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Listened to the podcast and thought it was excellent .. Mr Stamp played with a straight bat and spoke very well.
Like to see his ban lifted but doubt it will happen any time soon.

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Awaywego wrote:

Maybe they should be looking for a chef instead, that is instead of now letting The Beckwood provide the food for hospitality for the first home game.

Maybe im out ov touch re prices but what else does the “dine with us package” include ??? as 2 courses @ 50 quid a head it wants to be a BIG lasagne and no lumps in the custard.

Just a thought but this season or until internal club restaurant gets sorted maybe they are being a tad clever and offering this match day food gig as a sponsorship to local restaurants ? the Beckwood being the first where as they provide prepare the food FOC in return for the name plug as sponsorship.

That may work ..wouldnt it ??

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Awaywego wrote:

Take it you mean to win the league IFA.

yes correct i thought 66s was worth he punt.Promotion via playoffs odds dropped to 28/1 so might as well have put a tenner on Scunny to be champions which is shear folly.
Yeovil are backed by big money now and are a dark horse IMO and a tenner is approx a quarter the cost of a Sunday soapy followed by a roast dinner (as info for Deerey)so depending on how we get on at Tamworth this weekend i will go directly home after the morning Church service and choir practice….HONEST !!

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i have Evans and the new lad Jean B down as first team starters so Boyce as club captain will be mostly off the bench which is where i would prefer him to be bearing in mind his age and lack of speed/turn of foot.
My choice would have been Evans and Roberts.

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Ive had a cheeky tenner on Yeovil for promotion @ 66/1

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no alarm in my post .. just expecting to see more 3-2s n 3-4s scorelines this season and it s wait n see how many Scunny come out of on top.
I do still think the squad is a tad unbalanced and not judging AB until we see how he lines them up and what sort of a tune he can get out of the group hes chosen.

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cassidystash wrote:

I don’t think, over a season, that we have the resources to compete with Carlisle, York and FGR. However, should we scrape into a playoff place, I wouldn’t rule out our chances in a one off game against them or any other.

Cant see us attaining the dizzy heights of the play offs Cass .. you mention FGR,Carisle and York but there are lots of others in with a shout.. Southend , Hartlepool and Rochdale to name just 3 more who INO will be up come the end of the season.

Mid table would be ok ..we are looking tasty up front and hoping for some attacking football and not too defensive from Butler.

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two aims …hopes … stay up and not get involved in a Boston style relegation battle where only a crazy late run saves us.

Im predicting mid table finish (and sticking with my score draw start at Tamworth)

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im guessing these people were cherry picked as whilst appeasing the fan base in general they will not rock the boat with regard to anything up to BovD level… i think its a good idea but would much rather se some older more out spoken faces involved.
At least Stu Maw wasnt chosen maybe his tongue wasnt long enough this time .

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Yeovil at 66/1 worth a tenner …placed

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Im gonna get any early prediction in as a tad busy this week.

Tamworth v Scunny will be a score draw .. and im thinking 1-1

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As mentioned on another thread IMO AB does not have a clue on his best starting 11 or formation for Tamworth YET.

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Might get slagged for saying this by some AB ball lickers but im firmly of the opinion he AB doesnt have a scooby doo as to his preffered set up or starting 11 as unlike last year he has too many choices… yes get minutes in legs pre season but the raft of changes in the final fixture before the season kicks off compounds my view ..its ok having a great squad but forming them into a team unit is not easy and AB is still relatively inexperienced despite his success last season.

IMO the only players guaranteed to start at Tamworth are Roberts , Evans and Ewing TIME WILL TELL

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Excellent signing .. natural RB but i think he also can drop in CD if required…gives 100% and likes to get stuck in. Hope his injury late last season is totally sorted and pleased to see the lad got his POF medal from James Moody all be it presented in BnQ

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Whilst i remain split on my view of both home and away shirts and the jury is still out im more bothered about whats inside the shirt and how then knit as a team unit, yes its a huge part of the commercial side of the SUFC business but for me they could play in claret n blue tatty sacks and wear flowery hats so long as they play entertaining progressive WINNING footy.

IMO squad looking better after Rose signing but still a tad unbalanced and very concerned about the 2 keepers we appear to be “happy” to start the season with.

A combative holding midfielder be a good addition, though still got a worrying eye on CD ..Evans and Jean B should start with Boyce on bench but an injury would leave us short in that area.

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Deereyme66 wrote:

There’s a big difference between paying £10 for life and £10 a month. How many of that 1200 would / could do it? I reckon about 50%. Still nae bad though.

IFA Fresh out ov a soapy, i am retiring very soon n handing over the bizz to my lad and could by buy shares or even a director out but why the fook should i ?
i may have more time to post on SM .. even visit Gunness the place i was spawned, also GPAA and my local town ?

My point is IMO from dat 1 this Unity Bollocks is all about chest puffing fookers like Maw who are just trying to undermine the Trust.

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Maw means More ..
lets summerize ?
club welcoming unity pics on website etc et blowing off Trust who played a massive part in saving the club, maybe the BovD want a load of YE Smen to get further share issues and votes over the line .

lets wait n see but for now my SUFC assistance via any means has ceased which is sad being a supporter in 1980 albeit overseas since 2000.

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Jerry is gone nudged to the side perhaps as offered little other than vacuuming and collecting balls ..

i would not give the Unity group the steam off one of my early morning shits ..IMO from day 1 its been an agenda of Maw n Co to over run the Trust and become the clubs main ” group ” with this load of bollocks unity tag , plus suspect Stu Maw in Nipplegate (not forgotten) hes a wrongurn?

i am swaying to the way of AWG in thinking the club are talking to piss out of the very supporter that bailed them out .. other Micheele n Roj im not sure theres much unity other than for monetary gain… i dont trust any ov them after the near Fc xxxxx hidden gi.

To the footy AB has 10 games to get this unbalanced bunch to gel .. I WISH HIM WELL

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IMO not sure if AB even has a scooby doo what his best starting 11 will be come Tamworth .. the squad is so unbalanced with defense and midfield being over looked with regard to close season signings .. can see us scoring plenty but conceding more.

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BigLeftToe wrote:

Only after fan revolt, which the board were clearly massively disappointed by. If everyone stayed quiet they would have went full steam ahead, never forget that!

Indeed ..lest we forget as it was close to a done deal until scuppered by THE FANS

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Northumbiron wrote:

I can see him on Mastermind:

Your name?

Billy Sharp.

Occupation?

Professional footballer.

And your chosen subject?

The bleeding obvious!

Exactly my thoughts .. you dont have to be in Mensa to work out all the points Billy raised are basically just common sense.

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Awaywego wrote:

Try like me and not to give the club a penny you don’t have to, you know it makes sense.

Whilst this smacks of cutting ones nose off to spite your face after reading this latest news from the Trust i am starting to think similarly ..even though not based in the UK i have found ways to assist the club alas i did decide to cease after the FC10000 plan and its secrecy which was only thwarted by fan uproar… since then all we ever hear from the club are happy clapping soundbites and for the most part internal goings on and lets say important issues the fans should know about are kept under wraps.
The BovD should cast their minds back when the begging bowl was out to pay wages and buy STs n Merch etc as it seems now things have improved fans are being treated like mushrooms … kept in the dark n fed just the right amount of sh8t to keep them alive.

IMO the notion its the “fans club” is a load of twaddle.

I see no mention of this Trust idea on the actual club website but at least we all got to wish Mcatee the codhead traitor happy birthday.

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cassidystash wrote:

64 wrote:

Ffs all you need to know is what time the KO of the 1st game is so you can decide whether to go or not..You don’t need anything else,some player updates might be good but that’s all you may need.If you have a real life that is.

There’s a big difference between ‘need to know’ and ‘would like to know’. Engagement with fans is crucial, making them feel part of the club. Nobody expects confidentiality to be breached but information on players fitness for example would surely be of more interest than the birthday of players few remember.

Exactly Cass .. fans being kept in the loop is not a lot to ask yet more recently (6 months ago including the 000XXXX SHARE SECRET) the club seem to have gone very quiet… except for selling STs and Merch.
I do like question of the week but you are correct the ex players birthdays are a waste of band width.

On the pitch ..long hard season ahead with what is a very unbalanced squad at the moment , looking great attacking wise but defense is worrying ..and the keeper issue remains even after signing Watson

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Good vid and i may be in a minority but actually quite like the new home kit.

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MK Iron wrote:

apb wrote:

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.

Tenuous argument given he never got a game with either Donny or Wrexham. In fact his injury cover games for York are the only games he has ever had at a full time professional club apart from the Iron – and York have just shipped him out for the season without recall.

Looks like they have a better back up option.

On the evidence of my eyes and many games for the Iron he does make some great saves but he is poor with crosses, nervous with the ball at his feet and piss poor at distribution.

It wouldn’t be quite so scary if Maison had shown he was any better.

I predict neither will be first choice by Christmas.

With the fickle mentality of football clubs to sack managers nowadays whose to say AB might not be here by Christmas if it goes pear shaped early.

(just having a Jeff Pugh moment) ..onnee kiddin Jeff if you read Bru

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quite like it but wait n see it again properly before confirming .. big bonus no collar

British Steel sponsor training gear
Hitek main shirt sponsor

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Pele wrote:

Seems to me from what I’ve seen in pre season so far we’ve just signed loads of random players for positions we don’t need and already have,and still lacking badly in centre mid

Exactly that .. scatter gun signings to be cobbled together until it clicks which may be some time .. too many options for me to come up with a guessimated starting 11 tough i do think Boyce should be used off the bench and not a starter ..Evans and Jean the new fella first choice CB pairing
Expecting a mid to lower mid table finish .. though would not be surprised of in the relegation mix at some point and AB under pressure.. first season back i NL target has to be survival

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DOG POO signing .. two mediocre goalies doesnt bode well but hey ho AB knows best??

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Awaywego wrote:

Much as I’m a fan of Whitehall and Roberts I’d rather we’d let one of them go to get a experienced keeper.
Unless we’re just gonna go out with the notion we’re gonna score one more than you, but that ain’t gonna happen with Butler in charge.

Long hard season incoming .. i agree AWG for me AB isnt the right man to form a team to compete in the NLb To hit n miss and really is Rory Watson the best we can do . CRAP

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Whilst i am reasonably happy with the front line and attacking element of the current pick n mix bunch i worry about us defensively and if not addressed could see us getting a few goals against. So lets be prepared for a few 3=2 4-3 4-4 5-4 etc etc.

Hoping AB gets an experienced keeper (shame about Eastwood) another Central defender and a nasty hard as nails midfielder SOON

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