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They kept targeting Haynes, yet, if you look at their first three goals, McDonald loses a header every time: — first goal, McDonald gets beat to the ball, it’s nodded down to Rhead — second goal, their player flicks it on to Palmer, who absolutely skins Grimmer for an easy finish. McDonald lost...

Compared to his defending colleagues, what did he do that was so ‘abysmal?’

I actually thought we edged the first half, but, Lincoln dominated the second. They sat back, countered and I think the game was won by about 75m. I had quite a good view of the penalty shout, and I’m not 100% sure. McNulty and JCH were going down in the slightest of contact and I think Biamou...

It’s unbelievable how much of a free pass the other defenders get compared to Haynes. For if anyone rewatched the goals on the highlights, to rate Grimmer or McDonald higher in either the Yeovil or Lincoln matches, frankly, is blind. Burge, 6 - couldn’t really do anything about the goals due to...

- Taking Haynes off for Reid would be dumb. Shipley is not cut out to play the full back role Haynes plays, Reid at LB, I refer to Yeovil game. - I think Reid probably should’ve been brought on, but either a CM gets taken off or McNulty - leaving us with 2 against 3 and exacerbating the exposure...

Ok, but from that I deduct that you’d have kept the system the same... so what changes would you have actually made to the system then? You say we need ‘pace’, where is that coming from? We can’t make any transfers and we don’t have two wingers. Vincenti/DKE aren’t really worth dropping Kelly...

Tbh, he’s being targeted a bit unfairly, he did his bit on the left, and considering Rhead was bullying McDonald and Willis, is it really a surprise when he beat Haynes a few times. I think our defending in the centres has completely broke down lately - Stevenage were so poor against us, but...

That means Davies is back in the fold. Who is probably the most unluckiest of our players this season because every time he looks as if he’s establishing himself as a 1st choice, he get injured. I can see us signing a big gnarly CB who’s a threat aerially — it just about sums us up that a...

What would you do? It’s all well and good moaning for the sake of it. Your options are: - Bayliss RM in a 4-4-2 - Vincenti/DKE in a 4-4-2 - so Kelly or Bayliss miss out - Shipley or Reid on the right - they aren’t JJ - Play this weird 4-3-3 with McNulty our wide because the way our full backs...

I thought Haynes played alright, he put in some good tackles, in that respect, one of the better performances I’ve seen him in. However, they targeted both Grimmer and Haynes with diagonal direct balls. But Rhead and Palmer bullied our defence. I want to know what an earth has happened to this...

So we’re in the playoffs, with season ending injuries to two key players, and you’re calling for the manager’s head? I can’t really see what other options MR has really got? We have no right winger or right footed midfielder so we’ve had to move to a weird 4-3-3 type formation which I think...

The winner of this fixture more or less guarantees a playoff spot and I agree, it is a 'big game'. That said, a draw suits both teams well so common sense tells me (when it comes to CCFC my common sense goes out the window) that this will end in a draw. With Cheltenham and Morecambe left to...

I just don't get why you'd think Davies is an option over Willis - given recent form, McDonald's place is slightly better than precarious. His mistake v Stevenage was a very poor goal to give away. As for the Yeovil game, the whole defence broke down, but, I felt his defending was poor for goals...

Rather strange comment to make about McDonald after he’s made a few howlers in the last 2 home games. Willis is head and shoulders our best defender. For me, Bayliss in for JP and either Reid or Shipley on the wing. I fancy us for a 2-1 win.

Very flippant response. You draw the exaggerated comparison to Messi, but when a few other managers, namely Dan Crowley at Lincoln rated Jodi Jones Jones as one of the best players in the league. To have a player who’s one of the best players in the division injured for over half the season...

I think its crazy talk. We can all about the occasions where lost to the likes, of Yeovil x2, Morecambe, Newport and FGR x2, but the same applies to other teams around us. Some of these games are deceptively difficult games for a team that is unknown to L2 in the modern game. I'm not arguing...

Why are you 'pissed off' we haven't reached autos? Our best player has been injured since game 19, and I'm convinced Andreu would've been a key player had he also done his ACL. It'd be like taking out Billy Kee of Accrington or Akinfenwa from Wycombe. Take fixtures like Notts County, Exeter...

Just a guess, but if he’s an important player for them, their line of thinking will be to get him available for us. From their point of view, I’d say a win against us is more important than Accrington or Yeovil (their remaining fixtures). They win against us and they’re 6pts ahead of Mansfield...

Some drunken idiot sat in front of me was like 'for fuck sake Burge!' followed be 'he's shit!', seemingly oblivious to the fact McDonald's very poor clearance was deflected to a striker for a 1v1... With football fans, the player you like can do no wrong, but the players you dislike can do no...

I love the optimism, but to say it's a long shot is putting it lightly. At this point, I'm happy with playoffs, whether we go up or not. We'll have a big platform to work off when our injured players are back. Then hopefully we'll bring in a few players that'll add quality.