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chipnicker1
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Gulls to be new Shots? Aug 26, 2008 15:04:26 GMT

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Post by chipnicker1 on Aug 26, 2008 15:04:26 GMT

Although we have had a very slow start to this season, I refuse to look too negatively into it. I instead wish to remain positive and take a glass half full approach. Take a look at Aldershot last year. They had a slow start, a few losses at the beginning of the season. It took them a little while to get on their feet and get the ball rolling. I mean, we absolutely thrashed them 3-0 right at the very beginning of the season (and still to this day does that game remain my favourite game of last season, with the 3goal comeback away at Oxford following closely behind). Recalling back to that night they didn't seem anything too special, nothing that screamed "Wow they are blatantly going to walk this league". Yet come mid-season and their they are at the top of the league. What a fantastic turn around they produced, and although it may have been more exciting and interesting last season if we had perhaps been challenging for the title with them, it got to the point where I was happy they were being promoted as they thoroughly deserved it. Obviously, my heart was then set on winning the play-offs, but that was to no avail. My point is, Yes we can all get frustrated and annoyed and lose any hope that we may, just may, get promoted this season. But at the end of the day staying positive seems to be the best option. I for one would rather have our slip up now rather than later in the season or even in the run-in like last season.

Who knows, maybe we could be the Aldershot of this season?

COME ON YOU YELLOWS

tufcwewillbeback
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Gulls to be new Shots? Aug 26, 2008 15:42:19 GMT

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Post by tufcwewillbeback on Aug 26, 2008 15:42:19 GMT

Unfortunatley, we cant really compare ourselves to Aldershot. Our playing staff are very much proven at this level while Aldershot had 5 or 6 young players that Waddock had, somehow, found that were all on their way to greater things. Since January Aldershot have lost 3 or 4 players to bigger clubs and the young side still look strong in league two. Lets be honest Aldershot were just a different class.

One good bit of news is the ongoing trouble behind the scenes at Cambridge. Hopefully this will dent their league form as they seem to be the team that is taking it on at the moment.

Dave
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Gulls to be new Shots? Aug 26, 2008 16:08:00 GMT

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Post by Dave on Aug 26, 2008 16:08:00 GMT

Well chipnicker1, how refreshing it was to read your post, no doom and gloom, but real positive believe that everything will turn around for our team. It can happen, there is no reason why it would be impossible and It is about keeping faith.

While our start has not been very good, it was good to see on the forum, after our third defeat on the trot, that fans were looking and finding positives from the game.

tufcwewillbeback said that "Our playing staff are very much proven at this level " so surly It can only be a matter of getting them to play to the very best and then results will come?We really would need to be more worried, if these results were at the other end of the season, having a poor run now, getting it out of the way will still give us all the time we need to have a real challenge for promotion.