Littlemoor Lad

8 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott said:

You could probably argue Parkinson at Altrincham...

Absolutely,

Even the guy at Fylde has the Indian sign over us

25 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said:

Is their another manager in this division who has got 2 promotions from the National League currently managing another National League side?

Safe to say the ex Gateshead manager would have been the perfect candidate for our club but you're correct about Mellon's past glories that might never come to fruition here

4 hours ago, deyres42 said:

Think Wild is partial to a hoof...

It's so true,

You don't know what you've got, until it's gone,

The best managers are those that actually care.

Pete wild is better than Unsworth and Mellon put together 

1 minute ago, oafc1955 said:

The problem is if he spends the money available in the summer and this form continues we are in even deeper shit aren’t we?

I’m glad I’m not making the decision!

You just can't keep on throwing money at it indefinitely to come up with the same outcome, something has to give

Frank's hands are that far down his pockets I bet he's touching his feet

Another that fails to deliver shocker

7 hours ago, Summerdeep said:

I've thought this for many years, and have expressed my views on this forum quite recently to that effect, and was generally ridiculed, it must be said (none of it taken personally, by the way). Yes, I think the ground is configured back to front, and that the current deserted state of the Chaddy End gives a semi-derelict appearance to the ground, which may well transmit itself to the players without them even fully realising it perhaps. One recent poster commented that the players look as if they don't want to be there, and I know I'd feel the same in their place.

 

224 home league defeats since Royle departed as manager in 1994 btw, just sayin'.....

 

An average of around 9 home defeats per season not only guarantees regular relegation every few years (exactly what's happened), but will in due course bring about extinction for the club.

Absolutely correct ofcourse 

Maybe we got too used to being a 3 sided ground that we didn't even notice 

4 minutes ago, AndyB2 said:

We finish outside the playoffs

 

It's unthinkable this season, never mind the next

Save your money Frank, this can only end one way

1 minute ago, BradKnowles1 said:

I just want to be out out of our misery or just win games. 

We're the complete opposite 

Miserable as sin and not winning anything 

There's us thinking it would be a million miles better but what do we know?

3 minutes ago, Wardie said:

Chance has gone now but we win the next three anyway.
Kiddie will beat Halifax this evening.

Don't put your house on it or you'll find yourself homeless

20 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott said:

Aldershot losing. Its still on...

We don't deserve it and would only show ourselves up

We've had enough shite for another season

On to the next and the next after that

Quite right

Take back the chaddy and remove the RRE roof for a good old fashioned welcome back for away fans, never happen mind.

Get our noses in front and fail to take full advantage of it, then give as soft a goal as you could ever give away

A true shocker and last chance saloon passes us by, oh well

There's always next season 

Poor is the word

No desire to see our neighbours off

Better second half incoming?

Garbage that

7 hours ago, GKing521 said:

After watching that Mellon presser I have now switched to an away win.

Can't say I'm surprised 

I've never been one to boo the player's off,

If they've done what's expected of them I'll clap till my hands are sore

I do tend to head for the exit as soon as when I've been unhappy with what I've seen and that should be enough 

2 minutes ago, disjointed said:

I like the "edge" that Garner gives us, it's something we have been missing for a while, my only criticism would be is that he overplays it a bit too much, there is a fine line somewhere. 

I was really pleased when I heard we'd signed him, 

Yes, I'm blinkered from seeing what a top striker he was for PNE but even now, I still think he's got plenty to offer at this level or the one above.

11 hours ago, BP1960 said:

 

They have a place, but the game isn't played on paper.

Damned right it isn't,

All about on the day, don't turn up get beat

34 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said:

 

Doesnt matter how good he was for someonelse he was dog shit for us. He played 4 times and scored 1 goal costing us over £500k in wages he is the worst value for money signing in the clubs history and it was done completely over the managers head as a present to the fans. As presents go I'd rather have a lynx africa box set. 

Have to admit I was bothered at the time

His 94th minute goal was sweet and against bastard Rovers 

If the Fylde game was a must win, what does it make today?

Alty will now be looking at 2nd and 3rd place as very achievable, as we go through the motions 

32 minutes ago, Andy Barlow’s dietician said:

Biggest wage bill

largest playing squad

2nd best squad measured by experience and EFL pedigree

18 months of investment and effort in the football enviornment by a committed board and a magnificent family ownership

Two highly paid managers recruited, both backed to the hilt to have whichever players they wanted

the best and most high profile centre forward in the division 

 

Based on all recent experience today is the day when all the above is finally chucked in the bin (for this season at least). A footballing lesson awaits from a team with a playing staff earning about a quarter of ours played on a ploughed field surrounded by some cowsheds with a fan base of a couple of thousand, oh and it’s live on TV, so lots more people get to witness it.

 

The utter shitshow of the last few weeks all stemmed from that disgusting display v Kidderminster. Teams with anything about them do not lose on days like those, it does not happen. Our lot simply did not have it in them to win that day, and in doing so, as a collective (management included) showed to us what they were all about.

 

of course the squad is imbalanced, but the 11 he puts out each week (even with Macgahey at right back and four centre mids) should have enough about them to win when it matters and get the points needed (from where we had ourselves pre Kiddy) to finish up about 5th.
 

The gaps in the squad is just an excuse and covers up for some clearly deep seated problems within the playing squad and/or the relationship with the coaching team. I don’t know what they are, but it’s baffling that 15 or so highly experienced players and a manager of the experience and intellect of Mellon has not been able to fix it. They have been together for months now, and cannot blame any external factors for their failure. 
 

That group, have royally fucked things up, and I hope in time we find out what has happened to cause this, because to me it is a mystery.

 

Play ugly but win was clearly the game plan, and with the tools available there is nothing wrong with that plan. Why has it not happened?

 

 

A very honest assessment and a case of let's see what next season holds 

How many times have we been saying this, with or without investment?

Can we improve on Chesterfield's long stay down here, possibly but only if they level things up and have more than 1 team automatically promoted.

Even if a miracle were to happen and we somehow squeeze into the play offs, this lot haven't got what it takes to get past the first hurdle.

This April fool thinks 

We'll probably play with total freedom and win but let's not Conn ourselves 

15 hours ago, True Tic said:

I still think Pete wild will end up back here… based on absolutely nothing . 

Crazy to think we let that man walk away

Wonder how he'd of used the budget Frank put up?

6 hours ago, oafc1955 said:

Sick to the back teeth of this absolute shite. This is much worse than it was even under Unsworth, WTF is going on here?

 

We have more than capable, experienced players who are just not cutting it….Hobson now looks so uncomfortable with the ball at his feet, Kitching is a shocking player who goes backwards or sideways at every opportunity. How is McGahey getting a game at FB before Sutton or Sachdev? 
Hogan is dropping bollocks left right & centre and Conlon is a non-entity. Hammond is like a rabbit in the headlamps and doesn’t look like he has a clue how to play.

 

We have two strikers who’ve proved themselves at a far higher level who have had absolutely no service whatsoever and have to try and get on the end of hopeful hoofs from Hudson and the back four.

Garner spends even more time on the floor than Fondop!

 

I don’t know as to how much longer Mellon can churn out this repetitive after match bull shit. He’s had about 30 games now to put his stamp on our football club and IMO he has failed miserably in just about every aspect.

 

It wouldn’t be so bad if you could see some green shoots of improvement or a recognisable style of play but there’s absolutely nothing to suggest he has the faintest clue as to how to improve us…..It has been a total shambles and if I were Frank I honestly wouldn’t be giving him another penny of my hard earned!!

 

 

After reading that, it's as if Unsworth never left 

In fairness, we did improve beyond recognition and it was such a relief but now we're back to square one and everyone's revisiting past traumas.

Maybe the weight of expectation is too much to carry for any manager or player who wears the shirt.

1 minute ago, yarddog73 said:

At the time I said it wouldn't bother me if Thommo got it for the season if he was given the three or four players we needed as it has been obvious for two season we've no rightback, midfield or consistent wingers but the club plumped for who they thought was the best fit. It's gone pear shaped though in a really bad way and it's starting to make the board look incompetent.

We're fast becoming the Everton of non league