oldfan
Shropshire County League
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Post by oldfan on Feb 28, 2024 9:29:04 GMT 1
Several of the players looked out of sorts but a special mention for Kenneh who is probably one of the least skillful players ever to have played for Shrewsbury
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Post by scooter on Feb 28, 2024 9:31:35 GMT 1
Was Lincoln the last midweek game? No. Home to Exeter in a couple of weeks, and then possibly Bolton away might be rearranged, as international break
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Post by dibblydobbly on Feb 28, 2024 9:49:14 GMT 1
Just got back to Suffolk, what an absolute bag of crap of a game that was. Credit to Lincoln though, our bang average players couldn't cope with their brilliant press. I'm putting that down to a bad day at the office, a decent opposition, tired legs, and some key absences, I'm pretty sure we're way way way better than that but we need to prove that, soon. Still, three points from Reading and Lincoln is a return I'd have taken last week. Only danger of three points last night were the ones I likely got on the way there
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Post by davycrockett on Feb 28, 2024 10:03:14 GMT 1
Wow. Hit the post from a pen and then score from a cross. By FAR the worst performance of the season. Disgraceful performance and the travelling fans deserve more. Should it have been a free kick , back off the post the same player ? Hmmm seems so. “The kicker must not play the ball again until it has touched another player.”
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Post by Feedo Gnasher on Feb 28, 2024 10:07:53 GMT 1
Bloody hell only just got round to watching the 2 minute YouTube highlights. Not one single attacking moment, and at least half the team individually ****ing up at various points. What a shambles, but need to try and forget it and hope it’s a one-off.
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Post by davycrockett on Feb 28, 2024 10:12:54 GMT 1
this season or last. ? or bit of both ? But if both, but ultimately the blame lies with SC for absolutely destroying the budget. I still however think we wasted this window. You were happy with the summer recruitment or did we ‘waste’ that too? Who’s the common denominator?
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Post by camdenshrew on Feb 28, 2024 10:13:11 GMT 1
I really don't want to see one of our best midfielders, Winchester, start at right back again. Play Bennett or Sobowale there if needs must. Our inability to sign somebody for that position in January is baffling.
As for Bowman, too many times he offers nothing and it is like playing with 10 men.
It's been clear for most of the season that the current squad can't cope with mudweek games, either because of poor fitness levels or a lack of depth to rotate. Fortunately, Exeter and Bristol Rovers on Easter Monday are the only matches at the start of a week we have left.
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Post by chirkshrew on Feb 28, 2024 10:14:35 GMT 1
Hope hurstys got them in for extra training.....I mean....do they deserve a day off? 🤔🤔🤔
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Post by rickyspanish on Feb 28, 2024 10:33:42 GMT 1
I really don't want to see one of our best midfielders, Winchester, start at right back again. Play Bennett or Sobowale there if needs must. Our inability to sign somebody for that position in January is baffling. As for Bowman, too many times he offers nothing and it is like playing with 10 men. It's been clear for most of the season that the current squad can't cope with mudweek games, either because of poor fitness levels or a lack of depth to rotate. Fortunately, Exeter and Bristol Rovers on Easter Monday are the only matches at the start of a week we have left. Or just play the guy who has played at right back every game since Hurst cane back.
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Post by Rusholme Ruffian on Feb 28, 2024 10:38:55 GMT 1
I really don't want to see one of our best midfielders, Winchester, start at right back again. Play Bennett or Sobowale there if needs must. Our inability to sign somebody for that position in January is baffling. As for Bowman, too many times he offers nothing and it is like playing with 10 men. It's been clear for most of the season that the current squad can't cope with mudweek games, either because of poor fitness levels or a lack of depth to rotate. Fortunately, Exeter and Bristol Rovers on Easter Monday are the only matches at the start of a week we have left. Can't really remember the last time a striker that wasn't Udoh did anything. Bowman has played over 1500 minutes for town in the league since scoring (on the opening day), equivalent to nearly 18 full matches. No assists either this season. Mata similarly only 1 goal and has now left. O Brien has come back in and barely featured. Phillips never scored and has now left. What an absolutely shocking season for strikers. Udoh is by far the standout and he's still been average at best.
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Post by shrewswolf on Feb 28, 2024 10:43:33 GMT 1
They only finished one place above us last season. Which apparently broke the bank here, led to the removal of the manager who led us to the one place below Lincoln to be replaced with Cheltenham's world renowned, hugely successful recruitment infrastructure and a coach with absolutely no experience or success at this level leaving us 18th and very much looking over our shoulder (again). Lincoln on the other hand sit handily in 10th having tore us a new one last night. Fair point about the population comparison though for sure. However, when I think of Lincoln over the years I tend to think their attendances have pretty much been on a par with our own (when looking from the 90's onwards, say). Its only recently that they have seen crowds reach an average of 8,000 or 9,000. As in since they were promoted from the Conference. Just think its one to keep an eye anyhow, see how it pans out for them. Its just they went down, as did we. Since then however, they have come back up, got themselves promoted to the 3rd, looked more than decent last night and seem to have galvanize the local support and have managed to keep ahold of them. They look better placed than us 6 seasons in after getting back into the League than we do after near on 20. I just wonder if there might be something we can learn from them. It’s a funny one, Lincoln. I’m incredibly sad and have also always looked at them and wondered how they did it with the increase in attendance. If I remember rightly, when they were doing well in the conference and going on a terrific FA Cup run despite being at that level, Squadron something or other was formed, basically their singing group and attendances grew hugely. There must’ve been some brilliant marketing etc going on and they seem to have stayed since. Definitely a case study for Town, irrespective of the population sizes of each place.
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Post by socrates1974 on Feb 28, 2024 12:52:37 GMT 1
Just going back to Hurst's comments post-match, I am intrigued to know why some of our supporters did clap the players off at the end? I'm not suggesting they boo or shout abuse by any means, but clapping them to suggest they performed well or made sufficient effort is bewildering.
I was there and walked out at the final whistle utterly p'd off. Clapping the players for last night would have actually made me vomit.
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Post by davycrockett on Feb 28, 2024 12:55:33 GMT 1
Just going back to Hurst's comments post-match, I am intrigued to know why some of our supporters did clap the players off at the end? I'm not suggesting they boo or shout abuse by any means, but clapping them to suggest they performed well or made sufficient effort is bewildering. I was there and walked out at the final whistle utterly p'd off. Clapping the players for last night would have actually made me vomit. It’s a bit like clapping the reserves when they’re warming up, congratulations for not making the team. I’m sure some only go to give light applause no matter what the performance.
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Post by Pilch on Feb 28, 2024 12:56:57 GMT 1
Just going back to Hurst's comments post-match, I am intrigued to know why some of our supporters did clap the players off at the end? I'm not suggesting they boo or shout abuse by any means, but clapping them to suggest they performed well or made sufficient effort is bewildering. I was there and walked out at the final whistle utterly p'd off. Clapping the players for last night would have actually made me vomit. maybe some fans are no so fickle or only appreciate the good times ?
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Post by socrates1974 on Feb 28, 2024 12:59:05 GMT 1
Just going back to Hurst's comments post-match, I am intrigued to know why some of our supporters did clap the players off at the end? I'm not suggesting they boo or shout abuse by any means, but clapping them to suggest they performed well or made sufficient effort is bewildering. I was there and walked out at the final whistle utterly p'd off. Clapping the players for last night would have actually made me vomit. It’s a bit like clapping the reserves when they’re warming up, congratulations for not making the team. I’m sure some only go to give light applause no matter what the performance. Yes I've always been perplexed by this obsession for clapping subs warming up. Some people make more of an effort clapping a sub warming up than anything else. Bit like clapping a player whose been sent off which seems to happen on an overly regular basis. Bloxham almost got a standing ovation for getting sent off v Cambridge which effectively ended any hope of getting a point.
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Post by Pilch on Feb 28, 2024 13:04:07 GMT 1
It’s a bit like clapping the reserves when they’re warming up, congratulations for not making the team. I’m sure some only go to give light applause no matter what the performance. Yes I've always been perplexed by this obsession for clapping subs warming up. Some people make more of an effort clapping a sub warming up than anything else. Bit like clapping a player whose been sent off which seems to happen on an overly regular basis. Bloxham almost got a standing ovation for getting sent off v Cambridge which effectively ended any hope of getting a point. It's a mad world I guess some people get praised for stealing money from our club and abusing female employees
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Post by Feedo Gnasher on Feb 28, 2024 13:13:02 GMT 1
Just going back to Hurst's comments post-match, I am intrigued to know why some of our supporters did clap the players off at the end? I'm not suggesting they boo or shout abuse by any means, but clapping them to suggest they performed well or made sufficient effort is bewildering. I was there and walked out at the final whistle utterly p'd off. Clapping the players for last night would have actually made me vomit. You did well to stay until full time, I’d have been well out of Lincoln by the final whistle.
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Post by chirkshrew on Feb 28, 2024 13:19:34 GMT 1
Well, I'm gonna give you a clap for going Socrates.....a great effort.....and definitely more effort than the players put in!!!!👍👏👏
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Post by davycrockett on Feb 28, 2024 13:23:58 GMT 1
Which apparently broke the bank here, led to the removal of the manager who led us to the one place below Lincoln to be replaced with Cheltenham's world renowned, hugely successful recruitment infrastructure and a coach with absolutely no experience or success at this level leaving us 18th and very much looking over our shoulder (again). Lincoln on the other hand sit handily in 10th having tore us a new one last night. Fair point about the population comparison though for sure. However, when I think of Lincoln over the years I tend to think their attendances have pretty much been on a par with our own (when looking from the 90's onwards, say). Its only recently that they have seen crowds reach an average of 8,000 or 9,000. As in since they were promoted from the Conference. Just think its one to keep an eye anyhow, see how it pans out for them. Its just they went down, as did we. Since then however, they have come back up, got themselves promoted to the 3rd, looked more than decent last night and seem to have galvanize the local support and have managed to keep ahold of them. They look better placed than us 6 seasons in after getting back into the League than we do after near on 20. I just wonder if there might be something we can learn from them. It’s a funny one, Lincoln. I’m incredibly sad and have also always looked at them and wondered how they did it with the increase in attendance. If I remember rightly, when they were doing well in the conference and going on a terrific FA Cup run despite being at that level, Squadron something or other was formed, basically their singing group and attendances grew hugely. There must’ve been some brilliant marketing etc going on and they seem to have stayed since. Definitely a case study for Town, irrespective of the population sizes of each place. Similar to the increase in attendance when we dropped into non league for 1 year. Difference is they were there a few years before they escaped but more importantly built the club. Below is the reason more than anything else. Lincoln Chairman Clive Nates Vice Chairman Jay Wright Director Roger Bates Director (RICT) Rob Bradley Director Sunil Hindocha Director Harvey Jabara Director Herman Kok Director Greg Levine Director David Lowes Director/SportVEST partner Sean Melnick Director Graham Rossini Chief Executive Officer Liam Scully Director - Gold Trust Members Amanda-Jane Slater Director Stephen Tointon Director Chris Travers Director Pablo Webster Director of Football Jez George Strategic Advisor Landon Donovan Shrewsbury Chairman Roland Wycherley Vice-Chairman Vacant Finance Director Duncan Montgomery Associate Director M Ashton Associate Director D Pitchford Associate Director HJ Wilson Chief Executive Officer Liam Dooley Club Secretary Jayne Bebb Director of Football Micky Moore Weve had to bolster the list with 3 associate directors and RWs Secretary to get more than 4
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Post by Pilch on Feb 28, 2024 13:24:47 GMT 1
Would I be correct in thinking all supporters clapped the players at 740 last night for managing to get there, get changed and walk onto the pitch in a line 😉
Why ? 🥳
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Post by ProudSalopian on Feb 28, 2024 13:34:18 GMT 1
It’s a funny one, Lincoln. I’m incredibly sad and have also always looked at them and wondered how they did it with the increase in attendance. If I remember rightly, when they were doing well in the conference and going on a terrific FA Cup run despite being at that level, Squadron something or other was formed, basically their singing group and attendances grew hugely. There must’ve been some brilliant marketing etc going on and they seem to have stayed since. Definitely a case study for Town, irrespective of the population sizes of each place. Their crowds were similar to ours for many years with crowds averaging between 2,000 and 5,000, but gates since 2017 have been impressive. If I was Liam Dooley I'd be getting in contact with my counterpart at Lincoln to ask how they've done it european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/linc.htm
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Post by aghabullogueshrew on Feb 28, 2024 14:28:36 GMT 1
I think the possible reason for Lincoln’s increased attendances is because the city is in the arse end of nowhere and nearest big club is over 20 miles away! Just a wild guess!
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Post by davycrockett on Feb 28, 2024 14:34:52 GMT 1
Would I be correct in thinking all supporters clapped the players at 740 last night for managing to get there, get changed and walk onto the pitch in a line 😉 Why ? 🥳 In anticipation of a good performance after Saturdays away win maybe?
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Post by blamber on Feb 28, 2024 14:41:10 GMT 1
Would I be correct in thinking all supporters clapped the players at 740 last night for managing to get there, get changed and walk onto the pitch in a line 😉 Why ? 🥳 In anticipation of a good performance after Saturdays away win maybe? I always clap the Town players as they arrive on the pitch, home and away. Doesn't everyone?
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Post by Pilch on Feb 28, 2024 14:43:49 GMT 1
In anticipation of a good performance after Saturdays away win maybe? I always clap the Town players as they arrive on the pitch, home and away. Doesn't everyone? Of course they do , that's my point , I was just comparing it to comments about clapping subs warming up that some find strange
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Post by martinshrew on Feb 28, 2024 14:50:31 GMT 1
In anticipation of a good performance after Saturdays away win maybe? I always clap the Town players as they arrive on the pitch, home and away. Doesn't everyone? Standard stuff I think 👍
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Post by davycrockett on Feb 28, 2024 17:04:16 GMT 1
I always clap the Town players as they arrive on the pitch, home and away. Doesn't everyone? Of course they do , that's my point , I was just comparing it to comments about clapping subs warming up that some find strange I only I mentioned it, it’s a bit difference cos they’re not watching the game but the subs.
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Post by pughywasfree on Feb 28, 2024 17:18:53 GMT 1
Just going back to Hurst's comments post-match, I am intrigued to know why some of our supporters did clap the players off at the end? I'm not suggesting they boo or shout abuse by any means, but clapping them to suggest they performed well or made sufficient effort is bewildering. I was there and walked out at the final whistle utterly p'd off. Clapping the players for last night would have actually made me vomit. Those that went last night are most extreme die hards. I'm guessing but I assume that they are looking at the bigger picture and want to show support after a tough night. The only time fans should have an issue with a player is when they lack effort. For all things we did wrong last night effort wasn't one of them.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Feb 28, 2024 17:46:20 GMT 1
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Post by mrcricket on Feb 28, 2024 17:47:50 GMT 1
Bit of a car crash of a highlights package. Maybe the absence of the 4 players was too much of a change.
I always generally clap the players off no matter what the result or performance is, that said I rarely go away from home.
Although I am tempted to go to Vale, then again....
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