Michael Flynn after Chesterfield defeat

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Jon Palmer
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Jerry St Clair
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Chucks Miller under the bus (possibly deservedly).

Inexplicably plays AJB for 92 mins when he’s been ill when surely Darragh Power would have been a perfectly sensible option.

Ethon Archer hasn’t trained all week but plays even though we have just (re)signed a winger, Broom, who plays in the middle to little effect.

Lee Angol is ill. But plays ahead of Bickerstaff.

Tommy Backwell completely frozen out because we have a surfeit of midfielders

Some really, really odd decision-making going on here.
asl
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He certainly wasn't happy with Miller's miss near the end. My lip-reading saw him say "why the fook didn't he head it???" - which is pretty much what everyone else said...
Warwickshire Robin
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Jerry St Clair wrote: 09 Aug 2025, 20:14 Chucks Miller under the bus (possibly deservedly).

Inexplicably plays AJB for 92 mins when he’s been ill when surely Darragh Power would have been a perfectly sensible option.

Ethon Archer hasn’t trained all week but plays even though we have just (re)signed a winger, Broom, who plays in the middle to little effect.

Lee Angol is ill. But plays ahead of Bickerstaff.

Tommy Backwell completely frozen out because we have a surfeit of midfielders

Some really, really odd decision-making going on here.
Pretty much said the same ourselves along with the decision to change formation from that we have played most of preseason. Hope that we get sorted out quickly as it looks a bit shambolic at the moment.
everyman
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He seems very relaxed and unconcerned about the teams performances which makes me wonder about his commitment to the club ?
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Ihearye
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everyman wrote: 10 Aug 2025, 09:14
He seems very relaxed and unconcerned about the teams performances which makes me wonder about his commitment to the club ?
From what he has said, it sounds like he has the ear of the potential investor, so why would he not want to stay and build a legacy?
horlickfanclub
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Jerry St Clair wrote: 09 Aug 2025, 20:14 Chucks Miller under the bus (possibly deservedly).

Inexplicably plays AJB for 92 mins when he’s been ill when surely Darragh Power would have been a perfectly sensible option.

Ethon Archer hasn’t trained all week but plays even though we have just (re)signed a winger, Broom, who plays in the middle to little effect.

Lee Angol is ill. But plays ahead of Bickerstaff.

Tommy Backwell completely frozen out because we have a surfeit of midfielders

Some really, really odd decision-making going on here.
I would agree with the above. Moving Archer to left wing back took away a lot of his attacking threat. Flynn has talked up Willcox .Yesterday was the ideal game to see what he can do. Bickerstaff missed a good chance and fell over his laces when he had another opportunity yet avoided the bus. Not sure why we got rid of Dulson to get him in. Not sure if Cundy is better than Bakare.
Si Robin
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I'd love to know what people see in Bakare other than being a bloody good cheerleader.

If he's not guided through a game by the likes of Stubbs then he's next to useless unless the ball is lumped up towards him. He lacks concentration and he's bloody terrifying when running back towards his own goal.
asl
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On the evidence of a single game, I'd say Bakare is better than Cundy.
Garby74
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The fans warmed to Bakare because hes a bit of a character...and interacts in a way no other players do.

Football wise he has his moments....as do they all at this level.

I like him. Hes athletic, has good feet and doesn't miss much in the air.

Personally I think he has been thrown under the bus a few times bt MF.

He has never really recovered from MK dons in Flynns eyes. Which was not entirely his fault!
HamTown
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He's also 22, 23? So time to develop

Granted he may never lose the heart in mouth moments he makes a couple of times a game
Robin
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Bakare was our weakest defender last season, in which we shipped a silly amount of goals. I know he's young as is a character but surely we want to improve the defence we need better coaching and a settled team with better players? From the two games I've seen that is Wilson plus one other.
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Robin wrote: 11 Aug 2025, 08:58 Bakare was our weakest defender last season, in which we shipped a silly amount of goals. I know he's young as is a character but surely we want to improve the defence we need better coaching and a settled team with better players? From the two games I've seen that is Wilson plus one other.
Bakare > Bennett. Certainly didn't cost us as many goals.
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