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I don't think Clarke is a bad option at all at right back. Keogh has probably been our best player this season at centre back and Christie has probably been our best youngster. He has seemed to tire a little of late (mentally, physically, couple of errors), so competition will be good. I think...

"I can't remember Block 15, singing # he's got some hair and we dont care# at any stage" Indeed. I remember Aidy Boothroyd's name being chanted by the smallish following away at Leicester last season when we took the lead and I leaned across to my mate, looked around and said 'Alright, that's a...

I'm reliably informed that the biggest factor in Boothroyd being sacked was the impression (whispered or otherwise) that he had lost the dressing room. I was disappointed when we got him, although slightly heartened following a good start to the season (everyone loves a lofty League position)...

It has been said before, on this thread and elsewhere, that this 'Thorn to stay / be sacked' debate has zero real relevance. Thorn was promoted from Chief Scout to his first managerial position and given the post for a year (as far as I'm aware). I would be shocked to learn that there are more...

Unlike the notion that this is only relevant on a forum as our board will not replace Thorn who is cheap and on a short term contract. I think the accusations levelled at fans who are behind Thorn are a little harsh. No one has claimed that he is invincible, that he gets nothing wrong, that he...

'His attitude on the pitch is every bit as bad as Eastwood, incredibly lazy and lackadaisical, and he doesn't have his technical ability or touch' You say you watched him like a hawk, but sound a little like you have an axe to grind. Or maybe that level of reflection meaned you picked up on...

The time was more than right to let Doyle go, he just about has found his level in League 1 and was nowhere near talented enough in my view to continue being a midfield main stay for us. Mifsud lost what he had when his head went. McIndoe was generally useless. Tabb was a cracking little player...

I'm not sure Andy Thorn is 50% responsible for our current predicament. I would place the majority of blame on the board (from a purely footballing perspective, our bargain basement team is getting found out), followed by the playing staff (i.e. experienced first team players not stepping up to...

You could add an unfit Freddie Eastwood to that list too. We were and are sadly lacking up front. ROD was free and Platt cost £25k, rising to £50k with appearances and goals. You started this thread by saying our squad is good enough to stay up and then went on to list three of our five strikers...

I think we will keep Thorn until the end of the season. He is the cheapest option and (no) money talks with our board. The only scenario in which I think he will leave is if we are a number of points adrift at the bottom of the league, which is not the case... yet. After managing in the...

I was at Donny and Juke did have an off day. I wouldn't say he looked particularly knackered, just didn't get the rub of the green or make as much of a nuisance of himself as he usually does. Not a performance warranting only a place on the bench for Tuesday. I'd also say Cameron had a good game...

When Deegan came on, we were more like 4-4-2. The diamond looked sadly lacking, hasn't really done the trick all season. Counting on Christie and Hussey to be our flair link players has not paid a goal dividend. The truth of the matter is that the players who are supposed to be comfortable on...

Wasn't a great game. Murphy was vocal, blameless for the goal as I saw it and made a couple of decent saves. Christie didn't offer much, Hussey went off. Needed to change to something more like 4-4-2 earlier as we had a fair amount of the ball, just didn't do much with it. Juke had an off day...

I like this, despite the sexism (Hoffman's Mum goes to every home game with his Dad)! And I'm not sure about the semantics of 'Hoff was never involved with the bid', but I guess you mean directly and financially.

Our opinions count for little with our incumbent board, so Thorn will not be going anywhere as he remains the cheapest option (other than, perhaps, Carsley which I think most would accept would be a real knee jerk reaction at this stage of the season without a true and realistic thought...

On current form, he would appear to be a League 1 player. He did exceptionally well at Stockport and brought a little bit of excitement on arrival with his ball retention skills and almost Adebola-esque dribbles (slow, but keep ball). Since then, he has been poor and lost the confidence to take...

I have, unfortunately. My line up was made under the assumption they have their best ever game of football since childhood. Anything else, I would drag them off after 60 minutes at the most, ignoring them as they vacate the pitch and then leaving them behind in Donny as the coach departed.

It's a tricky one, the addition of Sheffers or Baker doesn't exactly excite either! I couldn't go on Saturday, although I will be at Donny, and it sounds like there is the need for a change. Let's be proactive, have a good week in training, and turn over a team around us at their own place. Get...

And I know that Bell / McSheffrey / Baker at the tip of a diamond is rarely the answer. I can just see your five across the middle meaning our front two would be cut adrift in a fair proportion of fixtures.

A midfield 5 of Hussey, Thomas, Clingan, Deegan and Christie has a defensive feel to it, though. True, Hussey and Christie both push on and you are not asking anyone to do anything that they are not comfortable with. But you are banking on MaccyDs and Jukebox to make their own chances, in...