Sloshed Joe

Martine McClutchin at straws

I wonder if there’s a scenario where Steve Thompson would be carded as the new manager. Could potentially keep the back room staff in place that way. The recruitment role is something Thompson hasn’t done much of before, but he’s had long spells as Assistant Manager at some decent clubs. Might be worth a shot as caretaker if Unsworth goes.

Remember when we used to think that Pidge was a below average CB for League 2 level? Stevenage look like real promotion challengers this season. Proper dodgy him missing our last 4 games last season and then joining them lot.

I hope that Carty doesn’t have an impact at Gateshead, given they are fighting at the foot of the table with us. I don’t have a strong opinion on him, given he didn’t get much time to shine. He looked fairly bright in the cameo v Yeovil. Set up the 2nd and narrowly missed a goal for himself. In his Gateshead interview, he states that they play a high intensity pressing game and look to spring attacks in behind opposition defence, and that will suit his play. It’s different to the sitting deep style (or sitting on the bench!!) that he experienced with us. I just think it reflects badly on Unsworth, as he talked so positively when bringing Carty in. If Carty does bang a few in for Gateshead and we continue to struggle, Unsworth’s judgement will be brought further into question. Let’s hope his time there is quiet.

Just my opinion, but why would either of those clubs want to send us young talent in the foreseeable given the lack of opportunities we afforded to Wellens & Carty?

So Unsworth was a big fan, had watched him a lot, recommended by lots of people, energetic with an eye for goal and a powerful left foot, a great character, hoping he impresses and we can extend the deal. But barely plays him so he leaves early to join a rival. Unsworth’s looking like a mug. That’s Bolton and Man Utd who are unlikely to want to do business with us for a while.

I actually wanna see Fondop, Smith, Porter & Luamba as a front four, but thought people might ridicule.

I wanna see a front three of Fondop, Smith & Porter. That would be so good.

Yeah. What a signing. Pete Wild proper sorting us out.

Let’s hope Connor Brown does as well as the last player we signed from Barrow. He’s a good young talent, so hopefully a 2-3 year deal.

How come we weren’t involved in a fixture tonight?

No, I don’t think it’s the fans. I think our fans are mostly great. Supportive, in good numbers and vocal (positively and negatively). I piss & moan at matches when things are shit, but I also roar them on when we play at a high tempo, with passion and on the front foot. That’s when I think we’re at our best, and what most of us want to see. I can’t imagine we’re that much different from fans at other clubs. I don’t think Whelan was good enough when he played for us. I didn’t want him to stay for this season. Yet he’s playing in a play-off chasing Solihull team. There’s tons of players we could add to that list. I think Charlie Cooper shows effort but is very poor. But he’s played plenty of games at this level, so to say that all the players like him aren’t good enough for this level is wrong. He is good enough for this level, we’re just at a crap level. I don’t know what point I’m trying to make. It doesn’t make sense. But it doesn’t make sense that a large squad of players that are actually good enough for this level play so abysmally as a team. i think I am saying it’s the coaches. Unsworth and the coaches need to do better.

We were lamenting the performances of Callum Whelan last season and were mostly against keeping him on. Yet he’s sat in a play off position at Solihull. Think of all the managers and players that don’t cut the mustard here, yet slot in quite nicely at another clubs set up and perform better. That’s why I don’t think it’s about individual ability. It’s a collective thing. Maybe a club cultural problem. With all the behind the scenes positivity, I’m hopeful things will improve. But not a fan of Unsworth’s blame game. He has to find a way of brining this squad together.

So far this season, these players have been abysmal. Individually and certainly collectively as a ‘team’. But the 11 that started today (apart from Okabue) have played many, many games at this level and higher. And we probably have another 11 players in the squad that also boast good experience of NL, L2 & L1 football. We’re not dealing with Mo’s lower league French boys with zero scouting or knowledge of how they’ll cope at this level. We have a squad full of players that should be capable of holding their own in this league. I think the issues runs deeper than the players in the squad. I thought it was Al & Mo, so now it’s frustrating to try and understand why things are so bad on the pitch.

Lang winning League 1 with Wigan, Surridge flying in the Championship with Forest. Should’ve smashed League 2 the season we had them two in attack.

Don’t know how reliable BBC Sport formations are but CBJ has been down as playing centre mid the last few games.

Listen to the first few minutes of this on half speed. Very entertaining!

Dearnley scored for Halifax tonight. Typical that we released him for being a crock and then replaced him with an even bigger crock.

It now seems pretty obvious that Selim was originally brought in with the first team head coach role in mind for the long term. After it went so abysmally, there’s no way he’d justify another shot at it in the future. And carrying on as youth manager didn’t seem like something he wanted to stick around for. Looks like he’s got a decent new role, but reckon he was looking for an out as soon as Shez came in.

Danny Rowe has been missing for Chesterfield for months with a health scare. Anyone know what the issue is?

Holloway, Banks, Connor Brown playing for a poor Barrow team that are looking very difficult for us catch. Embarrassing and depressing.

Dapo Afolayan scores his 7th of the season for Bolton

Chorley not?!?!? Am sure it’ll be a chore for Chorley fans watching poor Geordie Shore trying to score. Coming in your ears

Hyde are part time, and so are we

If recruitment is left to Mo we’ll probably sign Tasmedir in the summer on a 3 year contract