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

« on: November 10, 2023, 03:27:26 PM »

Pilgrims 2 Hereford 4  (1503)

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The B-Ark / Re: Still counting

« on: November 07, 2023, 10:15:45 PM »

That was absolutely dreadful.

Oh come on Pete there must be a better adjective to describe that performance. I played on that pitch 52 years ago and it was better then than it is now, however, there can be no excuses for the pathetic performance we have just witnessed. Sorry to say that I feel the money I have raised for the club plus the cost of my season ticket and parking looks as though it has been in vain. The chairman needs to smell the coffee and soon or the supporters will call it quits. BUSA are working their socks off to raise money for the club but they must be so disappointed that all that work appears at the moment to be for nothing, I don't understand why they are trying to raise thousands to pay for the under 21 squad which appears to be a waste of time and money. Something has to change and soon or we will all lose our love for the club.  UTP

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

« on: November 04, 2023, 08:28:14 PM »

Farsley 1 Pilgrims 1  (405)

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

« on: October 28, 2023, 08:31:22 PM »

Pilgrims 1  Scunthorpe 0   (2212)

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

« on: October 26, 2023, 03:02:45 PM »

Pilgrims 4 Gloucester 1  ( 1444 )

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The B-Ark / Re: V Banbury

« on: October 25, 2023, 12:27:19 PM »

Having also slept on it, I’m broadly in agreement with you David. It was very strange listening to the post-match interviews. Going off Cully’s interview with Craig and Dale and what the commentary team had said during the game itself, I felt like I was being gaslighted– where were all these supposed gilt-edged chances that we spurned? I certainly never felt like we should have been 3 or 4 nil up by half time, so all the talk of “we didn’t put the game to bed” felt a bit off to me. We played okay in patches, but we’ve been saying “we played well in patches” all season and we’re 17th – it’s simply not good enough.

My concerns started last night when the team was announced – I’ve obviously learned the harsh way not to tweet these thoughts out because they often result in my public humiliation, but when I saw the team sheet yesterday I text Dunc and said chucking Sephton in to start seemed slightly desperate given his long injury layoff, and lo and behold by the time he’d run out of gas he’d made two big mistakes in the space of a few seconds and Banbury had scored. This brings us back yet again to the abject lack of squad depth because in any other season Sephton – a fine player – would be eased back in more gently than lobbed into the mix because our options are so thin.

Everything was just so flat and at no point did I ever really feel like Boston were capable of standing up to Banbury in the latter stages, they were working harder than us and their game management – something we’ve got really bad at over several managers now – was exemplary. They’re not a brilliant team but they worked hard and made us look very ordinary. No wonder there were boos at the final whistle.

The fact is that hybrid hasn’t thus far brought any benefits and while I wasn’t expecting immediate results from a brand-new system, all the evidence so far is pointing to it never working out because we can’t afford to do it properly, at least not until the south stand is online with its gym/sports hall revenue. So either we bite the bullet and increase the budget somehow or we start asking serious questions about the club’s ability to sustain hybrid until that stand is built.

We’re at least three experienced players short of a ‘proper’ squad, and you could argue that’s an underestimate. The u23s are already being utilised to fill out the squad and with a couple of rare exceptions loans have historically proven to be an unsatisfactory way of padding the gaps. What’s incredibly frustrating as a fan is that Cully doesn’t seem to want to admit he’s only got three quarters of a squad, and when a manager refuses to acknowledge basic facts we can all see then you start to wonder if he’s on the same page as the rest of us…
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Agree with all you have said Pete just a word about the hybrid system, I agree at the moment it is not working and I noticed a poster being displayed on the concourses by BUSA which amongst other things they were trying to raise £25,000 towards the costs of the under 23s team which seems strange to me as I would have expected that funding to have been in this seasons club budget, this is not a pop at BUSA they are dedicated fans working hard for the club but it does seem to me that this and the hybrid system have been mis calculated. Get back to part time and get players who want to play here for the right reasons not kids who now think they top full time pro's.  UTP

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The B-Ark / Re: V Banbury

« on: October 24, 2023, 10:47:56 PM »

What an absolutely pathetic disgraceful exhibition. Not just the forwards, we have no midfield ball winners or ball players, the manager makes a big thing about possession football but goodness knows where that was tonight. We keep being shown videos of skills practise at training sessions well I say stop that crap and get some fitness training done, they don't seem to last over half an hour before they are flagging. I am sorry to say that the manager seems to be taking us down and I really see no glimmer of hope that this will change in the near future but something will have to change very quickly. I hate writing something like this as I love the club and will always support it but I don't think I am the only one who feels this way.  UTP

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

« on: October 21, 2023, 06:15:54 PM »

Pilgrims 3 Banbury 2 ( 1202 )

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The B-Ark / Re: Match off

« on: October 21, 2023, 06:14:41 PM »

Will never forgive them for previous postponements both home and particularly at York Street, said I would never go there and put money in their pockkets and never will.

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

« on: October 19, 2023, 11:37:23 PM »

Spennymoor 2  Pilgrims 1   (1112)

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The B-Ark / Re: Prediction League - Worksop Town vs Boston United in the Emirates FA Cup

« on: October 10, 2023, 02:51:35 PM »

Worksop 1  Pilgrims 2   ( 727)

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The B-Ark / Re: Fans' forum

« on: October 04, 2023, 02:59:30 PM »

Bloody marvelous the very day we fly away on holiday.  UTP

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The B-Ark / Re: FA Cup 4QR

« on: October 04, 2023, 08:38:06 AM »

Almost unbelievable 5 - 0 result So clearly Worksop is going to be dificult however we couldn't have asked for more than playing a lower league team if drawn away. UTP

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The B-Ark / Re: FA Cup 4QR

« on: October 02, 2023, 03:43:16 PM »

Will be in sunnier climes on the 14th so a draw will do me with whoever we play.

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The B-Ark / Re: Rushall Olympic

« on: October 01, 2023, 10:10:52 AM »

 Indeed Mick we had a good day but how disappointing a crowd of just over 400 and as you say the majority being from Boston (how do these teams survive and compete ?) Not the most thrilling of games but I supose it really is all about the result in cup games and was a very good result. Yet again I thought our defence was first class and it looked as though at last we have come to terms with dealing with the long throw. Can't be at the next two games so I hope like you we get an easy home draw so I will be able to see us in the first round proper. Yet again a fabulous away day on Micks bus and good to link up with the fans on the BUSA bus at the game.  UTP