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Peter Beadle
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Post by LJG on Sept 29, 2014 13:03:24 GMT
He's doings ok, hampered by his mixed start of season but he's winning people over. He's still got a lot to do as well as a lot to learn but he's getting there. I look forward to the half term report at Christmas. Just checked the fixtures and surprised to find that on 4th jan 2015 we are due to play our 30th league game of the season,weather and cup runs permitting of course.Half term may be a lot earlier in the conference it seems. Yeah the frequency of matches is absolutely mad isn't it? It certainly shocked me.
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me
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Post by me on Sept 29, 2014 13:15:54 GMT
He's doings ok, hampered by his mixed start of season but he's winning people over. He's still got a lot to do as well as a lot to learn but he's getting there. I look forward to the half term report at Christmas. Just checked the fixtures and surprised to find that on 4th jan 2015 we are due to play our 30th league game of the season,weather and cup runs permitting of course.Half term may be a lot earlier in the conference it seems. I imagine they presume more games will be called off over the winter months due to poorer pitches and therefore try and cram in as many games in the tropical months of september to november, or to cover non league teams who progress in the FA cup and FA trophy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2014 13:38:40 GMT
Just checked the fixtures and surprised to find that on 4th jan 2015 we are due to play our 30th league game of the season,weather and cup runs permitting of course.Half term may be a lot earlier in the conference it seems. I imagine they presume more games will be called off over the winter months due to poorer pitches and therefore try and cram in as many games in the tropical months of september to november, or to cover non league teams who progress in the FA cup and FA trophy. Pretty much it, especially with the Trophy taking preciedent over the league. The Southern League do no organise any midweek games after Christmas, it's kept aside for rearranged fixtures.
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Bridgeman
Alfie Biggs
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Post by Bridgeman on Sept 29, 2014 20:25:33 GMT
Same as always here from day one, good tactician, positive attitude, knows the game inside out, worked players contracts and signing ethos smartly, ignored the growing amount of morons we now have at our club thinking 7/8 games is all you should get before getting the sack if you're not winning every game. An excellent start under a board of directors that have no idea, very impressed and convinced he will manage in the league, hopefully with us and a professional set up off the pitch. I don't think anyone can say he's been a good tactician from day one and he certainly didn't start off looking like he knows the game inside out. I'd doubt that even now. We're on a good run fair play to him. Good for us, good for the players, good for the club but our football is still scrappy - he even says it himself. If only we'd started playing this type of scrappy football earlier on last season we might have avoided relegation ?
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Peter Beadle
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Post by LJG on Sept 29, 2014 22:13:38 GMT
I don't think anyone can say he's been a good tactician from day one and he certainly didn't start off looking like he knows the game inside out. I'd doubt that even now. We're on a good run fair play to him. Good for us, good for the players, good for the club but our football is still scrappy - he even says it himself. If only we'd started playing this type of scrappy football earlier on last season we might have avoided relegation ? Perhaps. Ask DC I'm just repeating him.
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Post by singupgas on Sept 29, 2014 23:34:35 GMT
He used to be Sh*te but now hes alright, walking in a Darrell Clarke wonderland...
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LincsBlue
Predictions League
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Post by LincsBlue on Sept 30, 2014 0:42:52 GMT
November 29th will be our 23rd league fixture (Welling at home)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 23:13:14 GMT
Same as always here from day one, good tactician, positive attitude, knows the game inside out, worked players contracts and signing ethos smartly, ignored the growing amount of morons we now have at our club thinking 7/8 games is all you should get before getting the sack if you're not winning every game. An excellent start under a board of directors that have no idea, very impressed and convinced he will manage in the league, hopefully with us and a professional set up off the pitch. I don't think anyone can say he's been a good tactician from day one and he certainly didn't start off looking like he knows the game inside out. I'd doubt that even now. We're on a good run fair play to him. Good for us, good for the players, good for the club but our football is still scrappy - he even says it himself. [b He is a young manager working under crowds 5 times the size of what he was with Salisbury, he has to keep his team focused when large parts of the crowd groan when a ball goes out of play, he has no support from above. He goes after points week in week out, we are in the vanarama conference with a club run by Gerry Cottles circus and a budget that does not compete with the likes of Eastleigh, - will take scrappy football all season as this is what this league is about and especially if this scrappy run of form continues as it has been recently.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 2:32:26 GMT
I was really skeptical after the first couple of games but I guess he had assembled a largely new team and they didn't have much real match experience, I think maybe the team has gelled more since, I think/hope players have realised they can't just show up at any of the teams in this league and expect an easy game, we need to always be on top form. I just hope it continues now and the recent success doesn't go to anyone's head and then standards slip. Things can change quite quickly though as we know from last season. I'd like to think we'll at least get to the playoffs now. Problem is, I guess we could have several good seasons, make the playoffs every time, but lose out on promotion, three or four years in the conference might have a longer term and more damaging effect on the clubs finances and level of support. Does anyone know what kind of gates Luton got before they ended up in the conference and what they get today? Be interesting to know if they have recovered.
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Peter Beadle
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Post by LJG on Oct 1, 2014 8:31:27 GMT
I don't think anyone can say he's been a good tactician from day one and he certainly didn't start off looking like he knows the game inside out. I'd doubt that even now. We're on a good run fair play to him. Good for us, good for the players, good for the club but our football is still scrappy - he even says it himself. [b He is a young manager working under crowds 5 times the size of what he was with Salisbury, he has to keep his team focused when large parts of the crowd groan when a ball goes out of play, he has no support from above. He goes after points week in week out, we are in the vanarama conference with a club run by Gerry Cottles circus and a budget that does not compete with the likes of Eastleigh, - will take scrappy football all season as this is what this league is about and especially if this scrappy run of form continues as it has been recently. Absolutely, long may it continue. But one still can't say he's a master tactician who knows the game inside out - that's just hyperbole.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 8:53:22 GMT
Last night was a coming of age for Clark, shrewd subs and tactics. Playing 4-3-2 without the ball and 3-4-2 with it was superb. In Brown has knows he has a player he can trust and Browner excelled last night under pressure. Cunnington at half time was a great sub, worked hard with Ellis and was great to see him interacting with the supporters at the end.
Great management.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 9:03:41 GMT
[b He is a young manager working under crowds 5 times the size of what he was with Salisbury, he has to keep his team focused when large parts of the crowd groan when a ball goes out of play, he has no support from above. He goes after points week in week out, we are in the vanarama conference with a club run by Gerry Cottles circus and a budget that does not compete with the likes of Eastleigh, - will take scrappy football all season as this is what this league is about and especially if this scrappy run of form continues as it has been recently. Absolutely, long may it continue. But one still can't say he's a master tactician who knows the game inside out - that's just hyperbole. Fair enough M'lud, we all have opinions that differ, it would be a dull world if we all agreed, I would expect any football manager to know the game inside out and have met some managers who manage 5 leagues below the conference who have incredible football brains, as for DC as a tactician he does exactly what JW was unable or unwilling to do and IMO is really starting to show that his tactics are helping to bring the points home, the spirit he has installed in this team is something not seen for many a year, credit also of course to Stewy, yatesy and the players themselves,as you say, 'long may it continue'.
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alwaysgas
Harry Bamford
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Post by alwaysgas on Oct 1, 2014 10:23:15 GMT
[b He is a young manager working under crowds 5 times the size of what he was with Salisbury, he has to keep his team focused when large parts of the crowd groan when a ball goes out of play, he has no support from above. He goes after points week in week out, we are in the vanarama conference with a club run by Gerry Cottles circus and a budget that does not compete with the likes of Eastleigh, - will take scrappy football all season as this is what this league is about and especially if this scrappy run of form continues as it has been recently. Absolutely, long may it continue. But one still can't say he's a master tactician who knows the game inside out - that's just hyperbole. I really would stop digging, if I was you. Clarke has played over 200 games in league1/league 2 plus he has played in the conference so he knows a fair bit more than us average fans. He and the team really sealed the deal with the fans last night and it was Darrell that told the players to come right the way over to the side at the end, although they didn't need much persuasion. The chanting of Darrell Clarke's barmy army, as he went back across the pitch, was genuine and heartfelt. I'm guessing that you didn't go last night and if you didn't I feel sorry for you, as it was definitely one of our Saint Crispin days.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Oct 1, 2014 10:31:54 GMT
one of our Saint Crispin days. Brilliant.
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LJG
Peter Beadle
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Post by LJG on Oct 1, 2014 11:42:53 GMT
Absolutely, long may it continue. But one still can't say he's a master tactician who knows the game inside out - that's just hyperbole. I really would stop digging, if I was you. Clarke has played over 200 games in league1/league 2 plus he has played in the conference so he knows a fair bit more than us average fans. He and the team really sealed the deal with the fans last night and it was Darrell that told the players to come right the way over to the side at the end, although they didn't need much persuasion. The chanting of Darrell Clarke's barmy army, as he went back across the pitch, was genuine and heartfelt. I'm guessing that you didn't go last night and if you didn't I feel sorry for you, as it was definitely one of our Saint Crispin days. I fail to see what my taking issue with someone's (clearly) hyperbolic description has got to do with how heartfelt or not the chanting was or whether or not I was there last night (I was with five of my nephews). But hey ho. Cheers.
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jqgas
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Post by jqgas on Oct 1, 2014 12:49:27 GMT
I was really skeptical after the first couple of games but I guess he had assembled a largely new team and they didn't have much real match experience, I think maybe the team has gelled more since, I think/hope players have realised they can't just show up at any of the teams in this league and expect an easy game, we need to always be on top form. I just hope it continues now and the recent success doesn't go to anyone's head and then standards slip. Things can change quite quickly though as we know from last season. I'd like to think we'll at least get to the playoffs now. Problem is, I guess we could have several good seasons, make the playoffs every time, but lose out on promotion, three or four years in the conference might have a longer term and more damaging effect on the clubs finances and level of support. Does anyone know what kind of gates Luton got before they ended up in the conference and what they get today? Be interesting to know if they have recovered. Grimsby Town are a better comparison - like us they got into a cycle of decline, flirted with relegation for a few seasons then finally dropped. Their last season in League 2 was 2009-10 so they're now into their fifth season in non-league. Their average attendances are: 2009-10 4428 Relegated from Div 2 2010-11 3072 2011-12 3308 2012-13 3813 Beaten in play-off semis 2013-14 3567 Beaten in play-off semis 2014-15 3509
Bottom line is that, despite two fairly successful seasons, they've lost an average of around 1000 fans - over 20% of their home support. As you point out, the consequences of a prolonged spell at this level could be very damaging - we're down 700+ on last season's average thus far.
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