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42 minutes ago, CongletonRam said:

Quite average actually, certainly not easy on the eye, which I'm beginning to think is the way to play if we want to get out of this league.

3-0 somewhat flatters us which seems to be par for the course recently, but can't complain. 3 more points towards the end goal and yet another confidence building result.

How does 3-0 flatter us?

It could quite easily have been 5 or 6.

23 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said:

He will always be our hero.  
 

But here we are: a 60% chance of staying in this godforsaken league for at least another season. And as each year goes by, our club’s stock falls lower. 
 

And even when we get back to the championship, is DC the man to lead us to the PL? Nope. Portsmouth, owned by a Disney billionaire, have a good chance of getting there. And they’ll be competing with other clubs owned by billionaires, some flying high on parachute payments. Truth is, Ryan Reynolds is more likely than us to see his team in the PL any time soon. (Or is it Netflix’s team?) 
 

DC needs NOW to employ a smart well-connected agent to prepare a detailed proposal for a sale and to quietly and selectively market it to football mad billionaires across the globe. With middling PL clubs now going for 100s of millions, many might fancy a roll of the dice with us. 
 

If he does that successfully,  he will go from hero to superhero. If he does not, many of us -  including him - might not see our team in the top flight ever again. 

I read garbage like this and seriously wonder if the poster is on a wind up or drugs.

2 hours ago, David said:

Careful, sounds like you're setting them a challenge to lower the tone further!

Challenge accepted. 

17 hours ago, Simmo’s left foot said:

have they done anything about the foul language and abusive chanting either!

You reckon football has gone backwards,  were you around in the 70's and 80's?

The bad language and abusive chanting was on another level back then. 

7 hours ago, sage said:

In terms of the route, where are we best standing?

Behind the West Stand or the North?

Most funeral cars tend to drive into the main carpark and loop around the island past the main entrance. 

Looking forward to this as it will hopefully save me from sore shins.

1 hour ago, ap04 said:

Comparing tables is really superficial considering after 18 games a team is on average 4 points better/worse off where they deserve to be and upwards of 10 max.

A more accurate assessment would be:

2022
Lucky: Oxford (2) Barnsley (2) MK Dons (2)
Unlucky: Charlton (1) Fleetwood (2) Lincoln (1) Port Vale (1) Exeter (2) Morecambe (2) Portsmouth (2)
Deserved points: +5 (34)

Chances net (red card-adjusted): +1.8 pg

Chances/goals scored ratio 4, conceded 3.8

2023
Lucky: Fleetwood (2) Peterborough (2) Portsmouth (1) Blackpool (2) Bristol (2)
Unlucky: Wigan (1) Oxford (1) Cambridge (2) Cheltenham (2)
Deserved points: -3 (30)

Chances net: +1.72 pg

Chances/goals scored ratio 3.2, conceded 4.4

Marginally worse and considerably luckier this year.

So we weren't Unlucky v Bolton?

4 minutes ago, MadAmster said:

When I buy multiple tickets, the first one is assigned to me, I then scroll down to the 2nd ticket and assign it to the correct age group and fan ID, wash, rinse repeat for all subsequent tickets...

Yeah, I do the same,  but for some reason it's not having it today. 

Trying to buy tickets online for this for me and the Grandson and it will only let me buy 1.

Got tickets for us both loads of times but the assign tickets box is already ticked and I keep getting the quantity of tickets owned by ------ exceeds limitations message. 

Looks like a trip to the ticket office tomorrow,  but it's a pain in the arris.

We've just beaten a team that were unbeaten in their previous 6 games and were set up deliberately to spoil and stop us from playing according to their manager. 

I for one am happy that we managed to get the 3 points despite their tactics and close the gap on some of those above us.

It was great to see so many stand and applaud for B4 and can only think that like me, loads were clock watching and started clapping as soon as it hit 38 minutes. 

Rest in peace Daniel (B4)

I always looked forward to his positive posts and loved his passion for our club. This site will be poorer for his passing and although I never met him, I will miss him.

Played some good football and were Unlucky not to win by more.

2 hours ago, Gerry Daly said:

We need to get promoted or this will be a constant for us. Any promising youngsters will be hoovered out

Villa seem to have a hotline to our academy, some rich, easy and local pickings to be had

Conor hourihane works with the Villa academy. 

2 hours ago, Gerry Daly said:

What proportion do you think it is?

Like everybody else, I'd guessing if I gave you a number. 

13 hours ago, Gerry Daly said:

If we play well and win well on Saturday he will be surviving until the next bad performance and result. If however there is quite a while before that happens and in the meantime we are much improved then a lot of the doubters will have changed their tune and will forgive him a bad result.

But if we play badly and lose badly, or even frankly just lose at all on Saturday then he’s in deep trouble. There is not a lot of patience or faith left amongst some of the fans

Ftfy 

Unfortunately I'm working till midnight so won't be at this one.

8 hours ago, Foreveram said:

Back on sale on the ticket website now.

Sorted now,  thanks.

Are tickets still on sale for this?

Just been on the site and it isn't showing them for sale. 

9 hours ago, ketteringram said:

Anyone know which match day this season has had the longest thread?

It's definitely not the Northampton one, nowhere near enough to moan about. 

40 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

4th official for a premier League game is part of the preparation for upcoming referees before they get given the opportunity to referee at that level isn't it?

So yes, of itself might not be as headline grabbing as it at first appears but does show she's held on the regards that she could be a premier League ref in the future.

It's a tick box exercise. 

I'm not saying she isn't good enough and won't go on to have a great career,  but rushing people through before they are ready results in people like Atwell. 

29 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

Yes, but it recognises her as belonging at the top level.

Like Stuart Atwell?

5 hours ago, Anag Ram said:

Could I just say congratulations to Rebecca Welch who will be officiating in the Prem tomorrow.

Best ref we’ve seen in League One.

Much deserved recognition.

Won't she just be holding up the subs numbers and watching to see if more than one person stands in the technical area?

Loving all the comments about how bad Northampton were, but you can only beat what's infront of you.

Maybe Northampton were that bad because we were that good! 

How many other teams have hammered them the way we did last night?

2 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

Well he's rediscovered how we played when he took over! #dejavu

You really are a special kind of special. 

53 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said:

He let the players loose to play their natural game.

It's only down to Warne when we lose.