2018 14:17:16 GMT
Someone on their forum mentioned eight of the players Sutton had when they beat us two years ago are still with them. www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/sport/maidstone-v-sutton-93787/Interesting if true. Very few of our players remain, yet Sutton are top and Maidstone are flirting with relegation for a second season in a row. Maybe getting through so many loanees and short term signings is not the way forward? My thoughts exactly. Interesting that Jay is now saying the Sutton way is the way to do it - building their team round a core of players who had been at the club for years. Seems perfectly logical to me - constantly going for loanees and 'shop window' players can only ever produce a short-term return. Loath as I am to criticise Jay, I think he got caught up in the 'new team each season' approach that was forced on him as we got promoted so often. Also, I think he looked at the rest of the league and thought (perhaps mistakenly) the key thing was to go 'full-time' and use ex-EFL players. Sutton - who have been in the NL exactly the same length of time as us, let's not forget - did it differently, and successfully. |
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Post by Bernie on Mar 16, 2018 15:26:46 GMT
There might be other reasons, for example a large pool of local players who don't have to struggle over the Dartford Crossing to get to work. Maybe the team partially dismantled when we went full time were only one or two signings from being quite decent. Or maybe it's all the fault of J...no, don't go there. Whatever, we could probably learn a thing or two from Sutton.
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Post by 61666 on Mar 16, 2018 15:36:33 GMT
Another factor in Sutton's success in the NL undoubtedly comes from their very successful cup run last season. Must have made quite a lot of money from the Arsenal game alone.
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Post by commons on Mar 16, 2018 15:36:45 GMT
Someone on their forum mentioned eight of the players Sutton had when they beat us two years ago are still with them. www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/sport/maidstone-v-sutton-93787/Interesting if true. Very few of our players remain, yet Sutton are top and Maidstone are flirting with relegation for a second season in a row. Maybe getting through so many loanees and short term signings is not the way forward? Ironically Dos did have a reputation of changing his team on a regular basis  He now likes to get his better players on two year contracts. |
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Post by commons on Mar 17, 2018 8:31:57 GMT
Very heavy snow in Sutton at the moment. How does it look in Kent?
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Post by 61666 on Mar 17, 2018 8:34:18 GMT
Lots here and starting to settle. Better hope our players are setting off to the ground pretty soon!
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He now likes to get his better players on two year contracts.