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Wasn’t that Whartons plan? Didn’t he succeed and still keep the club going? Even when he ran it as a hobby? No chairman ever took us from league to non-league football until this guy turned up.
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What I do know is that Swann doesn’t owe the EFL anything – the club do – also the club have no assets beside some playing personnel – one of which has been sold, the rest worth not much. I reckon he would fold the club before paying them anything.
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Will be very interesting to see these parties which according to some don’t exist come forward.
There are a lot of clubs going through sales at the minute so there is a market – hopefully Simon Elliot is in to facilitate a sale rather than a mouthpiece for the propaganda machine
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There’s the problem – he/his young son/you shouldn’t be in charge of recruitment. Its clear the HoR met with his mate the agent who sold him several no-marks who are not league standard. Kelsey Mooney was given a 1yr contract after a golf match he didn’t even play in (I assume Swann lost the bet), KDT? Permacrock Hallam given a 2 yr contract?
We wouldn’t be in this position if recruitment was done by people who know about football. But that is only one of many failings.
I will agree that attracting quality players given our predicament will be very difficult – nigh on impossible with the current recruiting regime
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I don’t want a mystery owner with magic formula just one who knows how to run a football club.
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BS – you forgot to mention legal action against supporters
banning food and drink without telling the fans
Hokey Cokey with catering in/out house
Falling out with everybody in local govt.
Banning journalists
Hiring useless CEO (JR)
Hiring junior to bring players in
Criticising previous owner..this list without thinking about it – god knows how long the list would be if I thought about it
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I think Hill has done a good job – I think he has squeezed as much out of the players he can, or anybody can. They are just not good enough league footballers. Its like asking Beethoven to play Moonlight Sonata on a Banjo
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BS I don’t agree Rowe was a 6 – he was absolute garbage – considering his task is to sit in front of back 4 they had so much space and their 3rd goal – the lad cannot run at all – weak, ineffective, played out of position like most of the squad just not league standard. I feel for the young lads having to save the club from Swanns pathetic recruitment. The guy and his silver spoon sons are killing 70 years of league football
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In previous times I would agree BS but a crowd of 3k isn’t bad considering the slow demise of the club over the past 3 years with a Chairman who is about as welcome as Omicron in the hotseat. Something that could’ve been built on.
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We lacked a bit of forward thinking (and playing) creative type today. The result didn’t reflect the play but fine margins (Davis giving possession away, Hackney clearing for a corner,
O’Malley should’ve been managing the situation) often lend themselves to results like this.Green had a decent match
but should’ve been given the ball more –
clear first half that he had beating of player. Hippo – when he picks the ball up in centre mid somebody needs to tell
him he needs to look around
more rather than play the way he faces – Hill alluded to such play in interview.Need at least 4 in to add quality to midfield,
strike force up front and Central defence. Loft can go for me2 users thanked author for this post.
It’s not the fact the building work hasn’t started (who honestly believes Swann will/can do anything?) its the fact Swann comes out with these statements and never, ever delivers any one of them. Some people still believe the crap he comes out with but part of the reason he isn’t trusted is because he keeps coming out with this stuff – he just likes being on the radio and listening to his own voice – what comes out of his mouth is irrelevant to him
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Cox can feel aggrieved at not winning as he had a great week in training
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I can’t see Hill getting anymore out of these players. We are harder to beat but still dire forward line no creativity and zero chance of staying up. Oldham 4-1 at home to FGR fought back to 5-5. We have nobody who looks like a striker on the pitch.
Another hard game to watch. Its f***ing dire
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Les – I agree that Hill has taken the team and improved them beyond what Cox was capable of. He has got them fitter, working harder off the ball and seem to be trying to implement Hill’s philosophy.
The massive issue is the players are still a mish mash of average NL North players. You could see the improvement but we were still on a par with the worst team I’ve seen even after the improvements.
Most important January in the club’s history coming up
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That was dire –
two pub teams playing each other. Counted 15 passes by Millen without finding his man. Even O’Malley was garbage. Stevenage were just as bad. People will say a point away is good but it won’t keep us up – against gash like that we need 3 points not one. None of these players are league standard on that showing (both sides – maybe List)Taft is a liability – needs binning as soon as possible
Les you might want to look at our defence for Orient’s goal – and for most of the one on one’s
look at the positioning of the CB’s – it doesn’t make for good viewing. Taft literally had no clue what he was supposed to be doing2 users thanked author for this post.
This isn’t on hill. These players are gash. Taft was the worse display by a CB i’ve seen in years. Even Onaraise had a shocker, Loft & Jarvis shite, Pugh lightweight, you just cannot do much with these players – Will Swann getting duped by agents with shit players – who’d have thought a 21 yr old with f all knowledge getting duped!
We should’ve lost that 5 or 6 to 1. Orient will be gutted with their finishing – not 50/50 but gilt edged chances.
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WG- you could’ve stopped at ‘Green can’t play…’
Valid point about strikers a hotchpotch of dross
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If there is interest (as Cox alluded to in August) then take whatever they are offering – he’s in the bracket of thinking he’s better than the club he’s playing for, looks like he can’t be arsed anymore
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