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Sound question, Fe.
What will/would it look like?
Ask me again in a year’s time and with the benefit of hindsight …1 user thanked author for this post.
Even if the club were to fold with your departure, Mr Swann – so be it.
Get thee hence!
PS. I HEARD you say that you would pay off the loan if necessary.
Can you show us the receipt before you go, please?5 users thanked author for this post.
Yeah. I know already. Two wins in the next 12 seems improbable!
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It was the HOW we played, BS. So many positives against a good side.
It is improbable that we’ll avoid the drop – need to look ahead.
Goals are always going to be a major issue.1 user thanked author for this post.
Thoughts:
Tonight was the best performance in how long?Sinclair showed that in the right setup, he can be pretty decent.
Everyone put a shift in – and although Nuttall didn’t win all that many in the air – he made the CBs work their gonads off. With a dozen hard games under his belt – he may be a real find. That break of his down the inside right channel showed pace and strength.
I hadn’t expected to be able to offer praise to the lad – but tonight I saw enough to see that Hill has brought in some real potential. Looks two notches up from Jarvis.Millen looks worth a contract. Getting better with each game.
Not too many threats on their goal but it’s starting to take shape. Maybe we can be a bit of a force in the NL with half a dozen more Hill signings.
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One of the main problems is the continuing lack of experience on the pitch.
Old salts may possibly be able to take the pressure but youngsters having to constantly face defeat will eventually wither.
As I pointed out in a different post – the key moment on Saturday was the Rochdale first goal. Young heads finally dropped – there was no denying it and those with only very limited experience really were no better.One issue is that you cannot hope to make progress with players all over the pitch who lack creativity and are just continuity players, at best.
A smattering of flair players acts as a catalyst and through their presence belief builds amongst the rest.1 user thanked author for this post.
It’s over.
We really deserved to lose. The way it all opened up down our middle, allowing forwards 30 yards to run into in front of our box was horrific. That happened three times in about two and a half minutes. Players not good enough to play a diamond?
Being so very reliant on Hackney was most unfortunate. He flattered to deceive and was poor, however – more was asked of the lad than he could give.
But I think that the Rochdale first goal was pivotal – not just to the match – but to our entire season.
With that goal we sagged and unbelief ran wildly through the entire team.I repeat. It’s over.
I thought the defenders did pretty well but, once again, a weak midfield sold them short and put them under immense pressure. Once again the ball did not ‘stick’ up top.
Not a hint of a forward line and zero pace. Those who denied the team a genuine spine have much to answer for.
For next season, keep the young uns, Rory – Manny, (Delaney if possible) and an almost total rebuild. Again!
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There were some excellent calls by the referee, yesterday. Sadly, there were also too many very poor ones.
Bias showed through when two certain yellows were ignored for Rochdale – followed by two bookings for Iron players for rather less.
I agonised before granting the ref a 4.Funny though, do you recall all those fans six, seven, eight and nine years ago who were on here screaming the magic catchphrase “Not spending enough. The club has no ambition! Pay peanuts you get monkeys etc, etc.”
Well …
May I declare myself as always having been an admirer of Mr Wharton.
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Clear penalty as far as I was concerned.
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Thought Millen did okay. Beginning to wonder if we’ve written him off too soon.
The three goals – all I could do was look around to see if Charlie Chaplin was going to make an appearance.Sigh.
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He is a really decent sort when you meet him.
Very long time no see, Alcy.1 user thanked author for this post.
At some point, the plan to have Burns playing off Nuttall will bear some fruit. (Hopefully, a lot.)
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Ref was abject.
Incidentally, thought when Rory was outside his area – ball hit him on upper chest.First 10 minutes was our most dire opening to any match – probably in my lifetime.
The losing of possession was beyond the worst ever seen.
Happily, matters started to gradually resolve themselves.
Super defensive display at CB and Millen got a lot right!4 users thanked author for this post.
I still name Neil Cox as the worst manager in the club’s history.
Lack of respect from players; weird systems; players out of position; lack of real fitness; poor choices of player – need I say more?Maybe too, as an inexperienced manager, he felt that he could not mount any challenge to bad decisions from above. If so, that denotes weakness.
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I’d heard it rumoured that it will be all go once we’ve established ourselves in the Championship.
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Rough comparisons:-
Matheson – Millen
Delaney – Davies
Sinclair – Hippolyte
Pyke – Loft
Nuttall – Jarvis
Burns – Scrimshaw
Grant – Kenyon
Feeney – Wood.
However you look at it – the squad has surely improved, hasn’t it?
The fact that that match fitness is sadly lacking does not mean that Hill has not done everything anyone could have done to ameliorate our terrible situation.9 users thanked author for this post.
