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Can’t be done at the low-tech SVS, but at grounds where there is a big screen they want to show the histrionics on a loop for all to see.

That would make them think twice.

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Not sure if signing Howe is an option, as he’s only here on loan from Blackpool.

Good performance from him tonight though, so I’d be in favour of bringing him in at the end of the season to replace Clarke. Can’t see Blackpool releasing him if he performs well for us though.

Bloody delighted with the result as it gives me bragging rights over my Bantam mate for a couple of weeks.

Thought we defended well and Cox used his late subs sensibly. Much happier than Saturday!

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Who are the owners again?

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Can be, but won’t!

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I think today was more a case of player attitude and application than player selection and formation.

I suspect Cox is scratching his head like the rest of us.

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Ferrite wrote:

Well done to Cox & the players for keeping us up, not much more we can say.

Rather you’d not posted this for another month at least Ferrite.

Still mathematically possible to go down.

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Alfred wrote:

Beestin has touched the ball 6 times and passed it straight out 4 times. Shocking all round.

Good job he redeemed himself!

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Just been out walking with my lad. I said, “we should beat Southend tomorrow, shouldn’t we?”

“Hmmm!” Was his reply.

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Why would it make sense to bring in a loanee anyway? And once you had, not play them?

Unless Cox realised Clarke’s deficiencies at FB and always intended to move him to CB if injuries necessitated it. In which case Howe’s loan to cover Jai Rowe is a sensible move, and Cox is more savvy than we think!

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If they’re as good as O’Malley then bring it on!

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Awaywego on a fishing trip?

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Awaywego

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If McAttee knows Jarvis is getting £78k pa compared to his £31k no wonder he’s got a cob on!

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Green & Beestin arrived in the January 2020 window. Just as Hurst was getting sacked.

You’ve missed off Mooney, which is easy to do admittedly.

The problem was bringing in those four “forwards”. Only Loft has had enough game time to warrant a mark IMO. So if you believe the wages thread that’s £150k pa wasted on the three that have hardly featured.

We could have got a decent finisher for that.

Difficult to compare with the 70s as the whole structure of football has changed beyond recognition since that disastrous 74/75 season when I honestly thought I was better than some of those on the pitch.

What seems to have changed for the worse is player attitude, and that’s something you don’t know about until after they’ve signed.

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A mate of mine sent me a breakdown of Newcastle United’s wages and it’s very different to the website in the OP (eg Andy Carroll was second highest earner on £75k per week) so I wouldn’t read too much into it.

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Well it wasn’t because he was at a nightclub until three in the morning!

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Didn’t realise Hammill was back!

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KeadbyIron wrote:

0-2 to Oldham. 7 shots for us and Neil to say we didn’t pass the ball well enough.

Well we had around three times that many, with half of them on target, but didn’t manage a goal until deep into added time.

Frustrating stuff.

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The Royle Family was set in Stockport. ‘Nuff said!

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Gone to a bigger club!

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Is that his way of saying we’ve a load of new injuries?

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If those two incidents had taken place in the PL and VAR had been used, then it would have been a penalty and a sending off.

No such luxury in L2. Although there have been games where it could have worked against us.

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I expect Guardiola to tell us Fulham are “a good side, who made things difficult for us” on MOTD tonight.

They all do the public “respect” thing!

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bartonscorpion wrote:

REF—9—Very good ref.

???????

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He may well be forced to re-think that Alcy!

Killing the geese that lay the golden eggs and all that.

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He’d say things would improve once he moved from the side street to the High St!

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Keeper is the high risk area.

Howard was excellent against Cambridge, but that back peddling against Salford that allowed their lad to hook in the opener was not what I want to see from a goalie.

And in the meantime of course, we’ll never know if Watson could have improved (probably not).

Don’t get me wrong, I think that bringing in Howard has been a good move, but when you see Gilks still performing well at Bolton, it does make you think.

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Bucksiron wrote:

so too is anyone who thinks that gates will improve without promotion.

National League 2019/2020 Average attendance: Home matches

Notts County 5.210
Stockport County 4.342
Wrexham AFC 4.057

National League Record attendance: 11,085, Bristol Rovers v Alfreton 25/4/15

As Deerey says it’s about challenging for promotion.

Attendances soon drop off if you do go up only to find yourself locked in a relegation battle the following season.

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If we’re splashing out on a new keeper I think we can do better than Howard.

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High(er) earners could be incorporated if we hadn’t signed three non-league hopefuls for every one experienced player.

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Bucksiron wrote:

How many times have we heard complaints from supporters about the style of football we’ve played

Not as many times as they’ve been scolded by you for daring to have an alternative viewpoint.

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