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I suppose there are better chances of big crowds over easter, for those it is a local derby it will be good overall. I just hope there is an element of locality to the christmas games now.

The more subs thing is just common sense. Less danger of a late injury reducing a team to 10 men and also avoids rotating starting lineups when you know you can throw on a decent number of replacements.

Overall I don't think either of these changes are quite on the replays debacle levels of fan & club sh*thousery.

I find the fixture changes underwhelming. Is it just me? The five subs from seven instead of five mildly interesting. If it would have been seven from seven that would have favoured the bigger clubs with bigger squads. I was hoping the news was two automatic promotion plus one from the playoffs. Drat.

More subs allowed next season and playing the same team in reverse fixtures on Boxing Day and NYD is being scrapped.
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/24292712.two-changes-announced-national-league-season/

On another note, that other Sinclair from the 90's Prem era has a son at Curzon Ashton - Isaac - who is only 22 and seems to hold some promise.

Trevor I'm assuming. Can he do this too? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MomkYgXPudw

If we're looking for experience in the middle of the park - and if wage bills on Google are to be believed - then Luke Young is set to be released by Wrexham I think.

Within the realms of affordable (if accurate), 30 years old. He'd be one hell of a signing.

On another note, that other Sinclair from the 90's Prem era has a son at Curzon Ashton - Isaac - who is only 22 and seems to hold some promise.

I rate Newby out wide but has not impressed as no.10 when he has gone into that role this season.
Need someone who is capable of bits of magic in that position.
Haven’t seen enough of Crankshaw but he didn’t look that quick, maybe he can play the 10 role….?
Would love Alistair Smith as a CM, he is what we are missing.

The one thing I'll say about when Alex has shifted into 10 is (correct me if I'm wrong) CCC has still tended to be on the pitch? Thus they ended up taking sinilar positions like when we had CCC and Aaron Bennett in the lineup at the same time, with neither particularly shining.

I do like Alex's use of the ball and his decision making is pretty decent compared to the rest of our forwards - he's also shown steady improvement through coaching with Parky and Sorvs.

Wouldn't be surprised to see it happen to be honest - I think 10 is his 'go to' number based on his socials so I'm sure he'd take the number at the very least!

I think the time for Matty Warburton has been and gone - and I just don't see Nick Haughton as an 'Alty' signing when he'd probably prefer to go and pick up more money somewhere like Oldham.

Quote from: Timperley The Best on April 30, 2024, 07:20:12 PM

Its quite a specialised position number 10 .Didnt Kossy play there before ccc came in on loan ?If or more reluctantly when ccc goes the only number 10s I can think of are Nick Haughton who might be efl bound or Matty Warburton who is at Solihull but didnt play at Barnet

To be honest, Matty Warburton was the first player I thought of as a replacement for CCC (should he leave).

I believe Matty Warburton is returning to teaching sooner rather than later

Quote from: Sale Holmfield on April 28, 2024, 11:52:12 PM

A lot of excellent posts on here, and I can't disagree with any of them.

One of the characteristics of Phil Parkinson's and Neil Tolson's tenure is that they seem to learn as they go on. That's not a bad thing - quite the contrary - and while we may occasionally take a step back, that is usually followed by three steps forward, so I can't see us following Boreham Wood or Dartford who were in the playoffs in 2023 then relegated in 2o24.

Phil and Neil will now have more idea of wbat is needed, or what nous if you like, to achieve success in the playoffs, and I am sure that will be addressed.

It has been a great season and we have been competing at the highest level we have for nearly thirty years.

How did he sneak back in..?!

Well spotted. In my defence, it was a late night post after a long journey, although not as long as Neil Tolson's would have been from Wisconsin, nor people who had used the coaches  which went the scenic route from Bromley.