The 2015/16 National League North Thread

[Idsall Buck]

Greg Wilkinson is still with us, but hasn't been involved for the last 4-5 games. He started off well, but with the new manager, doesn't seem to want to play him. Probably go on loan very shortly.

Best team I've seen is Harrogate Town by a mile, the lad Daniels is too good for this level.

 

[Railway Blue]

I wouldn't agree with that, we went through a spell where we weren't creating chances so the absence of Dyson hasn't been.a major factor.
O'Hanlon being out next week is a major blow I really hope it doesn't affect us too much.

You should clean up when Dyson gets back!

 

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Our young Walsall-based striker Andre Brown has joined Worcester City on an initial months loan.

Any Worcester fans about? Would like to hear about his progress because he looked a player for us back in the youth team, just needs some experience in the non leagues under his belt.

 

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Greg Wilkinson is still with us, but hasn't been involved for the last 4-5 games. He started off well, but with the new manager, doesn't seem to want to play him. Probably go on loan very shortly.

Best team I've seen is Harrogate Town by a mile, the lad Daniels is too good for this level.

Another one we let go because Davis hardly gave him a chance, glad to hear he's doing really well and deserves to play at a higher level, maybe he'll come back to bite us on our arses one day.

 

[Solihull Mooron]

Did no one play today??
We did!
WE ARE UNBEATABLE :hesk:

 

[DarkSithLord]

FC Telford 1 (McCarthy 2, ) Alfreton 1 (Sam Jones) 38

Id love to know what we do in midweek because it certainly isnt defending. We are laughable at times. Once again another abject start and we are a goal down to the softest goal you will see.

Then the Referee decided to enter the fray by brandishing a Red to Clancy on 19 minutes. Dangerous challenge but a yellow and move on for sure. Very harsh red. That was after 19 minutes. For the rest of the game we struggled to create chances against 10 men AGAIN. Sam Jones bundled home a poor corner at the near post for our leveller. Very scrappy.

The Telford pulled off two superb saves from long range efforts from Thanoj and Wilson but a win would have been underserved.

We are shocking and look in big trouble of another relegation IMO at the moment. How we are 12th lord knows. Something needs to change at the club and quick. We look to be heading for the abyss.

 

[Idsall Buck]

You're not the worst side to visit the Bucks Head this season, (Curzon and Stalybridge) you'll be OK. Very harsh red card for Clancy, then both teams tried to kick lumps out of each other for the rest of the first half. One of the most feisty games I've seen in a long while. Decent away support of around 50-60. Apart from two long range efforts from you for the rest of the 70 mins, we looked decent and still provided a threat on the break.
Upwards and onwards to FCuM tomorrow night, which I'm really looking forward to. Decent bet for our first away win.

 

[DarkSithLord]

You're not the worst side to visit the Bucks Head this season, (Curzon and Stalybridge) you'll be OK. Very harsh red card for Clancy, then both teams tried to kick lumps out of each other for the rest of the first half. One of the most feisty games I've seen in a long while. Decent away support of around 50-60. Apart from two long range efforts from you for the rest of the 70 mins, we looked decent and still provided a threat on the break.
Upwards and onwards to FCuM tomorrow night, which I'm really looking forward to. Decent bet for our first away win.

Nice to hear a view of an opposition fan.

Yes in the first half it was all about the ref and his whistle. Was nice to see a game of football in the second half.
Comforting to hear you think we will be OK. More due the fact that their are 3 worse teams than us rather than us being any good.

Getting sick of all these bloody away trips too. We are a better side at home but I fear we may lose that soon.

 

[DarkSithLord]

Highlights of AFC Telford v Alfreton

http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport...watch-highlights-of-afc-telford-1-alfreton-1/

 

[Harrier94]

You're lucky you've just played Telford as they've signed Callum Hassan following his controversial release from us

http://www.telfordunited.com/News.aspx?ID=706&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

 

[Idsall Buck]

Harrier94 - tell us more about Callum Hassan (He came on for the last 10 mins last night at FCuM). He's a big fellow.
FCuM are the worst team I've seen all season, and will be relegated with that team - easy win for us last night and should have more 5 or 6-1.

 

[Harrier94]

Yeah he is big 6 foot 4 or 5 I think but l he only played 3-4 games for us but he quick became a fans favourite just for the fact he really wanted to play and showed it on the pitch. He was constantly running and chasing and showed a lot of passion and he scored one for us against Alty and for me he's too good for the North.. After he was benched for our loss to Stourbridge a lot of Harriers fans we angry Hassan was left on the bench and only brought on at 3-0, the next day he announced on Twitter he had left due to a contract disagreement.

Overall he seemed like a very capable player and I think if your fans get behind him he'll show his passion to play.

 

[Who Needs Mourinho]

Harrier94 - tell us more about Callum Hassan (He came on for the last 10 mins last night at FCuM). He's a big fellow.
FCuM are the worst team I've seen all season, and will be relegated with that team - easy win for us last night and should have more 5 or 6-1.

Six losses in a row for them now in the league - I fear for them against Chesterfield.

 

[Steelmen]

looking forward to Saturdays game Vs Telford.

massive game for us especially with The Bucks winning in midweek, we need to get points on the board sooner rather than later.

 

[SF_]

Well the ground is being built in kirkham and wesham it will be back into the town where a lot of people don't travel to games as it's a pain to get to.

Plus it will be next to the train station which will make it easier for people from Blackpool like myself, Lytham and from Preston. I know a number of people who would go when it's in the new ground due to location.

Plus if we go up were attract more fans do to the success. Probably mostly Blackpool fans who are avoiding the club due to the Oystons.

Don't get me wrong it will look empty to start with but it means the club's going in the right direction and more people will take an interest.

Fleetwood started in a simular situation and are doing well for them selves. You walk round blackpool and you see more and more Fylde flags in windows as days go on.

Some lashers might attend games while all this business with the Oystons is going on but there's no long-term fanbase to attract fans from. Kirkham is 7 miles from Preston and Blackpool. I just find Fylde a really weird club to invest millions into.

 

[Solihull Mooron]

Fleetwood not far away as well.

 

[Jemfy]

I guess part of the idea is that if the Oyston saga continues then they can build a long-term fanbase. Though Fleetwood would be the more natural choice of the two for people to jump ship towards.

 

[SamScfc]

Questions are being asked of Neil Young after today's horror show.

Danny Hurst is an experienced keeper and our player of the season, he got dropped because his kicking isn't great, and that is just ridiculous. He drops him for Ian Ormson, a keeper he let go in the summer, he's only 19 and is very error prone, he's not been helped as he's been thrown in at the deep end as a young lad. He's made 3 mistakes in the last 3 games, 2 of which have lead to goals.

Our defence has been solid all season, it's the reason we are where we are in the league, he let our back up defender go who was on loan as Young thought it would be unfair for him not to play, so this week he signs 2 defenders, when we have Ryan Ellison who can play RB and CB. Dale Tonge was absolutely awful today aswell.

He played Jake Kirby, who is a winger, and probably our best winger in centre mid.

Just so many random, unnecessary changes when all we need is a goalscorer.

 

[DarkSithLord]

Nuneaton 2-0 Alfreton (Byrne 46, Williams 74)

We are shocking. Absolutely pummelled from pillar to post today by Nuneaton it should have been a whole lot more. Double figures really.

Keep turning up like this each week and will be playing Northwich Victoria in the Evo Stil premier next season. Pathetic defending again for the goals

Things must change at the Club!!

 

[SamScfc]

Oh, and we had ANOTHER red card today. That's 8 in 16 games, 1 every other game!

 

[CFC4LIFE]

Great result against stockport yesterday. Dale whitham and Jake Cottrell were immense yesterday, Josh hine has scored 9 in the league now, he's a man to be feared at the moment, Carvers last game today due to the 94 day rule but good to see Dean rittenberg come on for his debut as a replacement for Carver. Darren Stephenson was quiet yesterday, but that's just his normal self, he's scored a few, but I still can't see how fans still love him so much!

 

[CFC4LIFE]

The 2 centre backs (Chris Doyle and Kieran Charnock) are looking very solid at the back and maybe are starting one of the best partnerships in the league!

 

[Destruction]

Great result against stockport yesterday. Dale whitham and Jake Cottrell were immense yesterday, Josh hine has scored 9 in the league now, he's a man to be feared at the moment, Carvers last game today due to the 94 day rule but good to see Dean rittenberg come on for his debut as a replacement for Carver. Darren Stephenson was quiet yesterday, but that's just his normal self, he's scored a few, but I still can't see how fans still love him so much!

What do you think about Jansen? Seems fairly clueless to me.

 

[eightiesrobin]

The 2 centre backs (Chris Doyle and Kieran Charnock) are looking very solid at the back and maybe are starting one of the best partnerships in the league!

Charnock gets around doesn't he? Sure I've seen him play for 2 other clubs in the last 18 months.

 

[The_Boss]

Charnock gets around doesn't he? Sure I've seen him play for 2 other clubs in the last 18 months.

He was fucking rubbish for us 2 years ago

 

[Bluandwite]

Charnock probably did better than expected for us last season (with a few others), I feared the worst when we signed him as I'd never come across anybody who had much good to say.

To think for large parts of last season our centre half partnership was him and Matty Brown (now seemingly rubbish at Halifax) and we still managed to scramble our way to the top half.

 

[DarkSithLord]

Our forum is interesting at the moment. It appears some of the fans are beginning to turn on Nicky.

Id wager that if a defeat at home to Ferriby isn't enough on Tuesday then a defeat at Harrogate next Saturday will signal the end of his tenure.

He should have gone at the end of last season IMO so is on borrowed time. Despite our recent troubles will still remain (and rightly so) a club legend for delivering the Conference North title and keeping us up in the Premier for 3 seasons.

Time for a new face and change at the club however.

 

[Jemfy]

Our forum is interesting at the moment. It appears some of the fans are beginning to turn on Nicky.

Id wager that if a defeat at home to Ferriby isn't enough on Tuesday then a defeat at Harrogate next Saturday will signal the end of his tenure.

He should have gone at the end of last season IMO so is on borrowed time. Despite our recent troubles will still remain (and rightly so) a club legend for delivering the Conference North title and keeping us up in the Premier for 3 seasons.

Time for a new face and change at the club however.

Rumour has it Marcus Law has resigned from Kettering if you are interested in him. Don't take Kettering fans' word on him though, they were happy in the summer when they cleared out their management team and half their squad after winning the division. They were delighted to have him back and then turned on him again very quickly.

 

[Luke Imp]

Kettering - there's a blast from the past. What's the crack with them lot nowadays?

 

[DarkSithLord]

Rumour has it Marcus Law has resigned from Kettering if you are interested in him. Don't take Kettering fans' word on him though, they were happy in the summer when they cleared out their management team and half their squad after winning the division. They were delighted to have him back and then turned on him again very quickly.

No idea who I want as a replacement as yet.

Nicky has really laid into the players after Saturdays performance
"At the end of the day as a group we're too soft - we're an easy touch - they've got a throw-in there, we've switched off - 1-0 down - and then, the second one, deary me, where would you go and see that again? It's an 80-yard clearance out of their box a boot up the middle - next minute we're all over on the floor and the lad wanders through and scores - you're never going to win a game of football with goals like that - but we're saying the same things again.

"You're never going to get your confidence when you're conceding goals like that - if you put those two chances away, we come in and it's a different mindset - you're 2-0 up - but you don't it's 0-0 and then you go and give goals away like that.

"lt's the same week in, week out and unfortunately until we knock that out we're not going to win a game of football, and l mean this with the utmost respect it doesn't say a lot for us when we've been beaten by an average team in a bang average league.

"And that's what it is - this league is nothing to (what it was) when we won it by ten points. If we had that team now we'd win this League by 30 points, as would Fleetwood, as would probably Telford and the Southport's when we were in. The league is nothing like it was.

"l can't say too much because we're a struggling team in it and until we man up and find a little bit of fight in us and a bit of desire in us, we're not going to win a game of football.

"We've taken one point in fifteen and for me that's not acceptable."