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We were in the hunt this time last season on paper until we fell off a cliff but in truth were nowhere near good enough defensively. This season, as long as we keep what we have and don't get an injury crisis we look much more likely to go the distance. We're playing well, free scoring and now...

I think the Graham Burke comparison is fair at the moment. Grant has all the talent but I'd like to see more aggression and strength from him, basically just toughen up a bit.

That's a massive relief. Crowley is a lower league journeyman despite all the hype, George Abbott is heading for a great career. He's got everything to be a Premier league player, instant control, two footed, can run all day, sees trouble and cuts it out, releases the ball early rather than...

Mainly by Ravenbish to be fair. Sam Austin is limited and making him play left wingback was footballer abuse but he's very fit, versatilish and has a great work ethic. Real team player who always does his best.

I agree about Martin. He looked a proper livewire when he moved inside. I'd try very hard to find a place for him there based on that performance, he looked like he could score a goal a game from there with Jatta leading the line. He looked like the perfect rotation for McGoldrick.

Your accounts for this season are going to be a fun read. Twentyish ? players signed, agents fees, signing on fees and payoffs all to be paid for. Ouch.

Richard Montague gets quite a bit of stick on our forum and I really don't know why. Our recruitment has about a 70% hit rate, not just players doing a decent job for us but players capable of going up a division or two. I'd be worried if he gets poached because it takes a bit more than pure...

Yes, losing Jatta in this window is pretty much giving up on promotion this season and banking the cash for a summer rebuild.

They did fine together but it was hardly something that couldn't be replicated. They did the ball inside the fullback as the winger cuts in. Don't get me wrong, Crowley has been great for us as was Nemane but at L2 they're not irreplaceable.

He saw his contract out though rather than agitate for a move last January.

He'll say any old shit, great club, fantastic project, love the style of play. He's got a pay rise and a shorter commute. That's the sum of it. At least he's transparent, I'll give him that.

Yes , I thought that. They think he's a sulking mercenary git reading between the lines.

We've got his contract so set the fee. MK want to go up and are just going to throw cash at it as they did with Nemane. We've rich owners who don't have to sell, puts us in a strong position.

Crowley can run all day, has a fantastic engine and the talent to pick a pass and is a good finisher. Sounds great but there's a downside with him too. Very specific position to get the best out of him, prone to selfishness and can slow the game down, negating quick breaks. Teams with powerful...

Kabamba looked red not against us a couple of years ago. Surprised Barnet say he's gone off the boil, perhaps a step up will motivate him.

I don't know why you couldn't roll the covers back on Friday afternoon around the shaded parts to have a peek. Pretty much the only people who thought it would be on was Grimsbys groundsman. I wasn't going anyway so not a problem to me but the last few years Notts have had some very late...

Deserves its own tinpot thread.

I'd go to L2 North and south, two up from each with four down from L1. It's not popular I know but Gateshead to Dover is just mental at lower league level. You're asking players to do an eight hour coach trip and then perform to their best, a big ask. There are more derbies, bigger crowds, less...

I'd go three up and down purely because if you finish at the bottom you deserve to drop and if you finish at the top you deserve to be promoted. The pyramid is the greatest strength of English football, it stops a cartel of underachieving clubs just coasting. Workington were awful for years and...

I'd be glad that the board want to make a fight of it.