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stealthpapes
4 Dec 2023 · 8:40am
Thoughts over three points *while the protest is much needed and, as far as I can see, widely supported on and off the pitch, we've had three tennis ball protests and as far as I can tell, conceded within minutes of each one. The first goal, when it came, was so simple. Couple of passes around the back, down the channel and over for a relatively easy tap in. You could see it coming from the moment the ball went out wide, our defenders never seemed to clock just where McCallum was. *we're completely incapable of going toe to toe with a team. While I think two of the three-ish penalty shouts (Wing on the rebound, Holmes mugged at a… More →
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WestYorksRoyal
4 Dec 2023 · 8:43am
What's sad is that losing to a non-league team should be one of the worst days imaginable, but I'm not even sure it makes the top 10 under Dai.
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stealthpapes
4 Dec 2023 · 8:46am
Probably somewhere between five and ten, pop pickers!
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Norfolk Royal
4 Dec 2023 · 9:06am
First full game i've seen for a while. Few observations. That result was predictable given the slightly experimental nature of our team and the fact that Eastleigh were more experienced and battle hardened. Of the players, like Azeez. I know he has had lots of criticism early in the season but he put me in mind of someone like Antonio who was very similar to Azeez with his end product initially lacking, which is why we got rid when we did, wrongly as it turned out. For that reason alone Azeez should be persisted with. I think there is a player there who will prove valuable going forward. Holmes looked rusty but I think he will be… More →
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paultheroyal
4 Dec 2023 · 9:09am
Holmes one for sure, but not seeing many occasions referee cost us that match, not aware that many offside calls changed the game or were wrong, and as for time wasting, nothing of real note. Referee was not the reason why we lost that match. Apart from all that you have nailed your post.
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Ten Bobsworth
4 Dec 2023 · 9:13am
Bolton played Eastleigh in the FA Cup in 2016. We were bottom of the Championship at the time, skint and unable to pay the players or HMRC and headed for administration. Then along comes Ken Anderson with 'erm, Dean Holdsworth. Relegation couldn't be avoided but admin was. Anderson ditched the useless Holdsworth ( he had no choice really) brought in a competent CEO and appointed Phil Parkinson as team manager. Hey presto, immediate promotion back to the Championship staying there for the next two seasons whilst running on fumes. Bolton lost a total of £5m in those two seasons under Anderson, probably the lowest of any club in the… More →
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Snowflake Royal
4 Dec 2023 · 9:37am
On the penalty shouts I think unfortunately we marked our card with the ref early on with some fairly pathetic diving. And anyone who has done any homework on Holmes knows he's incredibly handsy in the box.
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YorkshireRoyal99
4 Dec 2023 · 9:40am
To be fair, looking at that incident alone, I think they were lucky to get away with it. The one argument you could say it was six of one half a dozen of another as they both had hands on each other, although Quigley (I think it was) does drag him down.
