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Hopefully Caddis gets the starting 11 right. Both Norwich loaned are too good to leave out. Not impressed with Rooney enough for him to start, would go with Bondo.

Both Forbes and Okwumo should be on from the start.We were fortunate to get a draw, great goal and then a good chance to even win it.

Much better performance and deserved win. Could and should have scored 2 or 3 more. Marine are in the semi finals of the Trophy, so a good win yesterday. Saw the game out very well, need to take our good chances, would have been a comfortable last 15 minutes if we had.
What is the current situation with Toll, is he likely to feature this season.

Good to see a new forward coming in. At 6' 3" hopefully will be a handful for our opposition. Should start today and with Crane back available, we can get a point or 3 today. Well done IC and good luck Terry, welcome to King's Lynn.

Sadly, I think IC is taking the club down to step 3. In his post match interview, he says "there's no way this club is going down", I think with no wins and just 4 points from the last 9 games, we look like we very much are.
Just one place above the drop zone and with Hereford, albeit 7 points behind, they do have 5 games in hand.
Yesterday's game was uninspiring, losing at home and without scoring against the likes of Alfreton (who were a poor side too), it's very evident that this team isn't up to the task in hand.
No real goal threat and little game plan. Trying to play it short from goal kicks and being closed down and put under constant pressure (do that against South Shields and they will punish us). Too many short corners too, an opportunity to get the ball in the box gets wasted.
Williams has a fantastic free kick, so trying to win free kicks within shooting range could be something to think about. I think Crane has one more game to serve his suspension, so will be good to get him back. Assuming that Gyasi isn't likely to figure anymore, but we could really do with him right now. Really need a proven goal scorer immediately, good luck with finding one.
What is the advantage that we are getting from being full time?

We are 17th for a reason, when you can't score at home to the team second from bottom tells you everything. Nothing much between the teams, could have gone either way.
Davis looked a good addition to the squad and based on yesterday, should start at Telford. Agree with Tony, re IC post match interview. He keeps saying we are not a million miles away, well without any forwards we are. Surely a new forward has to come in very soon.
Trying to play out to full backs from goal kicks looked very iffy at times. Most times, we were closed down very quickly and made to hurry, often losing possession in dangerous positions, we didn't look comfortable doing it. I think we will stay above the bottom 4, which I guess has to be our main aim. Decent attendance considering our recent performances. Great save from Jones in the first half.

Agree with Tony M re starting line up. We are lacking a forward, but I still wouldn't start Omotayo, maybe use as a sub.
Will need to get better control of the midfield, if we can dominate that, then we should be ok.
Hopefully Nacclesfield don't play in a similar colour strip, agree with Dilly, re colour clash v Chester.

Outclassed, best team won.
Chester's strip colour was too similar to ours, surprised the refereee allowed that, was especially difficult to distinguish in the second half as it  got dark.
Marriott out injured for 6 plus weeks, Gyasi loaned out (won't be back). Our number 9 say no more.
Morgan Williams man of the match, got subbed off. For Macclesfield, I would like to see all 3 of the on loan players start and a replacement for our number 9.

Quote from: Mallard on November 20, 2025, 07:21:58 PMHeard a lot of good things about the young lad from Ipswich, Rio Oudnie-Morgan.   

All 3 of the loan players look good, looking forward to seeing them, hopefully some of them starting the game tomorrow.
I remember one of IC's former loan players, Simon Power, who made his debut v York. He was a real talent, so hoping the new loanees are too.

Quote from: Mallard on November 16, 2025, 05:28:11 PMJohn, Cully basically said either the players on the bench weren't fit or young kids.

I don't understand why we don't pull Toll and Williams and Van Lier back from loan spells.  Can't use a player from the bench makes no sense when we have players like those 3 out on loan.

Young kids with a point to prove. IC got it wrong by not using any subs. Harrow are two levels lower, so surely an ideal opportunity to see what the young kids could do against that level of opposition.

I'm sure there will be some incoming before Saturday, but if they're new loan players, what would that say about the ones we've loaned out. We know it will take time to turn things around, but let's stop kidding ourselves that our forwards are good enough, they simply aren't. We are a work in progress and patience is needed. I'm pleased IC is crack and I have faith in his ability to make us a better team.

I'm answer to M A Hill's question regarding Marriott. No, Marriott will never be the prolific scorer he once was. Now that Gyasi has 'left' none of our forwards are much of a threat. We can't judge Toll yet of course, but hopefully he will be brought back so that we can see how he does at this level.
Full credit to Harrow and good luck to them for the rest of their season. 2-0 up at half time at home to a team two levels below and end up losing is disappointing and embarrassing for the players and management. Why didn't IC use any subs to freshen things up.

His 1 month loan expired and I don't think he impressed. From his perspective, he would want game time by starting, rather than as a sub. Good luck to him. I would like to see Toll recalled if / when he is fit. Either way, IC will have a forward in before long.

Quote from: Mallard on November 11, 2025, 12:21:33 PMSutton 4th bottom of the NL and Jones was on the bench Saturday.  So could well be

Aldershot are just one place above Sutton, let's get Hargreaves back too. 😀

To let your leading goal scorer go out on loan would appear a poor decision. I had previously heard stuff about him whilst he was at Boston that would suggest he makes it difficult to fit in. You wouldn't just let your top goal scorer go, so I'm sure there is a reason and a plan in place.
I thought Marriott played well on Tuesday and I'm sure he will start scoring. We have Omotayo, Maja and Kamara, so still 4 forwards.
Tough game today, a draw would be a good result, although I think South Shields will win  with Blackett causing us problems.

Tony M - re Chapman, a work colleague and. Boston United fan says that they all loved Chapman when he was there for a bit. He was signed after their goalkeeper got injured. Said he was excellent and would have him back.

Maybe Chadwick will get the nod for the upcoming FA Trophy game v Harrow.