March

[Corky]

Since Pearson first joined, March has been a crucial month in our seasons (usually in a negative way)

 

So, since 2009, here is our March record:

 

2009:

 

Stockport 1-1

Cheltenham 4-0 (W)

Tranmere 0-2 (L)

Millwall 1-0 (W)

Colchester 1-1

Peterborough 0-2 (L)

 

8 points from 18 available, two defeats (half of our defeats that season)

 

2010:

 

Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 (L)

Cardiff 1-0 (W)

Crystal Palace 1-0 (W)

Coventry 2-2

Reading 1-2 (L)

Derby 0-1 (L)

Cardiff 1-2 (L)

 

7 points from 21 available

 

2011:

 

QPR 0-1 (L)

Norwich 2-3 (L)

Scunthorpe 3-0 (W)

Portsmouth 0-1 (L)

 

3 points from 12 available

 

2012:

 

Coventry 2-0 (W)

Bristol City 2-3 (L)

Reading 1-3 (L)

Birmingham 3-1 (W)

Blackpool 3-3

Hull 2-1 (W)

Nottingham Forest 0-0

Peterborough 0-1 (L)

 

11 points from 24 available

 

2013:

 

Ipswich 0-1 (L)

Leeds 1-1

Sheff Weds 0-1 (L)

Cardiff 1-1

Derby 1-2 (L)

Millwall 0-1 (L)

 

2 points from 18 available

 

It's often said that all teams have a bad run in a season, well traditionally in recent years March appears to be our stumbling block. This March we have home matches against Charlton, Blackpool and Yeovil as well as a trip to Barnsley, all games we should be very confident of winning. Burnley and Blackburn away will be very tough to overcome, but you feel if we improve our very poor record in March we should be fine.

[lgfualol]

Oh god, I hate to be reminded about March last year.

[Fox92]

Didn't realise it looked that bad. 

 

Can remember that Posh game as well, I think people were freaking out about them maybe catching us.

[ScouseFox]

Last March  

[Soar Fox]

Pearson wasn't manager for us in March 2011.

[StanSP]

Didn't O'Neill have a bad March period too?

[Callabinho]

Means nothing now, we never win away at forest we did last season, we never beat millwall away well we have this season, we never manage to win more than 6 games in a row, well we did this season.

[One Legged Beaver]

Looking at the March period bar Burnley away and possibly Blackburn away all the games look very winnable and I would possibly classify it as a failure if we didn't manage at least 10 points.

[norfolkfox222]

This is the season to change that!!! 

[Corky]

Pearson wasn't manager for us in March 2011.

 

I know, but still thought I'd include it as we finished February in 7th place.

[surrifox]

I think we are generally shite around Christmas too but that worked out just fine this year

[Stan]

Only for the superstitious.

[LanguedocFox]

Didn't O'Neill have a bad March period too?

 

Yes: in his first season in charge, 30 March was "that" Sheff United match - the one MON always fvcking talks about.

[indierich06]

Didn't O'Neill have a bad March period too?

 

Yep. Really heavy flow, went through about 10 boxes of tampons.

[_Fatboyslow_]

Yep. Really heavy flow, went through about 10 boxes of tampons.

Bleeding hell more jokes !!!

[kingfox]

Ahhh the good old days when we used to draw against Stockport.

[CPW22]

Sheffield Wednesday and Derby away in March 2010 are still two of my worst ever away days!

[Bob Weasel Fox]

I'm positive that we will do better this March

[foxesfan98]

Charlton (W)

Barnsley (W)

Blackpool (W)

Blackburn (W)

Yeovil (W)

Burnley (D)

[Iwan is a Welshman]

Good post. We've got the squad and the fixtures to take us to the brink before the tougher games come up in April. It's in our own hands.

[Iwan is a Welshman]

In contrast, the last time we got promoted out of this league:

Derby away 1-1

Bradford away 0-0

Wednesday home 1-1

Preston home won 2-1

Burnley away won 2-1

Cov away won 2-1

12pts from 6 games

[Freeman's Wharfer]

Massive month for us this year. A win on Saturday vs Ipswich and decent March will see us well on our way!

 

We've got some fixtures that we should expect to win in March as well. Anything less than 10 points would be awful considering the fixtures we have...