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Come on Swanny, prove us all wrong.

You made the correct manager change, albeit three months too late, minimum. Now please back that decision up by paying off the EFL loan and getting behind Keith Hill with some money for new and better players.

He knows this league and a lot of the players in it. A striker, big and nasty (as some on here like to call them) is the very least we need. It’s desperate!

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Perhaps we will see the new boy come off the bench and score our winner?

Wishful thinking I know. But he is listed as a sub..

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Another of Keith’s personal favourites. Even unfit he could make it stink in our opponents areas. Just don’t think he would be getting back to help the defence much…

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premier iron wrote:

Who chose Burns Keith Hill or Swanns son?

I am to understand that Hill and Burns already know each other. Or perhaps they have been introduced through their links to Blackburn Rovers.
https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2022/january/04/burns-secures-iron-switch/

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cassidystash wrote:

Loft versus Barton could be interesting. Will Joey take on anybody that big?

At least Lofty won’t have to have had his vaccinations at Bristol Rovers…

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Northumbiron wrote:

WonderGoals wrote:

I don’t know. PCR tests are clearly not accurate.

PCR tests are pretty accurate, as are LFTs.

The problems are a) that the new Omicron variant is much more virulent compared to previous strains. b) that a person can be carrying the virus for several days before testing positive, and c) the symptoms are not as easy to recognise as before, being similar to the common cold (but definitely not flu).

My personal experiences over the past ten days leads me to believe that if you are not testing then you could carry the Omicron variant without even knowing. But footballers ARE being tested, so obviously the virus is being picked up, and to fulfil medical recommendations they are having to self isolate, some with no ill effects whatsoever, others who will be poorly for a few days.

Vaccinations WILL reduce the risks of both contracting Covid and passing it on to others. So being vaccinated should be seen as a benefit. I would have thought that most professional sportsmen and sportswomen would have taken up the vaccines, but they are of the age where scaremongering about the possible side effects may put them off.

What I have noticed are some of the statements put out by clubs which go along the lines of … “due to positive Covid tests and injuries”.

Are some sides using it as a convenient stalling mechanism to carry themselves through into the transfer window?

There may come a time when any ambitious players are stopped from playing until they are fully vaccinated. Not just to protect themselves, but also those they come into contact with.

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I found this from an article about another player, but it looks like confirmation that the loan of Burns is imminent.

“McBride’s U23s scoring partner Sam Burns is another who is set to leave the club on loan, the forward expected to join League Two strugglers Scunthorpe United.”

A diamond in the rough perhaps?

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Antivaxxers indeed. The gift that keeps on giving…..

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Ferrite wrote:

Awaywego wrote:

deffo should have had 1 pen but Howard would have probably saved, commands his box far more than Rory.

Good point, commanding your box is an important factor when it comes to saving penalties.

Ha ha ha! I do hope that was said in jest!!

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Ferrite

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To Ryan Loft.

I was one of many who said we wanted shot of you. Sorry Geeze, keep playing like you did for 45 minutes today. 2 goals and 1 assist.

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cassidystash, alcazar, Awaywego, bartonscorpion, BobbyGmeister

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“A club captain, good all rounder, good leadership skills.”

Get him in, got to be an improvement on what we have already. Could even be a Hill improver!

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IRONINTHEBLOOD

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So what would you say about Miles? Seems he likes playing just behind two strikers.

Also the Iron have almost looked to wave the white flag after going 1 – 0 down. This time we score just eight minutes later.

I’m certain that there are at least two teams worse than ours in this league. But then I always was a glass half full type.

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That was a match that would have been a defeat under Cox. The Iron much the better team in the second half.

I’m thinking that the priority in January must be a competent striker, and I’m certain that it will be a big and nasty target man. Then we could well see more than just L2 survival, perhaps even a mid table finish.

Still trying to live the dream!

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inspector

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Well if he is a big ‘big time Charley’ to coin a phrase, then Hilly will work him hard and find him out.

I don’t think he will enjoy being properly trained…

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alcazar

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How many players have we got rid of over the years that went on to become high achievers?

Goode isn’t the first and won’t be the last.

If Ryan Loft ever becomes a premiership player I will show my arse on the town hall steps. (That is risky in Brighton.)

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alcazar

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I agree, it can’t be easy for a right back to fill in at defensive midfield. All said he did ok..

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Seems that passengers are weighing us down. Get shot and get off the bottom of that league..

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bartonscorpion

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alcazar wrote:

Lord Kitchener wrote:

With players getting fitter and better game on game, you have to wonder, what the feck was going on under Neil Cox?

May this march onwards and upwards continue. UTBI

Upwards?
Heads up, we’re still rock bottom by one point.
Playing better, maybe, but yet to achieve anything.
We’ve gone from mathematically being online for 33.2 points to 33.9.
Still not enough by a long throw.

Man you have to nit pick! The boys are getting better and better and in two games we would have lost under Cox, they have showed improvements, not just with the way they are playing, but with their attitudes.

It had gotten desperate, surely you admit that much. So, as you rightly point out, we are still bottom of L2. But not adrift and every bit better we get is IMO a step forward, upwards, whatever. It’s pointless going on about words. The machinations are all coming through. I believe in the Keithster.

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With players getting fitter and better game on game, you have to wonder, what the feck was going on under Neil Cox?

May this march onwards and upwards continue. UTBI

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IRONINTHEBLOOD, lesgeo

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Looking at the weather forecast for tomorrow, I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets postponed. I hope not, but wouldn’t be surprised.

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It does mention the EFL, albeit further down the page. It could lead to the fat cats throwing us a few crumbs.

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Deereyme66

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It’s all about what happens in January. I find it hard to believe that Keith Hill came here without a pledge that he can get rid of some of the deadwood and buy some players that he had when he was managing other teams.

I won’t be judging him until I see him have at least a handful of his own chosen players.

All said, a point was the best we could expect from the shower he had to choose from last night.

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Unfortunately you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. So we have to hope that Swanny sorts the restrictions out and then releases some money for transfers in January. He must have had some kind of pledge, to entice him here in the first place.

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It’s a rare thing to read so many positive posts about a new manager. Keith Hill has brought a new attitude, even though we are still routed firmly to the bottom of L2.

Personally I believe that he was and is our best chance to get ourselves out of this rut we have found ourselves in.

First he has to find out who our best eleven players are, then our best formation and system. Then we should rediscover our form and prove that we are better than at least one club in this division.

Three seasons. First survive L2, next a top half finish, then finally a play off position.

All that being said, Swanny please don’t sack the manager again until he gets to put these plans into action!

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Canavan is only 30? Wow it seems like a long time ago. How great would it be to have two players like him and Mirfin in our defence right now?

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Very funny! Lol.

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TwoWrights

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Ok, so some opposition fans have been known to accuse Brighton fans of all being g**, or words to that effect.

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You wanna hear what they say about Brighton fans! (I’m not going to repeat it on here).🌈

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I have only been to Mansfield once, I took my eldest son all the way from Brighton on the train. The ground was crap, we had no roof and it was raining. To cap the lot we were beaten 1 – 0. The only good thing was bumping into Darren and Andy, and joining SULSESC. Oh and a pint with some Cardiff fans in a pub near Euston Station. Happy days!

I am hoping that they have upgraded their ground by now. I visited Orient the same season and their ground only had three sides.

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I’m surprised that nobody mentioned Hakeeb. I’m sure he was a better player when he went to the mud rats, than he ever was for the Iron. I’d do cartwheels if Keith resigned him, and I can’t remember the last time I did one of them.

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