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We didn't have a mass clear out when we were relegated in 2011 did we? The likes of Coburn, Reeves, Clee and Densmore all stayed on then and the budget was obviously able to take it. So what changed this time?

The very reason why, in over 55 years of watching football, I've stopped buying a programme this season.

I said that last week on the County forum in that was our normal way of preventing opposition fans from getting in our end but it had been scrapped as none of our fans knew who played for us!

Agreed JTH's post is sensible. We don't need to throw the baby out with the bathwater: Hannigan, Cyrus, Patterson, Moult, Lawrie, Richman, Goodall, Reeves, add Sinclair and we have 7-8 there that are the nucleus of a solid outfit who can more than compete at this level. Lower mid table might be our level this season but I wouldn't expect us to be in relegation trouble.

Agree with those names but just retaining those leaves another 17 or 18 to replace, if we can get rid of them as most will probably be on contract.

Even before we appointed Young, and I was probably the first to be critical of him taking over, I didn't expect anything better than a top ten finish this season. We're up against the mega-money bagged teams such as Fylde and Salford, as well as other financially well supported teams such as Harrogate and traditionally bigger clubs than us in Halifax, Stockport and Darlington. In my book these teams were always going to be challenging for the play-off places.

We were down for 3 seasons last time and that same period of time, which should enable us to build a decent squad from those names above, will also see the back of the majority of the teams I've mentioned.

Let's just hope we get third time lucky with the Board's appointment and manage a respectable finish to the season.

I'm actually struggling to remember them all now but do recall Kittrick being in there.

I'd leave Lynch out and to be honest, if he's not on contract I'd be telling him to have a look at going back to Clitheroe. Totally out of his depth in this league, like a lot of them, and offers absolutely nothing as a footballer.

Although I wasn't expecting much from Sinclair, he didn't do too badly so maybe go with him up front with Reevesy and Lawrie behind them. If Goodall isn't fit I'd been inclined to put Patterson in midfield, where he was signed to play, and stick with Heathcote and Sumner at full back until we can get some new players in.

NY looked a decent appointment after success with Chester. Never got going here.

Some absolute wasteful garbage brought in. Didnt seem confident with his approach to the game or tatics.

Onwards, and hopefully upwards.

I read on the County forum earlier that he used 46 players in 2013/14 season at Chester, when they had a successful season. God knows how many players we'd had got through had he stayed.