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All round good performance, Nicholson is a worry he needs to improve a lot, Barrows also needs to crispen up his passing. Let’s be fair Rushall were very poor and held off and gave us some space but you would take that level of excitement moving forward
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There was a time last season where we really missed his presence. Problem now is that he has no presence to speak of. Whether that is the formation or his general all round play diminishing is the question. The formation nullifies most of the players (and scarily Butler cannot move on from the logic facing him) but I do agree that he plays safe nearly all of time and is very weak in the centre of the pitch. Dispossessed far too easily, contributes nothing as a goal threat.
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We do need a refresh of the squad and I would hope that Turnbull still had contacts. We won’t sign anybody (and probably shouldn’t until that 10% is cleared) but we should be after some attacking loan players. It’s all a bit stale at the minute and the subs we have are next to useless, certainly don’t do anything to impact a game in any positive way – but how many times have we seen frustration with the players when it’s the formation that makes them ineffective. I reckon crowds could drop by over 20% if we continue with this rubbish.
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A tail off in crowds will be incoming, you can sponsor the shit out of anything but in the end if your product is akin to Ratners you’re going to struggle.
Butler needs to learn and learn quick because missing on promotion is unthinkable.
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1 win in 6, contract extension form.
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If they didn’t think we needed stengthening before then hopefully this is a wake up call.
Conceding last minute to Oxford City at home is just not acceptable, poor management, wedded to a formation that history shows is hard
for the players and produces poor footballNo, there are things that can be fixed, for now it’s a blip however they need to start putting in performances again otherwise the crowds will drop
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Kai Corbett is exactly the type of player Butler should be after, energy aplenty, nice touch with both feet and helped out in defence many times. The fact Dean chose not to play him in those crucial games showed how utterly brainless he was.
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The club said itself they need to get out of this league this season. Butler isn’t going anywhere, and not should he, but he needs to come up with alternatives and also a list of players the club need to get on loan. It been clear for years 3-5-2 is hard for the players and produces poor quality football. We cannot afford to keep rolling out a formation with 7 defensive minded players out of 10 (keeper a given). If he insists on 3-5-2 then Barrows and Denton/Kelly are not the answer
There was a time when playing Newcastle, Oxford, Peterborough meant we actually played Newcastle, Oxford, Peterborough
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We need some loan players with something about them, our first reserves are really poor, not even semi-pro quality. Play whatever formation you want but if you cannot pass a ball 10 yards then it’s time to assess your employment options.
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‘Concentrate’ appears to be a skill this team don’t have
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I can agree that number 1 priority is getting out of this league, have a slightly different perspective in terms of additional revenue, even if it’s just £30-40k could help us get two/three better quality loan players – which we will need sooner rather than later. Also it would be nice to get a cup run because we haven’t had one for years; would be good to get a league club and see more than 45 supporters in the away end
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I don’t think the 5-0 victory against Newcastle can be attributed to the Scarborough defeat. Poor selection and tactics put paid to our undefeated start. We weren’t playing great in the league for a few games prior to the defeat.
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Joking aside I do find it a tricky scenario, short term gain, cheapening of a product with a lack of long term strategy (and no doubt needed to settle debts) v a tempering of the need to sponsor everything, the commercial manager should take care of the product being offered, there comes a tipping point in the strategy (or lack of) that other things get forgotten whilst rushing around for money. By rights the grove wharf stand should’ve been closed on the opening home game, no lights and no running water in the toilets. Getting a local company to sort stuff like that out for a few match tickets is sound business. Charging £20 to read out a message for a young fan is commercially reckless, and when you chase the money like that you might treat those less able to offer financial support more dismissively.
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I think you’re right. There has to be a proper commercial strategy with this, just sponsor everything isn’t a strategy and I don’t know if we have the relevant expertise in the building (genuinely no idea)to formulate a coherent plan. There comes a point when it adversely affects at least one of businesses. Ironically the toilets probably do need a sponsor because it was a complete shambles last time
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