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2 little ducks.

nibbles said:
What’s the weather like in your parallel universe?
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I'd suggest you live in a parallel universe if you think League One teams should generally lose to teams 2 or 3 divisions below them. As I say, I have no doubt we'll come a cropper, but that doesn't change the fact that we have better players than these teams and should beat them!
 
nibbles said:
If anyone has any stats on League One vs National League in the Cup I’d be interested to see them.
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Dunno about over a period of years.

But last weekend, the split of League v Non League was approx 12 wins for the league side, 12 draws and 3 or 4 wins for non-league.

(I'm vague because without checking the league tables, I didn't know if some were L2 or non-league).


Anyway, as many draws as wins for the league team and a couple of upsets. I'd imagine that would be pretty representative most seasons.

And I'd assume the above stats would weigh a little more in favour of the L1 teams if I'd split L1 and L2.
 
markinkent said:
I am not convinced that we will beat Hartlepool for the same reasons that we didn't beat Carlisle or Brackley.
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An understandable viewpoint, Mark, but I really do think we are a better away team this season than we were at the time we played Carlisle & Brackley.

It will be tough at Hartlepool, they are a decent NL side and will raise their game. But there will be pressure on them to take the initiative and that seems to be the recipe for better Gills` performances as we can involve our pacey players (plural) , an asset we didn`t have at Carlisle or Brackley. Given that Pools home form hasn`t been very good (they have more points on the road) and there will be a small but noisy contingent of Gills present, I believe we will win the game.
 
Maybe. But I understood SL was a phsycologial manager, one who could understand players and thereby develop them.
 
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