Bugger 😾

Just going to ask the question.  Do people really want to see us promoted to the NL ?

With all the uncertainty surrounding the situation with Bal and Jo if they aren’t involved has SC got  the money to support a Club at that level.  The squad we have at present would be way short of the NL standard, in the main.  A massive squad restructuring would be needed to compete at that level.

What do others think ?

I'm of a similar position to you, Mallard 😕

I find myself torn between the desire to get promoted and the fear of instant crash and burn at the end of that season 😏

There are very few players, if any, who are capable of being effective at NL level. And I'm not trying to dent anyone's ego, but just say it as I see it 😏

It would be difficult, as ever, to get players in at that level given our geography, (although it's an age-old excuse which may or may not be entirely accurate these days).

I suspect it would encourage mainly players who kiss the badge but follow the money around the league, or promising youngsters who are sold on if they're any good ☹️

It's madness to believe that this model is in any way sustainable 😕

Personally, based on what I think and what I know, I can't see us lasting much longer as this incarnation of the club 🐦‍🔥

I think our only hope, much as it worries me, is to get promoted and trust the investors to stick with us 🫣

The alternative doesn't bear thinking about ⚽⚽⚽🕳️😭

It worked yet again 😯

I was asleep when the match was being played⚽🥱😴😴... and we won 😺

Could be something in this 🤔

It wasn't a conscious decision in order to test my theory, I just wasn't feeling too great 😏

Pretty sure it only works for away games, although as my season ticket has already been shredded, I could be persuaded to book myself a sleep on the 5th... 😉⚽🥅 😴😴💤💤💤

I thought the bloke had stopped with his childish outbursts. Clearly I was wrong 🙄

Whoever's in charge these days needs to yank on his choke chain 🔗 and bring him back to heel 🤐

I really don't care if he wants to make a fool of himself, but when he continues to make a fool of the club, I draw the line 😾

As I watched the first half play out, I thought we'd just carried on from the second half of Tuesday night. And it didn't get any better.

There was almost zero to get behind in terms of positive football throughout the match. We were extremely lucky not to have gone three or four down by half time. And it had more to do with them missing, than us defending.

Jones came out of his area twice inexplicably and I still don't understand his motivation at all. The ball was cleared off the line at least three times by others when Jones was in the "wrong" place.

Now I'm certainly not going to lay all of the blame at his feet. The back line should really shield him from most of the attacks. And there were often six of them.

If you want to play the sitting back and defending style of football, THE BACK LINE HAS TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT THAT CHOICE !!!!!!!!! GUESS WHAT... IT'S NOT!!!!!

(sorry, I was channeling "Trump texting" for a moment 😏)

From my lofty seat at the back of the stand, I can tell people with a different view that a couple of times we had all 10 players defending and nowhere near the halfway line. If we got a quick break, there was nothing to do but wait for the next attack.

And I must defend Omatayo, I clearly saw him jump...once. It came to nothing, but I guess at least he tried 🙄

(Note to management...he was no ****ing good when he left. What possessed you to welcome him back ? Nothing has changed. Unless he's playing for free, he's overrated and overpaid.)

I deplore negative playing and defending, defending, defending. It's hideous and terrifying to watch, but I could put up with that if we're scoring too.

Whilst I defend people's right to boo, my personal view is that it doesn't help the players. They know they're having a mare and really don't need reminding. Simply unconstructive IMHO.

That said, I seriously considered leaving just after half time. It would have been only the second or third time in getting on for twenty years of watching Lynn.

My season ticket is looking ever more like a waste of money 🎫 🧻🚽

Perhaps by the time of the next home game, I might have forgotten how truly bad yesterday was. But without vast improvement, the gate will really struggle to reach the higher hundreds. And it doesn't bode well for our future.

Has anyone noticed how quiet it is on here when we win 🤐😶‍🌫️😴💤💤

It's a great 3 points and we should applaud it as such 😺 ⚽⚽

We can always hope for a home win on Tuesday night as well, although I've recently noticed that when I'm at home asleep during a match we tend to win 🤔

So my quandary is...do I enjoy the match on my birthday and hope for a win...or do I stay at home asleep for the good of the club 😏

Sounds like we're writing his obituary ⚰️

I just don't like the bloke, and Gold, like Barrett, often looks like he just can't be bothered. He regularly comes across as arrogant and disinterested 🥱

But I accept he helps at the back and agree that his Donny goal was brilliant 😏

He's a "Marmite" player 😝😍 When he scores we love him 😺...

I don't think AL understood the concept of Josh Barrett...skill ...vision and a game changer

Well that makes two of us at least 😏

Another player who was and is "misunderstood" is Mr Gold. I've made no secret of the fact that I was glad when he left... and extremely disappointed with his return.

AL has put on record the fact that he's struggling to see how to fit Gold into the team.

I suggest that AL should admit defeat on that one, as to shuffle the team about, just to find that sweet spot, will probably have a detrimental effect on the rest of the team.

The club has been on that dodgy ground before. Mettam and Grant Holt spring to mind, although I suspect the latter was just a headline grabber.

There's no "I" in team 😕...apparently.