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Due to Covid refused to train or play due to risks to BAME community.

Not the future.

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The pass by JEM over the head of Loft was precision. I think Ryan just needs to be looking forwards and the ball will be delivered in front of him.

The chasing back and tackling where he got a yellow card was real team play. Would like to see a bit more enthusiasm by his team mates saying thank you – helps build that group bond.

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We know what works, we were pretty close to it so stick with it.

I note no offsides by us on saturday – is that because we were not fast enough to exploit or that GTFC were too slow to catch us offside !!

Play our game from 1st minute and go for them. Fortune will favour the brave.

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Why would we go for a 37 yr old ? We let Neil Bishop who was younger and 100% good enough for an extended 2yr deal at the time !

Local lad Jack Muldoon at Harrogate is 31 and I don’t think he is being considered, unfortunately for me.

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Iron-awe wrote:

Got the impression from Cox that Cordner was a bit of a softie when it came to playing centre back, not up for it, wouldn’t man up. If that’s the case then Loft may well rough him up a bit, I hope he does and Cordner has a nightmare against us.

But perhaps his new club will play a square peg in a square hole.

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He was sold because as they say he was at the end of his contract and promises had been made.

Just like the promises made to Murray. In both cases we honoured them.

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Don’t blame him. Perhaps what was expected wasn’t deliverable with the position and tactics.

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He leads from the front…………….

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But we don’t know the %.

As to how much we get determined by the fee paid. What Derby paid us is deducted and then we get the % amount of the remaining balance.

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I am a 12th man and I will NOT be watching !

Being treat with contempt again, so why bother. Really feel for those players who get zero opportunity yet some senior pro’s seem to have ego’s & tantrums and certainly no interest get selected time and again.

The forgotten faces would battle those that should know better can’t be bothered.

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Want to own a club then you accept the responsibility of it.

In 2017 at one time we were 2nd in league 1 to Sheff Utd, can’t blame Covid-19 for the present debacle it has been building for these 3 to 4 years. The recruitment policy over those years has seen lower quality of recruits in comparison to those released with little in funds for any transfer deals for departing players.

And yet it is persisted with.

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1 up top at home in a derby game would be a criminal offence and contract termination has to follow.

4 4 2 has to be the way to go. Put players in a comfortable formation and things become automatic. Have to be on the front foot from 1st minute, no slowly getting into the game etc, etc. Paul Hurst will have his team in charge formation.

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You can ask questions but for the process be completed the answers have to ACTUALLY answer them !

That is why I stopped attending the FORUMS – “In the beginning there was the word , and the word was according to Peter” ! and nothing changes.

Now asks for suggestions but at one forum he said never listens to them because people aren’t giving them for free ! They want some form of reward for them ! But zero comment about his stance then.

Before the first question Mr Swann could have made a statement addressing the obvious issues – nothing !! I doubt change will follow.

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How many of this seasons recruits were signed with the recommendation of our former Chief Scout – Mr LEE TURNBULL.

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Ferrite wrote:

North Lincolnshire Irons wrote:

When Peter Swann first came here he said Steve Wharton had run the Club as a hobby

That was one of the first statements that put me off Swann, I thought it was incredibly disrespectful to the previous owner given that, whatever you think of Wharton, he had just overseen the most successful few years in the club’s history. Whatever Peter Swann thought privately, and he may well have had good reasons to back up his comment, I don’t understand why he would put it on the record.

The one thing that came through in all those player podcast interviews was the respect the players had for Mr Wharton. Would the same response be forthcoming regarding Mr Swann.

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Hearing that the Managers door now has a new plaque on it – says NEXT.

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At least 3 years ago when he adopted Recruitment Plan Clueless.

The list by Ironawe covers all bases.

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100% re the 4 4 2. And to maintain the stability the 4 4 2 brings.

I do believe we have a competitive squad. The problem is we aren’t playing quite a few of them !!
The same underachievers keep the shirt and some ego’s remain massaged. WHY ?

They have a job others can only dream about yet cannot be to bothered. Now we have 24 matches left and the ppg issue is rapidly coming into play. The other issue is if the ‘Forgotten’ got a chance then it could take 6 – 8 consecutive games in THEIR own positions to start the turn round which adds to the pressure.

The pressure has been created from day 1 by the continued recruitment algorithm that has delivered very little and judging by this seasons recruits will remain that way. And how many on recent 2yr deals deserve it ? 1 Levi Sutton was worth at least 4 of these. And there is the logic laid out for all to see 1 wage to Levi or 4 wages on this seasons recruits – poor economics ???

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Who is picking the team ?

Are the players surprised when selected and when are they told ? The reason for asking the 2nd question is when you see peoples comments most hint at “Do they have a clue what we are doing”

At home I will not accept 1 up top ! It is negative. Same players get chance after chance, continually fail and others rarely get to see the pitch. Give others a chance – Rowe, Pugh, Hornshaw, Barks, Jessop, Butroid cannot be any worse than some are repeatedly failing.

Want someone up front Harry Jessop – more than capable. And a couple of wildcards who would drive defenders mad Finn Shrimpton (as joint striker) and Cameron Wilson (2nd year U18 if the rules allowed) he would drive at defences and frightened of little.

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I would love to know what the criteria is behind each signing.

I keep saying we have as good in house as those recently signed. Supposedly we are fully committed to an in – house player development programme, I see precious little of it. In fact why sign anymore because they don’t get a chance.

We have a manager who says we don’t have anyone to play alongside Ryan Loft as a 2 man strike force ! We do just give someone a chance, he has gambled on others out of position and stuck with it so why not now.

Desperate times call for desperate decisions and it is heading that way.

Unless of course the committee that designed the Duck Billed Platypus has been resurrected and trying new theories at TSV !!

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How does he know he hasn’t got anyone else to play up front, he never gives any of the forgotten or ignored a chance !

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So what. With every thing going on in the world and people raise this – what is the issue ?

Perhaps it helps all the players, they can play and get home safely.

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Never let me down. Chased and harried for everything much like Kyle Wootton did. Probably wages were a problem but look what we ended up with,

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Season longs= loans I do believe have a ‘jan window’ return clause available. I think the matter as raised by lower division clubs if injury issues hit heavily in other groups.

Regarding Cordner, it may be we have to return him to enable recruitment within the budget. For CB cover we have Bedeau, Butroid and Rowe have played that position, Jordan Clarke as well. Plus for a couple of games at a time I would happily put Charlie Barks in.

Charlie has played in the U23s against very experienced CBs and he does fine. It wouldn’t phase him.

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He played a lot of games for Cambridge, Bolton offer maybe swayed him that he was going up the leagues.

Doesn’t always work out as we have seen – Hakeeb a good example.

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My contact at Bolton says he is a good player that has not been given a chance. Seems been told he doesn’t fit the new system but he hasn’t had an opportunity in it !!

Matt Dean asked MIRF about him – MIRF rates him so thats good enough for me.

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Could be a loan. Then it is up to him to show he is worth an offer. Very competitive and ability to hold the ball.

Would be good to put him and Harry Jessop together.

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I would think they would play every game if their parent club were paying the wages.

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Ironawe – where does the £300 million come from ?

By my understanding in the city pages at the time Mrs Swann sister bought her out of Wilko’s, also seem to think it was less than £50mil.

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Need a striker then give Harry Jessop a chance but in a 2 man front.

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