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« on: March 31, 2025, 10:49:20 PM »
I have never read such doom and gloom in my life I believe some on here need to spit on their hands and get a fresh hold
Ok, so I was wrong about not getting back into the playoffs and I would love to see Lynn win promotion. I used to be an almost ever present at home games since the late 60’s. We got into the National League and even had the benefit of a season there with no threat of relegation, which was just as well. Second season, we corrected nothing and got relegated. Following season we finished 24 or so points above Kidderminster and get stuffed by them at home in the playoffs. Since then I’ve been just 3 times, Scarborough at home, 3-0 up at half time and lost 4-3. Warrington at home, we won and then Spennymoor a couple of weeks ago, which was quite honestly embarrassing. We have difficulty in scoring, but we don’t bring in a forward. Imagine playing let’s say, Scunthorpe, Kidderminster, or maybe Chester away in the playoffs. Our ground is uninviting and has seen better days too. I think that SC has taken the club as far as he can and it’s time for a change. I saw the goal against Leamington and the celebrations were great to see, but I would feel a bit more optometrist if we had a 9, or 10 who could score more than they do. Unfortunately, I’ve gotten out of the habit of watching Lynn, with their unattractive style of football.
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« on: March 21, 2025, 09:32:03 PM »
As I stated at the beginning of this thread I feel our playoff chances have passed IMHO, hoping I’m wrong but tomorrow is definitely a game we are capable of winning, if we are to drop more points I see no way back for this season.
I don’t see us getting back into a playoff place, let alone finishing in one. Really though, imagine if we did and somehow won promotion, we would then need a massive change of players to compete at National League. Based on what I saw last Saturday, Buxton will have a comfortable afternoon tomorrow. AL has brought in a couple of decent midfielder’s recently, if he can do the same with a couple of forwards before next season then we may have a better chance.
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« on: March 18, 2025, 07:45:25 PM »
Talking to a work colleague and Boston United fan today, Boston United confirm they will be going full time next season, irrespective of whether they get relegated. Should that be the case their chairman “wants to give them the best chance of promotion back to the National League”. Maybe if we revert to part time and Omotayo wants to remain full time, then Boston will take him. Boston will be starting work soon on their new stand behind the goal. A shame we have stood still in that respect.
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« on: March 17, 2025, 06:29:08 PM »
Just imagine where we would be if we didn't play this rather dull style of football? We could very easily be occupying a top 3 position and that's not impossible with the majority of this squad that we have as they have shown on a few occasions what they're capable of. A few tweaks over the summer and a general change in philosophy by the manager and I have no doubt next season we will be up there. In my opinion I think it has been another poor league where if any team had something about them they would be walking away with it by now.
Oh well, let's just see the season out and see where we end up. I'll carry on turning up and supporting the club through thick and thin 
I think we need much more than a ‘few tweaks’. We’ve not had a reliable forward all season, we simply haven’t scored enough goals. The manager isn’t going to change his style of football, we would be much better in replacing him. He has had his chance with ‘his team’ and not really impressed. We play unattractive, boring to watch football, long ball looking for Omotayo who just doesn’t cut it. It’s time for a change of manager.
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« on: March 16, 2025, 06:29:34 PM »
I went yesterday for the first time since Warrington. Why would I want to go again anytime soon, it was so dire. Long ball all day long looking for Omotayo, who doesn’t jump, or if he does he fouls. The players and style of football is down to AL. The attendances make it difficult to fund full time football and I can’t see that continuing next season. It’s time for a new manager (Culverhouse back) who wants to play passing football instead of long ball.
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« on: March 01, 2025, 07:15:08 PM »
Very good result today and a big well done to Gold. Credit and praise were due, I’m sure that will give him a huge confidence boost.
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« on: February 28, 2025, 05:17:42 PM »
Unfortunately Coastal, I don’t think he would ever be prolific. For his size and build he should dominate much more. Didn’t he start off his career as a goalkeeper, I seem to remember him saying. I remember him chesting the ball down for Barrett to score a 40 yard volley at Peterborough Sports, but I will remember him best for his goal at Doncaster Rovers.
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« on: February 26, 2025, 03:31:14 PM »
John, tell me you didn’t expect us to get beat there tonight ?
We are miles off it. Last 13 games have pulled in 16 points with just 16 goals scored. We are creating very little. No McFadden or Johnson again tonight. Nothing new player wise coming through the door. No info on what’s happening with players or indeed off the field activities.
I’ve got us done as finishing 11th. So maybe time for everyone to downgrade their expectations
We have fallen a mighty long way from the team that thumped Kiddie 4-0 at home..
Mallard, no it wasn’t any surprise that we lost, our current form is poor. We can’t score or keep clean sheets, so only one outcome there. I think people’s expectations have definitely changed. As you say, no new forward looks likely, so unlikely to make the play offs. All seems mysterious that we have bought in someone by now. When Culverhouse was manager, he had it seems, better contacts. I recall Simon Power coming on loan from Norwich and making his debut v York (what a day that was). Re the York game, we played attractive passing football. Irrespective to or current results, our football is not pleasing on the eye, that is down to the AL I guess. Just watched his post match interview and pleased that he wasn’t looking for excuses and admitted that the best team won. If he can’t bring new players in, then he has to make do with what he has. He will still believe that the play offs are achievable, somehow he has to get the players to believe in it too.
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« on: February 25, 2025, 09:50:54 PM »
No shame losing away at Kidderminster, hey Mallard.
AL must be starting to wonder how safe his job is.
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« on: February 23, 2025, 11:49:43 AM »
Did we actually try to sign Toll, I didn’t think we did. Wasn’t he on a short trial with us.
Re B&G “would AL want his contract renewed”, hopefully not, but I’m sure he will feel he hasn’t achieved what he would have hoped for, unless of course we make the playoffs and gain promotion.
We were playing Stockport and Wrexham not long ago, they are both in play off places in League One now. We don’t have the financial backing or support that they do, so where is our level.
If we don’t gain promotion, will we go part time.
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« on: February 22, 2025, 09:58:01 PM »
Full time club, full time job maybe. Ok, simple question, would you renew his contract.
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« on: February 22, 2025, 09:22:08 PM »
The lure of full time football was one of the reasons AL took the job. The expectations at Lynn always seem to be very high. We gained promotion under IC to the National League and had two seasons there, it was as expected, very difficult. Of course AL is frustrated, he wants to win football games. He knows the problem is lack of scoring, even if he doesn’t want to admit it. Our leading scorer has scored just 8, if you don’t address that, then don’t expect to achieve success.
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« on: February 22, 2025, 07:16:35 PM »
No shame in a single goal defeat at Darlo. As for new players coming in surely we would have seen them join by now. Time is slipping away.
Hopefully McFadden and Johnson are back for Tuesday night at Kiddie. Two poor defeats for them on the spin against Marine and then today sets it up nicely for us. Good time to go there.
You almost sound like a 1-0 defeat was a good result for us. Looking at it slightly different, with our lack of scoring goals, the game was all over after just 6 minutes. Do you really think we will come away from Kidderminster with anything, I suppose a 0-0 would be good. Going to be a tough ask to finish in a playoff spot but if we can, then who knows. Hopefully the talked about new signings include a decent forward, could make the difference.
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« on: February 16, 2025, 08:55:10 PM »
Think you are missing the point Uptoon. Surely it’s a 9 ( or 10) we need not yet another wide player. Think we are coveted in that area. Saturday we had no striker on the bench. So with chasing the game we had little to no option to change things.
Definitely agree, so reminiscent of Widdrington signing non forwards when we couldn’t score. The only decent forward we have is Margetts, so if he isn’t scoring we will struggle. AL has a forward currently on trial, but get the feeling he isn’t quite up to it. Would like to see an approach put in for Toll. As well as we played yesterday, we need to score goals and it’s normally forwards that do that. Playoffs are still there to go for, so I'm sure AL is doing everything he can.
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« on: February 08, 2025, 10:49:18 PM »
A very good win today, so well done all. Last couple of games were disappointing result wise, so excellent stuff today, clean sheet too. I still think we need a forward, would be interesting to see Toll here, pretty sure he would do ok. Will need to be more clinical in front of goal if we get to the play offs. Well done for today.
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