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    Post stevenage.

    Well, we huffed and puffed, though much more solid at the back against a very average dull team.
    Jules actually won so many headers, I had to check the number on the shirt. Fair play on MOTM.
    It is a back hand compliment as that was a one off performance. Still, we got it. And one from Kelly.
    I would put this down to LC.

    So the call for AR as a manager does not thrill me. I expected more from them. They played very much like he used to do.
    To be up there they cannot have lost many, which in this div separates us in this case.

    We were a bit more compact as a unit. But we fizzled out in the second, as did the game and a bizarre ref. The extra played, some of it must have been time he wasted, being overburdening and pedantic.

    We seemed to have a little more energy, but then not enough after 2 weeks.

    We know a point at home is not enough, but the tactical play that has supposedly been worked on I could not see much evidence of. And bringing Benson on so late, baffling as we needed his creative spark.

    Creative spark which produces something extra. Missing. Sums it up.
    Last edited by Old_time_miller; 03-04-2026 at 05:55 PM.

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    Already said couldn't understand keeping Watmore on with Benson on the bench. Baptist not starting? Gray on the left?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RU66 View Post
    Already said couldn't understand keeping Watmore on with Benson on the bench. Baptist not starting? Gray on the left?
    Baptise had had a long run of poor performances. Benson late was very odd.

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    Today, all defenders were solid, so “not understanding why x” is irrelevent.

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    Damage was already done. Poor recruitment and poor coaching this season has done us.
    The referee couldn’t keep up he was blowing out of his arse.
    The keeper is a shocking signing slowed everything down.Gore should have been sent off earlier. We’re down thanks to a poor selection of manager unfortunately. I’ll be at Port Vale though.

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    We looked a lot better organised and solid at the back, we lacked creativity and as others have said benson should have been on for watmore on 70 minutes. Another tissue paper player injured by running for the ball!! What research was carried out in recruitment, no idea how RS has survived the cull.
    kelly was excellent, why is that well he played in a deep two in front of a four, playing players in the correct position and playing football in a formation that suits the players you have.
    We never really looked like scoring and deep down i think, the players, the fans and the executives just want to get to the end of the season and have already accepted the relegation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Old_time_miller View Post
    Today, all defenders were solid, so ?not understanding why x? is irrelevent.
    Is the die already cast? Who might manage us as we must start thinking about life in L2? The Shrews and the Gas have found life hard there - won?t be easy for us, either

    To think, Bromley may be a division above us next year?..

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    Regardless of who is our manager, we will not get a decent performance out of this bunch of players. Any confidence, composure or zip has been gradually sucked out of the team and there is only one outcome this season. Ah well, someone has to be relegated and its our turn.

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    I was hoping for more, even from a make do and mend line up. But the inner flame, the desperate will to overcome and survive is just not there. These players tried, but not hard enough. They should play every game like it's their last. But they didn't. Most of them seem to rate themselves higher than the club we love. Most of them are thinking about next season somewhere else (if someone is willing to take them). I respect the effort and contribution of Rafferty and Nombe today, but overall we didn't look like the home side. We can't complain about the result in this very drab game. Gray had a chance that should have been buried. But to be fair Stevenage missed a sitter (or two)

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    Well, I thought we gave it a jolly well good go. We matched a team in the top six and played the better football. Finishing as always was our downfall.
    The 85th minute chance falls for Gray, and we win 1-0.
    Revs will always be an iconic figure in our club's history, but if that was a view of his footballing philosophy, don't call us, we'll call you......

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