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« on: April 09, 2024, 10:12:03 PM »
Good result tonight that ensures NLN safety, Peterborough's win does the same for them so pressure off both teams for the weekend. SC can now start making plans for next season at step 2, would like to think that includes finally addressing some off the off-field areas but experience would probably suggest otherwise.
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« on: April 09, 2024, 01:20:57 PM »
What's happened has happened we can't change it - if we lose to chorley on Tuesday and Peterbourgh sports and Rushall both win we go down 2 places then there will be even more moaning and groaning. lets hope we win and that should make us safe then reset for next season
Whilst we aren't mathematically safe, I think we are in a better position than some and it is still very much in our own hands. Personally I would like to see Peterborough win tonight as that would virtually ensure their survival and potentially make Saturday's fixture easier and a win for us at the weekend will probably be enough. As far as I am concerned tonight is a bit of a free hit although given AL's track record against the better sides wouldn't be surprised to see us picking up a point. Yet again NLN produces a cracking finish to the season with currently only 11th to 14th not having anything to play for, much has been made of the league being weaker this season but I am not convinced, what I find hard to justify is being full time as there doesn't seem to be that much between any of the teams.
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« on: March 16, 2024, 11:04:18 AM »
Reading an EDP column today I did find it strange that there was no credit given to the Saviour Joe.Without him we would have probably be finished by now.Also sounded to me that we should now get used to boring football,and Chelsea are no longer the club they were,presumably that’s since the Russians have departed.
The final bit of the EDP article takes some reading with SC preaching about how important the fans are yet we must be one of the worst clubs in the NLN in terms of communication WITH the fans, the club provides next to nothing in terms of news about the team, injuries etc and the EDP columns, programme notes and podcasts from the chairman are just a one sided conversation which certainly isn't fan engagement in my book. Appreciate many fans only care about the club at 3pm on a Saturday and are happy with owners (if he does now have a stake) like Joe - happy to throw loads of money at the club for which they want nothing in return - but that isn't how sustainable clubs are built imo.
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« on: March 09, 2024, 08:30:00 AM »
Great signing, finally plugged what has been a massive weak link we have had all season, agree with Rod, could be the difference that keeps us up.
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« on: March 03, 2024, 12:09:01 PM »
Welcome three points, luck on our side but have equally been games this season where we perhaps haven't had that and tends to even out over the season. Improved performance with a bit more passing and a bit less long ball hit and hope and hopefully Taylor is back for next weekend
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« on: February 24, 2024, 01:13:00 PM »
Where funding is concerned, for many football supporters at all levels the end justifies the means?
Which is why football needs an independent regulator, there are many walks of life where protections are deemed necessary to avoid 'the market' having a free reign (often at the detriment of individuals) and to me football fits this to a tee. The landscape needs to be changed to reduce the incentive to gamble to progress which just creates round after round of unaffordable wage inflation as others have to keep up to compete.
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« on: February 20, 2024, 10:39:22 PM »
Good win tonight, has to be seen as a bonus in our relegation fight and hope we can follow it up with another 3 points Saturday
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« on: February 20, 2024, 04:51:55 PM »
Tomato, tomato Mall, not sure there is really that much difference between withdrawn or 'significantly reduced' but with selected fixtures? This was the update from the league re streaming at step 2 - https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/streaming-update-national-league-north-and-south-80142As for the quality, I guess you get what you pay for and there was never likely to be loads of cash sloshing around at our level for a slick, multi camera, all singing, all dancing production.
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« on: February 20, 2024, 03:35:20 PM »
I notice that we are not worth streaming. Another slap in the face.
Not sure it is 'personal' to Lynn, wasn't there something that came out a few weeks back saying NLN and NLS streaming wasn't paying it's way so was being withdrawn? Not a great surprise that clubs, the majority of whom probably don't average 1000 crowds, don't attract huge online followings. I know SC was keen on streaming as being a potential source of income but probably more likely to be something that at best breaks even over a season but does at least expose the club to a wider audience, to me it is a bit like away travel - those who use it are very keen for the club to provide it but is probably a lot of work for someone (who we don't have) to organise and the club might still be out of pocket.
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« on: February 17, 2024, 10:52:26 AM »
Todays game is off.
At least the lads will be fresh for the trip to Brackley in midweek, it will also get rid of one of those games in hand that many around us have and, in truth, Alfreton isn't a huge midweek trip later in the year.
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« on: February 17, 2024, 10:48:25 AM »
What has happened to " THE INVESTMENT"
Still unclear what TSI were actually going to be 'investing' in as you would imagine an investment fund would want a return on any money invested so possibly not just a case of pouring money down the same hole that SC has dug over his tenure. Maybe the lad signed and sent to Kettering is an example where they are hoping to find a diamond in the rough and make a few quid when one comes off - like many speculator model schemes you will hear about the rare 'big win' whilst hearing nothing more about all those that didn't come off.
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« on: February 17, 2024, 07:44:50 AM »
First of two tough away games with the relatively short trip to Alfreton today. The hosts continue to disprove Dilly's assertion that there is only one way to success and whilst they aren't pretty they are effective as they currently sit in 5th. Much will depend on how well AL has got on reshaping his squad into an effective team over the past fortnight, lets hope it doesn't have too much in common with the side that took on Chester.
Personally I would be happy with two points from the next two games, particularly if combined with a more cohesive shape and pattern of play, and there are still enough games remaining for us to catch one more team (which is the ultimate aim). The truth is Alfreton, Brackley (just a point behind Alfreton but in 8th) and indeed KLTFC are where they are in the league for a reason at this stage in the season.
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« on: February 16, 2024, 04:53:13 PM »
I am a bit confused on the matter of signing a player and then sending out on loan ?
It's speculation in the hope that the player will get better and either a) be good enough for us or b) be able to be sold on. Fleetwood did exactly the same thing with Devonport, signed him from Accrington Stanley (who are they?) then loaning him straight to us https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2024/january/devonport-signing-for-development-squad/
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« on: February 15, 2024, 02:28:10 PM »
Think it is very difficult to make sweeping judgements about any 'national' traits nowadays and I am not sure that the players coming out of the PL / EFL academies have any less technical ability than those of other countries (as might have been argued in, say, the 80s). I think there are far more pressing issues around the club than spending lots of time (which by SC's own admission he doesn't have enough of) on looking at foreign recruitment.
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« on: February 15, 2024, 02:08:38 PM »
Tommy hasn’t had a lot of luck with his signings from Kings Lynn.
Zain Walker not kicked a ball and now in his 2nd loan spell away.
Arron Jones now on the sidelines after suffering his 2nd long term injury.
Ollie Scott. Carried on his injury prone ways that he suffered with us. Out again
Theo W. Oh dear. Fans at Shots sussed out the situation there PDQ. Daddy keeps giving him game time when the Shots fans can see he is nowhere near step 1 level.
Josh B... 2 stone overweight ( according to shots fans). Makes his full time debut and blows up after 20 mins.
5-0 home thrashing last night for Shots. 3-0 down at the break and Widd Jun gets booked.
TW did a very good job for us in terms of utilising player's strengths whilst hiding their weaknesses but much harder to do that in the NL with players who probably aren't that level. Jones is a more than capable right back (maybe exposed pace wise once or twice a season but generally solid) but Scott and Theo would always struggle and never thought Walker posed any threat at NLN level so was unlikely to ever make an impact in the NL. As for Barrett, for all his technical ability, I just can't see him getting fit enough in the time remaining this season and the pace of the game will be too much for him as it often was when we in the NL and he was fitter then. Unlike some, I wish Tommy all the best. Much as it wasn't a great time for him to leave and it doesn't appear to have been done 'properly', he took his opportunity when it came to go to a genuine NL club. No doubt he will make mistakes (in hindsight probably took too many KLTFC players with him) but so do lots of managers and Aldershot appear to be better this season than previous years so far.
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