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Don't think Leather at left back and bringing Marshall back in is the answer .

Agreed - although we all know that's what Lee's going to do.

I think we need to address this NOW, because splitting up Havern and Leather in winnable games could be disastrous come the end of the season.

Why do you want to take injured players on loan

Ludicrous

The lad's got to play again at some point! He was scheduled to be out for 6-8 weeks - it's hardly an ACL snap is it. Cav came to us without a pre-season and started well.

What's to say he's not had a run out in their reserves but Morecambe would prefer him to get some competitive game time before putting him back in?

It was an open forum suggestion about a good LB that could feasibly be available, and nothing more than that 

Stourbridge 0-2 Shildon

Incredible result for them, and a very winnable tie at Norton United (only 14 places above them in the system) in the next round.

It really would be something meeting them in the First Round Proper - or Norton for that matter. Just our own banana skin to negotiate first...

Banana skin it might be (hold on a sec, isn't that just the entire draw anyway?), but a trip out to Runcorn would be quite fun...

...I've observed a few comments on other threads, so I'll start a new one.

How much do we think Lee's geographical location (and as such, his NW contact book) is hindering us from freshening up the team as required throughout the season?  Or is it simply a budget thing (i.e. no free wages combined with a point-blank refusal to release anyone currently on the books)?

Observe Keith Hill at Rochdale and David Flitcroft at Bury - both done well in relatively young managerial careers (and best mates to boot). I bet a large proportion of their success has been down to the fact they're 'Northwest Journeymen' that can pick up the phone at the drop of a hat, and get things done.

From following Rochdale to a certain degree (hence recommending signing Cav this summer), off the top of my head I know 3 other lads on the fringes of their first team that are worth enquiring re: loans. Bury signed 2 starting XIs this season (hence why they'll probably be in administration again in 12 months), there will be lads there as well.

I'm not saying we necessarily get anyone now, but just wondered - have we ever contacted these people? As pointed out with the Oldham lad at Alfreton, surely these are the clubs we should tie in with as much as possible?

We make it all sound so easy don't we!  I'd just LOVE another Shotton to walk through the door, that's all.

Think it had been noted on here 

Apologies - I had become too consumed with the Welling inquest to notice!

Unfortunately john coleman has gone back to accy , I reckon he will keep them up.

ANYONE but him. Did his best to turn Rochdale into a non-league club before they re-appointed Keith Hill. Look where they are now.

Fills teams with his scouse 'mates' who are more often than not into Steve Evans-style gamesmanship. He'd make us hate ourselves for being Alty fans.

In our last Conference spell, we improved steadily year-on-year through consolidation (a couple in, a couple out) - this largely worked until the minor exodus at the start of the relegation season.

Now you COULD say that we brought quite a few in when we got promoted, and some did a job (Joe O'Neill) but most didn't (Nehru McKenzie anyone?)

I stand by the fact that we've made some decent acquisitions this summer, ones that can keep us in this league. But momentum is a killer, and at the moment we need to stop the rot.

After half a dozen games, I don't think the post mortem starts just yet.