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I assume the trust will be expecting a rush of new members Then the trust / shadow board/board need to push what the priority list is It used to be something along the lines of ST then trust members and shareholder then those with tickets from round1 and 2 then tickets from 1 or 2 However I would l...

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I’ve no doubt both Downes & Vincent depart so it’ll be interesting to see who the new manager brings in as part of his back room staff.
If it’s Cotterill could we see a return for Wade?
Whoever the new guy is, a swift turnaround is needed

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I actually like Tommy Backwell and hopefully he’ll thrive under the new boss.
It’s a clean slate for all of them when the new management team come in so hopefully one or two them can force their way back into the reckoning.

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Striker & GK very much needed IMO

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https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... g-his-edge

An interesting read on Jon Brady

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The trouble is that off field the club never moved with the times. A full time professional football club run largely with volunteers was never going to last.
When all around you are adapting, modernising and evolving, if you don’t then the trapdoor awaits

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Gavin Cowan has done well the past couple of years at Brackley For me I’d be looking at either Steve Evans or Jon Brady. I know Evans is a renowned for his shithousery but I’d welcome that right now. I’m confident he’d have us in a much stronger position come the end of the season. Not sure the EFL ...

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I agree with Robin,

Paul Godfrey is one of the few Directors to have paid in to the club and he should be part of any board moving forward.
He’s worth his weight in gold.

The rest of the board - meh

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I wonder if today result is pivotal to what MG does next?
Loose and he sacks Flynn, win and he backs Flynn and disposes of Johnson & Downes.
Hopefully we win, even more so if it removes Johnson

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This is very unwise from PB imo. Merely fans the flames further. If you're going to laud your DOF on this basis you cannot simply cite one example. It reeks of recency bias (a sensible appraisal has to be based on the full body of work not a single - recent- situation) not to mention an apparent de...

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TheTownClub wrote: ↑02 Sep 2025, 16:30
London Exile wrote: ↑02 Sep 2025, 15:37 Pat & Ross Casey?
Pat would have been pre-1990.

Thought this was far too easy, completely missed the key criteria

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Pat & Ross Casey?

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I quite like Blackwell and I’d have him in my matchday squad.
Always seems to have energy and puts himself about which helps put opponents under pressure

If fit I’d have Sherring & Wilson as my main CB pairing with either Bennett or Maz in a 3

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Lee Howells and going back a bit further, Mark Buckland must be in the conversation.

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The whole appointment of Downes felt wrong. Didn’t rip up trees as coach here the last time, then, alongside Johnson, nearly took Torquay into the Southern League. This is like a replay of the Shaun North situation, I believe the coaching staff should be appointment of the manager/head coach. An int...

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When are the contracts of Flynn and Downes up? I know Flynn was announced it was a 2 year and I’ve not seen anything about a renewal. I can’t see anything for Downes, so guessing it was the same (unless Johnson was behind it in which case it’s probably a 5 year deal!) I wouldn’t be surprised if ther...

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I can’t see Flynn being moved on just yet (like others have said, I’d not be bothered if they all were) but 4 of the next 5 league games are against teams we’d be expecting to compete with. A poor points return from those and Flynn might be under more pressure. I think the whole football management ...

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I know money talks but I’m a little surprised Alfie didn’t want to stay at Birmingham. Having come into the professional game that little bit later and worked hard to get there I’d have thought he might want to fight for a place and play in the championship.

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Jim wrote: ↑22 Jul 2025, 18:51 What was the link with Dulson? Genuine question, don't remember any prior link

I think Flynn had him on trial at Walsall so knew of him.
No idea why he wasn’t signed on by the saddlers though

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The best case scenario is that the takeover happens which allows a small boost to the budget that allows a couple or four really good loan signings and/or maybe a permanent that is prepared to sign a short term deal. If the takeover doesn’t materialise then it’s going to be a gargantuan task to rema...

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I genuinely can’t see a new main stand ever happening but I could see the current structure undergoing major refurbishment like what they did at Plymouth and their mayflower stand. Almost identical in fact just on a smaller scale. New and modern dressing rooms in the corner in place of the existing ...

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Hopefully the MG takeover proceeds and completes and if so, I’ve full confidence that we’ll be looking ahead once again rather than constantly checking over our shoulder and hoping for 2 teams worse than us! I don’t think the budget needs massively subsidising but a little extra would go a long way ...

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I sort of agree with Iheareye here in that I don’t think Whaddon Road will ever generate huge off field revenues, I think the best we can do is maximise on match days with some other occasional events added in such as the concerts we’ve held. If investment was to come which meant the club in the fut...

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Interesting to know what JS has presented to our board to catch their attention and put herself in pole position to takeover? Coventry City - SISU looks as if it was a horrible, fractious relationship from start to finish. Fortunately Coventry were a big enough club with a supporter base to fight ow...

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I’ll always remember the time Derek Payne flipped after being substituted in a game after being sent off and ran back to start swinging at the player/physio!

Memory is hazy to say the least, but I’m going to say it was versus Merthyr Tydfil in the season we were relegated from the conference?

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When we had the triple loan from Bristol City of Taylor Moore, Freddie Hinds & Joe Morrell, I was expecting Hinds to do well (didn’t really do much) but it was Morrell who I thought was the clear standout and he’s done ok since too!

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asl wrote: ↑09 Feb 2025, 15:11 Who was the West Indian guy (Barbadian, maybe) we had briefly? Was he on loan? Had a long throw that used to come in horizontally like a tracer bullet.

Greg Goodridge I think it was

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I think better facilities including a new main stand and better PRE would most certainly see an increase in attendances. There’s no reason the club can’t achieve 4 - 4500 homes fans regularly.

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OK so Stubbs is here for the season but has a recall clause but Bradford have made clear that they don't want him. So our risk is that another club makes a permanent offer which Bradford accept, not impossible but I would imagine far from likely given he's out of contract in the summer. If he’s out...

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I know it’s extremely unlikely but even if there were funds available, there isn’t that much land around for a new stadium, certainly not centralish and a lot of the land around the golden valley is going to be costly as it’s earmarked for development (cyber hub, housing etc) If the club could purch...

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Our home attendances haven’t been too bad but for the club to remain competitive in the EFL it’s imperative any new owners can address the ground & training ground developments. As has been said many a time, the PRE & Main Stand need to be suitable for modern day football but to do so we’ll ...

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Genuinely can’t see a new main stand, if anything they’ll add to either side and refurbish the existing stand (thus avoiding the logistical headache pointed out by Jerry St Clair) Nottingham Forest have added some hospitality into one corner of their ground with converted shipping containers, that w...

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Whilst Colwill & Stubbs were the standouts I also thought Kinsella, Bradbury & Young put in strong performances last night.
It’s pleasing to see a bit of solidity and consistency emerging now and long may it continue.

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We need your input. In our recording on Tuesday we’re going to be talking about our favourite regular season games, and we want to know yours. The only rule is that we won’t accept Rushden and Yeovil in 1999. Tell us your favourite, and why, and you’ll get a shoutout on the pod. To be fair we’re sp...

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Oddly I think Lee Johnson would get more of a tune from this squad than Flynn currently is and at least we’d have a united front with the DoF and team management.
I thought the second half yesterday showed that there’s something there to work with

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