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« Reply #2805 on: Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 17:38:30 »

 I think that 99% of posters saw the lead member of the current consortium as the rising tide.  But time has moved on.  If you choose to ignore the fact that we could be passing through the league trap door, that seems a bit daft to me .
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« Reply #2806 on: Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 14:06:22 »

Couldn’t find the thread I was after so. I’ve just seen Glen Hoddle walk into a newsagents in Sunningdale. Looking his age now and looked rather stiff getting into his motor. Would have got a selfie but I was busy presenting to a customer, who actually pointed him out to me.
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« Reply #2807 on: Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 20:30:18 »

Old school management and great to see.
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« Reply #2808 on: Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 22:24:15 »

Old school management and great to see.


Well, that was fun! He looks buff too. I would.
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« Reply #2809 on: Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 22:45:02 »

Even if Holloway can get the current team playing with a fraction of his enthusiasm & a smile on their faces - that would be enough to see improvement imo.

The teams current demeanour is pure Kennedy. Dull & clueless.
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« Reply #2810 on: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 07:53:47 »

Even if Holloway can get the current team playing with a fraction of his enthusiasm & a smile on their faces - that would be enough to see improvement imo.

The teams current demeanour is pure Kennedy. Dull & clueless.

Agree with this.

Squad has plenty of quality for this level. Even with MK's disaster tactics we've not lost by more than the odd goal to anybody bar Walsall?

It doesn't need anybody to come in and reinvent the wheel. Just a change of attitude, some attacking freedom and some common sense in team selection would go a long way.

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« Reply #2811 on: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 08:10:53 »

Old school management and great to see.


52 secs in, kitman Steve seems to be a fan... Cheesy
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« Reply #2812 on: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 10:13:32 »

First presser today isn't it?
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« Reply #2813 on: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 10:33:22 »

Agree with this.

Squad has plenty of quality for this level. Even with MK's disaster tactics we've not lost by more than the odd goal to anybody bar Walsall?

It doesn't need anybody to come in and reinvent the wheel. Just a change of attitude, some attacking freedom and some common sense in team selection would go a long way.

Despite what some say very much this.
I thought the squad was one player short, a Payne or Kemp type creative player to make it competitive.
In theory we have McGurk & Butterworth to do that job but not convinced either are good enough.

Obviously injuries haven’t helped but playing players out of position (and some bonkers substitutions) was Kennedy’s biggest downfall
Obviously injuries
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« Reply #2814 on: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 11:07:37 »

Agree with this.

Squad has plenty of quality for this level. Even with MK's disaster tactics we've not lost by more than the odd goal to anybody bar Walsall?

It doesn't need anybody to come in and reinvent the wheel. Just a change of attitude, some attacking freedom and some common sense in team selection would go a long way.

Hope you're right. Issues that need addressing IMO :

Leaky defence : 
- Injuries not helped but also likely to be continual
- Set pieces (again) - not sure what we do here. Do it "better" doesn't help, I assume they know what their task is.
- Playing  proper CDM is a help

Lack of attacking flare/pace:
- Not seeing where in the squad the supply comes from. We have several "nearly" players in Cain, McGurk and Butterworth.

Lack of  quality up top:
Drinan had a good game Saturday. Not a goal scorer though.
Tshimanga - not righting him off, but not seen much.
Puts a lot of pressure on Smith and Glatz.

Not a lot of pace in the squad in general.

But: Confidence is a big thing. Maybe a few wins and I'll be feeling silly.


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« Reply #2815 on: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 15:48:36 »

Can’t see how McGurk can be judged seeing as he never gets a chance - like to know/understand why. Get him in with Obofore as CDM,Smith and Glatzel up top. I’d bin off Butterball and Cotterill. Not a fan of Cox either.
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« Reply #2816 on: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 16:21:55 »

This was our last line up

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Jack Bycroft
GK
5
Will Wright
DF
24
Grant Hall
DF
2
Tunmise Sobowale
DF
27
George Cox
MF
18
Gavin Kilkenny
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Ollie Clarke
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Joel McGregor
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Daniel Butterworth
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23
Aaron Drinan
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Harry Smith

I genuinely struggle to see the quality there. It's ok
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« Reply #2817 on: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 16:25:14 »

Reminds me of the Flitcroft/Brown crossover squad.  Dull, should be OK in the middle of the pack.  Obviously we are below that level right now, so it should be able to perform better, but I don't see anyone you'd take up with you in a promotion team.
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« Reply #2818 on: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 16:27:52 »

I think when people say our squad is good, they mean "it's better than 22nd in League Two" not "this squad would be fine in the division above".

If by some vanishing miracle you did get promoted I think you'd basically start with Kilkenny, Wright and Sobowale as the only ones you'd be confident in getting much out of. McGregor and the kids obviously wildcards, and Smith is a handy Plan B. But not much else.

Of course, that is a long way from being our problem!
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« Reply #2819 on: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 17:57:00 »

I see Clem told Holloway he still wants promotion

Fucking hell, nobody can be that blinkered surely
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