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Post by popuppirate on Feb 9, 2024 21:24:15 GMT
Cheers. I saw the talk of Bradford but not FGR, that's desperate. The bloke's finished in football and I agree he's unwell, it's a very good job he was sacked before his mental state deteriorated to the point it has been since. Taylor doesn't particularly excite me but I feel a lot more comfortable and reassured with him as manager, hopefully he grows into the job and we see more of his personality From those in the game, he's got no personality Well it's refreshing it not being ALL about the personality, that's for sure. Being able to manage and motivate isn't all about charisma, there's plenty out there who are just odd people who know about football. If the players respect him, and he knows what he's doing, we'll be a lot better off as a club than where we were heading.
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 9, 2024 20:57:54 GMT
Barton applied for jobs at Forest Green and Bradford ? Yes, know one of the programme editors at these clubs. I’ve shown my knowledge of the game on deadline day, I could say so much more about his behaviour whilst manager of our club, so much more. 3 match ban start of season, kicked the refs door in, poor bloke was shaken badly by this. Stevenage game, his last, stormed in the changing room at HT for 1 minute, went absolutely mental at the players and said if they don’t sort it, he’s was resigning. Dragged the whole management team out with him, Wilson injured took the team talk. You wonder why he was sacked?!?! He was having a breakdown, 45 mins later who was publicly destroying the opposition manager by calling him a fat weeble. 2 weeks before he was calling Luke Thomas an idiot on the radio, if SteveK is convinced that’s fine but it’s a bit like saying Liz Truss was going to turn it around! Cheers. I saw the talk of Bradford but not FGR, that's desperate. The bloke's finished in football and I agree he's unwell, it's a very good job he was sacked before his mental state deteriorated to the point it has been since. Taylor doesn't particularly excite me but I feel a lot more comfortable and reassured with him as manager, hopefully he grows into the job and we see more of his personality
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 9, 2024 19:48:55 GMT
We will soon know the budget at the end of the season, but what I will say is, Barton never did a DC and complained his. Let’s also be frank here, one man built the expectation of this season, one man said at the end of the season you need a £4.5 million budget and 3 months later he was saying promotion was on the agenda………does this sound like a man who was working to a insufficient budget? I rest my case. Fausty, I’m happy for any manager to talk about a player in a way to get a reaction or motivation, I don’t see how calling someone and idiot and scolding Trev Clarke does this……… I would hope under Matt Taylor’s leadership, a player like Belshaw does not need to seek professional help for mental health. I listened to a Tareiq Holmes-Dennis podcast recently, he openly said Cogs made him train because players like Kelly were vying for his position but needed to protect his knee. I thought, dark ages thinking and a reason he is managing in Div2 and there is a reason Barton is unemployed, failed interviews at Bradford and FGR. A reason why Edwards is now in the Prem and MT with us in Div1, all promoted together, one never trusted to get a new job at Watford and Rotherham, he’s a crap manager, that’s why. Barton applied for jobs at Forest Green and Bradford ?
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 9, 2024 8:58:10 GMT
luton and brentford and bounmouth have done well but what you all forget is they have also come from behind you to.we won your league at a canter under cotts.its not about who is bigger than who,the point i was trying to make is we were about the same dap in the 80s but you have stayed put not just on the pitch but off it.yes are rosy owner has played his part and yes built a great ground and the fans came and over the years we have gone from 8000 to over 20000+ but you are the ones still getting the same support as you did in the 80s.you cant even fill the new stand now.now that is stagnant. 82 is just a plastic club with no history or identity, which is probably why you're trying to associate with us here. I'd still far rather be us than that, and when the tables turn again (they will do), try not to riot or burn down our stadium.
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 8, 2024 19:17:18 GMT
Ah, this is the thread where we're told not to celebrate the shy teds misfortunes, because they're miiiiles ahead of us 'on and off the pitch'. Some people even seem to revel in saying that. And some people are even suggesting we should feel sorry for them for missing out on Man U ? Whatever next, a shy ted on here asking for us to admit to their superiority?
I hope they liquidate, and the rosy faced arrogant so and so goes bankrupt.
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 7, 2024 23:37:32 GMT
Ward looked just as bad as Cox last night, we need what every other L1 team as, an experienced No 1 with Ward pushing him all season for the No 1 jersey. What deadwood as MT culled, not one player as left apart from the likes of Gibbons who were also going to leave this summer anyway. What did Ward do wrong last night? No blame for the first goal, the second goal Stockley had a free header. The only thing I'd say about the second goal is that the cross was met my Stockley about 5 yrds from goal, you'd possibly expect the keeper to catch or punch that
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 7, 2024 22:33:59 GMT
Anyone else feel a little sorry for them tonight? Nope
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 7, 2024 22:27:58 GMT
Sam Bell(end) misses in the penalty shoot out. Come on the Forest! Teds out
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 7, 2024 19:30:42 GMT
Not sure about Thomas, maybe there's a slight injury concern or something else we don't know about. As for getting worse in games, maybe we get found out a bit. We were poor 1st half then even worse 2nd. Fleetwood would have known how to beat us at half time and that would have been to keep doing what they were doing, getting men around the ball, pressing as a team in certain areas and winning their individual battles. Once they'd scored it was effectively game over as we hardly troubled them. A few goalmouth scrambles in the 1st half and a missed chance (which probably lost us the game). We wouldn't have scored if we were still playing now. Not sure we were that poor in the first half, the goalie got lucky with Martin's shot after a good move and with LT's shot he palmed around the post, we probably had a coupe of other chances, in the second had only Marquis had a chance and CM did nothing apart from pick up two needless yellows. LT played virtually all the match so it seems unlikely he had a slight injury. Yeah, maybe not as bad as I remember. There were a few moments but we went in 1 nil down after conceding a poor goal against a fairly average (although organised and hard working) Fleetwood Town
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 7, 2024 19:21:50 GMT
Players have to carry some of the can for that performance too, mind. I might be well off the mark, but Wilson looked culpable for both goals to me and seemed quick to remonstrate with others after them. The substitutions did look odd, but without being arsed to analyse the before and after I just assumed it was a change of shape, not just replacing forwards with defenders. I've seen us chasing games under previous managers who end up with 6 forwards on the pitch to no avail too. I suppose I'm defending Taylor a bit here, but the tools at his disposal last night were lacking CT, GW and SF. I do think starting Vaughan was a mistake in those conditions against those opponents though. As for playing BA further up, I doubt it would have worked any better. He'd have been suffocated and bullied. I presume the idea was for him to get more time on the ball playing deeper, with Conteh cleaning up and feeding him. Ultimately, we were out fought and out thought, but some of the more experienced players let us down as they were either not completely fit or up for it enough I can't understand why MT rested LT, surely we needed to bag the 3 pts on offer last night rather than worry about Saturday, a win last night with Stevenage also losing would have kept the momentum going, now the season looks over once we get to 50 pts. Playing both Vaughan and BA seemed an odd move against such a physical side particularly given the conditions. What I can't understand is what happens after half time in virtually every game, as we go in at half time either winning or at least matching the opposition, then seem to get totally outplayed in the second half and fail to make any clear cut chances, even at Exeter we had to rely upon Ward making saves to win the game. Not sure about Thomas, maybe there's a slight injury concern or something else we don't know about. As for getting worse in games, maybe we get found out a bit. We were poor 1st half then even worse 2nd. Fleetwood would have known how to beat us at half time and that would have been to keep doing what they were doing, getting men around the ball, pressing as a team in certain areas and winning their individual battles. Once they'd scored it was effectively game over as we hardly troubled them. A few goalmouth scrambles in the 1st half and a missed chance (which probably lost us the game). We wouldn't have scored if we were still playing now.
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 7, 2024 16:53:31 GMT
Players have to carry some of the can for that performance too, mind. I might be well off the mark, but Wilson looked culpable for both goals to me and seemed quick to remonstrate with others after them.
The substitutions did look odd, but without being arsed to analyse the before and after I just assumed it was a change of shape, not just replacing forwards with defenders. I've seen us chasing games under previous managers who end up with 6 forwards on the pitch to no avail too.
I suppose I'm defending Taylor a bit here, but the tools at his disposal last night were lacking CT, GW and SF. I do think starting Vaughan was a mistake in those conditions against those opponents though.
As for playing BA further up, I doubt it would have worked any better. He'd have been suffocated and bullied. I presume the idea was for him to get more time on the ball playing deeper, with Conteh cleaning up and feeding him.
Ultimately, we were out fought and out thought, but some of the more experienced players let us down as they were either not completely fit or up for it enough
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 6, 2024 22:22:17 GMT
It called for simple football tonight, we gave possession away repeatedly by trying to be too clever. Not enough options for players on the ball and Fleetwood suffocated us when we tried to spread it. Their number 5 bossed the midfield and too many of ours had poor games. I agree we missed Finley
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 6, 2024 21:08:17 GMT
Aguilara needs to keep hold of the ball, needs better options.
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 6, 2024 21:01:38 GMT
I think that was Wilson's man, might be wrong. Ward should have probably been closer though too
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 6, 2024 19:43:48 GMT
Yeah, the other Rooney is probably in disgrace somewhere too, the knob. I'd have him here in a heartbeat though You'd have Wayne Rooney here? Yeah, director of football. Nah, Shaun Rooney, the Fleetwood nutcase
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 6, 2024 19:31:55 GMT
He left Birmingham in disgrace Yeah, the other Rooney is probably in disgrace somewhere too, the knob. I'd have him here in a heartbeat though
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 6, 2024 19:29:39 GMT
No Rooney ?
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 4, 2024 21:28:27 GMT
Boy Swallows Universe on Netflix was decent, some brilliant acting from several youngsters. Set in 80's Australia, it's different enough to be less predictable than most dramas. It fades a bit towards the end but by then I was invested enough in it to see it through. Quirky and touching you might say.
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 3, 2024 21:31:47 GMT
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Post by popuppirate on Feb 3, 2024 21:29:37 GMT
so pleased for him G'wan Jed lad So pleased for him, should have been in earlier in the season as well but he couldn’t because of the deals Jennings was signing us up to which has surprised Taylor and won’t be happening anymore. Brentford at times have picked our match day squad for us, Balcombe split the camp at one point being picked over Belshaw but contractually we had to play him. That's a ridiculous scenario. Taylor seems the real deal, and without getting into it, it's been refreshing since day one.
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