THE Ardley In/Out Thread [Multiple threads merged]

[Ayeayeskipper]

Is there any grooming going on here.?!!

I haven't got a fcukin clue what you're getting at.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

I haven't got a fcukin clue what you're getting at.

It's just when people on here offer to meet up a certain person (no names) accuses them of grooming....!
By the way No allegations from me,

[Borg elite]

Unofficial fan club! It's the same as everywhere else, as soon as you get talking about football you realise how many pies there are knocking about! Interesting fact for you, Albert Ironmongers great nephew could be found in there every afternoon, when it was open....

[laddo]

Is there any grooming going on here.?!!

Doesn't look like it Ken, just a meet up a bite from a dog. No long distance travel , no ticket,no cans of beer. Nothing unusual here

Always been a fan of the Bread and Bitter, only negative was how busy it can get. Popular place and rightly so.

[laddo]

I think thicko will miss that, so here to help. You're bored.

3 days later and you get right.

Well done Navy.

[crazyfists]

Yes, we seem to pretty much unanimously agree that Ardley isn't getting this group of players playing better than the sum of their parts, but I'm not at all convinced that Ardley is even getting them to play to the sum of their parts.

We have had a constant stream of signings from one or two divisions higher, with some up and coming youngsters, but we rarely dominate anyone and in all his time here I can't remember us stringing more than two or three good performances together.

Effiong is built for this division and scored something like 17 goals in a crap team last year. In his first interview he said that there was a lot to learn about Ardley's system but he was eager and willing to do what the manager asked. Now he's a joke figure who can hardly control the ball.

Elisha Sam is big, quick, skilful and has a cracking shot on him, but months after we signed him we still don't know where to play him.

We score way more goals with Knowles on the pitch than without him, but rarely start with him.

Enzio is being transformed into a defensive wide midfielder.

We all know what a good lower division central midfield looks like (Bishop and Ravenhill) and how many games that kind of mobility and aggression will win you, but we choose Doyle and Reeves every game when fit.

I've been saying for a while that this season would be like a Munto season. Remember when we were hovering around 5th in L2 with no consistency, and people started saying the players weren't good enough? Then a new manager came in with proper motivational skills and a simple but effective game plan everyone could buy into, and it turned out they were actually very good indeed.

I'm sure that's exactly where we are now, only I've resigned myself to the fact that there will be no change.

This. Let's see if we can scrape over the line.

[51Magpie]

This. Let's see if we can scrape over the line.

Great if we can, but then what? If Driller's assessment is correct then we'll be in danger of coming straight back down. NA will be on a new contract if we pull off a (currently unlikely-looking) play-off success.

[laddo]

If and it's a big IF Ardley got us promoted he should be given a one year extension to prove he can comfortably keep us in that division for that first season.

If we look in trouble we act early and quickly and replace him with only a part season pay off required.

Right now I would love to have that issue and decision to make with us struggling a little in L2 around the new year

[matt_magpie]

If and it's a big IF Ardley got us promoted he should be given a one year extension to prove he can comfortably keep us in that division for that first season.

If we look in trouble we act early and quickly and replace him with only a part season pay off required.

Right now I would love to have that issue and decision to make with us struggling a little in L2 around the new year

If Ardley gets us up there’s a very good chance someone else will come in for him. It would be interesting to see if he would go. I do feel for the guy a bit, living on his own all week in a flat, yes he’s well paid but must be tough having no one to bounce off especially being a football manager.

[Ayeayeskipper]

If Ardley gets us up there’s a very good chance someone else will come in for him. It would be interesting to see if he would go. I do feel for the guy a bit, living on his own all week in a flat, yes he’s well paid but must be tough having no one to bounce off especially being a football manager.

Reluctantly, I'd let him follow his dream.