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Ok let me rephrase that Mr Pedantic.

“snagging some talented players on the cheap”

No doubt I’m not wanting us to sign any more Turan’s , Mooney or Jarvis’s. That goes without saying.

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Good timing anyway for Swannster.

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/120-room-hotel-gym-five-5315633

I hope to god this doesn’t result in the end of this club.

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Only problem us now he has us right by the short and curlies. If Swannster loses interest he can simply piss off and hold the club to ransom when it comes to another person looking to buy the club.

I’m not going to lie, this puts the shits up me.

Not a bad deal for Swann….get’s land and ground for a bargain 11 million quid from the money he’s lent the club via the very same company.

I’d rather we owed him the money and kept ownership of the ground. Only problem is with him being chairman and owner of the club…nobody has had any power to go against it.

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I know it will never happen but Swann needs to trim his lengthy list of coaches he has at the club and sign a few more scouts…one’s that’s aren’t related to him and cast the net out there in the hope of snagging some players on the cheap.

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If we we need an old pro to add to Taft and Onariase, only problem is…will they come here to bench warm ?

I should imagine if Onariase and Taft are fit, they’ll be first choice. Young barks can be added to those 3. Bedeau can piss off and Mcgahey already has a foot out the door.

A bit off topic buy I’d release Clarke as well to be honest, played more games than I penned him in for this season but still an accident waiting to happen for me.

We need an experienced LB to battle with O’Malley and learn him the ropes with his experience and same with Rowe.

I wouldn’t want Howe, good going forward but can’t really defend.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he’s converted into a right winger in the future. Good delivery, quick and he will be more than solid enough defensively for a winger.

Defensively though he get’s pulled all over the place, positionally he’s awful.

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I have to agree with Mick. Howard directs those in front of him a hell of a lot more effectively, which In my opinion settles the defence down more than when Watson is in goal.

Watson is a good shot stopper but that’s where it ends with him. I think next season we need to move him on, re sign Howard and also sign another experienced GK to battle it out with him.

I’m telling you now, we’ll need experience there next season…that’s a certainty.

Watson can go for me. No great loss.

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Swann can’t seriously think Cox is good enough to manage a complete new squad of players..surely not !

I know he’s been dealt a dodgy hand but his decision making and tactics don’t make any sense whatsoever. I honestly don’t get him at all.

Eisa plays the full match and the takes off Karacan ?

That’s just one crazy example…I could easily list more but what’s the point ?

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lesgeo wrote:

I think Jarvis is probably lightweight but to be fair to the lad – expecting a youngster to lift a team

Jarvis is 23, soon top be 24 yrs of age. Not exactly someone who i’d call a youngster.

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McGahey is moving anyway, Cox said the other day his contract offer has been withdrawn as it’s been on the table and he hasn’t signed it…same as Van Veen and Eisa.

Gillead and McAtee will both be off. Only player we’d maybe re-sign is Karacan and build around him but even that’s a big ask. Bedeau will be off as well.

Dales and Butroid will be off. Turan will hopefully piss off and Jarvis will probably stick around, as who the hell will want him ?

We’ll most certainly have a blank canvas come next season.

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Ok playing a team full of kids but we still need 1 more win yet and to give us the best chance we need experience.

Taft and Onariase as the 2 cb’s with Gillead and green out wide. Van Veen needs leaving out though. As soon as Loft is back I’d put Eisa up top with him. In thought those two worked pretty well together.

Cox lines the team up strangely at time though so who knows ?

I’d stick the kids/fringe players in when we’re 100% safe and not a moment before.

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Fingers crossed. We’ll be relying on Grimsby to not carry any confidence forward from today’s win against Bolton.

Hopefully today’s win for a flash in the pan.

Soon as we’re safe and this season’s over the better.

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Cox needs to stop playing Van Veen as the lone striker, it never has worked. Still keeps persisting with it though. Bedeau was dog shite as well.

I just hope to god that we fluke a win from somewhere. I’m getting awfully nervous.

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Colchester and Southend have to play each other so that’s in our favour.

If Southend win it isn’t in our favour. I would rather Southend were against a good side. Colchester are on the slide so it will give Southend every chance.

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We’ll have to wait and see. It may be Bedeau that’s been unprofessional. It may be hard to sign a fresh CB though as Taft and Onariase will be deemed 1st choice.

Only player we can bring in is a youngster under those circumstances and we already have one of those in Barks.

Clarke can cover there though I suppose so we may be alright.

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I doubt he’ll go with Barks as we have Mcgahey fit again.

I’m still a bit nervous. I personally think we should probably go with McGahey in a bid to be as strong as we can at the back, in the hope of nicking one more win to fully guarantee our safety.

Once we “hopefully” get that win…then throw Barks along side Taft. I wouldn’t be against giving Jessop a go upfront with Loft once he’s back from injury and see how they get on.

I still think Hornshaw has something to off in CM as well. I would stick him alongside Beestin and Karacan.

May as well give these players a go.

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Am I the only one who isn’t convinced by Onarise?

Yes…quite possibly. I like Onariase personally, not flashy but does what he does with minimum fuss. Strong in the air, positionally good at this level and doesn’t tend to let many players past him.

I think him and Taft will be really solid. I’d promote Barks and maybe offer Bedeau another deal as steady back up.

I’m pretty happy with Taft and Onaraise, more than solid enough at this level. Stick an experienced capable keeper behind them, we may be alright.

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Thing is les, a lot of things are said and 99% is pure hogwash. I’ll wait and see what happens. Taking the contract offers away from the one’s who show no willingness to sign is a good start though.

Get all the crap out the door and start a fresh. I just hope the recruitment isn’t anywhere near as crazy as last time though.

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Completely disagree. If they decide to piss around and not perform all season and can’t hack the truth they don’t deserve to be here anyway.

These players have all enough babying now. This is the last resort. I wouldn’t call these top end athletes either, if they we’re…. they’d try harder, care and listen more to what they’re been told.

These players have extracted the urine for far too long now. A line needed to be drawn in the sand last night…enough is enough.

If this shocks them into one more win, then fair enough. A lot of these shite bags will be gone anyway,

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Little snippet for those who haven’t listened yet

"They've not only been unprofessional, they've been poor in the match and I'm absolutely raging with them and I've let them have it"

LISTEN: Scunthorpe United manager Neil Cox didn't hold back after tonight's 4-1 defeat to Morecambe #Iron pic.twitter.com/asqaN8MpN4

— BBC Humberside Sport (@HumbersideSport) April 13, 2021

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I think currently we have far too many unprofessional players at the club who just don’t care enough and therein lies the problem.

The lack of leaders at the club is a big minus point as well.

Do you really think Crosby ,Byrne and Bishop types would allow this crap to manifest ?

They always set high standards..we don’t have anybody like that at the club though. Karacan i suppose has some of those traits but I wouldn’t put him in that sort of category.

We need some experienced “wreckers” for next season…or spoilers, which ever way you put it to add that steel. Far too often we’re bullied out of it and for all the qualities Karacan brings, he’s a bit lightweight.

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IRONINTHEBLOOD, Northumbiron, lesgeo

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Green to be honest is one of the very few positives out of the players brought in. Decision making as a bit off at times but not only is he quick and direct, has decent delivery, works hard and looks to have a good attitude.

You can tell he has the ingredients there for us to warrant even trying to mould him into a better player.

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And why not question them as individuals to find out if they had indeed watched the video and understood what they were meant to be learning?

The main culprit was asked about the video and whether they watched it and they lied to him and everybody else so he definitely asked but as I said, he was clearly lied to about it.

Whoever it was never expected to be found out so obviously lied thinking nobody would know but Cox found out and gave him a complete dressing down.

Not the first time it’s happened either so he/they need to get moved on.

Not Karacan and won’t be Taft either as he hasn’t been here long enough…so it can really only be one who’s been acting unprofessionally.

Cox said the player in question was left out before for not bothering to look at the information.

Cox really doesn’t trust this squad. I can’t say I blame him to be honest.

Maybe I was a bit harsh on Cox on reflection. I always knew the squad was questionable but not as unprofessional as this.

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Howe, Hippolyte and Green are not League level footballers. Don’t play them again.

Disagree with Green. I think Green has enough about him to keep him around. Hippolyte has always been dog mess and Howe is good going forward but can’t defend.

Put it this way, Howe isn’t a patch on Rowe.

Hippolyte I’d loan out to the conference on a season long loan next season. Shocking player.

Van Veen has been shite since been back. McAtee can go. Gillead will go regardless. Howe can piss off back. Eisa has mentally already been gone for months.

If we can pay Turan off, or he leaves of his own free will without any kind of pay out and can somehow send Jarvis and Hippolyte out on loan next season…the decks will be completely cleared.

I just hope the recruitment isn’t anywhere near as bad as this seasons was before a ball was kicked.

A lot of these players are an utter disgrace.

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Rowe and Bedeau scare the crap out of me if they’re the 2 central defenders he chooses to field. I’d play Barks there instead of Rowe, least he’s a CB by trade.

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Clarke is injured. Loft is deemed 50/50. Taft will probably be fit for Saturday though.

I’d go

Watson

O’Malley Bedeau Taft Rowe

Eisa Spence Karacan Gillead

Olomola Loft/Van Veen

Van Veen is back but obviously not match fit. Not too bad that team though.

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I find it highly suspicious that we keep signing managers, some who even start positive all end up like Wilcox clones.

Robins at Coventry has them playing some really nice football and has done for a while.

I hope nobody at the club is having a hand in team affairs. We already know player recruitment has been well and truly butchered by people who have no idea what they’re doing.

I just hope the meddling stops there !

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I understand Olomola may not be his type of player but to put a struggling, somewhat inexperienced striker who’s badly in need of support and service up front, isolated is plain stupid.

Stick Olomola next to him, play McAtee up there. Even bring Jessop off the bench and give him a go.

Better playing either of those beside/near him rather than sticking him isolated upfront, it just doesn’t work.

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I said at the time that we should have signed Godden up to another deal and sent him out on loan to get games. I said the same about Wootton as well.

Don’t even get me started with Goode. Gave him away for free and then was sold for just short of a million quid.

These younger players need games or at least a long term vision in which we sign them up and send them out on loan. All we end up doing is dipping them in and out and just leaving them to stagnate.

Release on a free so they go out and get games, develop and then end up being much better than what we’ve currently got.

Same story every time.

I hope we give Jessop a go up there along with Loft once we’re definitely safe.

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I don’t know. I wondered the same thing above. I can’t make any sense of it whatsoever. Nothing to lose with 2-0 down and looking out of sorts anyway, so what harm would it have done ?

I really didn’t, and still don’t understand that decision at all.

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First match I bought from I follow was vs Crawley and I felt like smashing the keyboard over my head through sheer frustration.

Cox seriously needs to get a grip because one thing will really get fans back and that’s better football…if this farce carries on when fans are allowed back, I can’t see many bothering.

Why would you want to keep paying to go to a restaurant that was forever serving up sub par food ?

Same as football down at GP….if the crap continues, people will swerve it all together. There is only so much crap one can possibly endure before calling it a day.

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