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By what I’ve read, he’s more of an attacking midfielder/striker. Definitely a forward player and scored shite loads for Celtic’s youth team.

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The dynamic duo next season!

Well done Rene, you wished the Howe signing into existence.

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Deereyme66 wrote:

You literally have no idea how next season will unfold without seeing exactly who goes out and who comes in.

Thanks for clearing that up captain obvious.

All I was saying that with our limited budget, it will be a struggle to sign players on a par with both Fitzy and Roberts “if he goes”.

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Fitzy has gone and Roberts is/has been closely linked with Wigan. If we lose both of those, this season is going to be a hell of a struggle. We haven’t exactly got the budget to draft in direct replacements so there will be an awful lot of luck involved.

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Don’t forget the same award was credited to Jimmy Saville years before. On that basis, I wouldn’t even want it.

I wouldn’t want anything that was previously given to somebody like that. Forever tainted in my eyes.

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4 goals in two seasons ?. How depressing.

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There will be at least one challenge throughout pre season, surely ?

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I know he’s getting on a bit, but who’s to say he would want to play in the National League. I could see him wanting a fairly substantial wage too.

Played near enough every game for Bradford last season as club captain, be a fantastic signing if pulled off, but can’t see it personally. I think you may need to lower your expectations.

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If Butler’s obsession with 5 at the back had carried on much longer, he would have been sacked and we wouldn’t have been in a position to challenge for promotion.

You lot forgot what our form was like during that 5 at the back spell “minus the first handful of games in which it worked” ?

Certain posters have selective memories…during that time we were absolutely terrible and were dropping point like crazy.

We were that bad during that time fans on most media platforms were even questioning if he was good enough.

Very few on here stayed true to him and backed him even through the 5 at the back phase, fans64 been one I can remember, but I’m sure there were only a few others.

Now we’ve gone up you’re all making out you backed him and never doubted him during that horrendous time during the 5 at the back phase.

You absolute frauds. You lot are more fake than a pair of snide 4 stripe Adidas trainers. The brass neck on some of you is astounding.

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The supposed experts you’re referring to knew what was best, soon as he dropped it we picked up. If Butler hadn’t listened he would have been sacked.

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He’s better than Scales

Scales isn’t that good, that’s why. Bundle of energy, but everything he does is at full tilt and as a result has very little composure. Nearly everything he does feels rushed and constantly gives the ball away as a result.

I still think the best I’ve see him play was when he was at RWB the season before. If Scales calmed down a tad and played with his head up a bit more, he’d be much better for it.

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Near enough. They both play in red.

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almost 18 years on from that career-ending injury, he runs Global Boutique, a Mayfair-based business that deals in high-end timepieces with price tags reaching up to £355,000.”

That doesn’t compare with scoring worldies donning our colours, cassidy. Or does it ?

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Not as bad luck as Ramon Calliste we signed on a free transfer from Man United. Think we were playing Brigg in a pre season friendly and was on the end of a terrible tackle. Ended up suffering a double leg break and soon had to retire.

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Is Roberts actually going or is that just pure speculation ?. Another good player at this level was Babos for Hereford, played well against us. Hereford offered him a contract, but turned it down and is now without a club. Central midfield player.

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Paul Blackett would be a great signing from South Shields, but is contracted to them for another two years so would probably cost too much.

Luke Brennan a wide player from Buxton who looked good against us. I’ve just done a little research and he scored 11 goals and assisted 9 for them the season just gone. Only 23 years old and is out of contract next month.

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Sanfran49 wrote:

I would keep Fin and make him the midfield stopper and coach the role into him

Coach it into him ?. Shrimpton hasn’t got the size, physicality or bite to play that role.

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Everybody misses the point where you’re concerned as you always think you’re right.

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Good job you stuck with Butler instead of sticking the boot in when the chips were down. Look and learn.

DM, it’s all fine and well being condescending in regards to Butler coming good, but let’s not forget he geared up a squad to play a formation which everyone saw didn’t work and was stubborn to say the least. If Butler carried on the direction he was on, he likely would have been sacked.

Butler came good and whether pressure was put on him from those behind the scenes for him to change, only they know, but he got there in the end. I have no problem with Butler and glad to see us go up, but don’t make out that people had no reason to doubt him.

Putting that to one side, I’m just happy for the club. That league was god awful and never want to be in it again.

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The game was god awful, but a win is a win. That ref today was suffering with “star man syndrome”. Everything was about him and made an already bad game even worse. Blowing up for anything and everything. Ref was giving out cards like penny sweets.

We got the rub of the green though because Denton should have really been sent off.

Absolute awful referee. Glad to be out of this cesspit.

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Butler’s done well, but let’s not forget the fact his mind blowing obsession with that 5 at the back garbage had basically cost us the league title.

Then we have the signing of Beck was terrible as he doesn’t even fit our style of play. I’m glad he’s learnt a thing or two, but blimey has he dropped some absolute clangers along the way.

How many points did we drop with Butlers obsession with 5 at the back ?.

I will however say he’s come good towards the end, especially with this latest formation change. Let’s not make out he’s some kind of tactical genius though.

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Good job Carlton is on fire. I fancy him to fill the void and better still, score. I’d much rather have Roberts, but Carlton is hitting his peek, so not a bad replacement.

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That massive slump we had when Butler was stuck on play 5 at the back is the main reason. How many points did we drop in that period ?

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Best outcome we could have wished for because Brackley were never going to lose against Farsley. What were Kiddy doing ?. I never expected them to lose against Southport.

Absolute balls up for them.

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The improvement in AB since last Autumn has been pretty major.

I suspect that may have been down to voices behind the scenes sternly suggesting him to change formation. I should think that coupled with Roberts playing out of his skin for large parts of the season are the two big reasons.

Butler’s insistence on playing that 5 at the back woeful formation and the huge loss of points is what will cost us. Signing Beck didn’t help either. Beck would suit a team who played two strikers and width with plenty of balls in the box, but Butler signed him despite him not even suiting our style of play.

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I read on twitter, now X, is that he’s out for the rest of the season.

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Got bullied today in midfield by more “tougher” players, not by any means better, just more robust.

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Apparent today, as has been for the vast majority of the season is that we are too lightweight in midfield. Scales in particular was absolutely woeful today and gave the ball away every time he received it.

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IronIronIron wrote:

Does anybody really think he is the man to take us forward if we manage to get up?

No. Butlers always been too negative. Also don’t forget the huge slump in form earlier in the season was down to him being too pig headed and deciding not to change formation soon enough.

If we didn’t go through that slump due to that stupid 5 at the back crap, we more than likely would have already been promoted. The signing of Beck was terrible and then we have Butler signing a wide attacker in Carlton to be a main striker when he clearly wasn’t. Played pretty well of late, but no way is he a central striker.

Butler is a big no, no. Too many mistakes and far too negative. Lacks courage.

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cassidystash wrote:

All gone quiet on the Weekender front, is it sold out?

All being kept under wraps because we’re about to tie up Cliff Richard “contractually” to be the headline act.

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