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Que sera sera….

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Happy with the first half.

Want to see us test this young keeper though.

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Both sides will have played 3 games in 6 games so That excuse is nullified. We have big squad so smart rotation is key.

They’re in poor form and were fortunate to take the 3 points at GP- want to see Cox set up for the win.

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That challenge would have made Jim Goodwin wince. Loved everything about it though.

Spence has been a good signing but Karacan clearly has that intelligence and quality which is not accustomed to league 2, has to be first name on the team sheet.

Good point on the pass too Sanfran- a fantastic assist.

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People need to remember he is fighting for his job and more importantly we are fighting for our league status which 2 games ago we all thought was severely under threat.

If he continued to allow them to pump balls in the box and we conceded 2 he’d have been crucified for not altering it.

Don’t want to see it most games but the result was all important tonight.

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Massive win.

Actually thought it was good game management from Cox, completely stifled their wingers when we went to 5 at the back. Would prefer we attacked them more during the 2nd half but the result was all that mattered tonight and has put daylight between ourselves and the bottom 2.

Superb display from Loft- the first goal was really taken and I want to see him
Bullying defenders like that more.

Both centre backs were excellent, I’d be surprised if we keep Manny for more than 2 years

full backs were a little too exposed for my liking but it’s another game under their belts and they’ll only get better.

Howard looked assured- commanding his area with more authority now which I guess you can only credit Muzzy for.

Green needs more game time as I suspect he’s the answer when Eisa goes, just needs to improve that final ball but he’s got pace to burn. Gillead and Spence solid if not spectacular and Karacan put in a very clever performance, winning us free kicks and always being in the right position.

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Loft deserves to be judged with 2 up front.

He’s not doing bad so far!

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Mcatee>Eisa
Rowe>Clarke

Possibly Spence for beestin/Karacan just to rest one of them before Friday’s game.

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There’s plenty wrong at the moment but this A flimsy stick to beat Swann with.

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cassidystash wrote:

Is that the same Pollock that is being watched by Prem. clubs?

Must be the Same scout watching Bedeau

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Reassuring to see Howard dominating his 18 yard box and collecting crosses. Simple, but takes pressure off the centre backs.

Thought Gillead was fantastic at points today too- stone wall penalty for me after he tied pollock in knots.

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No reason why Eisa shouldn’t be starting up front now until KVV is back. Look so much more balanced with 2 up front and gives Loft much needed support.

Well done Cox
Well done the players.
They wanted that today.

On a side note: what a job Hurst has got on his hands, they somehow look worse than us and didn’t seem bothered today

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Wasn’t expecting anything pretty but we’ll take that all day long.

Going to get more chances 2nd half and need to be clinical

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Howard

Clarke onarisie Taft o malley

Gillead Karacan beestin hippoylte

Eisa Green

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Isn’t Mcatee fit?

I’m sure he played a couple of games as striker last year and was actually billed as a striker when he came ?

I certainly can’t see him and Green doing any worse than the others this year and their pace would cause Grimsby problems.

Expect to see Eisa left up top on his own though and is fall to another 1-0 defeat

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The whole interview was disheartening and was the first time I’ve felt more worried than reassured after listening to
Swann.

I commented before That I wanted accountability, all we got was excuses and feeble ones at that: poor pitches? Do me a favour.

As for people criticising the questions: I’ve been to numerous fan’s forums over the years where we all have the opportunity to give Swann what for and instead we get questions about penalty taking the ticketing system. Easier to be Jeremy Paxman sat behind a keyboard.

The more rigorous interviewing should be coming from the telegraph and Humberside

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Bucksiron wrote:

I do, therefore, remain 100% in support of the club and the owner. He needs to learn from past mistakes and do everything possible not to repeat them.

I share a similar sentiment to the majority of your post, however where we
Differ is the above quotation.

You can’t learn from mistakes when you hold no accountability and search for exterior motives for what’s going wrong.
For example: tonight’s podcast I expect
Blame to be shifted on Covid in some
Degree or any suitable reason that fits.

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bartonscorpion wrote:

I have worried about the financial side of the club for ages, we own the ground and the land, but in fact the club probably owes Mr Sqann more than their value, and with the playing squad being worthless, the club is actually bankrupt at the very best.

That’s the case with most clubs in the football league. Although some don’t have the privilege of owning the ground.

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O’Malley should be starting ahead of Hippolyte, even as a winger

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I want Cox to succeed and believe he has been dealt a bad hand by the chairman, Covid, and injuries.

However, the Grimsby game is a must win.
Change the formation, start on the front foot and take the game to an equally as poor side.

Unfortunately Failure to win and a change will need to happen.

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Why have we signed so many players? (Especially during Covid)

Who do we blame for so many being sub-standard?

What is the transfer policy?

Is there a contingency for the club in non-league?

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This is a fucking embarrassment.
Sleepwalking into non league and no one gives a shit

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No game plan to go out and win this game and again an opposition keeper goes all half without anything meaningful to do.

We want to get used to be playing at grounds like that.

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Who is picking the team ?

Are the players surprised when selected and when are they told ? The reason for asking the 2nd question is when you see peoples comments most hint at “Do they have a clue what we are doing”

At home I will not accept 1 up top ! It is negative. Same players get chance after chance, continually fail and others rarely get to see the pitch. Give others a chance – Rowe, Pugh, Hornshaw, Barks, Jessop, Butroid cannot be any worse than some are repeatedly failing.

Want someone up front Harry Jessop – more than capable. And a couple of wildcards who would drive defenders mad Finn Shrimpton (as joint striker) and Cameron Wilson (2nd year U18 if the rules allowed) he would drive at defences and frightened of little.

The youngsters should be there to supplement an experienced spine, not the other way round. We’d get hammered sixes and sevens with half of the under 18’s in.

I’m still supporting Cox for the time being but it gets tougher to do with his persistence in failing formations and line ups. His saving grace has been our injuries as with Onarisie, Mcghaey and Van Veen we’d have certainly accumulated more points.

However, A poor return from the Barrow and Grimsby games could be the catalyst for his demise.

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Personally, I prefer them to be used as short term cover rather than part of transfer policy. They just add unnecessary numbers to the squad and we end up stifling our own players development.

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Newey summed it up by saying We had no interest in winning the game. Midfield seemed to retreat 20 yards after half time and we lost all creativity in our game.

Cox might not have lost the game- but he certainly didn’t win it for us, need to get rid of this stupid formation and start showing some initiative. A relegation dogfight is fast approaching and I wouldn’t back the resilience of this current crop of players.

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Bartoniron66 wrote:

not saying we should transfer people for for such things just that a striker is a striker not a extra midfielder or defender.

This is a good point.
Strikers are too often becoming labelled as the first line of defence and too often lambasted for not continually pressing. Don’t get me wrong, if a centre back is facing his own goal then get the strikers on him forcing a mistake, but primarily I want them to be looking openings and getting into positions where they are threat.

Novak was a decent finisher at this level but too often he was getting his first touches 40-50 yards from goal. For me that’s a coaching issue and something we’ve seen in a few of our strikers in recent years.

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Another good player not played to his strengths; Ended up playing far too deep for us. One of the only players to come out with any credit during the relegation season and 6 in 12 for Bradford this season too.

It’s a shame there’s no supporters as I’m sure bartonscorpion was keen to see him back at GP.

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Random wrote:

As he is left sided if might mean someone has come in for bedeau and taft is the replacement.

100-200k and a future sell on clause and someone can take him.

I won’t write him off yet but for anything over 100k and we’d be foolish to decline.

Can’t recall seeing Taft before but glad to see Cox has recognised the need for a new centre back.

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Are we not able to sign a player on a one month deal during January?

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