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The B-Ark / Re: AFC Telford

« on: April 30, 2022, 10:46:15 PM »

Overall, a point today is OK. We are still in a play-off position. Monday evening's table could be very interesting. York play Fy£de and Chorley play Gateshead. 3 points against Gloucester is a must.
I'm not over-confident because I feel this season has not made me confident. However, if we have a chance of the play-offs, I will make the trek to Farsley.

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The B-Ark / Re: Fylde

« on: April 23, 2022, 11:12:28 PM »

I know a 3-1 loss today is bad news. But again a lot of the other results went our way. We are still 6th. Chorley are 5 points ahead with 3 games left, but their run-in is dodgy. The same applies to Kettering, York...etc...etc. My long distance telescope tells me we will need a draw at Farsley in the last fixture to make the play-offs. In which case, I will be there.

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The B-Ark / Re: Brackley

« on: April 19, 2022, 01:17:16 PM »

Honestly, I was dead chuffed with 0-0 at half-time! I thought if we could hang on for a point, that would be fantastic. Then we get a late winner! All the other results were near perfect as well.
Fy£de are next and I wonder if they will rest any players?

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The B-Ark / Re: Curzon Ashton

« on: April 10, 2022, 12:20:42 PM »

When I looked in the bathroom mirror this morning, I saw a large amount of egg on my face. Last week I was so fed up with our lack of finishing, I decided not to go to Ashton and save myself about £70.
Fast forward to yesterday and we're 3-o up inside 30 minutes, all 3 from open play! And before they had their first man sent off.
All the other results worked out nicely so we jumped from 10th to 6th. If we can get two draws from the Brackley and Fylde games and 10 points from the other 4 games, I think we'll make the play-offs.

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The B-Ark / Blyth[H]

« on: April 03, 2022, 12:06:36 AM »

It seems apathy has taken over. I'm not surprised. After the York win I thought things were looking up.WRONG. We were lucky to get away with 2-1 at Darlington[ no comments passed on this forum by people who went]. Today, as usual this season, in open play we couldn't score. In 3 hours this season against Blyth, we have managed a comical own-goal and an injury time equalizer at home. I had planned to go to Curzon next Saturday[overall cost £70+], but unless a radical improvement at Chorley happens, I won't bother.

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The B-Ark / Re: Guiseley

« on: March 13, 2022, 08:50:23 PM »

3 points away from home. Tasty. The next 7 games are 5 away and 2 at home . That will balance us up. 18 played at home, 18 away. We start at Alfreton on Tuesday. Can we get 3 points from Billy Heath? I dislike and admire him in equal portions.  One of the home games is Gateshead, which is bad news. I have pencilled in Curzon Ashton on April 9th for a day out. I posted a while ago we had a 50/50 chance of 6th or 7th place and I stand by that.

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The B-Ark / Re: Leamington

« on: March 05, 2022, 11:00:53 PM »

I have just watched the Paul Cox interview. I can GUARENTEE there will be a massive clear-out at the end of the season. He is a lousy actor. He does NOT rate this group of players. Of course he cannot come clean about this, DN would jump on him. I can only say, with some resignation, that next season will be better[World War 3 not withstanding].

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The B-Ark / Re: Where are they now?

« on: March 02, 2022, 02:08:56 PM »

Charley Sanders. According to the Letters Page of this week's NLP, Charley is still having disciplinary problems. He now plays for Bedford Town in the Southern Central Division One.  He has been sent off 3 times before the end of November. His latest recent transgression resulted in the match being abandoned and the police being involved. Even his own manger has labelled him a "liability". Despite all this, Bedford are top of their league!

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The B-Ark / Re: v Kiddy

« on: February 23, 2022, 12:47:58 PM »

I don't think anyone was surprised by the final scoreline last night. The stats are now P26 W11 D4 L11 GF40 GA40. That sums up the season so far. Average.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Abbott dump us to play for Grantham not so long ago?

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The B-Ark / Re: Next season

« on: February 20, 2022, 12:00:19 PM »

Paul Cook has inherited a very average squad.

Disagree. When he gets Tshimanga fit they'll be absolutely fine.
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My mistake. I officially became a Senior Citizen on Wednesday and I'm starting to mix people's names up. Paul Cook was the drummer with the Sex Pistols!

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The B-Ark / Re: Next season

« on: February 18, 2022, 10:26:30 PM »

Interesting times. Paul Cook has inherited a very average squad. Fact. We were kicked out of 3 Cup competitions by lower league outfits. I suspect he has dismissed hopes of promotion this season, though he would never say so publicly. He will give everyone the "once-over" and decide who stays and who goes. I suspect a lot will be leaving. I hope he "bloods " some youngsters along the way.

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The B-Ark / Re: Alfreton [HOME] 2022

« on: January 03, 2022, 02:08:24 PM »

A couple of months ago I posted that if Utd were not in a play-off position at New Year, CE should be dismissed. We are just hanging on to 7th spot, so I will not repeat my demand for his sacking.
I shall be truly amazed[and delighted] if we finish in the top 5. I give us a 50/50 chance of 6th or 7th place if the injury list clears up and the squad stays healthy.
We have now lost as many as we have won and our GD is rubbish. A large part of our "Goals For"have been penalties. We must improve.
The trains out of New St. are being cancelled all the time because of staff shortages, so my trip to Gloucester is looking iffy. I will check on Saturday morning though.

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The B-Ark / Alfreton [HOME] 2022

« on: January 02, 2022, 08:12:54 PM »

Three hours after the final whistle, and no posts?

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The B-Ark / Re: Kidderminster first goal

« on: December 14, 2021, 02:33:12 PM »

Kiddy are a full-time outfit. I can almost guarentee that they have specific "blocking" sessions in training. Sometimes the ref spots them, most times he doesn't.
As for the second goal, it vividly reminded me of Germany's goal against England in the 1990 World Cup. Didn't Shilton look a right mug when the ball dropped into the net! Our young goalie panicked a bit, but I'll bet he won't make the same mistake twice.
The overwhelming conclusion from the highlights was we should have been 3 goals up at half-time. Excellent goalkeeping and some poor finishing.

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The B-Ark / Re: Chorley

« on: November 19, 2021, 08:58:26 PM »

I'm with you Dipdodah. Everyone knows, as a fact, what Cloughie said about God and football. His early Forest teams played "switch-back football". The ball was passed on the deck, at speed, until the defence faced the lethal combination of John Robertson 1 on 1 with a very worried full-back. 8 times out of 10 Robertson jinked his way fee to deliver a killer cross. At our level, Leesley can do that job. No more hoof-ball.

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