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    The End!

    in reply to: Cox Out #216756
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    Nice but dim. Got to go Neil you are a massive negative and you play in your own 18 yard box, nobody but nobody scores regularly from inside their own half.

    You have taken negativity to a new level we do not defend in our own half, WE defend in our own 18 yard box, a bit like pinball wizard.

    The best form of defence is attack………………turn your drawings upside down we might see an attacking team.

    in reply to: is it time for 4–3-3 #216198
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    5-3-2 presented as 3-5-2 descends into chaos. The opposition always have an overlap as our 2 wide wingbacks feel it is their duty to cover the 3 centre backs who are usually marking 2 forwards between them (very badly I might add).

    Thus leaving us deficient in midfield. Away at Barrow the ‘Boys own tactical handbook’ handed out with Topper magazine in 1974 suggested at halftime to bolster the midfield by reverting to 4 across the back and pushing the 5th defender or substitute into the midfield area.

    Lex Icon read it upside down taking a striker off and adding to the midfield thus creating 5-4-1 and playing all eleven men in the box. Loft pushing right out to the edge of our own ‘D’.

    Subsequently Topper has been replaced with a more upto date 1976 version of Warlord who highlighted a bad case of the shits which cost us the battle of jing jing whoooo during WW2 when 100,000 Allied troops surrendered to 10,000 Japanese maurauders.

    A bit like the Iron at Barrow give or take a few facts.

    Lex Icons 4-3-3 would have 5 defenders covering the 3 midfielders just in case one of the 2 strikers was having a bad shift and did not look like scoring.

    in reply to: Cox Out #216177
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    A poor display away at Barrow with a second half capitulation, virtually every player less the home side goalkeeper in the Iron box when Barrow equalised.

    Robbie Gotts and Ollie Banks took the mickey and were not closed down all the second half. The statistics say we had possession for only 19.5% of the game making 167 passes with a 46 % accuracy, Barrow meanwhile made 691 passes 87 % accurate in their 81 % possession.

    You cannot win games without the ball. If the squad is good enough as Ernest believes it wont be with this manager.

    Cox has to go NOW…………….

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    in reply to: Cox Still Here ? #215342
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    Should we exit the League with one of our own in charge our club would be more of a laughing stock than it is aleady.

    The players are running around like headless chickens and cannot do the basics and I mean the real basics like defence, midfield and attack.

    That is down to the manager and coaches.

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    in reply to: Come on then Ernest lets battle! #215339
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    There are a number of smaller shareholder/chairman meetings which started last Thursday, should be one tonight and tommorow. Plus 3 more.

    Not sure if all fans are aware of this.

    in reply to: Cox Still Here ? #215336
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    The poor football and focus on the manager is taking the heat off the diddlydonk in charge.

    The same diddlydonk who is deliberately running our club (yes its ours again apparently) into the proverbial.

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    in reply to: Cox Out #215138
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    4-0 down at Harrogate after 30 mins.

    Its gone from embarrassing to heartbreaking 46 years plus of support and this is the lowest point ever!

    Got to go NOW! . He shouldn’t even be allowed to manage the second half.

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    in reply to: The Whartons versus Swann #215130
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    One a local boy with business acumen and a genuine love for the Iron. A true gentleman who shunned the limelight and made it all about anybody but himself.

    He looked after the club and gave it some of its best times whilst taking the supporters and indeed the community with the team and club.

    Careful and prudent which annoyed some he was loyal to all of his people and they offered loyalty back.

    On the other hand…………..!

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    in reply to: ‘Swansong’ #215065
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    I find Bankrobber by the Clash works if you swap Bankrobber for Groundrobber!

    in reply to: Small fanbase #214880
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    There’s always one, isn’t there?
    😄😄😄

    Apologies I am a VIZ reader.

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    in reply to: Rotherham in the tin pot #214879
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    We conceded 2 late goals again, which says to me that the players are mentally and physically unfit.

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    in reply to: Small fanbase #214821
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    Conplete Tosh

    Small fan base I am 5ft 10 and know of many supporters who are well over 6ft.

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    in reply to: Cox Is Backed #214797
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    Its all Covids fault.

    Covid must be picking the team. Setting out the tactics (laughable), and also be playing in defence, midfield and up front.

    Covid is also stopping some fans from attending and causing worries about people jobs which also stops them attending.

    Ernest Pawn is delusional and has lost a grip on reality.

    Taking the ground and serving up complete dross on the pitch is not a problem or an issue maybe because Covid did not do any of that.

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    in reply to: Cox Out #214790
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    Never thought I would say this but Cox is worse than Wilcox, and I hated Wilcox.

    A will cox and a can’t Cox led by a complete Cock.

    Two many Cocks spoil the broth.

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    in reply to: Swann On Podcast #214683
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    I would rather bbq my own arm then listen to Ernest Pawn and his latest missives.

    He is a plum and so is the manager. A right pair of plums.

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    in reply to: The club is dead until Swann leaves #214586
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    The club is dead with or without him the man is a complete and utter C###.

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    in reply to: Cox Out #214584
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    Ernest Pawn needs to go NOW !!!! No doubt about that.

    But will getting rid of Ernest make Neil a better manager? No is the answer.

    As Rory Fallon said ‘they came out in the second half looking flat and lacking energy’.

    The team have one serious 90 minute training session on a Tuesday.

    Sunday and Monday off recovery, Wednesday off or light session, Thursday tactics (15 mins probably!) Friday light session pending game.

    90 minutes per week hard training and 90 minutes on a Saturday afternoon.

    The alarm bells rang for me last season when you could hear Neil screeching during a game on radio because they don’t work hard enough during the week.

    Then there is the famous we gave players homework via IT and they didn’t do it! F#####G WHAT?

    Record says it all Cox has to go.

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    in reply to: Cox Out #214436
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    Squeaky man has never managed a League club.

    Furthermore……He has no managerial experience whatsoever. He is surrounded by people with no knowledge about coaching a football club and would not have a clue in the transfer market.

    If Peter Swann said shit he would leap onto the shovel.

    Oh dear

    in reply to: Recruitment #214381
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    Is that a double entendre in para 8 or a misspelling?

    in reply to: Rumours of the day #214380
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    Oldham at home though things could change.

    Squeaky man will be in overdrive that game.

    in reply to: Rumours of the day #214375
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    To lighten the depressing mood…….

    Ernest Pawn is a thoroughly nice, decent, honest chap who always fulfils his promises and is a committed ardent Iron fan.

    Lex Icon is 3rd in line for the England job when Southgate leaves behind Steve Housham and the bloke who sits in row C seat 65 of the Whartons stand with the squeaky voice and spends all match shouting at the linesman.

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    in reply to: Peter swan #214347
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    Hey Wiggo, trust me it was 100% hope not belief!

    in reply to: Peter swan #214342
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    Its Hull City not the Iron!

    in reply to: Cox Out #214181
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    It has now become embarrassing we are getting outplayed every week at home. The second half performances descend into chaos, clueless absolutely kin clueless.

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    in reply to: Rory Watson #213678
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    Rory for me had a confidence issue which is always a massive part of a goalkeepers game. Bringing in other keepers continually would not have helped.

    I had seen him play for Gainsborough Trinity on loan from Hull city where he was also an England U18 keeper. He was a cut above everybody at National North level.

    I did not see any games on I-player last season so had no preconceptions about any player. Of the 3 center halves Davis may have something, Manny though not the best tries hard, Taft however does not impress me at all. Not one of the current defenders is a patch on Jacob Bedeau.

    A five man under performing defence does not help any keeper, though commanding ones like Joe Murphy and Matt Gilks were imposing enough to ensure any defence gave 100% all of the time even on an off day.

    I will say it again though we lack a strike force of any sort less Loft and Scrimshaw who both graft. Up front is where your defence starts and I am sorry but Jarvis, O Neill and Green ain’t the answer, neither is the kid who got a brace pre-season.

    in reply to: More of the same then. #213435
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    FA doctrine is on negativety and defence, Southgate epitomizes that train of thought.

    Sadly as suggested he is the most successful England manager for some time without actually winning anything. Despite having a squad of world class players.

    Most English managers and coaches have the same mentality towards the modern game and natural goalscorers/strikers who can play in the box are becoming less and less as they are expected to traipse back behind the ball all the time to defend.

    Just look at the number of coaches/managers in the Premier League who are English or British.

    To finish on a disturbing fact no English manager has ever won the Premier League.

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    in reply to: Neil Cox – Ventriloquist? #213365
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    I think the Cass has tee’d somebody up to link his title to the exact opposite
    of the ventriloquist ie the dummy!

    But nobody has bitten yet.

    in reply to: Generous penalty #212975
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    Dear old Trevor I find that he gets 80% of his decisions the wrong way round!

    Always infuriates and we rarely seem to win when he refs.

    He is the modern day equivalent of Gilbert Napthine from the dear OSG days.

    in reply to: Apologies Jarvo #212972
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    I’ve been a big critic, was by no means outstanding or a massive goal threat today, but put a shift in and didn’t look out of place.

    Okay yeah he looked busy, all his work however ie grappling with the Tranmere centre half was 10 yards outside the penalty box. Once the wrestling finished so was his attack there was no second movement into a more forward position.

    No shots or headers on target and didn’t get into the 6 yard box or even look a goal threat also he did not chase everything down, often leaving balls not directly to him or missing him for others to chase.

    By contrast, the week before Scrimshaw was all over the Sutton defence in all area’s. He chased everthing and looked a constant goal threat.

    I wish Mr Jarvis well and desperately want him to succeed. Work rate needs to improve dramatically though.