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60 minutes of dross. Sunderland weren't very good but pressed us, and we were awful. Too slow at the back again, side to side, backwards, thump it to nobody after taking too many risks. Far too predictable. Finally get the ball down the side of the box, dick around with it too long instead of whipp...

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It does seem to be a mentality problem but think Duff has to take a portion of the blame especially last night. We had that game under control then took of our best player on the night Etete and lost our outlook ball. We kept going long ball to May on his own and couldn't retain possession. Didnt s...

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Meanwhile, back in the real world ... Good away point. Shame not to have held on but with only five on the bench (including the keeper and the never-used Williams) it's even more impressive. Amazing how the lads keep performing despite the injuries and disruption. Week off now til Sunderland. Agree...

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Think panic is probably the wrong word but with each winless game the anxiety grows certainly. We were always likely to finish closer to the bottom of the table than the top and we were always going to have a tough run without a win at some point during the season and the good start may have lulled ...

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Good luck to the lad, hope it works out. Good for the Academy to be producing the talent and enabling the club to get serious money in, however quite sad that he will leave us before even really making a name for himself here. Just hope the club negotiate a massive sell on clause % in the deal so we...

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It's interesting, I was listening to the Famous Sloping Pitch podcast the other day with Nick Hancock and Chris England and England (who is an Oldham fan) was saying that the EFL is obviously currently run with salary cap and FFP rules whereas the non leagues are not. Therefore, clubs in leagues 1 &...

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He has made some suspect tactical choices e.g sticking Raglan up front and Chapman in defence Of course Duff has all the data to hand on the physical levels of players, and the in-game analysis of where we are being outperformed. If he does things which seem strange to us, then it will be for good ...

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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: ↑17 Jan 2022, 14:19 Offered a new contract according to JP.

That's good news, hope he signs it. Despite his infuriating ability to miss 'one on ones' he really has been the heartbeat of our team for a while now. If Alfie plays well then the whole team generally play well too.

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been brilliant in his first two games, shows a real goal scoring intent, bit raw in the way he gets riled up by the opposition (which could lead to a red) but can appreciate he's still young and this level of football is new. Yes been really impressed with his performances in his first two games fo...

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So, so frustrating. Yet another week we take the lead, squander numerous other opportunities then let in a soft equaliser. Have to admit the substitutions absolutely baffled me today. Take off our best attacker and man of the match midfielder then to top it off make 3 changes to a back 5 who had loo...

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A bit of a strange one for me, I thought he has looked useful in the few appearances he has made to date. Obviously the management see him in training and think he's not ready but with the issues we've had with the defensive midfield role thought he may have more opportunities. Does this mean the ex...

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Beat Charlton tonight. Still third bottom but now just nine points behind us. Tight. It funny isn't it, we say they are 'only' 9 points behind us now and that it is tight but if we were sat 9 points behind them we would be thinking there is no way we would be catching them :lol: The pessimism of be...

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Been my favourite player over the last few seasons so would be gutted to see him go. After today’s game you have to think Huss still has lots to give but I would like to see him play on the left of the back 3. Would give us balance and he could still bring the ball out like Boyle does from that posi...

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Really frustrating afternoon. First half was about as well as we’ve played this season, should have been 3 or 4 up and out of sight. Second half we just didn’t get going and the inevitable really poor goal given away, scuffed shot which looked like Owen should have dealt with better. On the plus sid...

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Not very well thought of by Lincoln fans but, as I would with any player, I'll judge him on what he does at Cheltenham Good luck Daniel Exactly right. Didn't appear to be excelling too much at Lincoln but having played a dozen games for Southampton's first team cannot be too bad for our level (even...

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Yes the lack of numbers are concerning especially for this Saturday where we basically have Alfie and Andy Williams as our forward choices for what has become pretty much a must win game in the context of our season. As for Kyle, sad to see him go. Don't think he showed off his true abilities this s...

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Agree with much of what has been said. Just dont think he suited our system and didn't contribute enough goals or assists for the role he played. As a club we always seem to have more success with a team togetherness than bigger name signings. You only have to look back to last season we didn't rea...

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Definitely seems to be the sort of signing we should be looking to make. Young but with some experience and pedigree and with a point to prove coming back from a long term injury so should be hungry to play well for us and improve. At worst should be a solid Div 1 squad player, at best he will hopef...

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The one really good thing Morecambe have is a real striker. We have forwards but no proper striker. Hopefully someone comes along and takes Stockton this January! Of course things can change but for me Crewe, Doncaster and Gillingham look to be struggling which leaves about 7 or 8 teams fighting to...

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For me Vassell doesn't seem to be one thing or another in terms of a no 9. He's not a penalty area poacher or a big target man. He showed what a good player he could be in the home game against Oxford where he ran them ragged but apart from that has been quite disappointing. I think that the 'bully'...

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If Barkers and Bonds aren't felt ready to play then I think defensive midfield is where we need to strengthen to help cover our overworked defence. Of course if Will Boyle is sold then a central defender becomes critical too.

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Will Boyle is critical to our chances of staying up. Looking at the results when he has played this season it is clear to see how much we miss him when he isn't available (W5, D4, L2). Of course the club have a massive decision when January arrives and he becomes available for other teams to buy. Do...

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Not much to add on last night, terrible performance all round, Alfie definitely the best of a bad bunch. Thought the ‘boos’ whilst understandable were a bit unnecessary in the context of the season. I didn’t ‘boo’ but didn’t offer any applause at the end either, those have to be earned. The team loo...

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What makes it more frustrating is that Wimbledon's case to call the game off is a bit flimsy from what I can see. The three players they have had called up, all U21's, have 3, 5 and 11 starts this season so not what you call regulars aside maybe one of them. I don't know if they have some injuries t...

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Having just seen the nominations for the POTM for October and not seen his name on the list I just wanted to throw some love the way of Sean Long. Since Longy came back from his injury last season he has been ever present playing all along the back line, mainly out of position and consistently in my...

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I think if we were an established League One side with little to no chance of promotion or relegation then yes go for it, who wouldn't want a day at Wembley in the middle of a mundane season. However, where we are currently, struggling to find our feet at this level and with a thin squad hampered by...

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Firstly best wishes to Callum, hope the rehab goes well and you are back sooner than later. He will certainly be a big loss as he seemed to be the one player in our squad who could produce that moment of magic to get a us goal from nowhere. He isn't the sort to beat four players or out pace everybod...

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Just been reading an article on Lincolnshire Live about Josh Griffiths and his tough start to life with Lincoln. https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/griffiths-lincoln-city-west-brom-5930714" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Appleton makes a very str...

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Happy to throw in a few quid.

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And I'm hoping it doesn't come to him having to keep us in L2..... :-) The wing-back points are particularly interesting. I wonder with no Tozer and aging wing-backs, a 4-4-2 or variant of it might be tried sooner rather than later? Although that said, we seem to be short on left-backs, given Husse...

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Very good post Hubert, a lot of good points there some I had noticed and a couple I hadn't! I think a big problem is when we have gone ahead we seem to default into going almost to a 5-4-1 formation. Whether this is by instruction or due to the lack of confidence you mention I don't know, but it has...

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Another good point against another team expected to be closer to the top than the bottom, would have taken that before kick off. Still came away with a frustrated feeling though. First 20 minutes we were excellent, put them under pressure, they looked shakey at the back and we got a good goal. It se...

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What are the rules around maximum amount of loan players you can have in your squad and togged out on a matchday? With Pollock, Wright & Perry already in then potentially add Christian Norton (and maybe Kyle Joseph?) this makes a big number of loanees. I know that this is a good way to potential...

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100% can see where Ben Tozer is coming from accepting the move and taking a step back I am sure pretty much everyone in his position would do the same, double money for three years, who in their right mind would turn that down? However, I just wish he wouldn't have insulted our intelligence by playi...

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