A disappointing draw, for sure. That is how the competition works, though. However, even more disappointing is talk of 'chucking a game'. Fortunately, I do not think the management team, the players or the vast majority of supporters will see it that way. Cannot make the game tonight, but will be l...

The results really confirm just how poor the National League is this season. Only 5 NL teams won against lower league teams while 7 drew and 2 lost. Even from the 5 which won, 3 of those were only by one goal. I was going to comment on that too - some really poor NL results - not sure if it makes m...

Scott5 - your first sentence is spot on. Murray is really the first manager we've had since Wild who actually operates to a plan. Not a philosophy, a plan. One that includes not just a preferred way of playing, but one that includes a structure and method designed specifically to be effective at thi...

TBH that game, despite the fantastic result, was just a tad bonkers. Before the game started and when asked, I suggested one of two things would happen. Either Southend's slicker passing game and width would eventually overwhelm our high press and rather stodgy back line. Or alternatively, the physi...

What surprises me is that so many forum members are surprised at the way the season has started. It is easy sometimes to think that when your team gets relegated it automatically manifests itself at the higher end of the league below. In most cases this not the case. I truly believe that the nature ...

Interesting focus on 3-1 as the likely outcome. Is this a case of intelligent guesswork? Or could it be the result of some form of retained data floating up through the cerebral cortex? Last league away fixture versus Hartlepool was a 3-1 loss. Last league home fixture versus Hartlepool was a 3-1 win

That's a great piece of analysis Jonty in terms of demonstrating the true nature of the challenge that awaits us. Having watched the team at Morecambe for the first time at the weekend I thought there were probably more positives than negatives. But it would be wrong to think that the NL now is the ...

I remember Mick Hollis very well Paul. Though I can never think of him without also picturing Tony Morrin. The two used to have a great relationship on the pitch. As someone who lived in Stockport for a while in my early twenties I also remember Mick Hollis's name being daubed in white paint on the ...

Impossible to tell at this stage though the signs are at least positive enough that we might avoid last seasons outcome. I haven’t seen the new squad yet. But i was interested in Evatts comments yesterday regarding the “extreme” physical nature of the tactics. First time I’ve really heard this thoug...

It's right and proper that we should remain positive and enthusiastic about the new season. I'm not entirely sure though what evidence there really is to suggest that we will be involved at the right end of the National League come the end of it. The simple psychology of a demotion may be that we've...

Another utterly amazing set of results this evening. 5 teams below us. 4 losses and one draw. Also three of the loses turned late in the game. Two games in hand on two of them (both of who we have play at home). A game in hand on the other three. There was a time when it looked like the points requi...

Cripes! I was thinking that very thing myself yesterday morning, l even looked up his last posting which was in October of last year. So dear SB where are thee? Probably in a dark room with his head in his hands …although he was also in the pub at Wigan with a drink in his hands! 🍺 Ah yes. I had se...

We are 19th out of 24 teams in the average attendance table on 3150. There are 11 teams in the league averaging over 6000. Over a season these teams will be pulling in excess of £1.5m more than us in gate money alone, Of the 9 teams currently below us in the table, 8 are bringing in bigger crowds. ...

As per my post on Facebook, Stan was a lovely bloke. I remember him always with a smile and a kind word. Utterly approachable and clearly devoted to the club. He was one of those massively important cogs that were only ever really partly visible, never in the forefront but helped kept the club alive...

Thanks for the correction Adam. Something at the back of my brain did spark a memory of Assombolonga being involved in Danny Hursts injury and since that was in the first 20 minutes he must’ve been on from the start. I do remember the injury being a bad one and that Hursts left the field on a stretc...