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Linnets score late but still lose away.
« on: November 09, 2024, 04:59:06 PM »
3rd loss on the bounce for Lynn as they go down 2-1 away at South Shields.

Margetts returns to starting line up but misses from the spot.

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Elsewhere, Scunthorpe also lose again (at home) with Chorley winning their home game.


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« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2024, 05:08:04 PM »
A week ago we were in with a shout of going top.  Tonight we sit 7th in the final play spot.  Tuesday could see us slip outside of the play-offs.  This League is so so tight and not much in it from top to bottom. 

Two lads out of the Academy on the bench today with a goalkeeper and two defenders.  We look to be running it tight in terms of numbers.  Will that be our Achilles heel ?
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« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2024, 05:10:29 PM »
Seems to be a huge over reliance on Margetts.......if he's not fully fit and ready, why play him for the 90.
Is Gold injured ? Williams doesn't seem like he is a 90 minute player either. Seems like there's a bit of clutching at straws going on to find someone up front who can score....think Lynn have managed about a goal a game so far this season.

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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2024, 05:43:37 PM »
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Widdrington( :hide:) got goals out of Gold by having a team that would stretch the opposition in the final third. I recall Scott providing width, Denton pushing up and making underlapping runs from the left center back spot
Clunan Widd Jr ( :hide:)and Hargreaves were all incredibly fit, mobile and had good chemistry, Clunan I recall helping overload the right with Jones, and then Barrett playing a free role. Based on what I saw (only a part timer) these overloads allowed Gold more time and space.
Only seen one game this season  (Leamington home) and it was all very direct. Whilst Gold performed all right that day, it didn't result in him getting many chances.

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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2024, 06:00:43 PM »
Think Gold  has been a bit of a marmite character at Lynn.  How many goals did he score that season excluding pens ?

With his next two Clubs things didn’t work out for him at a level higher.  What is his goals to games ration like this season ?
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« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2024, 06:23:17 PM »
His goals tally this season similar to Margetts...they both only have four goals and have both missed a penalty....I am not suregoals to game ratio is relevant in terms of how the team does over the course of the season... it's how many you score in the season that counts regardless of suspensions and injuries.

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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2024, 06:26:54 PM »
1 in 4 according to google

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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2024, 09:25:44 PM »
21 available games so far this season.....both Gold and Jonny have 4....

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« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2024, 01:42:25 AM »
One hopes we are looking to bring more fire power in at the moment we are missing to many chances and it’s costing us to many games

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« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2024, 10:27:15 AM »
A week ago we were in with a shout of going top.  Tonight we sit 7th in the final play spot.  Tuesday could see us slip outside of the play-offs.  This League is so so tight and not much in it from top to bottom. 

Two lads out of the Academy on the bench today with a goalkeeper and two defenders.  We look to be running it tight in terms of numbers.  Will that be our Achilles heel ?

Two teams immediately below us have games in hand, as do a couple above us in play off positions. All very tight but with recent results it's starting to look more like a mid table than play off team.
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« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2024, 11:01:09 AM »
Just watched AL's post match interview. Seemed quite defensive: blaming officials, injuries, travelling etc perhaps with some justification but players might feed off this and use it as an excuse for under performance and poor outcomes?

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« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2024, 11:58:42 AM »
Just watched AL's post match interview. Seemed quite defensive: blaming officials, injuries, travelling etc perhaps with some justification but players might feed off this and use it as an excuse for under performance and poor outcomes?

"It's not my fault" culture.

It's everywhere these days, not just football. Get it off my desk, onto someone else's so they can deal with it.

Officials. Do Managers, players and supporters ever not criticise officials? If they do compliment, it's very rare

Injuries. All teams go through this at sometime during the season. It's part of football. Were South Shields injury free?

Travelling. Have they stopped the overnight stays? If not, that shouldn't even come into it. It's a waste of Chairmans money if he has to pay for expensive overnight stays but the Manager and players still believe that travelling is an issue. Maybe they should consider stopping the overnight stays and put the money into additional players. Anyway, I didn't think AL had a problem with doing lots of miles.

Agree Rod, if players are looking for an excuse, they'll latch onto this. Not exactly what you would call motivational.
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« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2024, 12:06:08 PM »
Just watched AL's post match interview. Seemed quite defensive: blaming officials, injuries, travelling etc perhaps with some justification but players might feed off this and use it as an excuse for under performance and poor outcomes?

"It's not my fault" culture.

It's everywhere these days, not just football. Get it off my desk, onto someone else's so they can deal with it.

Officials. Do Managers, players and supporters ever not criticise officials? If they do compliment, it's very rare

Injuries. All teams go through this at sometime during the season. It's part of football. Were South Shields injury free?

Travelling. Have they stopped the overnight stays? If not, that shouldn't even come into it. It's a waste of Chairmans money if he has to pay for expensive overnight stays but the Manager and players still believe that travelling is an issue. Maybe they should consider stopping the overnight stays and put the money into additional players. Anyway, I didn't think AL had a problem with doing lots of miles.

Agree Rod, if players are looking for an excuse, they'll latch onto this. Not exactly what you would call.motivational.

I wonder how they would cope as part timers holding down a job outside of football and having to ask for time off to travel to away games. This used to be a common occurrence at this level and probably still is for a number of Lynn's less cossetted rivals?!

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« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2024, 12:10:50 PM »
Just watched AL's post match interview. Seemed quite defensive: blaming officials, injuries, travelling etc perhaps with some justification but players might feed off this and use it as an excuse for under performance and poor outcomes?

"It's not my fault" culture.

It's everywhere these days, not just football. Get it off my desk, onto someone else's so they can deal with it.

Officials. Do Managers, players and supporters ever not criticise officials? If they do compliment, it's very rare

Injuries. All teams go through this at sometime during the season. It's part of football. Were South Shields injury free?

Travelling. Have they stopped the overnight stays? If not, that shouldn't even come into it. It's a waste of Chairmans money if he has to pay for expensive overnight stays but the Manager and players still believe that travelling is an issue. Maybe they should consider stopping the overnight stays and put the money into additional players. Anyway, I didn't think AL had a problem with doing lots of miles.

Agree Rod, if players are looking for an excuse, they'll latch onto this. Not exactly what you would call.motivational.

I wonder how they would cope as part timers holding down a job outside of football and having to ask for time off to travel to away games. This used to be a common occurrence at this level and probably still is for a number of Lynn's less cossetted rivals?!

I remember it well. I can even remember seeing players working on the day of a game!

May or may not be anything to do with it, but wasn't watching football and being a supporter of your local team, and the actual match day experience, far more enjoyable in those days?   :dontknow:
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« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2024, 01:29:14 PM »
Just watched AL's post match interview. Seemed quite defensive: blaming officials, injuries, travelling etc perhaps with some justification but players might feed off this and use it as an excuse for under performance and poor outcomes?

"It's not my fault" culture.

It's everywhere these days, not just football. Get it off my desk, onto someone else's so they can deal with it.

Officials. Do Managers, players and supporters ever not criticise officials? If they do compliment, it's very rare

Injuries. All teams go through this at sometime during the season. It's part of football. Were South Shields injury free?

Travelling. Have they stopped the overnight stays? If not, that shouldn't even come into it. It's a waste of Chairmans money if he has to pay for expensive overnight stays but the Manager and players still believe that travelling is an issue. Maybe they should consider stopping the overnight stays and put the money into additional players. Anyway, I didn't think AL had a problem with doing lots of miles.

Agree Rod, if players are looking for an excuse, they'll latch onto this. Not exactly what you would call.motivational.

I wonder how they would cope as part timers holding down a job outside of football and having to ask for time off to travel to away games. This used to be a common occurrence at this level and probably still is for a number of Lynn's less cossetted rivals?!

I remember it well. I can even remember seeing players working on the day of a game!

May or may not be anything to do with it, but wasn't watching football and being a supporter of your local team, and the actual match day experience, far more enjoyable in those days?   :dontknow:

I agree. Probably due in no small part to player's then playing primarily for their love of the game, with the 'beer money' clubs paid them being something of a bonus. It would have been exceptional for all of the wrong reasons to sign someone who had failed at a more senior level but was in all likelihood attracted his only chance of another full time contract?

 

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