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Reply | BSM vs Arsenal U21
at 21:27 12 Nov 2024
More wisdom from David Gregory…..
It was a goal scoring chance so it should have been either a penalty and a yellow or a free kick out side and a red card.
Ref bottled it. |
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Reply | BSM vs Arsenal U21
at 21:17 12 Nov 2024
Disappointed that S1 haven't broken into song........
"Flanagan's on.......
and you still can't score
Flanagan's on.......
and you still can't score" |
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Reply | BSM vs Arsenal U21
at 21:12 12 Nov 2024
According to David Gregory, it came off of his thigh and apparently the rule now is that it's only a back pass if it's hit with a foot. |
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Reply | BSM vs Arsenal U21
at 20:55 12 Nov 2024
Careful Manny, if you keep doing that DC will have to give you a start. |
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Reply | BSM vs Arsenal U21
at 20:52 12 Nov 2024
Don't tell Marky, it's Neil Kelly on iFollow!
Looking forward to a bit of up n'under in the Jeux Sans Frontières
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Reply | BSM vs Arsenal U21
at 20:07 12 Nov 2024
I can't see the rest of the Prem losing too much sleep over Arsenals future. |
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Reply | Historical League Tables
at 12:56 12 Nov 2024
I think the Prem started in 92-93 with 22 clubs, but in 95-96 it reduced to 20.
Before the Prem there were normally 22 clubs in Division One, but that varied over the years.
North/south would make sense with todays traffic (not to mention environmental reasons), especially with the 12:30 kick-offs, although previous managers had to take teams to Plymouth, Swansea etc. which aren't exactly local. Add in Cardiff, Exeter, and the Bristols, and it probably doesn't make much difference to Colchester. |
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Reply | This Saturday
at 19:29 11 Nov 2024
The away game at Grimsby is at 12:30 and now Fleetwood away has also been changed to 12:30.
Nothing like kicking our fans when they are down. |
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Reply | Barrow
at 15:46 11 Nov 2024
In fairness to Mr Bassey, he left Pompey long before 'Mr Meccano Foot' had his nasty injury. |
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Reply | Barrow
at 15:37 11 Nov 2024
The big payroll is a necessity to maintain Cat 2 status for the academy, but in fairness, it is partly funded by the Prem and by the sale of its products.
Unfortunately the young players, that are good enough, are thin on the ground and sold far too early and therefore the whole set up hasn’t had the desired effect at the moment and it is clearly more of a distraction than an asset.
Whilst I am annoyed at DC having a second job while he’s not doing too spectacularly at his main one, I still feel that our sell, sell, sell policy has meant that he hasn’t had a fair chance and the club has missed what could be its final chance to turn its fortunes around.
Because of the secrecy that surrounds the club, we will never know just how big his budget has been over the summer, but I would guess it’s a fraction of the money that has come in.
With regard to the large number of staff, there have long been suspicions that its a case of too many cook... and it has been suggested some senior backroom staff may have a little too much say in the way the club operates.
Whatever the facts, it is a mess and I can well imagine that DC/NC wish they'd gone to Bradford. [Post edited 11 Nov 15:42]
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Reply | Barrow
at 13:53 11 Nov 2024
Panic signing Scully set to return to Portsmouth:
“According to U’s boss Danny Cowley, the 25-year-old could potentially need an operation to correct a previous procedure that continues to irritate the forward. He’s leaving that to the Blues to decide, though, with Colchester having ‘done all they can’ to get Scully fit and available for selection.”
So we took a chance on a crock to replace Bradley and it’s not worked. What a complete waste of time and effort. It turns out he'd wrecked his ankle last March at Pompey and hadn't gotten over it.
Is this Shirleys work? Was it his idea to sign him?
People are queuing up to take the piss out of us.
Confirming the development to Gazette News, Cowley said: ‘We signed Anthony right at the end of deadline day. Unfortunately, the Bradley (Ihionvien) deal happened so late that most of our options had gone by that point.
‘When you do it that late, as we did with Anthony, you can’t do it with a medical and all these types of things, you don’t have the time.
“He’s had an ankle injury which has been quite long-standing really. There’s some metal work in that ankle injury from a previous operation which has been really irritating him."
What a shit way to run a football club.
The annoying thing is that I don't have a season ticket anymore, so I can't send it back and tell RC to stick it up his arse.
It's just a f-ing joke! [Post edited 11 Nov 14:11]
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Reply | Barrow
at 10:53 11 Nov 2024
There are so many things going on that simply cannot be explained.
How in Gods name can Hunt start, time and time again, in place of Egbo?
The same with Flanagan and Goodliffe?
A 19 year old Isthmian league bench warmer instead of Matt Jay?
How, when Edwards was fit, was he was always second choice to Gordon?
How have we manged to ruin last years best player?
Why did DH leave?
Hunt has a very good CV, so how have we managed to turn him into a walking disaster area?
I can only assume that Goodliffe and Edwards are made of glass and cannot manage 90 mins on a regular basis?
I cannot believe that when we are up to our waists in the brown stuff, there is talk that our golden ‘boy’ might be swanning off to play for someone else’s country? If he does, I give up with this shower, but can you blame him when the gaffer isn’t 110% committed to working for the U’s?
It feels like we are the only ones that actually give a shit. It’s rotten to the core, there’s no Duguid, Cook, English, Izzet, Eastman etc. We haven’t rebuilt for the future, none of the squad will be here for the duration.
In my many years on this planet, I’ve never met anyone that’s good at their job, that needs to spend so much time brown nosing and bullshitting. Those are almost always the traits of a chancer.
I know it’s only 5 minutes since I was thinking that we should persevere, but with the piss poor effort and lack of commitment over the last week, I don’t think we should waste another transfer window unless there’s 4 or 5 league wins this side of Christmas. The last thing we need is more journeymen or panic signings.
In terms of wins, 6 in 34 is by far the worst the U's have had from any manager that's been given a fair crack at the job, and the worrying thing is that we are getting worse, not better. [Post edited 11 Nov 11:04]
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Reply | Barrow
at 20:57 9 Nov 2024
You’re not wrong about the waffle, he’d do well on Test Match Special, but I like him because his enthusiasm can brighten up a dull game. |
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Reply | Barrow
at 17:21 9 Nov 2024
Watching that, I can’t help thinking that the players have got to do it on their own, because the Cowleys are clueless. The set up, the approach, just aimless in the first half.
Macey kept us in it straight after half time, then Barrow started to fade. Samson and the ref saved DCs neck. |
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Reply | Barrow
at 17:03 9 Nov 2024
Minimal effort from Taylor for the goal, Tovide put it on a plate for him.
I think most U's fans would say Payne was the best signing.
If only Samson could concentrate on the footy, because we looked twice the team when he came on.
We can't complain about the ref today!! [Post edited 9 Nov 17:04]
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Reply | Barrow
at 16:56 9 Nov 2024
1-1! |
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Reply | Barrow
at 16:52 9 Nov 2024
Tovide FFS.
Is he ever going to grow up? [Post edited 9 Nov 16:53]
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Reply | Barrow
at 16:37 9 Nov 2024
Tovide's been on the pitch for 5 mins and he's started throwing himself to the ground already FFS. |
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Reply | Barrow
at 16:03 9 Nov 2024
So far today today, we look like a team that's going to be relegated.
We need to get something from this, it wouldn't take a very good team to beat Barrow, I'm surprised they are top half. |
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