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The B-Ark / Re: Rochdale tonight

« on: March 19, 2025, 09:20:56 AM »

Great result and performance against a very tidy footballing side who lacked a little firepower until we started to tire in the last 20 mins.

Faultless effort from everyone and if people didn’t believe before, they do now

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The B-Ark / Rochdale tonight

« on: March 18, 2025, 09:56:52 AM »

I’m up in Leeds for work today and tomorrow so thought I would use my evening to go across to Rochdale. Is there anyone else making their way from Leeds by train tonight and where is decent for a pint pre match in Rochdale?

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The B-Ark / Re: Next games

« on: February 25, 2025, 09:23:14 AM »

Given the performance on Saturday vs the performance last Tuesday, maybe having 4 of them away isn’t a bad thing

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The B-Ark / Re: FA trophy draw

« on: December 14, 2024, 09:04:42 PM »

I hear the polar express on the Seaton Tramway is good.

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The B-Ark / Re: Oldham tickets

« on: November 27, 2024, 02:11:33 PM »

That seems a bit strong Pete, they have picked points up against higher placed teams than us (not many I grant you).

The problems this year lie in recruitment (and retention) but it is unlikely to just be budget although likely linked as I don’t think the hybrid system allows us to attract the required players at this level when there are so many full time sides and our location compared to others is also a significant stumbling block(especially if we can’t offer more money to compensate that).

A tough January to right that wrong (if possible) but not overspend so that we are ruined for the next 5-10 years

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The B-Ark / Re: Prediction League - Oldham Athletic vs Boston United

« on: November 26, 2024, 07:06:31 PM »

Oldham 1-1 Boston
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The B-Ark / Re: Prediction League - Boston United vs Braintree Town

« on: November 23, 2024, 02:29:33 PM »

Boston 1-1 Braintree
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The B-Ark / Re: Woking away..

« on: November 17, 2024, 08:59:50 AM »

I’ve responded to a post on the Facebook group by saying this and it applies here as well (please feel free to correct maths if it is incorrect though)

We will need 1.4 points per game to get to 50 (team in 20th is likely to get to that as their current ppg is only a couple of points short of that).

If we were to have got 1.4 ppg last year for the season in National League we would have got 64 points and been 9th.

Can we go from the 23rd best team to the 9th best immediately and for the whole of the rest of the season because unless we do we will be down? (I don’t think we can and unless the chairman thought we could then there’s no point throwing money at this year and to save it for a good crack at bouncing back in a tough league next year, particularly if Macclesfield come up)

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The B-Ark / Re: Prediction League - Woking vs Boston United

« on: November 16, 2024, 10:16:05 AM »

Woking 1-1 Boston
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The B-Ark / Re: Prediction League - Boston United vs Dagenham and Redbridge

« on: November 08, 2024, 12:11:03 PM »

Boston 0-3 Dagenham
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The B-Ark / Re: Cully sacked

« on: October 29, 2024, 09:15:50 AM »

It’s the 2 week break that has done it. Had we beaten Gainsborough and been in the cup this weekend then think he would still be here, not only from the lack of gap but the result may have had a knock on effect of confidence to get something from the 2 home games that followed.

I think he was looking tired and running low on ideas to try to make it work. If he had been given time then I would have been behind that as he had credit from last year but fully understand the reason for the change now. If we didn’t change now then any change would have been too late and we may as well have started preparing by for NLN football at Cmas. But the chairman has shown ambition by wanting to make a change to give us a chance to stay up and we need to support whoever is next in the hot seat

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The B-Ark / Re: Prediction League - Eastleigh vs Boston United

« on: October 24, 2024, 01:10:53 PM »

Eastleigh 3-0 Boston
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The B-Ark / Re: Fylde

« on: October 24, 2024, 01:10:05 PM »

Not surprised and we could see this coming from the summer recruitment, the finishing position last year and the history of promoted teams.

The fact that the chairman has said in programme notes means that there was budget to spend and we didn’t spend it and that budget must have been 1 of the lowest in the league. Why wasn’t it spent? Did we try to do things on the cheap or could we not get the players in (location, salary, hybrid rather than full time or part time?). If we couldn’t get the players in then I doubt we are in a better position now to attract the required quality to even fight to stay up.

We are now 6 adrift, on a ppg we won’t get to 30 points let alone 50, not won at home this season (I’ll ignore the 200 days as that includes nearly half of that time not playing a competitive game at home) and have nothing on the horizon to suggest things will improve as this squad looks at best mid table in the league below!

I started the season with a 5th from bottom is an achievement to aim for and enjoy the season. However now we are in it and getting turned over every week, it’s not enjoyable even with low expectations

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The B-Ark / Re: Prediction League - Boston United vs AFC Fylde

« on: October 23, 2024, 01:06:10 PM »

Boston 0-2 Fylde
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The B-Ark / Re: Prediction League - Boston United vs FC Halifax Town

« on: October 18, 2024, 09:28:57 PM »

Boston 0-3 Halifax
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