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and then the reality kicks in as one superb performance and result is followed by ........ ....another shambles against a relegation side. Could well have put off a few potential season ticket sales with yet another failure in a game which fans rightly expect to be a regulation home win. .......I m...

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It really is shite! Can no-one keep it updated. Looking at Mo Eisa's info tonight ... "Signed for his impressive record in non-league, Johnson has given the hotshot a chance in the Football League. With five goals already in pre-season , Eisa is an ice cool finisher and offers pace up front.&qu...

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longmover wrote:Pell was showing signs of his best today, some of his final balls were awful but he chased for the whole game and caused them no end of trouble.

First half he was like a headless chicken and gave away a completely unnecessary penalty.

Can't understand how he starts instead of Nige.

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Another defender. Hopefully he will replace Grimes but who will sit in the stand when Moore is back? Bower goes down the pecking order. I thought with Forster and Cranston coming back we would be full of defenders. Perhaps Boyle or Grimes are going elsewhere. It'd almost certainly have to be Manny ...

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Great result, but even better is the news that Vicky is currently in remission. Long may it continue, and I wish her and Ian all the best for the future.

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Unless performances (i.e. results) start improving soon, then it'll be difficult to plan for next season, since we won't know which division we'll be in.

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Johnson tried a similar line-up against Yeovil on Boxing Day. Pell playing behind lone striker Eisa ... and it didn't work! We lost 0-2! I really can't understand picking a team with one recognised striker (and one that will never be able to win headers or hold the ball up) at home against a team be...

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Hutton was pretty short.

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It's a bit inconsistent, since Dawson's shot was on target. Had it hit a defender instead of Eisa, Dawson would have been credited with it.

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Cranston could have been motm if he hadn't messed up in the first half by switching off when one of theirs was chasing a ball over the top, then switching on to get to the ball first,only to try and shield a barely moving ball out of play, getting robbed and then bringing the guy down, aka 'doing a...

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We were saying on sat.the official site is so pathetic and slow to update,surely these days there are so many young people with the skills reqd.to run it more efficiently. I find it unbelievable for a commercial operation. For instance, the only player photo in the First Team is Harry Pell, which i...

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I'll guess we will take Mustoe, Vyner from Bristol City (as he can also play centre back) then hopefully we can find an experienced target man at a league one club that has fallen down the pecking order and will be allowed out on loan. If we can I would still take another striker/winger on loan too...

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Having watched both the Bristol City & Peterborough psf's, I'd make the following observations: 1. We played quite well in both 1st halves, but fell apart in the second, so need to be more resilient in adversity. Against BC we were undone by some slick passing after the initial error from Flatt,...

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Dire result today but we are chopping and changing the team left right and centre to get them minutes on the pitch. If we played our first eleven no doubt we would spank Bath and Weston . I'd hope so, but we should be able to beat teams 2 divisions below us, whatever team we put out. If not, then t...

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Shade wrote:Yeah well done to him, but I would like to point out it has taken him basically 4/5 years to become a decent League 2 player so it wasn't exactly a bad thing for us to get rid when we did...

Because we've had a string of much better left-backs since ...

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BURYFC wrote:Probably the best signing your tinpot club has ever made.

Obviously, you've never heard of Jack Butland then!

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Well at least 5 were fit enough to go racing Scotty Manny Boyle Tin Barts Pell Winchester Davis Waters Wright and Holman Cranston Wootton Dayts Munns Rowe Kitscha Pike no place for Diego or Downes so plenty to spare unless you know otherwise I'd go with that. Need to start scoring some goals. It's ...

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We definitely need to shake up the forwards, but I'm not sure there's enough pace with Wright & Holman. I'd pair Wright/Waters & Wooton/Holman. Probably start with W & W.

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Corners as well given the amount of height we have on the pitch including 3 CB's we should be scoring more from set pieces and it becomes even more important when playing on a poor pitch as goals from open play will become harder to score. But 2 of those 3 CB's usually stay back. Can't see the poin...

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Malabus wrote:Can't understand why his assistant ran on the pitch without being punish with a red card being issued.

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I thought that too. Obviously different sets of rules for each team!

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What a baboon. Which match was he watching?! Mansfield were toothless and created nothing in spite of their numerical advantage. But what do you expect, the guy is pure poison and a total oaf. His histrionics unsurprisingly helped get Stoz dismissed. It's how he's built his "career". Abou...

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http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10790628/cheltenham-0-0-mansfield looks worse than it was (Storer's challenge) the pitch does look worse My impression at the time was that it wasn't a red card offense. Watching the replay, it's not even worth a booking. OK Storer went in fairly...

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Artemis wrote:What, no white stripe(s) ?!

Think you'll find Jack has the copyright!

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Robin wrote:Manny was good yesterday no way he should be dropped, I like London Exile's team but would have Holman in ahead of Waters.

I didn't say Manny should be dropped, but moved to RB. Then it's a straight choice between him and Barts (& Pike).

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I'd recall Storer to add that bit of bite that I think we lack against the more robust teams. Seriously!!! ;) Think it may be time to revert to 4-4-2, since the current system is failing. I'd go for something like ... Brown Barts/Manny, Boyle, DOS, Davis Dayts/Waters, Hall, Winchester, Munns/Rowe H...

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When you start a game with your two highest scorers on the bench, together with last seasons joint top scorer, it's no surprise when you can't score goals.

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Luton Town have signed goalkeeper Stuart Moore, 22, on loan from Reading until the end of the season.

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Stevenage have signed Jack King from Scunthorpe and 19-year-old Arsenal striker Kaylen Hinds on loan until the end of the season. Leyton Orient bring in Stevenage striker Rowan Liburdon on loan until the end of the season. Crawley have signed Rhys Murphy on loan until the end of the season from Nati...

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Has it occurred to anyone that there might be a good reason for Barthram's omission? Perhaps he is not fit enough to play the full 90 minutes. It would be a good question for the press to ask. He may not last 90 mins, but that's probably because he gives his all and runs out of steam. I'd rather th...

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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:
Shade wrote:Well that all comes down to the fact anytime one of our players puts in a good strong challenge they get booked for it.
FA plan to use referees to send us down working so far.

We need to get past the conspiracy theories and teach our players how to tackle!

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Agree with much of the above. I also don't see what Pell does most of the game. Mostly just tracks opposition players around the pitch but rarely puts in a tackle - and often gets booked when he does! For me, the whole midfield needs to toughen up and get stuck into some tackles. Opposition sides ar...

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I'd entirely forgotten about Cooper. Assume he's still injured, so unlikely to feature before the New Year, in my opinion.

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If I was picking the team Barts and Munnsy would be first on the teamsheet ... along with Waters and O'Shaughnessy.

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Jack Munns must be wondering what he has to do to get in the team. Can't believe that he was left on the bench again, especially after Tuesdays debacle. He's the only player, other than perhaps Dayton, that's capable of keeping the ball! Surely, it was time to change the team and bring in some fres...

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I think the main problem is that we don't have a midfield play-maker. None of our current midfield seem happy to hold the ball and dictate play. Whitehead is the nearest we've got but currently not first choice, although we do seem to do better when Munns plays, as he adds some creativity. As for th...

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