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Reply | January 2025 transfer window hopes & facts
at 15:16 5 Jan 2025
Yep, can't argue with any of this Durham so maybe the Palace lad is a good call.
For the life of me I couldn't understand Wilkinson being signed, misused then ignored. He's certainly reasserted himself at Solihull, hardly a huge drop down in standard from us at present.
We've done very well with limited resources to drag ourselves away from the bottom but are still very close to it. I applaud the improved performance and effort. It's extremely difficult to turn around the culture of our club and sadly we can't appear attractive to new recruits.
I agree with you progress was being made. It's tentative though and five wins in five and a half months is a hard fact.
A replacement for Taylor/Tovide is crucial and who knows from where! We were clearly doing well defensively, that's now history and Noah hints at Egbo running on empty. Kelleher and Goodliffe must play - Terry was a bizarre call.
The next month will reveal some answers but securing a mid table position is paramount. That may create a future platform.
But as TooT says the money from sales (& if I were buying Tovide I'd wait, he's by no means the finished article) must be wisely used rather than wasted (Jay, Wilkinson) if there's any aspiration whatsoever to climb the table and have a tilt at escaping a league that is more competitive than many realise.
Obvious comment I know but made with the best and most positive intentions!
Up the 'stalled for the moment depleted U's" |
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Reply | January 2025 transfer window hopes & facts
at 11:28 5 Jan 2025
Hmm, I imagine Dundee's a more attractive proposition Durham.
We do need midfield though. Chilvers and Mcgeechan have been missed and look how well they're doing .
We must use Kelleher and Goodliffe at the back, fewer mistakes with them. Up front recruitment is necessary, maybe we should re-sign the on-fire Wilkinson! |
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Reply | January 2025 transfer window hopes & facts
at 11:03 4 Jan 2025
I don't doubt that you're right Wessex. It's just that the way neither he nor Wilkinson (look at his scoring record this season) were ever given the remotest chance to establish themselves feels like profligacy to me. We can't afford that. However I accept that there maybe stuff I don't know. |
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Reply | January 2025 transfer window hopes & facts
at 12:25 3 Jan 2025
Yes Crash, I like the idea of trying Lisbie. Non league has often been okay for us. I'd also reinvigorate Matt Jay who is a better player than Hopper and scores goals. Defensive mistakes still occur too often - especially the last two games - I'd try to play Kelleher more and look for another experienced back line player.
As long as we cement the mid-table position I'm content given where we've come from.
Realistically we have still only won five league games in five months but are harder to beat and much more resolute.
There's only one stand out team this season so mid table is a morass, as long as we're in that and not where we've lived these last few seasons then I'll begin to feel that "the worm has begun to turn".
Up our slowly recovering U's. |
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Reply | Supreme U's to defeat Robins at the County Ground to start the New Year in style
at 17:50 1 Jan 2025
No we shouldn't but a defeat was always inevitable at some stage. It was Swindon who ended our first long run of wins back in our last promotion season long long long ago. Same time of year too.
After that we 'got back on the bike ' and repeated the run.
If the players pull themselves together before Saturday Accrington had better watch out as Wessex reckons someone is due a hiding soon.
In truth we set up too defensive a formation, no goalscorer selected and made a sluggish start. We've done very well recently but we have only won five games since August 4th so unless something clicks up front we're going to have to be satisfied with a mid-table recovery plan this year. I'm ok with that. |
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Reply | Imperious Super U's to achieve 11th unbeaten game on Sunday at the JCS
at 17:38 29 Dec 2024
Agreed and now, having conceded and gone behind I am not worried about the reaction. The reaction was excellent and yes, deserved more by the end. No reason not to grow confidence again against a likely promotion team. No Tovide or Read too.
Up the increasingly mid table U's. |
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Reply | Boxing Day celebrations as Super U's make it 10 games unbeaten
at 17:05 26 Dec 2024
Terrific result. We usually underwhelm completely in Boxing Day. Congratulations to all concerned, a real possibility that the sick worm might be turning!!
What concerns me now is how they'll react when inevitably they do concede. Psychologically that might be best if it happened with us two or three goals up! I'd take that on my birthday on Sunday v Doncaster!!!
Upwards the repairing U's. |
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Reply | Merry Christmas!
at 12:26 25 Dec 2024
Thank you Wessex.
May the very same befit you.
Compliments of the season to readers on here. |
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Reply | WSC Jan 2025
at 10:15 20 Dec 2024
Without the remote semblance of arm twisting and continued gratitude if "something along those lines" were to reappear one day it would be a wonderful addition to my world. |
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