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Earl Barrett

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  1. Such a poor returns from set pieces = what the fuck are we doing all week in training!!
  2. I actually think he is done ok and could do a job for us next season. Regular 7/10 week in week out for me. Let's be honest our probability of going up this season is below 10%. He rarely let's us down and I've not seen him down tools like many others seem to have done at various stages this season. He will be an invaluable squad player and leader next season....and we haven't got those in abundance so good decision in my book.
  3. No it isn't. Norwood is not the problem. He has scored nearly a third of all our goals this season, which I suggest is as good a strike rate for a player, as in any team in the top 5 divisions. As a team we simply don't create enough chances and so we dont score enough goals. Only Halifax have scored fewer goals than us in the top 14 which is criminal with our so called "fab 4" strikers, plus Reid who can't get a game. Without Norwood we really would be fucked.
  4. For me it's simple....more width and pace is what we need. Agree midfield seems weak but when we have had some width/pace in the side we have actually looked OK, and I'm sure that they would be much more effective with more options out wide to pass too. When Green and Stones played for example these were arguably some of our better performances. Midfield looks shit because of our lack of any real outlet apart from the long ball down the middle. Conlon, Lundy and even Sheron are capable I think in this league given options. A right back yes defo, and I'd actually look for a decent left wing back also as Kitch seems lost at the moment. I don't have FMS's knowledge of other teams players but what he seems to be saying with the type of player we need I 100% agree with.
  5. Considering our striking options in MM words our "fab four," it's a bit piss poor that only Halifax out of the top half of the table have scored fewer goals than us. Our lack of goals may be our undoing come the end of the season.
  6. They have won 7/8 so they have the momentum. Ita Alty/Gateshead and Solihull/Shots on Saturday so 3 points would make up ground on a couple at least.
  7. How.many were there today from Chesterfield?
  8. Results could have been a lot worse for us today... Gateshead and Aldershot losing kept us well in the mix and it sounds like we played well today. Daggers away next week really is a must win though. Can't afford to let a gap open above us.... KEEP THE FAITH!!
  9. BP rated him I think and wanted him in the first team squad...
  10. It's his job to find people to pass too! I can't remember the last time he put in a meaningful cross, and he has had plenty of opportunities. Plus his defending has been pants. He's been shit for weeks end of.
  11. Absolutely not. He's been just as guilty as anyone else since Christmas for poor inept performances. If we had another half decent left back he'd have been dropped weeks ago.
  12. I witnessed yesterday's shit show first hand and it was as bad as it gets. Bar the scramble at the end of the 1H where we may have hit the post, I don't recall a shot.... it was pathetic. What I struggle with is why every fucking team we play seems to have more width, energy and pace than us. Yesterday for example their 26 who scored from a completely free header....offside or not, was roasting us all the first half down our right hand side. With our budget and what we are paying the likes of Dallas and the rest who are not in Mellons thoughts, surely we could sign more players like this for not much money. Let's be honest our budget is probably 2/3 x bigger than most, so I'm baffled why we have not addressed the pace and width issue all season?? We played Hobson and Hogan as full backs for fucks sake. Mellon needs to sort this shit out and play a system with some width, and do it quickly, as by this time next week we could be in 9th, 3 points outside the playoffs having played a game more than the teams around us...
  13. You can pay on the day, for an extra £2. I've no doubt there will be 500+ there....I'm taking my son and a couple of his mates. Since getting battered at Bromley on September 16th we have lost once away in the league in nearly 6 months, and that was the nightmare at Fylde! We have Won 9 Drawn 3 and lost 1 since then, which is as good I guess as anyone. Yes we have muddled our way through a few but have usually found a way. I'm confident we will find a way on Saturday. 2-1 win for me.
  14. We were in the same division as Bastard Rovers for 10 years from 1980-90 when we went up, which was a great rivalry on and off the pitch during that time.
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