2022/23 Relegation Thread

[Sestonpoolie]

Aye cracking lad Connor, And (some) county fans think he was beneath them will never understand that.

To be honest,I was a little disappointed we signed him,couldn’t get a game at Altringham,but what a clever player he is.
Excellent in the air for his size,great link up play & runs his nut off.
Im over the moon with him & glad we’ve got him next season,regardless of what league we’re in.

 

[Chief Rocka]

To be honest,I was a little disappointed we signed him,couldn’t get a game at Altringham,but what a clever player he is.
Excellent in the air for his size,great link up play & runs his nut off.
Im over the moon with him & glad we’ve got him next season,regardless of what league we’re in.

Agree with this, goes to show that we should all give players a honest shot at a new club before writing them off which I think most of us did on this occasion, we were heavily linked with a big money move for Andy Dallas in the closing stages of the window and currently he couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo in the league below.

 

[Bone Idle]

That entire division is still sat around claiming that minute minute now Newport's form is going to drop.

Yes!! you need good form for the majority of the season to get promoted, but you also need a fair share of luck and we had ours in abundance, but as the old saying goes you make your own luck in this world.

 

[Son of Cod]

Yes!! you need good form for the majority of the season to get promoted, but you also need a fair share of luck and we had ours in abundance, but as the old saying goes you make your own luck in this world.

You were a good side that season for sure. Didn't get the credit you deserved. Especially when you look back at the sides that went up over the last decade or so. I think that Newport promotion is one of the most impressive.

 

[E10rifle]

Still holding out hope that Dale can pull off a miracle. Don’t think they’re anywhere near as bad as the sides that usually go down. Will use some Cockney Voodoo and try and send Crawley & Col U down.

 

[joethegill]

Agree with this, goes to show that we should all give players a honest shot at a new club before writing them off which I think most of us did on this occasion, we were heavily linked with a big money move for Andy Dallas in the closing stages of the window and currently he couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo in the league below.

Saw Dallas play a couple of weeks back and he's playing more as an attacking midfielder for Chesterfield than a front man. Played some beautiful football, great link up with Colclough. His vision and touch is a step above what most National League defenders can deal with, he just isn't scoring as many as he's playing a little deeper. Chesterfield seem to have gone down the big lump up front tactic with Quigley/McCallum up top.

Still expect Dallas to be a League Two player next season, he's very talented.

 

[Chief Rocka]

I don't think many would've predicted the bottom two to both win their last two games, still feel like Rochdale have left it too late but you never know.

Think Rochdale have the most difficult run in with two tough games upcoming and Stockport shortly after, Crawley's season will be make or break in back to back games against Colchester and Pools.

I couldn't handle another last day relegation.

 

[Soup Ladle]

I don't think many would've predicted the bottom two to both win their last two games, still feel like Rochdale have left it too late but you never know.

Think Rochdale have the most difficult run in with two tough games upcoming and Stockport shortly after, Crawley's season will be make or break in back to back games against Colchester and Pools.

I couldn't handle another last day relegation.

 

[Soup Ladle]

I think Crawley have probably got the easiest run in on paper and they've shown they can get the odd results so it's good there's others now in the shit as well

Ours and Dale's are probably the hardest on paper but I'd back us to beat anyone now.

Harrogate have 3 brutal aways left, and I don't think Colchester's last six is that easy either.

 

[Salvador]

We look a different team but I still think we have too much to do. Sticking with Bentley so long is probably what will cost us.

 

[Carver]

Hopefully Hartlepool will stay up seen as they're finally playing like an actual football team.

Crawley or Harrogate can fuck off back where they belong. Neither will be missed.

 

[Ainsty]

Crawley or Harrogate can fuck off back where they belong. Neither will be missed.

Everyone hates us - we don't care.

 

[Chief Rocka]

Everyone hates your shithole ground that's about it.

 

[BarraMatt]

Even one of their own fans that hasn't been on here for a bit hates them as well.

 

[Razzmachaz]

Always thought Harrogate were a nice club from a nice part of the country. Their fans are welcoming and friendly and was really pleased when they got up into the league. The only club I can remember who allowed a large Orient following in the National league (around 800 if I recall) to not be segregated and stand with their supporters. That trust paid off with no trouble and Orient then returned that trust and sat our home fans near the end of the season around and above them in the away section.

We are playing them on Monday and Orient have suddenly released another 900 home tickets after announcing it had sold out. I wonder if they are planning the same again. Real good bunch Harrogate and I hope they are just as nice on Monday with the gift of 3 points

 

[Loyal Dale]

No dislike for Harrogate. Lovely town in a great area. They just don't have the fanbase to merit a sustained L2 run without a sugar daddy.

Crawley can do one for me. Plastic fans in a plastic stadium bankrolled by a plastic wannabee football manager boss. That said; they are currently above us and played us off the park the other week just before we got rid of EBJ.

Who else could get sucked into the mire? Colchester look to be struggling again despite spending big in January , but Hartlepool look to be pulling away.

Could and should Dale stay up? We now have a team capable of mid table or above, but we are suffering from half a dozen pathetic signings by Stockdale (lovely bloke; shit Manager) that have sucked most of our cashflow out of us; and of course, being Dale...we won't ever overspend or borrow money. The shit players all know who they are but not one has done the decent thing and buggered off. Our New Board are so inexperienced and have made some schoolboy errors (including sticking with Stockdale and latterly Jim Bentley who was out of his depth from almost the start , and ultimately, I think that will prove too much for us but fair play to them for trying when no one else would.

However; the last few games have proven that we can (with half decent motivation) be a match for most 11 v 11 and we will give it our best shot.

I'd miss it in L2 to be honest and I'd hope that most of L2 would miss us as well.

 

[Ainsty]

Everyone hates your shithole ground that's about it.

The grounds held together by a combination of Yorkshire Tea, Uho and a half roll of Gaffer tape we found in the shed. We don't care.

 

[Ainsty]

Always thought Harrogate were a nice club from a nice part of the country. Their fans are welcoming and friendly and was really pleased when they got up into the league. The only club I can remember who allowed a large Orient following in the National league (around 800 if I recall) to not be segregated and stand with their supporters. That trust paid off with no trouble and Orient then returned that trust and sat our home fans near the end of the season around and above them in the away section.

We are playing them on Monday and Orient have suddenly released another 900 home tickets after announcing it had sold out. I wonder if they are planning the same again. Real good bunch Harrogate and I hope they are just as nice on Monday with the gift of 3 points

I'll be there on Monday, although it's a long way down the A1 and back again. Every chance we will lose but you've got to support your team. My only hope is Town puts up a fight and doesn't just roll over.

 

[PuB]

Any of Crawley/Harrogate/Colchester can go for me.

Top preference Colchester though

Pools and Dale do your jobs!

 

[GTFCfish]

We now have a team capable of mid table or above, but we are suffering from half a dozen pathetic signings by Stockdale
The shit players all know who they are but not one has done the decent thing and buggered off.

The thing is, whatever you might think of these players you can’t expect them to just tear up their contracts and not get paid, they will still have mortgages and bills to pay just like everybody else.

 

[AdamStag]

Come on hartlepool!

It’s alright beating sides like grimsby but you’ve a real chance even when you play decent sides! proper routing for you

 

[Soup Ladle]

The love for Pools and our ProperClubNess is really nice and all that but I'm still fucking angry because Stockport stole our manager and Charver said something nice about us

 

[shoddycollins]

I'll sell a lung if it means we never have to play Harrogate again as long as I live.

Nothing against the club, just nothing but bad things ever come from our games against them.

 

[Conker]

I'll sell a lung if it means we never have to play Harrogate again as long as I live.

Nothing against the club, just nothing but bad things ever come from our games against them.

A terrible club that really adds absolutely nothing to the EFL.

 

[Carver]

I'll sell a lung if it means we never have to play Harrogate again as long as I live.

Nothing against the club, just nothing but bad things ever come from our games against them.

First time we played them at their place it was called off and abandoned like 10 times and of course we never beat them and gifted them 3 points up here with one of the worst own goals we've ever seen.

Only thing decent about them is them being northern, but unfortunately a proper bogey team.

 

[Ainsty]

A terrible club that really adds absolutely nothing to the EFL.

We are hated because we are not,

a) from a declining industrial area, or
b) a soleless new town, or the
c) the arse end of a big city.

We

a) have zero history in the football league, and
b) are a beautiful town of happy, healthy people

How dare we, clearly we can't be a "proper club"

We are a town of waiters, hairdressers, care workers and chefs from rural North Yorkshire. You used to be fishermen, dockers or manufactories. Now you are in a league with baristas and barbers - it's messing with your heads. Oh the shame, look how far you have fallen to have to play a team where the major industry is tea bags.

Our wages bill is £5.45/ week, the average height of the team is 5'6", a good gate is 2800, the owner has not ploughed in £millions, and yet here we are. A tinpot club of all the people you look down on so you can feel superior. We are friendly and open but most of all grateful and surprised to be in the football league. Will we stay here long term, probably not. Are we having a great time while it lasts? Oh yes.

Up the waiters, up the chefs, up the care workers, up the shop assistants, up the cleaners, up the bartenders, up the hotel staff. It's bloody good while it lasts, and long may it continue.

 

[Chief Rocka]

a) from a declining industrial area, or
b) a soleless new town, or the
c) the arse end of a big city.

We

a) have zero history in the football league, and
b) are a beautiful town of happy, healthy people

How dare we, clearly we can't be a "proper club"

We are a town of waiters, hairdressers, care workers and chefs from rural North Yorkshire. You used to be fishermen, dockers or manufactories. Now you are in a league with baristas and barbers - it's messing with your heads. Oh the shame, look how far you have fallen to have to play a team where the major industry is tea bags.

Our wages bill is £5.45/ week, the average height of the team is 5'6", a good gate is 2800, the owner has not ploughed in £millions, and yet here we are. A tinpot club of all the people you look down on so you can feel superior. We are friendly and open but most of all grateful and surprised to be in the football league. Will we stay here long term, probably not. Are we having a great time while it lasts? Oh yes.

Up the waiters, up the chefs, up the care workers, up the shop assistants, up the cleaners, up the bartenders, up the hotel staff. It's bloody good while it lasts, and long may it continue.

£4.4M to date, with losses of £1.2M last season.

Agree though, enjoy it while you've got it, Rushden did.

 

[Gills4years]

Any of Crawley/Harrogate/Colchester can go for me.

Top preference Colchester though

Pools and Dale do your jobs!

Actually, Colchester is the one I would like to stay up for purely selfish reasons. I have moved to South Suffolk and it has been the only game I have been able to get to this season. Loads of parking about and our first away win this season. Enjoyed it, even if it is a bit soulless.

Otherwise, I will be relying on Cambridge being relegated or, at a push, Stevenage staying in the division, but don't know either ground.

 

[Ainsty]

£4.4M to date, with losses of £1.2M last season.

That is a far point. Much of that has gone on ground improvements to meet league standards. Yes, Blue Tack is that expensive. It hasn't gone on players and wages.

 

[Marbles]

Wow another Harrogate fan on here. One more and we're outnumbering our away followings.