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marty303 wrote:

There is a group of Chinese people looking to take over.

Is it the Moon Palace on Scotter Rd?

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Why change a winning drawing team?

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Due to be delivered mid-October?

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Kenny Spennymoor

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Driver shortage?

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Ferrite, IRONINTHEBLOOD, bartonscorpion, BigLeftToe, alcazar, vader

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Wow!

Have you sent an email to Neil?

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Not Applicable at Scunthorpe United these days!

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Ah, right!

So after a quarter of the season has passed them?

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I post the obvious reply: –

We don’t do enough to get it dirty. And certainly not sweaty!

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Deereyme66

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My proof is what happened between 16:40 and 16:55 on Saturday.

I was not at the Sutton game!

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This appeared at the beginning of June!!!!

Where is it?

https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2021/june/get-your-name-on-the-2021-22-official-third-shirt/

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Yep!

Hit the return/go button on my iPhone and it saved, no problem.

Sorry MM should have replied on the predictions thread.

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That’s only because games are 90 minutes long.

If they lasted 75 minutes then we’d by 5/2 to finish top!

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alcazar

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Good points raised by MLF.

The fact that James Horsefield was a sub for Chester at Darlington in the FA Cup qualifying on Saturday tells you much about the type of players we have recruited in the past three or four seasons.

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Exactly that Daz.

You also need players who can hold the ball to give the rest a breather, and an on the pitch leader who can direct play.

On Saturday we had neither.

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inspector, SODIron, alcazar

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And whilst we are suffering 75 minutes syndrome, that’s going to remain the case Alky.

4-4-2 with two recognised CBS and two recognised FBs worked well for 30 to 40 mins, but due to the lack of width the FBs were a) caught out of position, and b) knackered from chasing up and down the wings.

As suggested by others, playing Thompson ahead of O’Malley (or vice-versa) on the left, and Bunn ahead of Thompson on the right may be a possible solution.

However, once again, this all depends on how injury free we can stay.

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cassidystash wrote:

I’m just a believer in picking your best players in their best positions and using a system that fits that.

Would agree, but if some of your best players are injured, and some of what’s left just aren’t very good, you still have a problem.

We still never looked like scoring from anything other than a corner, free-kick or penalty yesterday.

As I said before, the players are much of a muchness. Little spark of creativity and no obvious leadership.

Need someone with a bit of “oomph!”

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Watson 7. Couldn’t see any error on his part from the away end on either goal. His kicking suddenly went wayward in the fatal last 15 minutes giving Carlisle a string of throw ins.

Millen 6. Started brightly and got in some good crosses. Unsurprisingly he faded badly and ended up being treated for cramp. Correctly subbed for Rowe.

O’Malley 7. Two corners leading to two goals. Dangerous crosses and free kicks. Good to see him back.

Taft 6. Steady but pedestrian at times.

Onariase 7. Decent game capped with a goal. However I don’t think we’ve seen his last red card this season.

Beestin 5. Started brightly then he picked up a wrist injury and for some reason his game went all to pot. Poor decision making let Carlisle back in the game.

Wood 5. Largely anonymous.

Perry 7. Probably our best midfielder despite his forward passes finding touch as often as they found a man.

Hippolyte 4. Oh dear! The lad is a trier, but ball control and decision making are not his strengths.

Jarvis 7. Steve Torpey he isn’t, but he did okay. Would have done better with longer studs in his boots.

Scrimshaw 6. Lively but not much end product.

Subs: Rowe 6. Pugh 6. O’Neill N/A.

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lesgeo, inspector

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Came on, but yes, he could have started.

That would have made it Beestin, Wood, Perry, Pugh.

Not much width there.

Which makes the decision to bring in two CMFs on deadline day at the expense of a wide man even stranger.

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alcazar, MK Iron

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cassidystash wrote:

Except picked a better player maybe?

Green? Who many thought should take a spell on the bench.

Hallam? If fully fit.

Bunn? Where was he?

O’Neill? Not convinced!

Hackney? Likewise.

We’ve a number of players who are much of a muchness. Lacking that little bit of quality that’ll make the difference.

But we knew that, didn’t we?

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We didn’t try to sit on a lead today.

We’re a) not fit enough and b) don’t have an outlet up front.

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lesgeo, MK Iron

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Personally I think it’s as much a fitness issue, and not being able to score from open play.

Two goals from corners today and never tested their keeper otherwise.

If it’s a management issue then it’s more about our forward play than our defence

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IRONINTHEBLOOD, alcazar

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Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg wrote:

Just f**king unbelievable. Excellent first half thrown away by the useless management team who don’t know how to kill a game off.

I’m not a fan of the management team, but that’s unfair.

We conceded the equaliser, not because we sat back, but because we have no one in midfield or up front who can hold the ball.

I remember back in the glory days, Beags would get the ball and keep it by the corner flag for the duration of added time!

The defence were doing their job and clearing it, but once Jarvis was replaced by O’Neill and despite Scrimshaw putting himself about it kept coming back into our box.

Again it was dealt with okay, but Beestin trying to dribble it out, and Hippolyte with his boots on the wrong feet, meant two errors led to two goals.

Nothing the management team could have done about it!

My main concern is fitness. We led them a merry dance in the first half, but tired visibly in the second. The last 15 minutes several players were dead on their feet.

Carlisle on the other hand finished strongly. And that for me was the difference.

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Definitely 2-0 up at HT.

What a difference O’Malley makes. Two corners, two goals. Quality early crosses into the box too.

Jarvis leading the line okay (complete with Jack Grealish hairstyle) and Scrimshaw looking busy. MF still giving the ball away cheaply though.

Defence looking okay if a bit pedestrian. Only one real scare. Let’s keep it that way for another 45.

UTI

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This afternoon we’ll be playing at a stadium that another astute businessman (Michael Knighton) set out to redevelop.

Well, he got 25% of the way there, whilst another 25% of the ground remains unused.

There are many who can talk the talk, but few who can walk the walk!

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vader wrote:

The two opposing these views seem to have totally contrasting views that it’s difficult to believe they are not part of the infrastructure of the cclub or even tha same person.

I wonder if the use of the word “snowflakes” has provided us with a clue?

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Anonymous wrote:

Of course the last few seasons have been tough, what did you expect? We’ve had to let our high earners go to fit a sustainable model that so many of you wanted.

How many high earners have Harrogate and Forest Green got? How many at Accrington and Morecambe in L1?

Who was it gave them a high salary in the first place? Who was it handing out three year contracts to 30+ year olds? Who was it signing players with a record of injury problems?

Who was it playing hardball with mid season contract negotiations? Who was it who sacked a manager who had a bit of nous and appointed a yes man?

Who was it that alienated supporters and knocked a third of the gates in one fell swoop.

Was it the fans?

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lesgeo, mistertonmick, cassidystash, alcazar, bartonscorpion, Peter Promise, BigLeftToe, Sanfran49

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We may well have both those things.

But we are not out of the league, yet!

There is still time to act, but only if guilt is admitted.

I’m not sure it will be.

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alcazar

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Talking to a friend of a friend who was at Edgeley Park on Saturday, who described KDT’s appearance as sub as… “some pudding we got on loan from Scunthorpe!”

Notice he didn’t even make the bench vs Maidenhead tonight.

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You may, but there’s a few ahead of him in the queue.

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Awaywego wrote:

you can’t fail to recognise me from what posters have said about me

And I’ll be easy to recognise for similar reasons!

Either mortarboard and cape and carrying a cane. Or bearded, with a beret bearing a red star!

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