Now three more please

[goldeneyed]

Well done guys now we need three more wins in a rowand it is possible. QPR away, Stoke home, Cardiff home. You can do it.


It was great to see the strikers actually scoring goals again today. And three away from home is a good sign. It sounds as if our attack at last was looking dangerous. As I and others predicted Aliadiere with his pace and skill can make the difference and it seems as if Miller and Cort enjoyed playing alongside him.


If Aliadiere can keep it going till the end of the season we have a chance. But I am still concerned about midfield. Davies picked up a knock and is too raw to be playing in all the games in any case. Ince played with an injury today. Anderton and Kennedy are going to have to really raise their game and Ricketts is going to have to step up a gear along with Rosa. Cameron too may have an important part to play if we want to keep the momentum going.


Of course we let in two which ain't great and were lucky they missed their penalty. But if our attack can fulfil its potential we should be able to out score all but the very best in this division.


Preston are still in the driving seat with a game in hand, plus two points aheadand have home advantage against us on 17 April. But if they could only slip up again next week and we get our fourth win on the trot we may at last be able to exert the psychological pressure on them which we badly need to do. Palace's win probably means they are almost out of reach so its Preston we need to target now. The bad news is we can't afford any slip ups while our rivals can to some extent but we are due a really good winning run so let's believe for the moment that we can still do it.

[BridgnorthWolf Inc]

Goldeneyed,


I do believeyour cynicism is evaporatingday by day - No Hoddle Out today.


Keep it up old chap! smileys/smiley2.gif

[goldeneyed]

bnorth - Hoddle still has it all to prove as far as I am concerned and I am still bloody annoyed that we have fallen so far behind with the squad we have, However, there is just a possibility we can do it and if he succeeds in getting this team of under achievers to scrape into the play offs I will be the first to praise him.

[Bolton Hater]

Let's not get too excited by scoring 3 goals in an away game, where the opposition dont put 9 men behind the ball like at home. If we score 3 at home against Stoke though - That may show that we finally have aquired a creative edge.

[wolf of sedgley]

I'm a bit more hopeful now than 2 weeks ago, but if we are going to go up we have to go on a run starting now- and actually put in excellent performances. We arn't going to beat the likes of preston, leeds, palace and watford at the moment.

[wolfie smith]

IS THIS A PALACE STYLE RUN TO REACH THE PLAY OFFS AND GO UP? i doubt it but its nice to hear some positives from some of yousmileys/smiley2.gif

[FoetalYouth]

IS THIS A PALACE STYLE RUN TO REACH THE PLAY OFFS AND GO UP?
Good God I hope so. I'd love a repeat of cardiff, may 2003, but we still have a hell of a lot of work on to get there, we have got 33 points to play for yet.

[The Bear]

We are definitely in with a chance now, but just to play Devil's Advocate:

Preston's game in hand is against Crewe at home (March 28th), they play us at home, and we still have to go to Reading away as they have done today - which was the first game they've lost in 23 matches.

It's all down to what spin you put on it I suppose, but we are in just as good a shout as them as they have a bit tougher run-in IMO.

[glasgowwolf]

We look better each time we paly which is not hard. 3 wins out of 3 is good. Anothe 3 wins will see us in the play off positions

[dr cool]

palace can be caught..they play leeds on saturday at selhurst park...


leeds i think will beat them ?


if we can beat qpr and stoke ..they too are under pressure ?





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[Essex Wolf]

Wolves last 3 games now played were far tougher IMHO than the 3 games we have still to come and on paper we should be able to pick up at least another 7 points and with a little luck all 9 but with Wolves ability to underachieve and do the unexpected I'm hoping and prayingfor 9 points, believing we could get 7 but expecting 5 or 6.

[Covwolf]

We are definitely in with a chance now, but just to play Devil's Advocate:

Preston's game in hand is against Crewe at home (March 28th), they play us at home, and we still have to go to Reading away as they have done today - which was the first game they've lost in 23 matches.

It's all down to what spin you put on it I suppose, but we are in just as good a shout as them as they have a bit tougher run-in IMO.


Prestons game in hand against Crewe will be harder then people think, Crewe are fighting for survival.

[N. Herts Wolf]

6 points from the next three wouldn't be bad as it would represent 5 wins out of 6 games. We can't rely on hoping to get into 6th purely by dreaming we can go on a lengthy winning streak. In all probabilty, this won't happen. What we need is a solid 2 point a game average finish and for Preston to **** themselves. And, of course, we must beat them at their place.

[Essex Wolf]

PNE have a spell of 3 away games on the trot starting at Plymouth then BHA and Sheff Wed. In that same period Wolves have 2 home games with the away game being Reading.


If Wolves could win the home games and take 6 points from 9 PNE will have to do very well to better that and IMV they will lose one of those 3 games, draw one and win one. All guess work I know but those extra 2 points will ,dependant on other results, draw us level with PNE.


The games following that 3 match spell up until we play PNE will, again IMV, determine just how importabnt the game at Deepdale will really be. Should the Gods be on our side for a change this season and see us go to PNE with a few points lead over them then the pressure will really be on them.

[Papa]

As I and others predicted Aliadiere with his pace and skill can make the difference and it seems as if Miller and Cort enjoyed playing alongside him.


I was a bit dubious about when he arrived but what an instant impact. Perhaps his inclusion is a boost to players like Miller and Davies simply because he's a player who can move into space and he's a genuine option to pass to instead of Seol.He just might be the steal of the season if he keeps it up. No doubt somebody will clatter him sooner or later. I just wish Carl Cort was played in the middle as a goal hanger of sorts because i dont see him actually dragging players wide. Just have a feeling Olofinjana will have a part to play sooner or later. We'd have an excellent team if they start clicking and know is the time but how many false dawns have we had?

[Ginger Chimp]

Last time we won four in row (and then five and six) was Feb/Mar 2002 (thanks to 28th March for the details).

We were on top form then looking like a side heading for the GL without competition.

We ain't that side at the moment. Four, or five, wins a row would be astonishing when you think about it.

[Hibbitt was King]

On paper we have a top squad which should be able to win the next three. The reason we're having to go through all the ifs buts and maybe's about squeezing into 6th spot is because Hoddle has $$$$$$$ed up earlier in the season.


If he continues to allow a greater emphasis on attack than earlier in the season, and leave out players off form, then yes we have a chance.


I think Hoddle has changed the way we play in the last three, and maybe that was in response to the statements from Jez and Rick.


But I don't think he'd ever admit he'd changed direction because he'd be admitting he was wrong beforehand.


Whatever it takes, Glenn, just get us up and make amends smileys/smiley10.gif

[Grizzled Wolf]

I am waiting with bated breathfor the Hod to tell us when the next "pivotal" or "must win game" is going to happen! Getting highly excited about narrowly beating Hull.. is merely a sign of the desperatetimes we are going through.


Hull!! For gods sake!! The last timeHull won anything importantit was for the biggesthaddock caught in a trawlernet!! Their whole team including the management, cost about as much as Ince's salary this year.

[goldeneyed]

Since the start of 2006 Watford have won eight out of nine of their matches. All the front runners have had 'hot patches' like that and we are now due one. That really means a minimum of two wins and a draw from the next three is needed and ideally three wins. Then we have a battle on our hands at Reading.


If we can get a win at QPR I think the players will really start believing they can do it, especiallly if Preston slip up in any way. But Preston are in good form despite losing narrowly at Reading and will give little away over the next couple of months.Meanwhile, Palace are hitting form just at the right time. Watford and Leeds are out of reach and are also playing very well. The fact that even after three straight wins we are still only just in touch with sixth place shows what a poor season we have had up till very recently. Only something really special is going to get us into the play offs this season and the next three matches are the launch pad as far as I am concerned. It will be very interesting indeed to see whether the team and the manager rise to the occasion....or not.

[wolfan]

Although it's great to have won 3 games in a row, lets not get too carried away. Hull were poor yesterday, but they still gave us a game and were unlucky not to get a point (at least). For anyone who didn't go, the pitch was awful, one of the worst I've seen, and it certainly hindered their play. If it had been a better playing surface, I can't help but think that they would have got at least another goal, as especially in the first half we were gifting them opportunities, only to be saved by a bobble, or a bad shot.

Add to Ipswich being the better side, and us beating Burnley by a fluke goal then we really have been riding our luck for the last three matches, so unless we get better, the luck will inevitably end sooner rather than later.

QPR are no mugs, and it goes without saying that Reading and Cardiff will test us. With an improved Coventry side, Watford, Preston, Brighton who are fighting against relegation and finally a decent Norwich team it isn't an easy run-in and we still need to massively improve if we're to get anything from those games. There's only Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth where we can go into expecting 3 points imo, and that certainly won't be enough.

Edited by: wolfan

[goldeneyed]

Agreed Wolfan but perhaps the Gods are at last showing us favour. Another win next week and confidence may start to really coarse through the players veins and performances pick up. But at the moment results are all that matters and I would take a scrappy, lucky, 1-0 win next week over an unlucky 1-1 where we dominated for long periods but "couldn't put the ball in the back of the net". But I certainly don't kid myself that Hoddle has cracked it in terms of formation etc. We are still skating on very thin ice.

[wolfan]

Very true, I think all teams need a bit of luck at times, but you have to back it up, of which confidence should go a long way towards helping. I think it all then boils down to how much Hoddle wants to massage his ego, as it's his systems that are doing the most damage to our promotion hopes.

[holloholloway]

We might become a dangerous team away from home with respect to the fact that we can counter attack at pace with miller and alidierre. Throw in ricketts and the opposition would feel insecure.

[1wolves]

I would take 1-0 wins against anyone at the moment.

The boggies got up with 1-0 wins, no reason why we can't.

[Del Woppio]

How frickin' tense is this??!!? It's really gettig toward the squeaky bum point of the season now, and we seem to be winning while playing badly, which is always good. Preston looked bloody good against Reading though, although they do have a very small squad which could well work in our favour as the games fly in. if we can stay unbeaten from now until Watford/Preston we'll make it. COME ON WOLVES!!!!

[wolfan]

How frickin' tense is this??!!? It's really gettig toward the squeaky bum point of the season now, and we seem to be winning while playing badly, which is always good. Preston looked bloody good against Reading though, although they do have a very small squad which could well work in our favour as the games fly in. if we can stay unbeaten from now until Watford/Preston we'll make it. COME ON WOLVES!!!!
I was speaking to a mate yesterday who's a Preston fan, and he reckons that they had a good case for all 3 points on Saturday (he's totally unbiased of course!), so it really will take something special to overtake them. As you say, it's good that we've been winning whilst playing poorly, but the problem for me is can you see us coming good? Personally I can't, not really, because there's grinding out a result on an off day, and then there's getting lucky. We certainly haven't been the former. smileys/smiley18.gif

[goldeneyed]

Considering their resources Preston have been impressive - but their squad is not the biggest although they are well supplied up front with Nugent, Ormerod, Agyemang and Dichio (if I remember rightly). #


If we keep winning they are going to start worrying alright. But we do need another Saturday soon when they lose and we win. Then I believe they might start getting distinctly nervy. One more push and I reckon we might 'get into their heads' - then anything might happen. But if we let them off the hook in the next three weeks they could easily streak away leaving us to fiight forthe 'glory' of achieving7th spot. So its a vital period imv.

[Deutsch Wolf]

Preston have Ipswich at home on Saturday, not the easiest game.

[RyanWolf]

I wonder if Preston will have a crisis in confidence now their unbeaten run is out of the window and we're breathing down their necks?

[westlyNTR]

I would take 1-0 wins against
anyone at the moment.The boggies got up with 1-0
wins, no reason why we can't.


I can't see us keeping a clean sheet until Jody
comes back from injury though.

[Hibbitt was King]

Talking of 7th spot, remember we finished there twice under Colin Lee.

[Ginger Chimp]

Given the results of the last four or five seasons, where is all the optimism coming from that we can win four, five, six games in a row? Unless I'm missing something we still don't look like a side capable of winning consistently.

For the regular attendees - what have you seen over the past six weeks that would suggest a "hot run of form" has just started?

[glasgowwolf]

I would take 1-0 wins against
anyone at the moment.The boggies got up with 1-0
wins, no reason why we can't.


I can't see us keeping a clean sheet until Jody
comes back from injury though.


gypes is gud enough Lescott is the problem at the moment

[black&gold]

Whilst happy with the three wins I have yet to see anything in our style of play that makes me think we can go on a long unbeaten run.As Hoddle has said our luck is changing but you can't rely on that if fact you often make your own luck.We need to start playing with a bit confidence,The strikers can score goals we just need to be a bit more positive and lay seige to our opponents goal.After all attack is still the best form of defence.Oh by the way Mr Hoddle you have been telling us that someone is going to get a going over from us any idea when. Edited by: black&gold

[goldeneyed]

Never mind giving people a right going over. On the rare occasions we have ever done this it often leads to over confidence and sometimes a following slump. A series of scrappy, ugly 1-0 2-1 wins will be absolutely fine thank you crowned by a scintilllating display in the play off final.