straightatthewall
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That's the best benefits-linked joke we've had on here. Universal credit to you.
Simon Sadler : Critch : FFS !!!
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Lost Seasider
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Jensen Weir was banging them in for Morcambe last year, perhaps we should try to get him in on loan...........................I'm just checking what division they're in
AllTheBoysAreCheerin'
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I do hope so although changing a players role can sometimes reap rewards.
Ping Pong
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Really hope hes fit soon & we offer a short contract.
Why cant we have an update on Joseph? Embarrassed?
Phil_bfc deux
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Nothing wrong with what the OP has posted
I have no idea why he appears to have a target on his back from the avftt pack
I have no idea why he appears to have a target on his back from the avftt pack
TANGERINETOWERPOWER
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Can we please just forget about Madineā¦ he had gone for good and itās time to get over it
Chrismalkin
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Jesus Christ. 3 games in.We might be unbeaten in 3 League games and have 3 clean sheets but:
We have played some poor teams and gone the last 5 l consecutive halves in the league without scoring!!
Lavery as a sole up front striker is not feasible!!
Beesley is nothing better than a Squad Player.
Joseph we signed as an injured player.
Bread Holmes is inexperienced.
Stop signing midfielders and sign a couple of strikers with physicality to play in Div 1, we have lots of āpretty footballersā in midfield butā¦..No fit strikers!!
You sold Jerry so you use the cash to buy a replacements for him and Madine. Plus an āEllis Simmsā type loan.
Sell āBack-Pass Dougalā and āTraitor Trybellā if you need to keep the cost/head count down, but stop buying midfielders we have enough!!!
Itās NOT ārocket scienceā why we are not scoring !
Rant Over!!!!
A fragile time for Critch. Hope he doesnāt feel the pressure of this nonsense. We finished 3rd in league one last time after a worse start.
Iād be amazed if thereās another club with a such short sighted, spoilt fan base.
Wizaard
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Won't be fit until next year, ie January rather than next season.
straightatthewall
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I'm wondering if Franny Jeffers is ready for one last hurrah...
Tangerine_Dream
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We have some absolute shockers, itās not been a great start to the season but itās a long way off being a disaster.
Even if we were top of the league and winning 5-0 people would then start saying itās a disaster as the pies arenāt up to scratch.
tangysider
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Apter again out of picture and with the dev squad. So much for Critch's support of our youthPerhaps Critchley and Sadler have decided they can save money by not buying a striker and instead trying to turn an attack minded midfielder in to a striker. ie Carey, Dale or Apter. He's pretty much tried them all up front.
Lost Seasider
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Where's that come from?
tangysider
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Not in squad Tues and played for Dev team
Torycorner
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Merely trying to prevent last seasons car crash.
We want Sadler to help Critch by buying a player for a position that if not addressed NOW could cost Us/Crirh a promotion.
poolseasider
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That's not out of the picture you can only have 7 on the bench one will be a goalie Dale,Beesley, Virtue and Weir midfield/forward options are we to shoehorn Apter in because he's young?
LA1 Seasider
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How do you come to āpoor teamsā after 3 league games ffs. Weāve won 2 (convincingly), been unlucky not to score 3/4 against Port Vale were it not for some poor decisions in the final third and we took a good point away from at Exeter - who will do very well this season.We might be unbeaten in 3 League games and have 3 clean sheets but:
We have played some poor teams and gone the last 5 l consecutive halves in the league without scoring!!
Lavery as a sole up front striker is not feasible!!
Beesley is nothing better than a Squad Player.
Joseph we signed as an injured player.
Bread Holmes is inexperienced.
Stop signing midfielders and sign a couple of strikers with physicality to play in Div 1, we have lots of āpretty footballersā in midfield butā¦..No fit strikers!!
You sold Jerry so you use the cash to buy a replacements for him and Madine. Plus an āEllis Simmsā type loan.
Sell āBack-Pass Dougalā and āTraitor Trybellā if you need to keep the cost/head count down, but stop buying midfielders we have enough!!!
Itās NOT ārocket scienceā why we are not scoring !
Rant Over!!!!
Stop your whinging. Itās embarrassing. Plenty of teams would take our squad, performances, manager and results right now. Weāve got more to come into the squad and 1 thing we know about Critchley is he improves players with time.
Satriale's Pork Store
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It's plainly obvious to anyone that we are severely lacking up front whereas we seem to be amassing enough midfielders for three teams?
Chrismalkin
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Thereās still 129 points up for grabs. Thereās nothing wrong with a couple of draws to start whilst a new team gels. They will gel, and we will come good. Be patient.Merely trying to prevent last seasons car crash.
We want Sadler to help Critch by buying a player for a position that if not addressed NOW could cost Us/Crirh a promotion.
A lot will disagree with this but thereās always the risk of complacency by thrashing teams to start with. Itās unsustainable. Critch has likely got us where he wants us right now - with big things to come.
Norburn actually warned us pre season we will have to be patient. Trust the process.
rememberlesshannon
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It was the managers decision to play one up front at home to Port Vale. We had attacking options on the bench and rate him or not, we appeared to have more attacking intent when he came on.
B_Side_The_C_Side
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So, could Critch be working on that?
At the moment, the player(s) who could take over that upfront role are waiting(?) or may still be playing for another club?
We have until the end of this month to pick up an upfront player...could be a loan, could be transfer....?
If on the 2nd of September, nobody has signed....I think we will all kick off, but until then, we aren't getting battered and can only get better.
AngelBFC
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I can't see anything wrong with what you've said. Whether or not people agree is another matter.Merely trying to prevent last seasons car crash.
We want Sadler to help Critch by buying a player for a position that if not addressed NOW could cost Us/Crirh a promotion.
We need improvement from Tuesday without a doubt. I cant watch that type of football week in week out.
However I don't think just buying a striking is the answer.
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Adams Kebab
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We could have Haaland and Harry Kane upfront and theyād struggle to bag in the system we played Tuesday night.
Lost Seasider
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Do you really think anyone at the club is going to read this thread and suddenly realize what we're missing is a striker?Merely trying to prevent last seasons car crash.
We want Sadler to help Critch by buying a player for a position that if not addressed NOW could cost Us/Crirh a promotion.
Do you really think there's anyone on the board who doesn't already think we need to strengthen the forward line?
Macseasider
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I think Tory Corner is going to need a bigger net and a bigger boat.
Lost Seasider
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Saturday will be the fifth game in 15 days, the only other available striker missed the whole of last season injured, Weir is new to the club, and it's debatable whether Dale would've done any better than Carey.
The manager didn't have that many options.
rememberlesshannon
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Debate if Dale would've done any better than Carey ? He'd have to go some to be any worse. I really don't get how people have come to rate Carey, I've seen next to nothing on match days to fill me with any confidence that he is a player.
TwelveAngryMen
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To be fair he came injured and after playing 30mins he's injured again
If it's the same injury we were on notice of the issue
To be fair I still think it's a great signing and far preferable to selling Yates and trying to recruit - however that only works if we have a realistic expectation of him being fit for the start of the season
At the moment we are toothless going forward
TwelveAngryMen
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How can you be unlucky not to score 3/4 when you haven't had one shot on target in the second half
LA1 Seasider
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Weāre unlucky to have CJ wearing wooden clogs instead of a pair of Puma KingsHow can you be unlucky not to score 3/4 when you haven't had one shot on target in the second half
TANGERINETOWERPOWER
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To be honest you could say the same of Virtue, Dougall or Carey so far this season..the only bright spot has been Norburn although Morgan has done well in patches
TommyHutch
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This.
We might be unbeaten in 3 League games and have 3 clean sheets but:
We have played some poor teams and gone the last 5 l consecutive halves in the league without scoring!!
Lavery as a sole up front striker is not feasible!!
Beesley is nothing better than a Squad Player.
Joseph we signed as an injured player.
Bread Holmes is inexperienced.
Stop signing midfielders and sign a couple of strikers with physicality to play in Div 1, we have lots of āpretty footballersā in midfield butā¦..No fit strikers!!
You sold Jerry so you use the cash to buy a replacements for him and Madine. Plus an āEllis Simmsā type loan.
Sell āBack-Pass Dougalā and āTraitor Trybellā if you need to keep the cost/head count down, but stop buying midfielders we have enough!!!
Itās NOT ārocket scienceā why we are not scoring !
Rant Over!!!!
Whereās that been said?
Wizaard
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The initial prognosis was that he'd be out until the New Year. He's not our player, he's just doing his rehabilitation with us.
Albert Ross
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We will see.
AngelBFC
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I think Port Vale were the ones unlucky not to score tbh
AllTheBoysAreCheerin'
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They had ONE shot on target all game.
Yarmouth Seasider
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I have to say the bleating is becoming pretty tiresome considering we are three league games in to a forty six game season. Port Vale after shipping 7 goals in their first game were always going to come to defend, ok, we weren't good enough to break it down or the tactics we employed failed, but the over reaction is nothing short of incredible.
Barnsley, who beat Port Vale in that opening game then got done 1-3 by Peterborough in their next home game? It's early days, let's give it a bit of a chance. We are short up front, everyone knows that, including, I'm sure, the club.
Of course the knives are out for Critchley already in some quarters, they were always going to be, the first stumble and they're on him like a pack of rabid dogs, God help him if we actually lose a game.
Perhaps, just perhaps, as supporters, we should do just that for a while, you never know, the players might actually appreciate it. There may be a time for moaning, groaning and gnashing of teeth, but surely it's not yet.
Barnsley, who beat Port Vale in that opening game then got done 1-3 by Peterborough in their next home game? It's early days, let's give it a bit of a chance. We are short up front, everyone knows that, including, I'm sure, the club.
Of course the knives are out for Critchley already in some quarters, they were always going to be, the first stumble and they're on him like a pack of rabid dogs, God help him if we actually lose a game.
Perhaps, just perhaps, as supporters, we should do just that for a while, you never know, the players might actually appreciate it. There may be a time for moaning, groaning and gnashing of teeth, but surely it's not yet.
Albert Ross
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Weāve won one league game, Derby was a cup game. Donāt twist the facts to suit your agenda.
Albert Ross
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Thereās still 129 points up for grabs. That was the attitude of a lot on here last season, see where we are after 10 games, see where we are at the World Cup break, see where we are at Christmas, see where we are after the January window. See where we where at the end of the season, that went well.
Tangerine_Dream
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But we donāt know if it is a recurrence of the same injury so to claim we have signed someone whoās already injured kind of becomes irrelevant if itās a separate issue as knocks are part and parcel of the game.
We have looked incredibly poor going forward recently, but itās early doors and way too soon to be hitting the panic button.
LA1 Seasider
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How exactly have I twisted facts?
Albert Ross
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You said we have won 2 league games out of 3. Or at least intimidated so.
LA1 Seasider
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Bloody hell. I referenced the two games we drew so Iām not sure how I can be accused of glossing over it. Either way my point stands and itās factual. Weāve played 3 league games. Won 1 comfortably, took a point and a clean sheet away at Exeter which I would guess a lot of teams wonāt do this season and we were unlucky not to beat Port Vale despite not being at the races for much of the game. We also embarrassed the title favourites away from home in a cup game. Weāre unbeaten and have not conceded yet. Itās a decent start. Calling opposition teams poor seems a bit premature. QPR looked to be on course for the Championship title this time last season and we didnāt look too shabby ourselves. Make those judgements 10+ games in.
AngelBFC
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Did they not have it in the back of the net at one point and with the referee giving it until the linesman stepped in ?
Closer to a goal than we ever were.
Albert Ross
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ā After 3 league games ffs, weāve won 2 ( convincingly)ā
LA1 Seasider
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Thatās why you should read whole posts and attempt to understand context instead of getting hung up on parts of sentences.
Man pushes old woman in wheelchair - sweet.
Man pushes old woman in wheelchair down flight of stairs - not so much.
Albert Ross
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Nowhere did you say we have won 1 league game and 1 cup game. Twisting the facts to suit your agenda, as usual.
LA1 Seasider
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Iām sorry but if you canāt get your head around the following -
How do you come to āpoor teamsā after 3 league games ffs. Weāve won 2 (convincingly), been unlucky not to score 3/4 against Port Vale were it not for some poor decisions in the final third and we took a good point away from at Exeter - who will do very well this season.
I really canāt do much for you. Full stops can be tricky.