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lesgeo wrote:

Well. I know that Rene and you know that and most contributors to Bru know that …

Let’s hope AB knows that.

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Level 9 … 0-3 Level 5

AB should know his starting X1 now.
Hopefully he’ll deploy them for the remaining two fixtures allowing them to complete a full match.
The next 2 games need to be undertaken as if they were league games.

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Fri, Jul 4th – Bottesford 4-0 W
Tue, Jul 8th – App Frod 2-3 L
Sat, Jul 12th – Cleethorpes 4-2 W
Tue, Jul 15th – Alfreton 2-1 W
Sat, Jul 19th – Gainsborough 0-1 L
Tue, July 22nd – Skegness 3-0 W

Sat, July 26th – Spennymoor
Sat, Aug 2nd – Worksop Town

You’d think AB would start these last 2 PSFs with his first X1 and treat them as proper games – only using subs if there’s an injury, performance or tactical reason?

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hairlikecammack wrote:

One thing is for sure, they will put pressure on the keeper with crosses and long throws into the box

Mr Tonks

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1-0… Roberts penalty.

Dakin has hit the post for them.

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Skeg 2-4 Scun

Dakin & Johnson

Eze, Carlton, Howe, Roberts

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Slick vid.
Shirt – my views are irrelevant as we’ll be playing in it.
Designer – anchor?
BDSM connotations?
Next kit – perhaps a fan vote?

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Agreed. There’s obviously a ‘plan’; however, when you are existing on the bread line and living hand to mouth… it can be a struggle just putting the next meal on the table – let alone a banquet for the knights & squires of the manor.

Communication, feedback, transparency, inclusivity etc all needs to improve.

If we still have debt, tell us. Tell us the debt, the amount, to whom and the estimated fulfillment date of that debt. We’re all adults, we manage our own finances, households & investments. We won’t judge. We understand.

Information = understanding = empathy

If we know we are skint, then we lower our expectation levels – not of effort & commitment but of the squad size & capabilities of players we acquire.

It’s a two way street. We give, we need something back… communication & information – and a gut full of effort on the pitch.

If a player leaves their heart & soul on the pitch every game – then you can’t ask for anymore than that!

UTI

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ironfromafar wrote:

MK Iron wrote:

apb wrote:

Can’t have been that bad – Wrexham, Donny and York were all more than happy to have him.

Look at their league standings currently and their collective promotion records over that period.

Tenuous argument given he never got a game with either Donny or Wrexham. In fact his injury cover games for York are the only games he has ever had at a full time professional club apart from the Iron – and York have just shipped him out for the season without recall.

Looks like they have a better back up option.

On the evidence of my eyes and many games for the Iron he does make some great saves but he is poor with crosses, nervous with the ball at his feet and piss poor at distribution.

It wouldn’t be quite so scary if Maison had shown he was any better.

I predict neither will be first choice by Christmas.

With the fickle mentality of football clubs to sack managers nowadays whose to say AB might not be here by Christmas if it goes pear shaped early.

(just having a Jeff Pugh moment) ..onnee kiddin Jeff if you read Bru

Debt (?)
Budget
No mega millionaire proprietors
Cheap option
AB – medium term guardian
He’ll be here for a while – even if we were relegated; which, we won’t be.

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They’ve scaled it back – the rain this morning meant that the car boot takings were well down due to a lack of footfall.
Stu’s scratch cards may have stalled too?

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WonderGoals wrote:

Surely not Boyce to start the season. I’d go with that new CB, Jean whatever his name is. We won’t be playing 4/4/2 away at Tamworth in the season opener, so not sure why you would want people to name players within that formation. Little confusing.

Butler will probably go with his tried and tested 5 at the back and try and pinch a win, while boring everybody to death in the process.

I believed the consensus was that 4-4-2 is the optimal formation for the level / quality of player we have.

Boyce… is there anyone better, is he any worse – I’m not sure?

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Northumbiron wrote:

After reading some of the posts on here I believe the lineup will be:

Maison Chuckle/Rory Chuckle

J Caughtoutofposition
A Concreteboots
W Threpennybithead
T Failstocutoutacross

CR10*
K Softinthetackle
A Giveitaway
D Oozelum-Bird

D Whitehall**
C Offtarget

*Injured after 15 minutes. Sub O Passit-Backwards.

**Sent off on 35 minutes. Sub M Cowsarse-Banjo

Love it.

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Awaywego wrote:

Permani, Aeolos hotel.

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Awaywego wrote:

they are showing the semi in their brand new sports bar.
Are we?

Strippers?
Good idea for a ladies night at GP.

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A ground / stadium I’ve never visited.

Though I visited the old ground on numerous occasions.

The new ground looks a good set up with a couple of pitches, the rugby club is next door and the cricket ground also adjacent.

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Fri, Jul 4th – Bottesford 4-0 W
Tue, Jul 8th – App Frod 2-3 L
Sat, Jul 12th – Cleethorpes 4-2 W
Tue, Jul 15th – Alfreton 2-1 W
Sat, Jul 19th – Gainsborough 0-1 L

Tue, July 22nd – Skegness
Sat, July 26th – Spennymoor
Sat, Aug 2nd – Worksop Town

Skegness Town

01 Jul Louth Town 5-1 W
05 Jul Lutterworth 1-1 D
09 Jul Brigg Town 0-0 D
12 Jul Hinckley AFC 4-1 W
19 Jul Coalville Town 4-4 D

Dakin bagged a hat-trick yesterday. They had two cleared off the line and also hit the bar and the post.

Dakin got a brace against Louth as did Johnson.

4 different goal scorers v Hinckley.

They hit the bar & the post in the 0-0 against Brigg.

It seems they press high and obviously are hitting a lot of goals.

They have a Reserve & U18 team too.

I’ll have a pound on Dakin getting a goal.

Highlights v Louth

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Awaywego wrote:

Much as I’m a fan of Whitehall and Roberts I’d rather we’d let one of them go to get a experienced keeper.
Unless we’re just gonna go out with the notion we’re gonna score one more than you, but that ain’t gonna happen with Butler in charge.

That ain’t going to happen with five at the back and one up top.

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“Get behind your keeper” – Deereyme66

Get organised, solid & sorted in front of your keeper.

We know it’s pre-season, muggy and there’s a lack of intensity in these fixtures but:

Our ‘defending’ for their goal was shocking once again.
Slack marking / too far off.
No closing down.
They are allowed to make easy passes in the build up.
The crosser is in acres of space, he’s not closed down.
Comedy Central when the ball comes in.
How does Shipstone get in that position (facing his own goal)
He’s nowhere near the player behind him.
If he’d being in the correct positional ‘stance’ he’d have seen the flight of the ball and you’d think would have being able to deal with it.
We seem to be a mess at the back.

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Oh dear. I guess short clips can be deceiving?

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Which village on Corfu are you staying at AWG?

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cassidystash wrote:

Didn’t Denton have a go there last season? Only option would be to play 2 unless Rene is happy with Beck as cover at CB. Surely can’t play 3 CBs with no cover, far to risky.

From the short clips I’ve seen, Beck’s doing well. He seems much more switched on and alert than last season. Well done so far son.

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4-4-2

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We seem to be struggling, perhaps?

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Well done Maison – clean sheet on your shift.

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Oh no… not five at the back again – sigh.

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Pacified or pitch fork sharpening?

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Siderite wrote:

I fail to see how showing women’s football can be discrimination. Who is it discriminating against?

The amount of time and primarily public money invested by the BBC in the promotion of a sub standard product is scandalous.

The level… well, these professional adult females have known to be beaten by U15 boys teams. The USA team, who I believe were ranked no1 in the world for a good while, get whipped by U15 boys teams.
I just can’t see the appeal myself.
Everyone to their own i guess?
Happy viewing.

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POG wins today’s mountain TT by 36 seconds.
He smashed it yesterday and has done the same again today.

POG – a three times winner of the TdF already and he’s still pretty young at just 26.
He may end up as the GOAT.

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