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  1. "Value" was the key word I believe. They're...

    "Value" was the key word I believe. They're happy to spend six figure sums on players like Jatta if they feel the value is there.

    I don't really have a problem with the quality of recruitment...
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    Go Pilgrims! :)

    Go Pilgrims! :)
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    The silly errors certainly need to be left...

    The silly errors certainly need to be left behind, and that means leaving behind the excuses for over-playing in defensive parts of the pitch. "We want players to take responsibility" is not an...
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    I'll be getting mine, no problem. Overall I think...

    I'll be getting mine, no problem. Overall I think the club's in very good hands with these owners. I've got significant doubts about the current Head Coach, but it's inevitable that there will be...
  5. Shame he couldn't get them "buzzing" today then. ...

    Shame he couldn't get them "buzzing" today then. He needs to talk a lot less and deliver a lot more.
  6. It didn't matter in terms of there being any...

    It didn't matter in terms of there being any prizes on it, but a win today should have been possible against the bottom-placed team, and would have given us a 12th place and therefore top half...
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    It's an opinion I hear and understand, but since...

    It's an opinion I hear and understand, but since the first ball was kicked the game has become ever more commercial. Today football's a multi-billion pound industry where one wrong decision could in...
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    Solihull Moors joining us in the Football League...

    Solihull Moors joining us in the Football League would certainly be an eyebrow raiser!
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    The thought had crossed my mind that maybe MAD is...

    The thought had crossed my mind that maybe MAD is downsizing and/or withering itself on the vine.

    If the owners are doing any sort of maintenance and monitoring then they must be aware of the...
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    Hence my caveat 'even if the tweet itself was...

    Hence my caveat 'even if the tweet itself was emotional'.

    The problem is, when you see mistakes as blatant and ridiculous as at least two of those three decisions, it beggars belief/credibility...
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    Possibly! Putting aside the fact that it's...

    Possibly!

    Putting aside the fact that it's Forest, I think any team that has been the subject of so many clearly wrong calls this season (even with VAR assistance) would be entitled to consider...
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    Poll: Voted stay for now, out of loyalty, because this...

    Voted stay for now, out of loyalty, because this site has been a mainstay for so many years and they've resolved problems before, but if MAD continues to be difficult to access then there's likely to...
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    I tend to agree. The wing-back system worked in...

    I tend to agree. The wing-back system worked in the National League because player for player we were so dominant, but in this division where the opposition are as well resourced (if not better)...
  14. Thread: Au revoir

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    All done amicably and properly it would seem. He...

    All done amicably and properly it would seem. He may rub people up the wrong way, but Steve Evans has proved several times over the course of his career that he's a very good football manager. He's...
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    Randall's "attempt" to stop the cross for the...

    Randall's "attempt" to stop the cross for the fifth goal was utterly pathetic. It looked dreadful live, but it gets even worse when you watch it on TV. Our defending from wide positions is...
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    In terms of centre-halves, the only one worth...

    In terms of centre-halves, the only one worth keeping is Lewis Macari. I've also got no problem with Chicksen staying as a squad player because he has some decent defensive instincts, but aside from...
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    The management need to cut out this "individual...

    The management need to cut out this "individual errors" narrative too. If their definition of players "taking responsibility" is to take ridiculous risks deep in our own half rather than getting the...
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    It doesn't even need to be an either/or...

    It doesn't even need to be an either/or situation.

    Move the ball out of your own half with as few passes as possible, and clear it in one go if you're under severe pressure in your own penalty...
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    Baldwin certainly isn't a great defender. He's a...

    Baldwin certainly isn't a great defender. He's a very poor defender for this standard, which unfortunately describes all of our centre-halves with the exception of Macari, who does at least...
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    Tonight was our season summarised in 90 minutes. ...

    Tonight was our season summarised in 90 minutes. Going forward, in possession, a threat to any team at this level and more than capable of scoring some fantastic goals. Defensively, out of...
  21. Thread: Maynard out

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    Results breed confidence, that's for certain,...

    Results breed confidence, that's for certain, inside and outside a football club. I think one thing we can safely conclude from the last three performances is that the players are still trying their...
  22. Thread: Charlie Slater

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    Charlie's got good personality, so it's no...

    Charlie's got good personality, so it's no surprise he's as good at anchoring a programme as he is at commentary. I don't praise the BBC easily, but they've got themselves a good 'un there!
  23. Thread: Big If...

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    It's far too early to draw conclusions about a...

    It's far too early to draw conclusions about a Stuart Maynard revival, but what the owners have made very clear is that they won't be overly influenced or intimidated by fan opinion on social media,...
  24. I thought a draw at Walsall would be a decent...

    I thought a draw at Walsall would be a decent result, so a win is very pleasing.

    Very good first half, but the view from the Walsall fans is that they simply didn't take their many chances in...
  25. Thread: Cameron…

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    There's a lot of nonsense talked - mostly in...

    There's a lot of nonsense talked - mostly in defence of Baldwin and Cameron - about them being compatible with the way the club wants to play, effectively excusing their failings by presenting a...
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