Keith wrote:Next Saturday will be a real marker as to where we have come to. If we beat Bournemouth, we can go all the way.
I thought Bury was that.
Bournemouth have quite a small (but very good) squad by all accounts and you never know - a lot of games for most of the players and it may just start to take its toll soon.
The thing that encourages me is that our recent results have come, not from just a few cracking goals (though we've got some of those) nor from bits of individual flair like we used to see with Baker and Thommo.
It's been down to good tactics, good organisation and real hard work all over the pitch.
When we lose possession we get behind the ball from Mullin and Jevons, to all the midfield - before they get neat a defence which now has ability and a bit of pace.
That's hard to counter.
We will have a few slip-ups and we will meet teams who see things pay off for them on the day but these results are no flash in the pan.
And as long as we keep up our attitude and workrate, freshen up with Panther, maybe Wainwright, Duffy and Bentley if needed (and I'd still like to see us get a young striker with pace on loan in January - just to give us a different option when needed in games) I think we can continue good form right to the end.
There are other good teams still above us so you never know where it will take us - but I am confident we can at least stay in touch until the final stages.
Is the glass half full or half empty? Mmmm? hard to say - but it does look like there's room for more beer!