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The B-Ark / Re: New Players

« on: November 20, 2023, 03:04:55 PM »

Quote from: scottbufc on November 19, 2023, 10:37:54 PM

I'd be 100% for Elliott coming back. Generally speaking the fans loved him, even if he's only here from now til the seasons end but bangs in 15-20 goals and gets us in the play-offs or even the top 3 nobody is moaning with that are they?!

I think we'd need help from Scunny to cover half/most of his wages...

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

« on: November 15, 2023, 12:11:10 PM »

Ashley Jackson, Scarborough to Gainsborough

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

« on: November 15, 2023, 10:08:47 AM »

Jordon Crawford is now at Harborough Town

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The B-Ark / Re: Peterborough Sports (A)

« on: November 15, 2023, 10:08:27 AM »

Quote from: Pete Brooksbank on November 14, 2023, 09:59:53 PM

Mills is always going to be a big miss

Kinda forgot he wasn't playing until now. Dylan Hill ran his socks off, I think wing-back is the perfect position for him with his energy and speed.

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The B-Ark / Re: GYASI

« on: November 11, 2023, 07:51:27 PM »

Quote from: Pete Brooksbank on November 10, 2023, 06:13:53 PM

Isn't very good
Scores
Shushes the Town End
Isn't very good again
Vanishes without trace
Sent on loan to top of the league... for a month

Given up trying to work out what's going on tbh

On the bench, loses at home to Banbury...

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The B-Ark / Re: Sam McLintock departs

« on: November 06, 2023, 01:34:10 PM »

Quote from: lonegunman on November 05, 2023, 08:03:03 AM

I can see a few more leaving yet.
Did they try and get Billy Chadwick back on loan from Stockport, he's on loan at Gateshead and not getting game time.

We can't get him until at least January, as he's on a long term loan from an EFL club (can only be ended in a transfer window).

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The B-Ark / Re: Worse than last season?

« on: October 20, 2023, 07:25:47 PM »

Quote from: Pete B on October 20, 2023, 01:55:09 PM

Quote from: Pilgrim86 on October 20, 2023, 12:55:41 PM
Quote from: baldfinn on October 17, 2023, 08:03:10 PM
Are we ? Thinking about Shiels , Platt , Pollock and Chadwick
Shiels - average and injury prone. His greatest asset was his leadership.
Platt - wasn't matching his previous seasons. Also became injury prone, and slow.
Pollock - was awful at the beginning with a few mistakes, improved greatly over the season. Would've suited this season's squad.
Chadwick - not our player, clearly was playing below his level (and should be getting regular football this season). Knowles is similar in style, but not quite at his level - yet.

Yeah, pretty spot on.

Pollock would have fit this team wonderfully but he clearly wanted out and if a player wants to leave then just get rid.

As for Chadwick, he's currently at Gateshead but not making their starting XI that often and is being used mainly being used off the bench, but I imagine Gateshead is a tough team to crack into (which does make me wonder why Stockport bothered sending him there instead of, say, back to us - but hey ho!).

Williamson has left Gateshead to go to MK so a new manager may see his worth...

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The B-Ark / Re: Worse than last season?

« on: October 20, 2023, 12:55:41 PM »

Quote from: baldfinn on October 17, 2023, 08:03:10 PM

Are we ? Thinking about Shiels , Platt , Pollock and Chadwick

Shiels - average and injury prone. His greatest asset was his leadership.
Platt - wasn't matching his previous seasons. Also became injury prone, and slow.
Pollock - was awful at the beginning with a few mistakes, improved greatly over the season. Would've suited this season's squad.
Chadwick - not our player, clearly was playing below his level (and should be getting regular football this season). Knowles is similar in style, but not quite at his level - yet.

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The B-Ark / Re: v Worksop

« on: October 20, 2023, 12:52:25 PM »

Fair enough - forgot about the increase in games!

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The B-Ark / Re: v Worksop

« on: October 16, 2023, 01:28:11 PM »

Quote from: noughtyforties on October 16, 2023, 10:05:32 AM

We were told in no uncertain terms the new ground would be a game changer; as far as I can see its just a case of The Emperors New Clothes.

It probably didn't help that it opened during the pandemic. We could hardly hit the ground running at the time, with all the uncertainty over seasons being incomplete and/or ending early.

We stumbled into the play offs in the first full season with fans, losing out in the final. The next season was a horror show for several month, after the shocking recruitment in the summer - when you'd think we were in prime position to move forward, and go one better in the play offs. Weirdly, we only got 1 more point at home in the play off season, that the one where we fought relegation for most of it. The division got harder, too, as Gloucester got into the play offs with 68 points (compared to our 63 the year before).

It was clear last year that Culverhouse was struggling to bring in the players he wanted, and therefore relied on young loan players (who would be taught how to play football by their parent clubs) to plug the gaps in quality. We seemed to the change formations, too - using 3/4/5 at the back.

This year it's been a blank canvas and the senior players brought in are better than last season's players. Unfortunately, we lack depth at both ends of the pitch which means we either have a different back 4 each week or struggle with a plan B (wingers) when things aren't quite working out - this has affected away games more than home. The football is 100% better than 12 months ago, and IC takes the credit for this. However, we can't just go into every game with the same plan, especially away, expecting to win. The Alfreton game was a perfect example of this.

We're now using (cheap?) U23s to plug the gaps where we used U23s from EFL clubs before. They are our players so it allows more flexibility, more coaching and more familiarity within the squad. This should see long term benefits, it may even see us have a really strong 2nd half of the season. Dylan Hill is the 1 U23 that has already forced himself into the team (and Tyler Knowles), albeit out of position due to injuries. The other U23s might be disappointed not to get many minutes, espically Wilson (he's injured too now).

If anyone was expecting the new hybrid model to translate into immediate results, then they've been disappointed - especially away from the JCS. We have the solid base of 4 wins out of 5 at home. The season is nowhere near a disaster, though. The minimum we could ask for this season is comfort away from the bottom and we're getting that. We need to cement a top half place and then kick on towards the play offs. 3 homes games in a week coming up should help...

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