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I don't think we should drop Jake Cooper after one poor performance unless he's struggling for fitness.

We decided to over-react after the Aldershot game - and look where that got us. It'll be a one-off, he struggled with the conditions.

Lewis Banks back to right back for me, Justin Donawa should be considered as a forward option off the bench. Hancox at left back if Eddy is still unavailable.

The main rotation we should be considering is obviously Regan Linney - and I'd also be keen to give Dan Mooney a go from the start too.

If - and it's a BIG if - anyone moves on in the summer, the proceeds will help to push us to the next level - I'm confident of that.

We sold the player that had swept the board at last season's awards, and it hasn't affected us anywhere near as much as we thought it would at the time.

There are seven teams currently higher than us in this league, and they have achieved that without having Chris Conn-Clarke in their side.

Given that there's always plenty of free agents around, it'll probably help us to add 10-20% on top of the wages we can offer, which might make the difference.

Of course if there's a legitimate way to keep CCC (and others) that would obviously be everyone's first choice - but life does go on.

I recall there were plenty around these parts that couldn't fathom why we'd just sold John Johnston to a promotion rival.

New heroes come along.

Quote from: robininstockport on March 23, 2024, 06:32:12 PM

good for 30 mins poor for 60.

whoever thinks donawa should start over banks needs a new hobby

wherever we finish will be an improvement on last season.

don't fancy a wednesday night in barnet tbh

Thought Banks had a stinker second half mate. Was beat time after time, but he was on his weaker side. Hancox can play left back, might have been a better option today.

You've just made an excellent point that completely passed me by... why wasn't Hancox started at left back?

I do scratch my head sometimes at how we seemingly decide not to take simple selection decisions, like starting our only centre forward.

Even without Regan Linney, Justin Amaluzor would have caused much more havoc in a swirling wind than CCC (before he was withdrawn), this stuff is simple.

Do we need more Kevin Hulme / Eddie Hussin / Val Owen types? - too many of our players weigh about 6 stone wet through and just lack a bit of calming presence.

Hopefully by the time we play Dorking and Kiddy they'll have run out of steam, and then there's the Wealdstone and Oxford home games.

Four wins should do it, but it certainly doesn't leave us much wiggle room - and we really need to avoid defeat against Oldham.

Quote from: Saughall Robin on March 20, 2024, 09:20:02 PM

And we're down to 7th.
We really need to win on Saturday don't we?

We definitely need to beat Gateshead and Oldham after tonight’s result.

Avoiding defeat is the first priority - I think we'll be OK as long as we do that.

Just seen a picture of The Shay. Be a miracle if its on.

As much as we thought our pitch would end up derailing our own promotion hopes... surely theirs is going to really hamper them? - it looks dreadful.

Newby over Kosylo in any scenario for me.

Yes, Kossy brings fight - but Alex Newby's ball control, retention and decision making all superior.

Too many loose passes from Kossy - he often gets booked lunging in after heavy touches too.

Not sure it was a red card though

Agreed, I think we'd have been fuming if it had been the other way - but we'll take it, and we made the most of it too - had plenty go against us this season too.