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« on: April 16, 2024, 03:20:48 PM »
That’s great Paul, it’s all about winning Football for you. 100% get that. Sure it’s great to see us win but to win in style is somewhat more satisfying ( imho). I guess we were spoilt at this level under Culverhouse ( though he could switch styles when needed) with his possession based game.
The pitch being sorted could well give AL options in terms of plan’s A, B, C etc.
Tamworth certainly have shown the way how to win a Step 2 League without a doubt. Be interesting to see how that style works at the next level.
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« on: April 16, 2024, 02:49:07 PM »
Lakeland was brought in to do a job. The job was too keep us up after the mess Hughes had left us in. It seems from AL’s interview nothing was right within the playing structure.
The Manager has succeeded in delivering on his first remit. Next season will be about challenging in the play offs for Promotion. That might take a different skill set. Will we see attractive Football back at the Walks next season? My guess not on that pitch unless some serious money is spent on it. Also I think AL’s style isn’t all about free flowing, ball retaining football but more about % football with physically strong, fit players.
I guess if it’s winning football then will the fans care what they are watching
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« on: April 15, 2024, 04:03:50 PM »
Just watched AL 15min interview after the Sports game. Interesting insight into what the hopes are for next season. Has a hit list drawn up for who he wants in for next season.
Puts a bit more meat on the bone to the mess inherited when he entered the building earlier in the season. Was very critical Of the standard recruitments last summer. I guess the likes of Bartley, Clifford,Oke, Smith, Spence etc could fall into that category. Who was actually behind last summer’s new signings ?
To me the one glaring mistake in recruitment terms was Mark Hughes being appointment by Stephen Cleeve. The rest followed behind that.
Well yes, BUT.....
If he didn't have the money for anything better at the time, what was he supposed to do?
No secret what Club finances were like when he decided to give the job to Hughes, and also in fairness to Hughes, that would also have hindered his recruitment.
Things then improved with finances and AL coming in.
A question is if Joe's money was just used to get us to the end of the season (I seem to remember the Chairman saying that 300k was needed to do that  ), or if are there surplus funds for AL to use on his shopping list for next season.
It wasn’t just the lack of quality AL was bemoaning but the state of the fitness levels in the players and everything else he found when he came in. Sounds very much like AL ( with Joe’s cash) dug SC out of a very big hole that he had put himself in.
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« on: April 15, 2024, 12:38:44 PM »
Just watched AL 15min interview after the Sports game. Interesting insight into what the hopes are for next season. Has a hit list drawn up for who he wants in for next season.
Puts a bit more meat on the bone to the mess inherited when he entered the building earlier in the season. Was very critical Of the standard recruitments last summer. I guess the likes of Bartley, Clifford,Oke, Smith, Spence etc could fall into that category. Who was actually behind last summer’s new signings ?
To me the one glaring mistake in recruitment terms was Mark Hughes being appointment by Stephen Cleeve. The rest followed behind that.
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« on: April 13, 2024, 05:59:48 PM »
Their loss was our ….. hmmmmm now what’s the word ?
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« on: April 13, 2024, 05:43:48 PM »
To think if we hadn’t gone full time he could still be playing for Lynn. One turn of pitch and toss.
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« on: April 10, 2024, 08:28:28 AM »
What squad are we left with once the loanees are taken out of the equation? Admin ?
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« on: April 10, 2024, 08:27:16 AM »
If the moneys there then why would SC not utilise it all ? If someone is on the scene ( even from a distance) who is prepared to throw money at it then it would make sense, in the short term.
Have to think though that full time football for a gate of 650 plus does seem rather strange. Whose benefit is Stephen Cleeve doing it for ?
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« on: April 09, 2024, 09:48:55 PM »
1-0 win at home to Chorley. That should do it 👍🏻
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« on: April 08, 2024, 10:01:37 AM »
How so Paul ?
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« on: April 07, 2024, 02:47:42 PM »
Up until the 2nd half of The Scarborough game next season was going to be all about keeping the core of the squad and adding bits. Now it seems on the back of a 135mins of Football then the ethos for next season may have changed.
Surely AL sees enough in training to know which players he can trust to do a job for him next season. He’s on record as saying he doesn’t want to be Manager of a team struggling at the wrong of the table.
People I’m sure will see it very different to me but the quality of football we have witnessed this season has been poor. AL has been at the helm now for some 6 months, changed the personal so what is he going to do for next season to make it more attractive. Ripping that pitch up would be a good starting point. Would a decent surface make any difference to the ‘style’ of football that the Manager will adopt ?
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« on: April 06, 2024, 07:36:04 PM »
That’s two games on the trot where we have chucked leads away. Really we should be done and dusted where relegation worries are concerned.
It seems teams around us have all stepped up to the plate when needed and sucked us right back into the battle. AL said he was expecting a reaction today. Did he get it ?
1 point gained today or two dropped ? Time will tell. One saving Grace is we now have back to back games at home. Though our home form is nothing to write home about.
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« on: April 04, 2024, 06:50:06 PM »
Think AL has enough in the bank to ride out a poor 45 mins. Banbury must be on the floor after getting beat a Stortford and then getting beat at home against 9 men Hereford.
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« on: April 04, 2024, 05:04:49 PM »
After that 2nd half Saturday can you imagine AL sending them out anything less than 100% to perform.?
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« on: April 04, 2024, 08:33:12 AM »
When we play Banbury on Saturday it will be their 3rd game in 6 days. Beaten last night. Easter Monday a 3-1 defeat at the League’s basement team, Bishop Stortford. They really have nothing to play for.
After our 2nd half performance on Monday got to think AL will demand and expect nothing more than an away win. Then we really are on the beach for the summer.
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