League 1 General Chat Thread

[masi51]

Good luck dealing with this oxygen thief next year, the L2 forum is delighted.

fucking clown

 

[Luke Imp]

Masi, don't turn this into a playground like you have the L2 forum ffs.

 

[Marked Ox]

I see Masi is spreading his joy in this part of the forum now. Yay.

In actually positive news:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1387708252050296834

I can't wait until our trip to the New Meadow next season when, hopefully, arguably Cheltenham's two biggest legends will face off on the touchline.

Pleased for him. But we really need to win on Saturday so he could really have waited a week so as not to give his team a boost.

 

[Bartonyellow]

I can’t hear the word Bolton without a shudder after they scored 2 late late goals against forest to send us down to league 1.
And then they went into admin after I recall.

 

[masi51]

I can’t hear the word Bolton without a shudder after they scored 2 late late goals against forest to send us down to league 1.
And then they went into admin after I recall.

We did not go into administration until the following spring but i do have certain sympathy for you

 

[Luke Imp]

L1 Team of the Year.

McCann as Manager of the Year?! He's done the bare minimum with what he has at his disposal!

 

[Agombar stool]

L1 Team of the Year.

McCann as Manager of the Year?! He's done the bare minimum with what he has at his disposal!

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I'd have given it to JFH but I know it doesn't work like that (and he's not been in charge that long)

 

[Super_horns]

L1 Team of the Year.

McCann as Manager of the Year?! He's done the bare minimum with what he has at his disposal!

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Were they expected to go to quite easily ?

More of an even spread in this team compared to the Championship one which is basically Norwich.

 

[Atavistic]

Were they expected to go to quite easily ?

More of an even spread in this team compared to the Championship one which is basically Norwich.

Don't really see how it's more even when there's four Sunderland players in here and four Norwich players in the Championship team. And with two players from Hull and three from Peterborough, this is a far less even spread in this team than the Championship team of the season.

No shock that the manager likely to win the title gets Manager of the Season either, even if it is exactly what was expected of them.

 

[THE LAST WALTZ]

Appleton for me.
Lincoln, whilst not rank outsiders, were not widely tipped to go up this year and yet they have been around the top of the league for most of the season despite at times a crippling injury list.
The mark of a good manager for me is when they create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Appleton has done that in my humble opinion.

 

[Super_horns]

Don't really see how it's more even when there's four Sunderland players in here and four Norwich players in the Championship team. And with two players from Hull and three from Peterborough, this is a far less even spread in this team than the Championship team of the season.

No shock that the manager likely to win the title gets Manager of the Season either, even if it is exactly what was expected of them.

Fair points and yes it often goes to the title winner .

 

[Indian Dan]

Why didn’t Sheridactyl get a look in? He achieved his mandate from Power - get the club relegated.

 

[Guernica]

L1 Team of the Year.

McCann as Manager of the Year?! He's done the bare minimum with what he has at his disposal!

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McCann getting it is a bit of a stretch!

Congrats to Jorge who has been fantastic, he's come on leaps and bounds and has been a pleasure to watch. Great to have tied him down to a longer deal earlier on in the season.

 

[Marked Ox]

Appleton for me.
Lincoln, whilst not rank outsiders, were not widely tipped to go up this year and yet they have been around the top of the league for most of the season despite at times a crippling injury list.
The mark of a good manager for me is when they create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Appleton has done that in my humble opinion.

JFH would have been in with a shout but probably wasn't there early enough.

 

[THE LAST WALTZ]

JFH would have been in with a shout but probably wasn't there early enough.

Agreed
The turnaround since he took over the Brewers is little short of remarkable

 

[Bartonyellow]

Appleton should get it if he gets them up, but traditionally it goes to the side that wins the league..irrespective of their resources.

 

[PuB]

JFH would win it for me (all things considered) Burton looked doomed until his appointment.

 

[Imp in Branston]

Appleton for me, not only because he is an Imp, but doing so well with the youngest squad in the entire FL? Whether that’s true or not we have what’s looking like a probable play off place and doing it with a 40% budget cut. Even if we don’t get into them it’s been a wonderful season.

 

[PuB]

Appleton for me, not only because he is an Imp, but doing so well with the youngest squad in the entire FL? Whether that’s true or not we have what’s looking like a probable play off place and doing it with a 40% budget cut. Even if we don’t get into them it’s been a wonderful season.

There could be an argument that he’s riding on the Cowleys tail coats and that they *might* yet fuck up the playoffs.

When these things are announced it always seems a little too early.

 

[Bartonyellow]

There could be an argument that he’s riding on the Cowleys tail coats and that they *might* yet fuck up the playoffs.

When these things are announced it always seems a little too early.

Agreed..
How hard can it be to wait Till the season finishes ?

 

[Tinnion's right foot]

There could be an argument that he’s riding on the Cowleys tail coats and that they *might* yet fuck up the playoffs.

When these things are announced it always seems a little too early.

Riding on the Cowley's coat tails? Nah.

They certainly did a fantastic job and left us in a great position, but actually I think following them was a really tall order. You only need to look at Man United or Arsenal to see how difficult it is to follow somebody who has turned a club around - how many times have we seen a good young manager do well, get a club promoted a divison or two, and then when they leave the club goes back to where they were?

We only have one player left from the Cowleys. Appleton has completely changed the playing style, on a budget cut of 40%, and has massively over-achieved. We might yet fuck up the play offs, which will be disappointing, but even if we do this has been a season that has massively exceeded expectations. We're competing against teams who have budgets and squads that are many times ours.

Without a doubt he should be manager of the season. Massive respect also to JFH.

 

[Imp in Branston]

Riding on the Cowley's coat tails? Nah.

They certainly did a fantastic job and left us in a great position, but actually I think following them was a really tall order. You only need to look at Man United or Arsenal to see how difficult it is to follow somebody who has turned a club around - how many times have we seen a good young manager do well, get a club promoted a divison or two, and then when they leave the club goes back to where they were?

We only have one player left from the Cowleys. Appleton has completely changed the playing style, on a budget cut of 40%, and has massively over-achieved. We might yet fuck up the play offs, which will be disappointing, but even if we do this has been a season that has massively exceeded expectations. We're competing against teams who have budgets and squads that are many times ours.

Without a doubt he should be manager of the season. Massive respect also to JFH.

Yep, can’t argue with any of that. To be in and around the top all season with the chronic injuries and covid problems we have had to battle with, Appleton has done an amazing job. All with a lower half budget (budget according to our CEO).

 

[Luke Imp]

Even accounting for a little bias, I'd have Appleton down as Manager of the Year as well for the reasons above.

Going to be tricky next season trying to place Johnson and Rogers who provide that sparkle in attacking areas. We'll do well to pick up two loan players of that ability again.

In terms of overachievement, this season is probably up there with Keith Alexander's first couple of seasons back in the early 00's.

 

[Crewelad87]

L1 Team of the Year.

McCann as Manager of the Year?! He's done the bare minimum with what he has at his disposal!

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Looks a good team to be honest. You can’t argue that team wouldn’t walk this league as it would. Probably biased but I’d say Pickering is the best left back in the league 1 and better than Elder. I’d have also tried to put Malik Wilks in he impressed me in both games vs Hull this season.

 

[Agombar stool]

Sad news today, our Academy coach and ex-player Alan McLoughlin has died today aged 54. He scored the winning goal at Wembley in 1990 that would have seen us promoted to the top division and also scored the goal that took the Republic to USA 94. Great midfielder also fondly thought of at Portsmouth. RIP

 

[Super_horns]

Just seen it.

Alan McLoughlin: Former Republic and Portsmouth midfielder dies aged 54

Former Republic of Ireland and Portsmouth midfielder Alan McLoughlin passes away at the age of 54.

www.bbc.co.uk

Remember him scoring that goal for Ireland in 1993.

RIP

 

[Guernica]

Sad news today, our Academy coach and ex-player Alan McLoughlin has died today aged 54. He scored the winning goal at Wembley in 1990 that would have seen us promoted to the top division and also scored the goal that took the Republic to USA 94. Great midfielder also fondly thought of at Portsmouth. RIP

RIP, I had the displeasure of getting to know cancer personally and can confirm it is an absolute ****

 

[K-Win]

Awful loss. He was really popular at Pompey. Superb midfielder and a great bloke.

 

[Bartonyellow]

Very sad loss. Was a great player and remember is goal well for Ireland.
Hope it gets the publicity in the press, despite it not been a top 6 club..

 

[Marked Ox]

Sad news today, our Academy coach and ex-player Alan McLoughlin has died today aged 54. He scored the winning goal at Wembley in 1990 that would have seen us promoted to the top division and also scored the goal that took the Republic to USA 94. Great midfielder also fondly thought of at Portsmouth. RIP

Sad news. RIP.