Saturday 5th October

[valefan16]

Very excitable, he's like Scrappy Doo but understandable after 18 months of dirge.

Yours is a good summary you were just better in both boxes. Both sides had chances in the game we just didn't take them and very rarely troubled your keeper.

I have only seen us win 4 times when at the game since December and three of them have been in the last month so not used to this feeling.

 

[Agombar stool]

Still bewildering you lot rang us up and offered Louie Reed for 25k - he completely bossed the game against Blackpool Saturday.

Actually think we may be in trouble keeping him if he keeps this up.

Not bewildering at all from our standpoint. Sadly, that says it all. This crowd couldn't run a bath. Happy Reed is doing well, he's a great footballer.

 

[GEORGE]

15-20 years back you hear stories how some players would be out the night before or in the week, whereas now players are so fitness driven and the game is played by athletes and bodies are pushed far further than maybe they used to be.

I remember in the mid 60's our centre forward Alfie Biggs coming in the True Blue club before the game and having a pint. And in the early 70's our goalie Jim Eadie missed the team coach to Luton and went up in a mini bus with the lads. He also went in the pub before the game. Not sure how many he had but he let the first one in after only a few minutes and we went on to lose 4-2. Of course would'nt happen nowadays.

 

[Crewelad87]

Struggling to know if we're actually pretty decent or Gillingham are/we're just poor.

Defensively bar the freak Chesterfield game we look defensively as strong as anyone in this league. Micky Demetriou has started the season like a beast and the new additions particularly Knight-Lebel and Conway have looked strong. On top of that despite the MK Dons fans laughing when we've signed him Marschall has been decent and getting better and better every week.

Those solid foundations, give us a chance in most games then, and even with our awful injury list in midfield and upfront, it's only been taking us a goal or 2 to win a game most weeks. Powell, Bogle and Thomas I think are due back soon aswell, which will certainly make us stronger.

The league as a whole looks very competitive though, last season the top 3 were a fair way better than the rest, I don't see that happening this year, it could be as many as 8-10 teams that are as strong as each other.

 

[valefan16]

Struggling to know if we're actually pretty decent or Gillingham are/we're just poor.

Defensively bar the freak Chesterfield game we look defensively as strong as anyone in this league. Micky Demetriou has started the season like a beast and the new additions particularly Knight-Lebel and Conway have looked strong. On top of that despite the MK Dons fans laughing when we've signed him Marschall has been decent and getting better and better every week.

Those solid foundations, give us a chance in most games then, and even with our awful injury list in midfield and upfront, it's only been taking us a goal or 2 to win a game most weeks. Powell, Bogle and Thomas I think are due back soon aswell, which will certainly make us stronger.

The league as a whole looks very competitive though, last season the top 3 were a fair way better than the rest, I don't see that happening this year, it could be as many as 8-10 teams that are as strong as each other.

It's certainly open, arguably the toughest examination we had was by Accrington! They played better than Barrow who hit us for 4 on the day but on the flip side we've won at Notts and fairly comfortably against Chesterfield so its certainly congested. Newport who looked relegation material against us, lost 4-0 to Swindon and yet have won 5 and could go top 7 tonight.

Seems very unpredictable.

Morecambe look doomed, despite some courageous draws. Accrington now they've found a win may get a little run going but I still have a feeling Bromley might after a good first couple of games find it tough as they have struggled since. You'd expect Carlisle to get out of it come May and spend in January to do so. Swindon I just dont know, they've got players capable but seem really lost at the minute, they just had nothing to offer against us and could be this years Notts/Oldham/Tranmere and go if they are not careful.