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6 hours ago, oafc1955 said:

Yeah why not, he deserves more time I think….should the need arise, we can always open it again in November!!

It can be reopened after our opening day loss to Tamworth.

Cole Stockton linked again on Twitter, don’t know if it’s a reliable one.

5 minutes ago, BradKnowles1 said:

That statement is really bad. It’s like they are trying to piss fans off. I still reckon two or three of them will get deals. 
 

why not just say the ones we are definitely not keeping and the ones we are in talks with. 

The statement is really bad and will piss people off if any of them do get new deals because then the statement contradicts itself. If there is no further updates and as the statement reads everyone has been released then I don’t see any issue with it. 

Article isn’t particularly clear is it? I’m happy if all have been released. There were arguments for Fondop and Gardner, but i’d have still released them. 

45 minutes ago, mick26 said:

I liked him but if I remember correctly he got dog's abuse here 10 years ago when he was 23/24. God help him at 34!

I cannot believe he is only 34, he’s been around for what seems like at least 20 years. I remember that he wasn’t a fan favourite here, but he had a long spell at Port Vale (probably where the Conlon connection comes from) and Southend and has had a decent League 1/2 career. 

Tend to agree that i’d like to see us reduce the age of the squad somewhat though, but it does seem like MM prefers experienced players with pedigree of playing higher. 
 

54 minutes ago, oafcmetty said:

There are noises that one of the teams in the playoffs might not be allowed to compete (possibly Gateshead due to ground regs?) - the Aldershot manager mentions it in his post-match press conf. So 8th might get in. Makes our end of season collapse all the more frustrating.

Gateshead and Halifax have to play their games away though, so must be longer term issues such as their grounds not being up to EFL standards etc, which I can’t see. There are some awful stadiums in the EFL too. 

We really do need to hear from the club in the coming weeks about the direction of the club in the short term (1 year). MM said we’re already over budget for next season, or did I miss hear that? Even after we’ll release 9 players or so? If that is the case, or even nearly the case then heads need to roll and difficult questions need to be asked immediately. Wtf am I buying a season ticket again for if we’re basically already being told it’ll be the same group of players who have failed this season, and therefore the same shit boring tactics. We’ll be back to 3000-3500 crowds again in no time at this rate. They announced 6000+ today, but there were way less than 5000 who actually turned up.

35 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

Now we are a charity...

Well I can't really disagree with that. 

1 hour ago, deyres42 said:

Still training with the first team is the bewildering bit for me.

We used to complain about unprofessionalism when we banished unwanted 1st team squad members to train with the kids under AL….. 

8 minutes ago, diggleblue said:

I like Mellon but sometimes I think he's becoming Unsworth in disguise. 

What's he saying today?

We've played a lot of top teams recently.Rochdale?Oxford?and drawn too many that we should have won.I wonder if he and the players are on drugs?I feel for him but come on. The players have shown no desire. Hopefully he can sort it out.

I’m far from MM out, but I do find it puzzling when he says things like we’ve played a lot of top teams recently, which we haven’t. Other than Chesterfield, who haven’t beaten us this season, and are on the beach for the last month this league is absolute dross in every aspect. 

7 minutes ago, Dave_Og said:

 

in England?

Yes, I recall seeing it being installed at Birmingham’s St Andrews as part of their redevelopment. 

1 minute ago, Dave_Og said:

Who has done that?

There are lots of clubs who are transitioning back to safe standing, which you can often see watching match highlights, with the barriers they use etc. I’d say it’s not common at our level or in the lower leagues of EFL though, as presumably it’s rather expensive. 

Will purchase 2 as always on payday. Brother doing the same. I leave BP pissed off at 5pm most Saturday’s but there’s still nowhere else i’d rather be. 

I’ve gone release all. We need as much space in the wage structure as possible. Hopefully shift another 5-6 on too, but would imagine we’d have to contribute to their wages for the next year or 2. 

39 minutes ago, Boyyou said:

Object all you like but if the league have the final say you have to get on with  it.

24 minutes ago, OAFC_ULTRA said:

The league would just tell is to get on with the game if we objected. 

Exactly. Game needs to be Thursday next week, no ifs or buts. It’s not up to us in anyway to find alternative arrangements. We may well have objected, but what else can they do? MM was complaining about the situation in his pre-match presser for yesterday, so i’m pretty sure we’ve expressed our dissatisfaction with the situation. 

What next shall we complain about and blame the club for? I think it’s a disgrace we are having to play at 12:15 on Saturday to be honest, and it’s the clubs fault we are having to play our 3rd consecutive Saturday home game at dinner time! MM out! 

4 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

Surely with the better weather Halifax pitch will be just fine on Thursday?.

 

It's almost as if both clubs dont want any fans there which is shocking really.

Both clubs? I get the criticism for Latics for many things, but this is nothing to do with us! 

4 minutes ago, diggleblue said:

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Our club is mental agreeing to this. We could still have a chance of a playoff place.

All the advantage goes to Halifax despite it being their fault. Fuck off.

Maybe we didn’t agree to it. If there is no agreement the NL would have to intervene and make a decision as the game needed playing this week at some point.

6 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

Yes but it takes 5 years to get everything back on an even footing.......

Just imagine 3 more years of this dross? We’ll be down to Rochdale type attendances. 

Just now, JoeP said:

 

Nah, I don't think that's right. 

 

There's no way Willoughby and Tollit are "crap" in the context of our first eleven today. Shez's starting eleven against Dorking at the start of last season are better than what we've got now. 

 

From there we've chucked money at it and it's somehow worse. Something ain't right..

I agree about something not being right, but completely disagree that Willoughby/Tollitt would have been better out there. They’ll both be playing league below us next season (rumoured that Willoughby is going back to Chester), which is their level for me. 

It’s still highly unlikely, but we could do with Southend going up if they sneak those play offs, which would be remarkable in itself. I’d fancy them next season if they stay down and their takeover finally gets done. A few clubs could look at Maher though, as he’s done a phenomenal job. 

2 minutes ago, penrhyn said:

Totally agree with you . He has known for a while, but  his hands have been tied because he needed a tune out of them . He needs the backing of the board and fans to get rid of whoever he deems not fit .

Exactly this, you could see at the fans forum when he first arrived and was being questioned about the squad and recruitment that he was being diplomatic and holding back what he really thinks as he’s needed them for a large portion of the season still. 
What he has to do now is release every single player out of contract, to free up wages. I’ll have much less sympathy for him if we offer deals to the likes of McGahey, Green and Gardner etc. 

32 minutes ago, JoeP said:

 

Why is it ridiculous? Both scored today and I don't believe for a second that's down to them playing at a "lower" level. 

 

It's us that's the problem, not them...

Oh come on…. Willoughby and Tollitt are crap, of course it’s due to the level they’re playing at, in that they’ve found their level. Tollitt couldn’t make Kidderminster's squad most weeks and Willoughby has never performed higher than the league below either. 
We are a problem, but our problem is signing shit players who are still here and shit players like Tollitt and Willoughby to begin with. 

9 minutes ago, Dave_Og said:

And a week between them all?

No, first one is midweek after the season finishes on 20th, then the 27th and then final the week after. 

1 minute ago, Dave_Og said:

How many teams does the team who finish 7th have to play if they reach the play-off final?

3 including the final. All away.

2 minutes ago, astottie said:

Sun Tue Thurs Sat  Mon

5 games in 9 days.

And our pitch managed 2 games in 3 days.

Our pitch cost a million quid of taxpayers money though. 
Getting it in there before Sinnott gets in there.