Mansfield (h) PO 2nd leg 18th May

[The 12th Marquis of Sixfields]

Nigel Clough had two players for every position and is able to attract the likes of Longstaff on loan with money .
We turn down Anderson from the same club for being pennies over budget . That is the difference .

maybe should be time to increase season ticket prices then

[St Edmundsbury Cobbler]

I agree with this.
I think we could do with a decent experienced manager to help us build a decent team.
Brady isn’t that man imo.
Too inexperienced/too negative.
I’d get in a proven manager and have Brady as coach.

Which proven manager would you get in, and you have to be realistic, who you think would have done better than Brady has in his first full season?

With a squad of 13 and a lot of deadwood (left behind by our previous "experienced" manager) we've finished 4th in the league, were 5 minutes from automatic promotion in a season that the majority of us I would think would have predicted a mid table finish.

The players have really put the effort in and more for the coaching team, some of them have become much better players since Brady got the gig. Horsefall, McWilliams, Hoskins are three that immediately come to mind.

We've had a great season, Sixfields, in spite of its faults, has been an enjoyable place to come and watch football, the atmosphere has been better and a lot more positive.  I'm happy for Brady to continue rather than get some tired old "experienced" manager off the merry go round. For a manager in his first full season, I don't think we could have asked for or expected anything more than he delivered.

UTC

[Shoemaker]

maybe should be time to increase season ticket prices then

ST prices obviously need increasing by 50% in order for the club to compete next season as the current investment (or lack of it) from the board is not enough to build a decent squad.
Let’s see if we finally get a couple of PROVEN strikers rather than the BAS and kabamba options….

I doubt it

[Winslow Lee]

ST prices obviously need increasing by 50% in order for the club to compete next season as the current investment (or lack of it) from the board is not enough to build a decent squad.

I would say missing out on automatic promotion on goals scored counts as ‘competing’ and that’s on the current budget with a squad that contained a forest of dead wood. I also think the word ‘investment’ is massively overused in terms of lower league football teams as a wonder how many chairmen actually get their money back let alone a profit when they put money in to cover loses chasing promotion.

[EB Claret]

ST prices obviously need increasing by 50% in order for the club to compete next season as the current investment (or lack of it) from the board is not enough to build a decent squad.
Let’s see if we finally get a couple of PROVEN strikers rather than the BAS and kabamba options….

I doubt it

Might work IF enough people buy a season ticket, Will You?

[guest49]

I think anyone even suggesting that Brady is sacked is a bit strange but TBF I have read very, very few who have even hinted at the suggestion.
The dizziness of the managerial merry-go-round has never worked for us and he's been here 5 minutes. When you take a step back from the ultimate disappointment to the end of the season it was extremely fine margins. We were probably a half decent striker away missing from winning the league. Maybe Etete staying...all ifs, buts and maybes that face every team.  

At least give him until Xmas  
If it doesn't work out next season we can continue our common argument regarding sh*t recruitment vs sh*t budget vs sh*t manager.

[EB Claret]

JB isn't the reason we didn't get promoted, he's one of reasons we nearly did.
As he has now said this squad massively over achieved because of it's lack of depth.

Anyway, confession time!
We didn't lose to Mansfield because of their offside goals.
We didn't lose because the Ref failed to award us four blatant penalties.
We didn't lose because the Ref failed to send off two Mansfield players.
We didn't lose because Mansfield broke our liveliest forward player.

No, we lost because I wasn't wearing my lucky watch! Sorry Chaps

[west stand oap]

So what happened to the game being sold out?.  Total attendance 145 less than the Exeter game with 159 fewer home support, I know we lose a few seats to accommodate the cameras but not that many.

[the grumpy old man]

So what happened to the game being sold out?.  Total attendance 145 less than the Exeter game with 159 fewer home support, I know we lose a few seats to accommodate the cameras but not that many.

There were a few seats around me unoccupied, including the one on my left. Also some of the people who come to every game were absent as well, maybe the lure of the TV?. I must admit I was tempted myself, especially with the weather forecast, but I had bought a ticket and thought I had better use it.

It is quite likely though that some tickets were sold and for whatever reason some people didn't attend.

[guest3481]

People who didn't turn up, community tickets that weren't given out, commercial tickets, friends and family I guess.

I don't know how they determine it but I'm sure our game against Sheffield United when they got promoted was also sold out and had less than Wednesday (7,425)

[CobblerForever]

Ask the Fans Representative person. It's an easy one for him to respond to and worth him understanding if he hasn't already picked up on it.

[guest49]

I had an unused ticket as my daughter was unwell after school. I'm sure the weather put a few off.

[everbrite]

Which proven manager would you get in, and you have to be realistic, who you think would have done better than Brady has in his first full season?

With a squad of 13 and a lot of deadwood (left behind by our previous "experienced" manager) we've finished 4th in the league, were 5 minutes from automatic promotion in a season that the majority of us I would think would have predicted a mid table finish.

The players have really put the effort in and more for the coaching team, some of them have become much better players since Brady got the gig. Horsefall, McWilliams, Hoskins are three that immediately come to mind.

We've had a great season, Sixfields, in spite of its faults, has been an enjoyable place to come and watch football, the atmosphere has been better and a lot more positive.  I'm happy for Brady to continue rather than get some tired old "experienced" manager off the merry go round. For a manager in his first full season, I don't think we could have asked for or expected anything more than he delivered.

UTC

Good riposte to Shoemaker!

[west stand oap]

Regarding the offside law, I have never liked waiting for the player to actually play the ball before the lino raises his flag. By waiting an offside forward can be chasing the ball and a defender can come over with a heavy challenge completely wiping him out only for it to be totally irrelevant as the lino then flags for offside but one or both of the players could sustain serious injuries in the tackle which could keep them out for several games.
Obviously you do not immediately flag when the ball is played through with a player in an offside position as he may have no intention of going for the ball and another player can run through from an onside position but the flag should be raised when a player in an offside position makes a positive movement towards the ball as the Mansfield player did.

[BrixworthCobbler]

ST prices obviously need increasing by 50% in order for the club to compete next season as the current investment (or lack of it) from the board is not enough to build a decent squad.
Let’s see if we finally get a couple of PROVEN strikers rather than the BAS and kabamba options….

I doubt it

Good luck getting the same numbers off a 50% increase… get the point but in reality that is suicide for KT

[Deepcut Cobbler]

There were a few seats around me unoccupied, including the one on my left. Also some of the people who come to every game were absent as well, maybe the lure of the TV?. I must admit I was tempted myself, especially with the weather forecast, but I had bought a ticket and thought I had better use it.

It is quite likely though that some tickets were sold and for whatever reason some people didn't attend.

There were quite few near me who left at half time...

[Substitute]

People who didn't turn up, community tickets that weren't given out, commercial tickets, friends and family I guess.

I don't know how they determine it but I'm sure our game against Sheffield United when they got promoted was also sold out and had less than Wednesday (7,425)

Wednesday always attract more than United.

[corno_ntfc]

Albeit rare times it is in L2, there should be a better way of not letting home tickets go to waste!
Club buy-back / resale scheme.
Wouldn't be an issue if the ground held 10k 

[Bog Paper]

I'm not around these parts much these days since I moved to the south coast back in 2013. I still 'follow' NTFC but from a distance and have to admit I've only been a few times since the Bradford loss at Wembley.

Just wanted to say a couple of things:

1. I think most of you have taken the defeat by Mansfield pretty well, considering the circumstances of the whole picture. I had hoped that a wrong from the semi-final playoff years ago was going to be corrected at last, in the way the Gas finally got revenge for that famous night in Sixfields. As many have said, I too was outraged by the circumstances of what happened on the last day - it wouldn't have happened in the Prem. But it seems anything goes in irrelevant League 2.

2. Have to say, I wasn't that thrilled when Brady was appointed, but in his defence, so far he has exceeded expectations and deserves a chance now to bring in some players over the summer and push on. He's only had a year and was no doubt hamstrung by some players he didn't want who were still under contract. Here's hoping he can unearth a few gems for the coming season.

[Manwork04]

Ask the Fans Representative person. It's an easy one for him to respond to and worth him understanding if he hasn't already picked up on it.

Fans representative, what a joke, what has he done or even communicated?