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Benny Profane

Some (better) named fanzines from the golden age of the zine scene (late 80s to mid 90s)
'Brian Moore's head looks uncannily like london planetarium' (Gillingham)
'Dial M For Merthyr' (Merthyr)
Super Dario Land (Crewe)*

* Unfortunate 'turning a blind eye' connations these days , sadly.

Benny Profane

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/12/forest-green-aim-break-new-ground-ppointing-first-female-manager" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I hope they do; just because it's 'them' doesn't mean its not a good idea. Duff's doing a tremendous job, but if he wasn't I woul...

Benny Profane

Just a quick one on this (weirdly long-lived) topic. What NEVER gets mentioned about CW is the fact that for vast stretches of his last season with us, he was played at right-back because GJ didn't buy in any cover in that position. As a midfield playmaker he was one of the better ones we've had in ...

Benny Profane

I know things can move slowly in summer, but has anyone any clue on whats happening with him? He seemed happy with us, was thriving in the team........& we know he's been cut loose by Villa. Is it that he fancies himself at a higher level, that we can't stretch to his wages? Both? Neither? He's ...

Benny Profane

Every match in the Conference off.

Swindon off.

This is either going to be an awful farce or abandoned before the end isn't it?

Benny Profane

So Pell, who never played consistently well in a Football League team as opposed to a Conference team, will get in comfortably ahead of Penn & Summerfield, who did it at a higher level. The joy of shoehorning players into a 4-4-2......& looking at his votes it seems some people still can't f...

Benny Profane

I realise that technically speaking this counts as 'General Football' rather than specifically CTFC themed; however as its's something I feel strongly about (& looking how relatively dormant the general one is) I have decided to post here; if anyone is seriously upset by this, they can move this...

Benny Profane

Bit of an irony watching Winchester today; he didn't do anything overly flash, but never gave the ball away, looked utterly composed. He'd fit right into Duff's team....bit late now, obviously. Anyway, as for today, not much more to be added that hasn't already been said. However, I actually like th...

Benny Profane

I'm a mile from the ground & it is currently horrific weather; if I had the tools I'd build an ark. The only positive I can glean is that the rain is so heavy it can't possibly sustain this level. On the downside if it keeps this up for another hour or so I think the damage will be done. Officia...

Benny Profane

Talking of Moore....
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Benny Profane

Classiest loanee defender we've had here since Michael Hector; discuss

Benny Profane

Trevor Carson seems to have been forgotten quite quickly; best player by a long way in an admittedly dreadful team.

Benny Profane

Is this dead now? We probably still need him right? I noticed Tin is still listed in their development squad. Wonder if he's developed in the last 2 years....

Benny Profane

Tedious historical rewriting of history. He was taken to the cleaners against Coventry because he was at bloody right-back again (which you suspect was not his choice, & some 'professionals' would have kicked off about that, he didn't). Centre mid he was often very,very good. Just because he has...

Benny Profane

With regards to Winchester, I'm not happy about it, but I don't blame him at all. Footballers careers are short, & one ripped muscle/shattered bone/sliced tendon away from being over very quickly. If FGR are offering a (still relatively young) player silly money, he's hardly going to turn it dow...

Benny Profane

Just checked google maps, 40 minutes ;) Still doesn't alter the basic point of the article. It isn't impossible....................it CAN be done, irrelevant of our apparent isolation (I'm from Manchester & assure you, Accrington is out in the sticks). Good luck to em I reckon, hopefully we can ...

Benny Profane

Accrington is an hour away from Manchester..................& considerably smaller than Cheltenham.

Benny Profane

Interesting article. Just for the record, I don't think this season has been an absolute shocker (taken points off all the major contenders), just a bit of a damp squib.......we all see the potential, just this article shows it can be done despite a small budget https://www.theguardian.com/football/...

Benny Profane

The phrase 'I don't suffer fools gladly' always amuses; it implies that the rest of us actually enjoy suffering fools & actively encourage them.

'Time-wasting dick-head? Excellent! Step this way Mr Evans*'

* In reference to current Mansfield supremo

Benny Profane

................the seething pit of resentment that is the Blackpool forum shows that (as with many things) things could be worse. I only had a peek to see how they'd taken Harry's change of heart, only to open a writhing nest of vipers; truly, there are always those who are worse off than you.........

Benny Profane

The Guardian is hardy a barrel of laughs either, the last sentence being particularly sharp..... "Gary Johnson led Cheltenham Town back into the League last year but keeping them up will again call on all the experienced manager’s wiles after a summer of changes. The midfielder Kevin Dawson sho...

Benny Profane

'8-1
8 bloody 1.
4 of them were backpasses.............'

I suspect this will isolate/confuse 90% of the forum, but to them as gets it..................I'm really chuffed we now play in red/white stripes black shorts as it more closely resembles Barnestoneworth's kit.............

Benny Profane

When I saw 'Former Bayern Munich keeper' I was secretly hoping for Mary Shelley's Oliver Khan......

Benny Profane

Fair play to him; always worked his socks off for us & was bafflingly sold off too early in the last days of Mark 'Losing the plot by that stage' Yates.

Benny Profane

Where is the link?

Benny Profane

Would Wynter get anywhere near a place now? And what sort of money is he on for doing next to nowt?

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Benny Profane

When we were sweeping up the table playing vibrant, attractive football with the Pack ,Penn, Summerfield,Duffy, Spencer, Garbutt, Bennet & Butland mob were in their pomp, we didn't pull in 5000 a week. We never will. Wrexham & Grimsby are working class communities which supported Football Le...

Benny Profane

Cracking result against a very good side; I wouldn't be shocked at all if we bump into them in the play-offs come May. Several comments about Vose (their 8) tonight, which I concur with; technically very good, always seemed to have a pocket of space with him, never wasted the ball.........BUT for so...

Benny Profane

It's been tipping down all day & doesn't look like quitting anytime soon. Does the fact we are on tv mean they delay an inspection, or am i just being twitchy. There's nothing on the official site, unsurprisingly.

Benny Profane

Elbow, obviously. Not the well meaning but dull Mancunians either (& i speak as a well meaning but dull Mancunian, so i ought to know)

Benny Profane

If so, no, i didnt mean that (clearly). The simple point was that in a divided changing room, players dont perform. Anyway, absolutely NONE of that matters anymore. We now have a squad who (appear) the opposite of all that, with a manager who knows his arse from his elvow. Shall we just agree to get...

Benny Profane

Is that a question?

Benny Profane

The players hated the manager, & probably each other. Outside of our departed keeper, no-one consistently played well, fact.

Benny Profane

Some clarification. I dont think MR was great, au contraire, he was a disappointing player in regards of what we expected. I just meant compared to Jason Taylor, Troy Brown & CBB to name but 3, he had some ability but mentally had little or no fight (like M Taylor also) As for the 'Pit of Vipers...

Benny Profane

Controversial I know, but I didn't think he was the worst culprit last year & became something of a scapegoat; he has very good left-peg, & at least tried to play the right way, something no-one could ever accuse Jason Taylor of doing (passion/shouting does not equal ability). In the poisono...

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