Pilgrims' Patter
The Forum => The B-Ark => Topic started by: oxo on November 18, 2023, 09:23:11 PM
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Well there it was for all to see, so short on personel when young Wilson leaves the field with what looked like a dislocated shoulder we replace him with a young fullback to play as a lone striker. Perhaps it is as well we are out of this competition if this how desperate we are for players, this is not having a pop at the young fellow who gave his all. For crying out loud lets have some players in the fans deserve much better. UTP.
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All we need now is someone like Skegness to knock us out of the Lincs Cup and for the 3rd season in a row we have been knocked out of all 3 Cup competitions by lower league opposition. Shambolic.
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I think you can guarantee that is what will happen. I wonder who put the curse on us in regards of games!!
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I am struggling to listen to interviews anymore. It’s as if the game didn’t matter , no centre forwards on the pitch after the injury for crying out loud. Yes the manager had to back all players during the interview but once again out of both cups to lower league teams is not good enough for me. Rant over.
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Shameful! 'Nuff said.
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Does anyone know what's happened to Finlay Thorndike? He seems to have gone AWOL.
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Gone back to Birmingham I think.
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Thorndike's gone back to Birmingham. Of course, this was only revealed in the programme by *the chairman* long after it had happened, and not once was Cully asked the question in several interviews by BBC Radio Lincs.
Newton said he'd returned because he wasn't breaking into the team - but didn't elaborate. Which is exactly why you need someone to ask, well.... why? If we're so short of numbers, why did we bring in a loan player like Thorndike only to decide he wasn't good enough? What happened? Was the scouting poor? Was he not putting shifts in at training? Could he not commit to the travelling? Is the money saved by his departure being reinvested into the squad?
Did anyone ask these questions? No. Of course they didn't.
The club's communication is frankly pathetic. The media coverage is somehow even worse. Yes, thank you BBC Lincs for covering the games, but when things aren't going well or players are AWOL you have to be comfortable asking the management some awkward questions, and clearly no-one at the station can be bothered. Absolutely useless.
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I couldn’t really understand Gyasi going to the top of the league team immediately before a home game either, leaving no attackers on the bench? Seemed bizarre or have I missed a club communication?
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I have heard Cully is notoriously hard to get along with. I got this information from an ex player, obviously I only got one side of the story
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Thorndike's gone back to Birmingham. Of course, this was only revealed in the programme by *the chairman* long after it had happened, and not once was Cully asked the question in several interviews by BBC Radio Lincs.
Newton said he'd returned because he wasn't breaking into the team - but didn't elaborate. Which is exactly why you need someone to ask, well.... why? If we're so short of numbers, why did we bring in a loan player like Thorndike only to decide he wasn't good enough? What happened? Was the scouting poor? Was he not putting shifts in at training? Could he not commit to the travelling? Is the money saved by his departure being reinvested into the squad?
Did anyone ask these questions? No. Of course they didn't.
The club's communication is frankly pathetic. The media coverage is somehow even worse. Yes, thank you BBC Lincs for covering the games, but when things aren't going well or players are AWOL you have to be comfortable asking the management some awkward questions, and clearly no-one at the station can be bothered. Absolutely useless.
Point well made Pete, I have been critical of the terrible communication from the club and got a bit of stick for it. Then it is revealed BUSA have provided at great expense wonderful new technical equipment video cameras etc which will lead to improvements in those communications. I would have been happy with that investment but it has not done what I believe it was donated for, certainly nothing produced involving the management team updating us on the general situation regarding training , injuries etc. All there has been is filming of the players answering stupid insignificant questions as you say Peter nobody seems willing to ask relevant questions. UTP.
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I have to agree that communication is very poor. We get very little idea of how injured players are faring and whether (or when) they are likely to be fit. I only knew that Bostwick and Richards were suspended for the Peterborough Sports game through other channels - it did not appear as far as I'm aware on the website. When players 'disappear' or aren't in the squad we usually have no idea why. We really are interested in what is going on at our club!
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Part of the poor communication may be down to trying not to give useful information to the opposition. If they know key players are out injured or suspended or have left then they can adjust their game plans accordingly.
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Part of the poor communication may be down to trying not to give useful information to the opposition. If they know key players are out injured or suspended or have left then they can adjust their game plans accordingly.
Fair point. The "match preview" tells you nothing! Unlike Sleaford Town's, which John Steinbeck would have been proud of. OK, slight exaggeration.
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Am I missing something?? Why has the only fit forward gone out on loan. Do we have no recall for him?
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Thanks for the feedback to my query about Finlay Thorndyke. I, for one, am sorry to see him go. I realise that he could be "muscled" off the ball a bit too easily, but he had a genuine attacking mind-set going forward, and that is what we are desperately short of. I will not be surprised if he surfaces somewhere else and makes a name for himself.
UTP
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Am I missing something?? Why has the only fit forward gone out on loan. Do we have no recall for him?
Because he wanted to leave, after being stuck on the bench. Can't recall in the first 28 days.
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Part of the poor communication may be down to trying not to give useful information to the opposition. If they know key players are out injured or suspended or have left then they can adjust their game plans accordingly.
This has been mentioned before and while I'm not after us giving away any trade secrets, I think under previous managers we were at least afforded the courtesy of knowing whether players were still around. The silence about Gyasi and McLintock just meant fans were left guessing. When results go awry and the management are whining about being short of numbers, I think asking why we've cut players loose before we have replacements lined up is a reasonable question.
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100% agree. McLintock was in the stadium watching at least one game. Was he injured or out of favour? Would be good to know..
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Out of favour.
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I have to agree that communication is very poor. We get very little idea of how injured players are faring and whether (or when) they are likely to be fit. I only knew that Bostwick and Richards were suspended for the Peterborough Sports game through other channels - it did not appear as far as I'm aware on the website. When players 'disappear' or aren't in the squad we usually have no idea why. We really are interested in what is going on at our club!
That wonderful technology BUSA provided has been used for pathetic and pointless Tik Tok video's that add nothing to the general air of frustration around the club.
The club really is totally disconnected from the support base at the moment.
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do other clubs tell fans exactly what every player is like at training? what they're experiencing off field in private lives? how they "fit in" with the rest of the squad??
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My kids like the tik tok videos!
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That wonderful technology BUSA provided has been used for pathetic and pointless Tik Tok video's that add nothing to the general air of frustration around the club.
They aren't aimed at you, but for the teenagers who never put their phone down. They bring the players closer to the younger fans.
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That wonderful technology BUSA provided has been used for pathetic and pointless Tik Tok video's that add nothing to the general air of frustration around the club.
They aren't aimed at you, but for the teenagers who never put their phone down. They bring the players closer to the younger fans.
Ah, thanks for that Scott, that'll be the same players that jump ship for a tenner a week elsewhere then........what great models to learn from eh?
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As of today, BUFC are now National League whereas Coalville have pulled out of senior men's football after a mid-table finish...
https://www.coalvilletownfc.co.uk/news/club-statement---chairman-steps-down