TheBogEnd » And on the subject of drawing games in the league ...............

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 11/9/2017 10:01 am

Just wondered in the long distinguished history of Tooting And Mitcham what has been the longest previous spell of starting a league campaign and either drawing or losing games until notching up a first league win ? Just interested!!! And not including cup games etc.

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 12/9/2017 5:27 am

Hope to get a response by Christmas !!!!

12/9/2017 7:48 am

Try on here and work it out: http://www.isthmianarchive.co.uk/index.html

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 12/9/2017 9:13 am

Thanks for the link DaveM. Maths was never my best subject but appreciate response.

endofthelane · 13/9/2017 1:00 pm

I should be working, but I found out that we started the 98/99 season much the same as this one with 3 draws and 4 defeats in the league (including a couple of hefty thrashings!). And like this season we did get through the first qualifying round of the FA Cup.

But then Ashley Martin channelled his Harry Kane and scored 5 goals as we reeled off 4 wins on the bounce.

We ended the season in 8th.

Routemaster · 13/9/2017 1:14 pm

Should we not be worried now. Sevens games in and no win, with Dorking, Thurrock and Brightlingsea all managing to win twice. It's only the fact Worthing are having a dodgey spell otherwise we would be bottom and rock bottom at that. Any expectations of playoff places are defiantly gone now.

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 13/9/2017 1:43 pm

Thanks endofthelane for the stats and anyone else who can shed more information on this thread. I have not started this thread as a doom merchant and was hoping that last nights fixture might have ended the win drought in the league.

DeePee · 14/9/2017 3:34 pm

I've asked Ian Bullock for you Mr Steptoe - if he doesn't know the answer to your question then no-one will.
Cheers

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 14/9/2017 5:19 pm

Thanks DeePee. Lets hope we don't have to wait much longer for the first three points this season!!!

Bog End Ultra · 15/9/2017 7:38 am

We're at home to Worthing on Saturday 7th October Mr Steptoe !

Our next league game is away at Billericay

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 15/9/2017 10:46 am

Good reminder Bog End Ultra !!! Surely Worthing will end our nemesis this season if not before !!!!

alanj · 15/9/2017 1:44 pm

Not wishing to pee on your parade guys, but Worthing have just employed a new manager and we all know what that can do.
Food for thought!

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 22/9/2017 4:13 pm

Woudn't it be good if we got our first three pointer against Billericay tomorrow !!!! I'm quietly optimistic.

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 30/9/2017 10:02 am

Good luck to the Terrors this afternoon. Could today be the day for a point or three !!!

Wetherby Mike · 01/10/2017 9:06 pm

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! wrote:
Thanks endofthelane for the stats and anyone else who can shed more information on this thread. I have not started this thread as a doom merchant and was hoping that last nights fixture might have ended the win drought in the league.

One of the strangest seasons was 1985-86. We started with 4 straight defeats, then 2 draws, then 5 wins and a draw in the next 6. There followed a fairly typical mixed bag of results until the last 10 when we had 1 win (against Worthing!), 2 draws and 7 defeats. So 16 matches at the beginning and end of the season produced just 7 points.We finished 12th out of 22)..

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 02/10/2017 6:47 am

Interesting stats Wetherby Mike !!! Lets hope this thread can end when we get our first Three pointer this season....the wait goes on. I would rather have the number of points instead of the number of players red carded so far this season !!!

endofthelane · 02/10/2017 2:56 pm

In answer to the original query, I'm afraid that this is our worst ever start in terms of games without a victory. I can only find 2 other seasons when we went 7 games without a win from the start of the season.

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 02/10/2017 4:29 pm

Thanks for researching endofthelane. All a bit sobering but can it all change in our next game ?

DeePee · 03/10/2017 3:09 pm

Hi Steptoe Jnr - I am remiss in that I did ask Ian Bullock about this and he did text me all the relavant info, which of course I managed to completely forget about ! DOH

Anyway, here goes :-- (I quote) "In season 1992-93 & 1998-99 Tooting won their first league match on the 8th game."

Hope that helps.

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 04/10/2017 9:08 am

Thanks DeePee. Went to last nights debacle. If the team doesn't bounce back against Worthing this thread sadly might continue for a very long agonising time I fear.

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 07/10/2017 10:25 am

Lets hope today's the day is the turning point to get our first league win and something to build upon.Positivity and commitment a must from the players even if things don't go our way at first.

STEPTOERIDESAGAIN!!! · 07/10/2017 4:03 pm

And the wait is OVER !!! Well done lads, three points and here endeth this thread. Onwards and upwards !!!