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  1. Stripes

    Is it time for a 'Managerial Merry go round' thread?

    Important to have got this done so quickly. Feeling much happier now. Sounds like he will fit in really well. Great continuity. I have no idea what to expect in this league, other than survival would be great, but not down to the last match though. Hopefully uncover a few gems and give the...
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    The L2 Playoffs

    Can't help thinking the eventual play-off winners will come from the Vale vs Swindon match. I think Swindon are way too mean an outfit for the others, and in form. It would be a complete shit show for them to be left isolated in League two with so many West country teams, and Oxford! All...
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    Final League matches of season: - 7th May 2020

    Well so pleased we got there in the end! We were so close to t£#+-&-up. Pleased for the players more than anything, a great achievement with such a small squad. The big story belonging to Bristol Rovers, what a performance! just Incredible. Very well done to them. Some sort of celebration for...
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    Final League matches of season: - 7th May 2020

    I think on balance it's extremely unlikely we will be resurrecting our early season form. It is possible now the pressure is off, but we've no one to score the goals anyway, so it's pretty much a free pass for Mansfield today. I had expected a trip up in there a few weeks back, and a visit to...
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    Saturday 30th April & Monday 2nd May

    Dodgy peno and we're back in it. Need some quality from somewhere Sad way to end the season so far Wilson looking the main threat
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    Tuesday 26th April

    Didn't deserve anything really, the damage was done in the first half. Too limited upfront, the same story for quite a while. Never mind.
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    Tuesday 26th April

    Down to two well taken goals. A lot of naivety again with our defence, people not taking proper responsibility, shades of away to Barrow. Looking like a spent force upfront without Stevens. Really need to think again, Hendry or Stevenson off together with Aitchison and March and Young on. And we...
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    Tuesday 26th April

    If we can avoid conceding early that will help, but I think we'd need to be 2-up come half time to be in with a chance of a point, because natural tiredness will intervene later no doubt about that. Can't complain if we lose after Saturday's monumental efforts. All you can do is hope for the best.
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    Friday 22nd April / Saturday 23rd April

    Draw about right. We failed to to put the goal under pressure when we were on top. But just had enough puff left to hold out. Looked tired last 10 minutes. Great to be prompted, seems like a long time coming, still need to claim top spot to fulfill what we felt we would do. It's all in the...
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    Friday 22nd April / Saturday 23rd April

    That was an abject performance by us that day, and I suspect we learned plenty from it, eventually... We simply were not ready that season, it was that game that taught us that. I don't think we'll lapse again. Mansfield haven't been the same since we beat them. Some times you just reach a point...
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    Friday 22nd April / Saturday 23rd April

    Thoughts on this one against Rovers, I think yesterday faith was well and truly restored following Friday's game at Barrow, where they wanted it more. We'll come out fighting for sure. And although we need to avoid conceding first, we need to start the game with a good tempo and real purpose...
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    Easter Monday: 18th March 2022

    A good performance today and we did enough to get the three points. Should have scored more based on the amount of chances we had in the first half, but scoring more than one was nice, and Jamma getting his first goal for a good time will help his confidence. Oldham fought hard in the second...
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    Easter Monday: 18th March 2022

    Still shocked by Saturday's performance that's despite being a confirmed pessimist who has been under no illusions since our last meeting with Oldham and draw that day, 5-5. Fair play to Barrow, they played really well, fully deserved victory. Still can't describe what I witnessed, a bad day at...
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    Good Friday: - 15th April 2020

    No complaints, Barrow deserving the 2 gold lead. They carry enough threat on goal to continue scoring. My complaints would be as ever, we carry no threat on goal any more, some nice forward play, but then it always brakes down, or the ball in is simply poor. From a defensive point of view we are...
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    Good Friday: - 15th April 2020

    Jamma starts for us... must have wanted it pretty bad.
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    Good Friday: - 15th April 2020

    I'm not sure there's a single game today without something riding on it, a lot of tie's with both teams still needing something. I suspect a lot of ties sharing points again today. A very competitive league this year. I doubt much more will have been decided come 5.00pm Monday. Finally good...
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    Promotion thread

    Having predicted the scores of the remaining fixtures, (not done this for years), and on the basis of being pessimistic for ourselves and optimistic in terms of the other teams, I think we will get another 3 points minimum, add our goal difference as an extra point I think we will have a virtual...
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    Good Friday: - 15th April 2020

    I generally agree with there being right and wrong times to play opposition. There are generally things to point to that could justify this thinking. I think we are currently in a phase of the season where results can be very unpredictable. so that thinking can get skewed some what. Losing two...
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