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Quote from: jhcorbett on November 27, 2021, 05:36:16 PM

Quote from: Alty Bri on November 27, 2021, 05:18:13 PM

I've hardly ever been critical of PP but he really does need to learn that not starting with your best team is going to cost you at National level - we're not Evostik now.

Everyone knows the best starting 11 at 5 o'clock. People on here have been banging on about "Pringle must start" etc etc etc. Well today he did. We were just crap in the first half.

Sorry, I don't agree with this.

Clear patterns are emerging. Peers and Pringle are pretty much always best as impact subs. I like Pringle when he comes on but I have never seen him start well (which is a mystery tbh).

Mooney is (and has been all season) our most dangerous forward and as such should always start when fit. That's pretty obvious too.

The lad from Stoke. I'm not sure what he has contributed in his time with us, other than to be withdrawn at 2 down.

I said it at kick off to my lad, not at 5 o'clock. PP needs to learn or teams like Stockport and Wrexham will be out of sight by half time.

Credit to Southend though. They had a game plan and took advantage of our mistakes. I'd take their number 9 (Murphy?) in an instant. Dalby was very good too.

Yep, fair enough. I pretty much agree with your views on those Alty players. Just found the afternoon very frustrating overall, less so after an ale or two now.

Awful first half, similar to the Gateshead debacle (but at least Gateshead were quite decent, Southend weren't), we were gash again.

Second half was much better, Mooneys goal in particular was superb. We just couldn't make their keeper work enough despite dominating possession. Having a pen saved just about summed it up.

The match experience for home fans, plus the team playing toilet in first half and Southend players flopping to the floor every chance they get made that a very frustrating afternoon. REALLY hope we get the ground sorted for the next game.

Better team won. They closed us down and pressed us throughout and we played poorly.
One of our worst displays for a while and even worse than when we had 14 players out. Far too many stray passes, even our first goal was a gift from their keeper.

Dave Challinor confirmed as Stockport County boss:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59142518

A decent win, lots of good performances but I thought Dens was superb at RB. Brad Jackson had a good cameo further up the right when he came on too.

Well done Parky and the lads!

Yeah, fair play to Grimsby, they looked a very good side who closed us down very well when they had 11 on the pitch, didn't let us settle.
Will have to wait for the highlights but looked like the same midfielder lost the ball for both their second and third goals, so he and others who haven't had much game time might have been slightly off the pace against decent opposition.

An entertaining game, we gave it a good go against the ten men, possibly ran out of time. Good away following for a wet Tuesday night and good to see a lot of young fans in the home end who hopefully enjoyed the game.

Great to win in front of a decent sized crowd.
A lot of decent performances today. Bunney filled in well at LB, all the back four looked solid. Colclough and Mooney impressive again.
Thought their keeper was busier than ours.
Well done to Parky, Sorvs and the lads 

The main thing is (as others have said) great news for Ryan personally, so delighted for him. It must have been a big strain with the court case hanging over his head for months and trial by media.