Rumours have been going round that Horsfall has signed a pre-contract agreement with another team, but no names on who. Roberts has been linked to Ipswitch, also out of contract at the end of the year, but they seem stacked there so seems perhaps unlikely.
We definitely got off to a flyer, and all in all it's probably a great result away to Barrow considering how they've done against the other promotion teams recently. I do think from a certain point, what we did was somewhat irrelevant, if Roverts had needed 8 or 9 today to go up instead of 7, I...
We've got the following under contract
GK
LB Ali Koiki
CB John Guthrie CB Ryan Nolan CB Max Dyche
RB Aaron McGown
LM Mitch Pinnock
CM Jack Sowerby CM Paul Lewis
RM Sam Hoskins
FW Louis Appere FW Nicke Kabamba
Of the 11 under contract, only Koiki might go as he did have some interest from bigger...
It's all a lottery, but over the last 8 games we're the form team, and over the last 6 Swindon (though splitting hairs as 1 point different either way), with Mansfield with the least momentum going into it.
I think story of the season is that we've not got enough ability going forward, and while the last few games have started to see Eppiah and Appere gel, theres zero depth outside that.
We're a limited side on a smallish budget that worked very hard with what resources we have, and tbf probably...
14 year old football twitter trolls arent exactly a new phenomenom, but dunno why theres suddenly 40 of them appearing from no where. Normally only see 2-3, guess its just a rediculous result as the Man City / Real Madrid one a few days ago.
Really fancy zero of those other teams in the...
Roberts sent off as well, so probably write off the play offs as well. Never thought Scunthrope would have capitulated as much as they have, but thats football for you.
Hard to argue with that really. Scrappy goal to concede for Port Vale, and a real awful keeper decision, but the work ethic of Kabamba won both of those for us. Feel like we're a bit wobbly at fullbacks defensively and not that strong in the air and the centre-midfield was poor. Kabamba gave us...
Maybe we've got a few cards up our sleeves, but this really feels like the most uninspired transfer window we've ever had. I know expectations never match the reality, but I've never seen such universal negative feedback about our signings, with the exception of this lad because he's never...
Lloyd Jones is good. We got him because he was out of work for so long on a short-term and was ready to sign for pennies and to get fit, think he'll end up in League one, but I wouldn't be surprised if bigger fish in League One than Crewe also had an eye on him. Watson is a decent League two...
I went to see a FA cup qualifying game there maybe around 2013 or 2014? At the time, the stadium was probably the same sort of quality as the local step 7/8 teams. They've apparently got 3G now though?
Not that it matters, got up here fairly enough without massive 'financial doping' as much as...
It's difficult to assess properly, because when Curle left the football improved a little bit, but it was still very stodgy. Recruitment was poor, but Curle was convinced Oliver was going to re-sign and that we'd get Morton back and seemed to be operated on that basis, and was left in the lurch...
Almost made a go of at the end, but a lack of budget and attacking threat made our fate sealed before the final week of the season. Rochdale join us. Fair play to Wimbledon and Wigan for hitting play-off form at the right time.
So from our out of contacts here ;
Lloyd Jones - Would offer something, but think he'll get League 1 interest on a free
Alex Jones - As above
Alan Sheehan - Quality, but spend 2/3rd of the year injured and don't think he'll recover. Release
Steve Arnold - Not able to dislodge an awful keeper...
Wigan and Wimbledon just went into overdrive and ran up promotion form. That said, we didn't get anywhere near 50, so that's still on us at the end of the day.
As has been said, it's going to take a 'stars align' type of moment to save us now. Did alright against some of the better teams this year, but took 2 points I think from the the other 5 relegation rivals which is what killed us, including some awful moments like a missed 95th minute penalty and...