Happy Fox Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 http://www.thisislei...ail/story.html? Paul Gallagher says Leicester City cannot afford to drop too many more points if they are to remain in the race to climb out of the Championship. But the Scottish striker believes automatic promotion is still a possibility. Paul Gallagher City have picked up just one point from their last two games and head to Doncaster Rovers on Saturday on the back of a frustrating 1-1 home draw with Peterborough last weekend. Gallagher said City need to quickly get back to winning ways. City have lost seven of their 21 Championship games this season, and they are five points adrift of the play-off places as they head into the crucial Christmas period. However, Gallagher said finishing in the top two – let alone the play-offs – was still within reach. And to stand a chance of getting there, Gallagher said City needed to go about their business quietly. "If you look back at the games, we have thrown quite a few points away this season," Gallagher said. "Seven defeats, we can't afford any more slip-ups. "We have to win our home games and nick points away from home, then we will be up there. "We haven't got any more slips in us, and everyone knows that, but we are not going to put pressure on ourselves. We believe in ourselves and each other as a team and kick on. "We still look at the top two as realistic, you have to. But we just concentrate on ourselves. "If you get on a good run in this league you can be up there. Lose a few and you can be down there. "We will concentrate on ourselves and hope we can creep up this table without anyone noticing. We have to be anonymous, keep our heads down and try and get there. "The Christmas period is quite hectic and if we can have a good December and find ourselves up and around it that will stand us in good stead."
davieG Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 Considering the diabolical start we had to last season the fact that we currently have only two more points is somewhat worrying Last Season HOME AWAY W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 6 3 2 18 10 2 1 7 13 25 -4 28 This Season HOME AWAY W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 6 1 4 17 11 2 5 3 11 12 +5 30 5 points off the play-offs in both seasons Not much progress then.
Happy Fox Posted 15 December 2011 Author Posted 15 December 2011 It might just me but I get so pissed off, when players go on about "oh we are still hoping for top 2 finish", well start producing some f**king results then
StanSP Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 It's called ambition. Nothing wrong with that. And they're trying to produce results, obviously. They're not exactly going out to lose every match are they? It's easier said than done in this league - as Kasper said - it's so unpredictable. We'd all love to win each game and keep a clean-sheet each game. But the sooner people face the reality that that's not going to happen, the better. The expectation from the start was too high, thanks to people assuming that we'd romp every team in the division. They were just naive and don't know what football actually entails. Not even the best team(s) in the world win every single game so to expect Leicester, a team in the Championship, to do so was just foolish. Nothing wrong with what Gally is saying in my opinion, or anyone else who says they are hoping for top 2. Absolutely nothing wrong with aiming for the top. They'll do their best to try and make it happen, but mistakes can be made, and as a fellow human (and using realistic logic), I accept that.
Guest Col city fan Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 It's called ambition. Nothing wrong with that. And they're trying to produce results, obviously. They're not exactly going out to lose every match are they? It's easier said than done in this league - as Kasper said - it's so unpredictable. We'd all love to win each game and keep a clean-sheet each game. But the sooner people face the reality that that's not going to happen, the better. The expectation from the start was too high, thanks to people assuming that we'd romp every team in the division. They were just naive and don't know what football actually entails. Not even the best team(s) in the world win every single game so to expect Leicester, a team in the Championship, to do so was just foolish. Nothing wrong with what Gally is saying in my opinion, or anyone else who says they are hoping for top 2. Absolutely nothing wrong with aiming for the top. They'll do their best to try and make it happen, but mistakes can be made, and as a fellow human (and using realistic logic), I accept that. Top post Stan....
John Matrix Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 Considering the diabolical start we had to last season the fact that we currently have only two more points is somewhat worrying Last Season HOME AWAY W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 6 3 2 18 10 2 1 7 13 25 -4 28 This Season HOME AWAY W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 6 1 4 17 11 2 5 3 11 12 +5 30 5 points off the play-offs in both seasons Not much progress then. sobering reading for sure
Happy Fox Posted 15 December 2011 Author Posted 15 December 2011 It's called ambition. Nothing wrong with that. And they're trying to produce results, obviously. They're not exactly going out to lose every match are they? It's easier said than done in this league - as Kasper said - it's so unpredictable. We'd all love to win each game and keep a clean-sheet each game. But the sooner people face the reality that that's not going to happen, the better. The expectation from the start was too high, thanks to people assuming that we'd romp every team in the division. They were just naive and don't know what football actually entails. Not even the best team(s) in the world win every single game so to expect Leicester, a team in the Championship, to do so was just foolish. Nothing wrong with what Gally is saying in my opinion, or anyone else who says they are hoping for top 2. Absolutely nothing wrong with aiming for the top. They'll do their best to try and make it happen, but mistakes can be made, and as a fellow human (and using realistic logic), I accept that. I agree with the sentiments you share, however I never expected us to romp the division but what I did expect was us to at least be around the top three positions pushing for that second automatic slot our squad is certainly capable of achieving that imo. Well lets hope the second half to the season is better
Corky Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 Considering the diabolical start we had to last season the fact that we currently have only two more points is somewhat worrying Last Season HOME AWAY W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 6 3 2 18 10 2 1 7 13 25 -4 28 This Season HOME AWAY W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 6 1 4 17 11 2 5 3 11 12 +5 30 5 points off the play-offs in both seasons Not much progress then. We're only four points off our total after 21 games in 2009/2010. Considering the great start we had that year, the shocking one last year and the inconsistent one this time it shows we're doing similarly around this stage every season.
SMX11 Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 Why do they spout the same shit about we 'cannot afford any more slip ups'. Of course we can afford slip ups we just need a consistent run of form a decent period of the remaining games. I think they just look like a team playing under extreme pressure, which is restricting them the express themselves and ultimately perform. We had a good run under Sven when we weren't particularly under pressure as we were well adrift of the play offs, but as soon as we started to think of reaching them we just stopped winning. I don't know if I am reading too far into this but I think they just got to take it game by game and not look at the table.
Horibbly Wrong Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 This story means very little to me, so much so I felt I should post
Matt Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 Well Done. Now stop the talking and start the performing.
Fox92 Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 Well Done. Now stop the talking and start the performing. Exactly.
Teapot. Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 I swear that our players end up saying this every year.
funkyrobot Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 Considering the diabolical start we had to last season the fact that we currently have only two more points is somewhat worrying Last Season HOME AWAY W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 6 3 2 18 10 2 1 7 13 25 -4 28 This Season HOME AWAY W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 6 1 4 17 11 2 5 3 11 12 +5 30 5 points off the play-offs in both seasons Not much progress then. The owners realised there hasn't been much progress and that's why Sven has been sacked. Pearson now has to salvage something with a squad that as of yet have not looked up to the job. If anyone can, NP can!
Legend_in_blue Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 The only positive I can take from those statistics is that at least now we have a pretty stable back 4 and GK. As for the rest, where's the improvement?
Corky Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 I swear that our players end up saying this every year. They do. The only year at this level in recent times where not too much has been said was in 2009/10, when the team did the talking on the pitch.
Happy Fox Posted 15 December 2011 Author Posted 15 December 2011 David Nugent has also said that we are hoping for top two.
DB11 Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 If you get rid of all of the pre-season hype, we're not actually doing too bad compared to previous years!
He's not bald Posted 15 December 2011 Posted 15 December 2011 We are not good enough, simple really, and all the hype and talk won't change that, let's be realistic we are not going to get an automatic promotion this season as that would mean we have to be in better form for the rest of the season than at least 8 teams above us and as good as anyone just below us. Where are there any indicators that this is going to happen anytime soon? Yes, we may well add to the squad, yes that may well impress our opposition and even the press with our spending power but, by the time they are here and in a position to make any difference that will, (even at the most optimistic) be the end of January and that's another 6 league games and/or a potential 18 points away by which time the top 2 (on our current form) will be out of sight and the playoff spots almost impossible to reach, forget this season it's a write off!
Freeman's Wharfer Posted 16 December 2011 Posted 16 December 2011 Why do they spout the same shit about we 'cannot afford any more slip ups'. Of course we can afford slip ups we just need a consistent run of form a decent period of the remaining games. I think they just look like a team playing under extreme pressure, which is restricting them the express themselves and ultimately perform. We had a good run under Sven when we weren't particularly under pressure as we were well adrift of the play offs, but as soon as we started to think of reaching them we just stopped winning. I don't know if I am reading too far into this but I think they just got to take it game by game and not look at the table. Agreed. Yes, nothing wrong with ambition, but it's a fairly stupid thing to say: "we can't afford any more slip ups". There will be more slip-ups, it's inevitable that we won't go from now until the end of the season unbeaten - so why up the ante, in what has already been a pressure cooker this season, by coming out with a statement like that?! We've only had 4 games under Pearson as well. For me, the rest of the season should be taken on merit of where we were when he arrived, the previous slip-ups were nothing to do with Pearson. What we can hope to achieve is a little more focus and motivation to see off teams such as a poor Peterborough at home but maybe now is the time to hold our hands up and say "hey, maybe things didn't quite go to script with us not being up in the top two or three by now. Let's re-adjust our targets and just make sure at the bare minimum we make the play-offs". I think the goal has to change. Let's not be chasing top two for now. Let's sort out the clear deficiencies we have, make damned sure we get ourselves into the play-offs, and if anything more comes from then onwards it's a bonus. I know this is probably a throw away cliche, from a football defunct of the ability to churn out anything other than the same old lines that they think they have to say, but I just find it a tad unrealistic, and unnecessary, for any of the players to be talking about no more slip-ups. There will be slip-ups, and it depends on how we deal with them as to whether we'll make the play-offs.
wellyfox Posted 16 December 2011 Posted 16 December 2011 Considering the diabolical start we had to last season the fact that we currently have only two more points is somewhat worrying Last Season HOME AWAY W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 6 3 2 18 10 2 1 7 13 25 -4 28 This Season HOME AWAY W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 6 1 4 17 11 2 5 3 11 12 +5 30 5 points off the play-offs in both seasons Not much progress then. I bet our owners are so loving this little fact. 12million for 2 more points. So on that score we gotta spend about 70mill in jan to go up.
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