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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 19:18:37 GMT
Only one word for this thread....belter!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 15:55:22 GMT
Walsall and Southend both win pushing us down to 16th 😒
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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 15:51:56 GMT
Please let Sercombe take the free kick
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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 15:46:51 GMT
C'mon gas....get the bloody equaliser!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 15:34:25 GMT
Nichols to score...you heard it here first!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 14:12:34 GMT
We've been done by Done
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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 14:11:09 GMT
This will be test of their mental strength.... c'mon gas!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 14:09:37 GMT
Locks slipped! Well so much for our 5 man defense
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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 14:08:30 GMT
Ffs!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 13:39:44 GMT
Well done DC, good to mix it up a bit, formation and team selection. We've become a bit predictable over the last few games. UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 21, 2017 12:21:25 GMT
Need to win the toss, play first half with the wind behind us, shoot on sight, then defend like our life depends on it second half, easy really. Yeah but that reminds me of Oldham at home where it didn't quite pan out like that...LOL. Fingers crossed the boys bounce back today with a win. UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 20, 2017 16:55:25 GMT
Does anyone know what the capacity of the east stand is?
If it were me I'd do it in 2 phases, the less phases the quicker it gets built and the less costly it will be...
1) Phase 1 - Demolish the east stand first leaving the terraces in place, possibly put in some temporary seating (dare I say another tent!) or additional covered terracing to offset some of the lost seating. Build the biggest stand on the car park, this would be double tiered beast (8-10k capacity if possible) with all the main facilities in: changing rooms, shop, conference facilities, hospitality suites, offices etc etc. This means the club will be able to function from a single building.
2) Move the pitch over and slightly further North, same orientation though.
3) Phase 2 - Demolish the remaining stands / tents and rebuild the remaining stadium as a horse shoe shape structure wrapping around the North, West and South of the ground.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 20, 2017 16:38:01 GMT
When you look at those aerial pictures there's not a lot of room to do anything. The ground is a joke nationwide!! Well we've already achieved planning consent for an 18500 stadium on the same plot previously so it is definately big enough. In addition to that the previous consented design was wrapped with student accommodation and had a hotel on one corner!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 18, 2017 21:09:56 GMT
Well I can't really argue with that report Steve.
I think DC subbed off​ Lines because he pulled out of a tackle that led to us conceding a goal. Not really sure why he has been playing in front of the back 4 anyway as defending is hardly one of his strengths.
Totally agree re: Ollie Clarke, I didn't even notice he was on the pitch for the first half an hour!
I know DC said he would take the blame for that pi$$ poor performance but to be honest I think he is just trying to protect his players from criticism which is weird because he always makes a thing of saying he tells it like it is / won't paper over the cracks etc. The reality is that the team he selected was pretty much the same as the one that played on Saturday and should not have capitulated in such a spectacular fashion.
The pressure is now well and truly on us for the next game, if we don't get something out of it then we will have lost 3 in a row which could be the start of a losing streak. Let's hope the boys bounce back.
As much as we have been inconsistent so far this season I don't believe we are as bad a team as that performance would suggest.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 17, 2017 13:55:35 GMT
As far as tonight's team selection goes I only have 2 requests please Daryll... Firstly, give Telford a start, by all means bring Nichols on as a sub for the last 15 if absolutely necessary. Secondly, don't bring Moore even for the bench, would rather give Broom a go. Right I'm off​ to the supermarket to buy some weetabix. UTG! But I've seen nothing of Telford to say that he can play in the attacking midfielder Bodin role, which is where Nichols has been playing. Or do you mean to break up the Harrison-Gaffney partnership, which is starting to look promising? I mean replace Nichols with Telford, since we are likely to go 4-3-3 I'd put Telford in the middle and have Rory and Ellis either side, midfield 3 of Lines, Sercs and Ollie and then back 4 of Parts, Locks, Sweeney and Bola. GK to stay as Slocs
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Post by bluestone on Oct 17, 2017 13:34:12 GMT
As far as tonight's team selection goes I only have 2 requests please Daryll...
Firstly, give Telford a start, by all means bring Nichols on as a sub for the last 15 if absolutely necessary.
Secondly, don't bring Moore even for the bench, would rather give Broom a go.
Right I'm off​ to the supermarket to buy some weetabix.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Oct 15, 2017 14:16:36 GMT
Agreed regarding Sercombe. Not his best outing yesterday. I think Sercombe was guilty of trying to prove a point to Oxford and it caused him to lose focus Yeah that's exactly what I thought, he was guilty of trying too hard. Whenever he made a shot it was off target, over hit and had no control so went over or wide. A little more composure and I think he could have been a match winner as he had a few decent opportunities throughout the game.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 15, 2017 8:06:46 GMT
I didn't sample the new grub yesterday as the queue for the SW stand pasty hut was ridiculously long when I arrived. Will hopefully get a chance to try next time. Great to hear all the rave reviews though. Just out of interest had the prices gone up? The price of a pie was £3.90 which is a bit of a rise on the pasty, but the interesting bit is that Brighton apparently sell the same pies for £4.50 and they don't have to be transported a fraction of the distance. Therefore I would guess that this is an introductory price to allow it compete with the Cornish products.... It's gonna be interesting to see how this unfolds because there were still loads of people buying pasties yesterday, I guess there might be a silent majority.... My only gripe really in all of this is that I loved the chicken curry pies which disappeared about 3 years ago.... 2 quid and bloody lovely Good idea to keep it under £4 though, maybe the club doesn't demand the same level of mark up as Brighton.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 15, 2017 7:45:36 GMT
The club usually post them on the web site so check there but I think I remember hearing an announcement that both prizes had been claimed very quickly yesterday.
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Post by bluestone on Oct 15, 2017 7:43:52 GMT
I didn't sample the new grub yesterday as the queue for the SW stand pasty hut was ridiculously long when I arrived. Will hopefully get a chance to try next time.
Great to hear all the rave reviews though.
Just out of interest had the prices gone up?
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