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I agree with you in so much as this is the sensible approach, but the spending that's been going on down here doesn't seem particularly sensible*. How quickly things can change from being the right man to not in football. Plus, with threats across the whole division, there will be a fine margin...

Might you have said similar about Ardley last season or was he always on borrowed time with the owners/fans? I remember tracking major threats to our promotion and always had Notts County as a genuine title threat right up until Ardley got the boot.

That is a statement of intent by Chesterfield. This season's sack race is going to be quite something. Pressure on Parkinson, Rusk, Burchnall and Rowe to maintain title form from the start, impossible for them all to achieve. At least one of them will bite it, you have to think. Then you have...

It's not Mullin, my understanding is that Mullin was so happy with the phone call from Rob McElhenney that he agreed to play for free aside from a modest goal bonus and a small role in the next season of Mythic Quest as Poppy's love interest. Has anyone watched that show? I quite enjoyed it. In...

As we all know, football campaigns are won and lost in preseason. It is an undisputed fact that whatever happens in friendlies mirrors what eventually happens in the league. As every club's preseason is virtually identical and easily compared, it's almost a wonder why we even bother with the...

I concur both, about being an exile, and also as someone who can't stand Dave Thomas as a commentator. Not only does he dither and witter on, he completely misses action! Our livestream must have been a real treat for away fans.

Speaking of successes from 2016, who is ready for "Dan Holman" to start popping up on Gillette Soccer Saturday on the regular?

While listening to us beat Tiverton 3-1, I watched the second half of Stockport v Lincoln on Youtube. Pretty cool of Stockport to offer a free stream. Impressive training ground too. Where was that played? Stockport look well drilled and strong all over the park. Have to say, though, that...

Did a random number generator: Dagenham Grimsby Aldershot Solihull Moors Boreham Wood Yeovil Wrexham Notts County Maidenhead FC Halifax Barnet Torquay Eastleigh Weymouth Altrincham Chesterfield Southend Bromley Woking King's Lynn Wealdstone Stockport Dover I didn't even bias anything for...

Andre Wright as in the bloke we had in the Conference South?

3-0 against Truro. Danny Wright, Louis Slough and Klaidi Lolos with the goals. Some of our kids got a workout. Would like to be typing "Koszela" a lot here over the coming season.

I'd guess our lot are more bitter about Cameron than Nemane. You must have given Cameron a fair old whack to tempt him there. But whatever savings you've made on Nemane over Boldewijn, I'd be surprised if he's not on significantly more than what we were paying him.

Had hoped for more but better than a kick in the balls, I guess. 15K could get us almost a full week of Paul Mullin. Is it wishful thinking to believe there might also be a sell on clause?

Equally you've seen more of Rodrigues, but I meant it in terms of attack/defence balance. Like Rodrigues, Nemane ought to be the opponents half most of a game, especially when you have the ball. I guess that's going to be likely even if he plays a wing-back if you're going as gung-ho as you say...

He sort of did a wing-back role at times, but he was very typically the right side of an attacking 4-2-3-1 in a very advanced position, as an out and out winger with licence to swap around with Whitfield and Evans. Without watching you a lot, I'd say Nemane is more of a Rodrigues than a...

Oh yes, pace is Nemane's game. Hopefully he hasn't lost any with his injury. And hopefully we got some sort of sell-on clause for him if he wins you the league!

I'm pleased we've got a fee for Nemane. Just like my caution with Ben Whitfield for Stockport fans, I wouldn't get too excited until you've seen him play. Yes, he is very quick and intelligent, was a big part of our early season success. However, he hasn't played since early February, after he...

I’m not under or overwhelmed, I am whelmed. The core of last season’s successful squad is still in place, we’ve added some youth who may turn out to be good quality. Recent history tell us that Notts County and Stockport fans will be creaming their pants when they announce the signing of Keelan...

Heard through a few circles that the problem with Taylor Curran is he dominates at the mobile phone video game "Words With Friends 2" and becomes a bit of a dressing room nightmare about it. You may have heard about Pierce Sweeney leaving Exeter to join Swindon and then leaving Swindon to rejoin...

I want to give you positive things to think about but I must report Billy Waters is one of the most frustrating players I've ever seen in a Torquay shirt. Now, that isn't to say he's bad, in fact I think he can produce moments of absolute quality. Look up his goal against Eastleigh (home) and...