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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Morecambes demise '
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on: August 22, 2018, 15:34:16 pm
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Ha ha says the mischief maker at Stevenage (standing in a seated area). You did well to infuriate many on here with your poor attitude.
Says the prick that thought punching a minor was justified due to standing. For what it’s worth and don’t know how much I can say but the police didn’t share your pathetic stance on the issue. I bet I follow is a dream for you as there will be many more informed opinions that you can attempt to belittle. There seriously needs to be a block function on here so idiots like you can become invisible.
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Dean Austin
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on: August 22, 2018, 10:47:00 am
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I agree with what you say about Buchanan, Cornell and Powell, none should be near the team, possibly even in the 22. Hoskins, Bowditch and Barnett should be second string, but Bowditch and Hoskins can do a job off the bench in certain situations. To be fair to them, both set up chances for Crooks last night with clever passes.
Regarding Crooks, I disagree that he is inconsistent, I find him to perform consistently very well but then he will make a silly mistake/miss a sitter every other game which makes him one of the most frustrating players to watch. His overall play though is different class at this level.
Disagree about Foley also, I think he's decent. He was not average on Saturday, he was excellent.
VV is quality at this level. I also like Williams, it's just that he's not getting the service he deserves.
Facey is excellent. This was his first start in the league and he had a decent game, got forward and put some good balls into the box also.
McWilliams, O'Toole, Foley, Crooks, Van Veen, Williams, Morais, Facey, Pierre and Taylor are good enough to play for a top 7 team at this level IMO.
Odoffin, Turnbull, Hoskins, Bowditch and Waters are fine as second string players.
Haven't seen Ward yet to comment.
The rest are probably not good enough. Barnett average, Buchanan too slow, Cornell not good enough, Powell gutless. Haven't decided on Bridge but so far look like he belongs in this group.
I wish I could share your belief in some of those players to be top 7 as I just can't see it. (I didn't include Mcwilliams as I only went on those that played last night, he is clearly one I could be positive about( I wouldn't get shot of Crooks or anything and your frustrating remark is exactly it, he should be so much better than he shows though. I wouldn't have Foley anywhere near the team as I don't think he adds anything at all.
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Dean Austin
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on: August 22, 2018, 10:41:38 am
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One of the things that is so frustrating is that every season when we have a mass turnover of players we are always fed the 'time to gel' line. So the one season we don't have a large player turnover we end up with the same turds that have stopped me going for the first time in nearly 30 years.
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Dean Austin
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on: August 22, 2018, 09:48:10 am
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Cornell - Has some good games but not good enough to be the number 1
Buchs - The Bunney fiasco made people forget that he was too slow and not good enough. Taylor - Head on a stick, ask him to use his feet he goes to pot. An ever present that has overseen shambolic defending. Barnett - Bang average and always a mistake in him Facey - Flatters to deceive and was no better than BM at the end of last season
Crooks - The epitome of inconsistency. Foley - When he has an average game because he's so bad usually it seems like he has become a good player Hoskins - Has he improved one bit over the last 3 / 4 years? Bowditch - Has he done anything at all (on the pitch) since he joined us?
Williams - Seasoned striker that hasn't hit the ground running Van Veen - Finally seen some of what we were hoping for last year.
Powell - 10 invisible games then 1 decent one, doesn't use his attributes at all. Morias - Can't comment yet O Toole - The only player I would be gutted to lose
The weaknesses are plain to see and yet there was so much optimism.
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Dean Austin
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on: August 22, 2018, 07:40:46 am
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I really don't understand why people thought we would be amount to anything this season.
We have the most pathetic bunch of players possible (with a few exceptions) who were culpable for one of the most avoidable relegations we have had in years. They have managed to get a succession of managers sacked due to their complete inability to play football to any decent level and yet some thought we would be in for a good season.
If we weren't coming off the back of two soul destroying years Austin wouldn't be under as much pressure and would be given time to turn things around but this season will follow the usual pattern and he will be gone by October. Leaving it up to someone else to try and polish the turds - unsuccessfully.
So bored of how pathetic we are from the development fiasco right down to the players. I was biding my time this season before I got into it but am dangerously close to the point of no return now.
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Dean Austin
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on: August 15, 2018, 07:32:30 am
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I made the decision after last season's complete shambles to wait until the perennial losers start doing something before I watch again.
It's quite odd to base my 'opinions' on what other people say but I really haven't read much to make me think we are going to have an exciting season.
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Redevelopment Closer Than Ever?
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on: June 12, 2018, 06:40:27 am
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capacity is capacity regardless of being seated or standing? Keeping 900 seats as seen now but with extra terracing built behind... The only time someone got the costings spectacularly wrong was when it was first mooted that putting 1800 plastic chairs back in would cost half a million and then reduced to 250,000 infact it was nearer 54k.
Its blatantly obvious what I propose is our only hope of ever moving forward so you're "no can do' scaremongering has been proved just that by tiny clubs like Maidstone doing exactly what you said couldnt happen😂😂 and believe me as a QS these past 30 years, my figures are pretty much spot on.
I thought having an atmospheric professional looking stadium was just as important to you?
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: League Two 2018/19
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on: May 31, 2018, 10:37:39 am
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You really need to remove Swindon to help your point then as Swindon is a s***hole, the away section is in the corner and falling apart and the A420 can be hell. Apart from that I fully agree
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: League Two 2018/19
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on: May 30, 2018, 08:05:25 am
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Lincoln and Grimsby travel well and will probably bring decent followings there is also Mansfeild,Swindon Surly Cambridge and maybe Colchester will also bring a few.So not all bad on decent away followings.
Grimsby and Colchester will bring the standard few hundred unless it's a big end of season affair. I'd add Tranmere to the list though I'd expect them to bring a fair few.
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: NTFC FOR SALE
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on: May 24, 2018, 07:42:47 am
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I don't trust the council one bit but the secrecy / lack of detail from KT means I have doubts there too.
One thing is for sure, I won't be going on any marches or lobbying etc until I actually know what is going on with more detail.
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: NTFC next manager
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on: May 10, 2018, 09:43:32 am
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DA has galvanised the whole club & created a special bond with the supporters in his short tenure...not an easy thing to achieve.
He's also served up far more attacking football than the last 3 managers combined!
His passion, positivity & honest interviews resonate with supporters like Sir Chris used to.
It reminds me of when Luton appointed another untried highly rated coach Nathan Jones
If DA gets the job, hopefully he can be as successful as him
This is pretty much my thinking too.
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The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Relegation Watch
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on: May 03, 2018, 12:26:31 pm
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If JJ hadn't missed the penalty at Rochdale
If Long had taken one of his many chances at home to Oxford
If JJ hadn't been sent off against Shrewsbury
If Jimmy had been sacked earlier - or not appointed
If If If ................ there will be a hundred ifs about staying up, to go round in circles will drive you mad.
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