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Just seen this from NL Newspaper:-
“Scunthorpe United boss Andy Butler has urged the club’s supporters to harbour realistic expectations ahead of their return to the National League.”I think his latest signing has ensured that nobodys expectations will be over ambitious!
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Harsh…
Played over 100 games in league football and was supporters player of the year in 2021/22.
He made a few mistakes but remember the side he was playing in and the amount of traffic he had to deal with – he was the least of our issues that season.
York were running with 3 keepers and he was expected to probably be second choice. A STH there said he’s a bit sorry to see him go……said no one doubted he was a great shot stopper but if he had one fault is that he wasn’t comfortable with the ball at his feet.
This is the 5th tier though so you don’t get vintage champagne when you’ve only got enough for half of lager.
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Thanks for the “scrapbook “ post ,Deeryme. I was at the Preston F A Cup game in 1975 (6?) We should have been 3 or 4 up before a terrible penalty decision against us. Alan O Mera made a howler for their winning goal I recall. My other memory was after the match,Preston hooligans tried to get on our coach,the “hard lads” at the back of the bus shouted ,”Let’em on”!, the coach driver shouted,” What do you mean let ‘em on,this is a new coach!” The report of the match is in your scrapbook post.
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Thanks for the “scrapbook “ post ,Deeryme. I was at the Preston F A Cup game in 1975 (6?) We should have been 3 or 4 up before a terrible penalty decision against us. Alan O Mera made a howler for their winning goal I recall. My other memory was after the match,Preston hooligans tried to get on our coach,the “hard lads” at the back of the bus shouted ,”Let’em on”!, the coach driver shouted,” What do you mean let ‘em on,this is a new coach!” The report of the match is in your scrapbook post.
Nice anecdote bpg.
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Yes, it’s very harsh.
We could have had Clemence and Shilton in their prime both playing in goal together in 21/22 and we’d still have gone down.
Look at the total rubbish we had in front of him.
That season we had comfortably the lowest budget in League 2, the club was in financial shock and we were dreadful.
The side of 81/82 that finished second bottom would have murdered that lot. Watson did ok in impossible circumstances.
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And if you think the goal yesterday was his fault you need to look at the replay and think again.
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Has he also been genuinely unlucky to only start 11 games in 3 seasons since leaving us? No, it’s because he’s shite and isn’t good enough to be a number 1 at National League level.
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Can’t have been that bad – Wrexham, Donny and York were all more than happy to have him.
Look at their league standings currently and their collective promotion records over that period.
I’m surprised at such a negative reaction.
No one has poured such vitriol on the playing records of new recruits such as Eze, Ewing and Dawson. How many games have those lads played recently at any level? I assume they’re crap as well.
Anyway the proof will be in the pudding as it was in 2021/22 when he won player of the season.
Meanwhile, for the disenchanted amongst you I suggest you write a strongly worded letter to you local MP.
Failing that, I wouldn’t blame the player – I’d be looking at the board/budget.
It’s hardly Watson’s fault we asked him to come back and play for us.
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He was genuinely unlucky to have a dreadful side in front of him. That doesn’t make him a bad keeper.
You’re right, a poor defence doesn’t make him a bad keeper. He’s a bad keeper without needing any help from others.
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As I say it’s not his fault we asked him back so let’s get the ‘Harness/Butler Out’ thread going now to save time.
They’re the ones who clearly don’t get the wisdom of the opinions on here.
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And your point is?
Opinions are opinions.
He wasn’t top of my list but he wasn’t bottom.
The long and the short of it is we’re feeding off the scraps of clubs like York now whether we like it or not.
I just don’t get the ‘he’s shite’ mantra because he isn’t.
I assume no one on here has really seen him play since he left after what was a car crash of a season beyond his control, during which he won the main supporters player of the season award.
It was slim pickings I know – but I can only assume all those who voted for him are insane – working on the basis that you’re……er…..know what you’re talking about…..
Anyway, as I say, it’s not his fault he’s back and he’s a better keeper than what he’s given credit for – look at that squad and look who went where afterwards.
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