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Odoffin, Pierre and Powell also good.

Powell is the only naturally wide player and it depends on what side of bed he gets out of as to whether he performs .

I personally thought Foley looked reasonable as a wide player, although granted we didn't see enough of him in his "favoured" central position to determine where he looked more comfortable.

We have the core of a team that will do well in League Two.

What we are missing is a couple of wingers and a couple of strikers.

In short, over the course of 12 months we have progressed literally nowhere. But I don't think we've taken that much of a step backwards either. We've paid the price for not addressing our flaws last summer (relegation). Hopefully we address them now.

Brackley is a good choice, not convinced by Sileby but I've still not been there so I might go this season if I'm free.

Personally I'd like to see a rematch against Stourbridge but I realise that's unlikely to happen.

Love going to Forest Green...but making a weekend of it in Nailsworth or Stroud! 

Was assuming it was within easy-reaching distance of Cheltenham so could stay there... but I haven't really done my research so will happily accept if I'm totally wrong about that 

I fancy it as an away trip in any case

Quite happy with a lot of these in terms of away fixtures. Still not got round to going to Cambridge or Swindon which are both new grounds for me and relatively local.

Probably make a weekend of it for Forest Green and Tranmere fixtures happily enough (again, both grounds I haven't ticked off yet).

Hoping Lincoln and Notts County both stay down.

Only way I think he'd move is if the new manager tries to move him on to free up some wage budget (would be a huge mistake imo) or if a big League One club (Sunderland if Wilder goes there?) comes in for him.

Either scenario seems unlikely to me and I fully hope / expect he stays

I'll be the one to suggest we try to bring back Bayo...

 

Or more likely, seeing the Sixfields game as a foregone conclusion - a Latics win...thus attention turns to Spotland!

Except if they win then the Rochdale result literally couldn't matter less to them

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43857556

Made me chuckle.

MK Dolts now 1-1, Wimbledonkeys pull one back (now 1-2), and Rochdale have a Red Card.....

Rochdale's red card is Henderson.

They might really struggle without him if that's a three match ban.

Balding

Balding

First time I've said this but JIMMY OUT!!

Surely this is something do be said at 5pm not prior to kick-off?

Could end up eating your words here.

Bury now 1/33 with Skybet to be relegated. They are down after tonight, anybody finishing below them will be too.

MK Dons still fancied at 1/6 for relegation, I think that's about right. I will be surprised if they survive.

We're then third favourites at 10/11 so less than a 50% chance we will survive according the Bookies, slightly surprised by this as we are still above the drop zone (for now)

Fleetwood 11/10 which considering their poor form I find surprising, I still think we will finish ahead of them.

Rochdale are the team to worry about, Sky Bet have them at 6/5 for relegation. Not a good result for them tonight though and a congested fixture schedule, think I'd rather be in our position with points on the board.

Then AFC Wimbledon at 10/3, Oxford 7/2, Oldham 4/1, Walsall 9/2 and Doncaster 12/1 the other realistic candidates. Oxford are the most likely of them to be sucked into it I think, terrible form for a very long time now and their managerial appointment is massive. Hopefully they "do a Milton Keynes" and pull an inexperienced youngster out of the hat for their relegation battle.

I still fancy our chances of staying up... just. But it's gonna be tight. Rochdale, MK and Fleetwood I'm fairly confident will go down with us, Rochdale and Oxford battling to avoid being the final victims. Fleetwood away is massive though, can't afford to lose that at all.

Blackpool score in stoppage time vs Charlton. Damn.

Other teams win and we don’t .
We are not good enough and deserve to go down .
It’s reality and nothing looks like it’s changing anytime soon .

Of the four relegation candidates playing today only one is winning. What are you on about???

Peterborough with a late winner at Bury. Rochdale draw.

What’s your point ?
It’s Mickey  mouse football .
Who cares

Wasn't making any kind of point and didn't claim to be.

It's a thread for discussing our players who are out on loan, if you don't care maybe don't read it.

Rotherham back in it 3-2

Don't think results are too bad for us so far, but think it's important Rochdale don't get a winner

Hanley given a "standing ovation" from Halifax fans as he's taken off on 75 minutes with them leading 2-1 against Dagenham, according to their Twitter feed.

He has been taking their set pieces, with a high degree of success, including an assist.