⚽ Match Thread vs. Northampton Town FC 08.10.24 [EFLT]

Last evening showed up the depth, or lack of it. of our squad. Its the 3rd home defeat in a row at "fortress Meadow Lane", as SM descibed us a few weeks back. This will have demoralising effect on us and the players. This is a follow on from Port Vale which was a follow on from Gillingham, before that we had fortunate draws. I do not think that we have recruited very well pre season, with a couple of exceptions, it feels like we are unprepared, this may be a blip which i really hope it is but there is just a niggle that tells me we are a mid table side, at best.

Would i swap for any other club?, no i would not, we are a top club with a ground that puts most league 1 grounds in the shade and some Championships as well, our owners invested wisely on the infrastructure, a big thanks, it is now time to concentrate on the playing side.

I do hope the rumour i heard last night is not true, well maybe, i heard that NFFC have had a large input into the pitch update ready for a ground share in 25/26 when the City Ground is being developed, anyone else heard anything?.

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Originally Posted by The Dug Out

Last evening showed up the depth, or lack of it. of our squad. Its the 3rd home defeat in a row at "fortress Meadow Lane", as SM descibed us a few weeks back. This will have demoralising effect on us and the players. This is a follow on from Port Vale which was a follow on from Gillingham, before that we had fortunate draws. I do not think that we have recruited very well pre season, with a couple of exceptions, it feels like we are unprepared, this may be a blip which i really hope it is but there is just a niggle that tells me we are a mid table side, at best.

Would i swap for any other club?, no i would not, we are a top club with a ground that puts most league 1 grounds in the shade and some Championships as well, our owners invested wisely on the infrastructure, a big thanks, it is now time to concentrate on the playing side.

I do hope the rumour i heard last night is not true, well maybe, i heard that NFFC have had a large input into the pitch update ready for a ground share in 25/26 when the City Ground is being developed, anyone else heard anything?.

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They'll be paying a large chunk of rent then and plenty of $$ for the Nest?

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Originally Posted by Jampie

satire, surely?

Losing to a L1 team in a cup comp nobody cares about is going to have exactly zero bearing on his position.

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Have you seen our home record under Maynard?

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Originally Posted by BigFatPie

Have you seen our home record under Maynard?

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Don't think SM is the problem, he will do as he is told with the recruitment he is given, despite the fact he says he has any input to who comes or goes. Recruitment the problem, well it is for this season.

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Originally Posted by ForeignLegion

They'll be paying a large chunk of rent then and plenty of $$ for the Nest?

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Unless they have already chucked in a few million?, plus more when the boiler needs to be commisioned?.

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Originally Posted by The Dug Out

Last evening showed up the depth, or lack of it. of our squad. Its the 3rd home defeat in a row at "fortress Meadow Lane", as SM descibed us a few weeks back. This will have demoralising effect on us and the players. This is a follow on from Port Vale which was a follow on from Gillingham, before that we had fortunate draws. I do not think that we have recruited very well pre season, with a couple of exceptions, it feels like we are unprepared, this may be a blip which i really hope it is but there is just a niggle that tells me we are a mid table side, at best.

Would i swap for any other club?, no i would not, we are a top club with a ground that puts most league 1 grounds in the shade and some Championships as well, our owners invested wisely on the infrastructure, a big thanks, it is now time to concentrate on the playing side.

I do hope the rumour i heard last night is not true, well maybe, i heard that NFFC have had a large input into the pitch update ready for a ground share in 25/26 when the City Ground is being developed, anyone else heard anything?.

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Bit of an over-reaction there I feel. Can't be compared to Gillingham and Port Vale. L1 team with experienced first teamers didn't get through the defence apart from two long range efforts. Up front we were woefully lacking but that came I feel from inexperienced youngsters playing with Brown who was clearly out of position.

Can't take much from this game except that we are struggling for attackers - a game when Morias could have come to the fore.

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Originally Posted by The Dug Out

Don't think SM is the problem, he will do as he is told with the recruitment he is given, despite the fact he says he has any input to who comes or goes. Recruitment the problem, well it is for this season.

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If we didn't have the injuries it wouldn't be a problem most likely would it. Other than probably being one forward light ( and if Scott had shown more we wouldn't be, but he more than earned a new deal) I think it is fine other than the recent additions of Brown and Martin which are both risks and I don't think they will work out. But if they don't unlike some of the decisions of yesteryear we are not stuck with them for ages! So it's much better.

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Originally Posted by The Dug Out

Unless they have already chucked in a few million?, plus more when the boiler needs to be commisioned?.

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Ground sharing with us sounds feasible, given they'll be redeveloping the City Ground at some point. Personally, I'd sooner they shared with Mansfield XD, but, I spose it's money in the tin.

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Originally Posted by queenslandpie

If we didn't have the injuries it wouldn't be a problem most likely would it. Other than probably being one forward light ( and if Scott had shown more we wouldn't be, but he more than earned a new deal) I think it is fine other than the recent additions of Brown and Martin which are both risks and I don't think they will work out. But if they don't unlike some of the decisions of yesteryear we are not stuck with them for ages! So it's much better.

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I do get your point but we are a proffessional football club, injuries are part and parcel of the forward planning, it's not a prediction it's a nailed on certainty that we will get them, i just think that the last minute recruitment was a little wry.

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