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Title: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: robininstockport on October 21, 2020, 07:47:31 PM
Assuming only Williams is injured and unavailable

               
                   Thompson

Senior  Malarkey  Sutton  Hampson

            Moult     Richman

   Mooney   Hancock    Ceesay

                  Peers   

Fylde 1-1 Alty (Peers).

Fylde 2-4 Alty after pens


Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: robininstockport on October 23, 2020, 10:01:45 PM
Glad we all agree
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: JD on October 23, 2020, 10:08:19 PM
Glad we all agree

 ;D ;D ;D

I think the newby will be out straight in!
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 23, 2020, 10:22:51 PM
Glad we all agree

Think you've frightened everyone off! 😂😂
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: AltyFan101 on October 24, 2020, 09:09:41 PM
Can't be too sure about fitness levels considering a few of the lads have had Covid but presuming everyone other than Williams is fit and well:

                           Gould

Senior     Mullarkey        Sutton      Hampson

                Moult                Potter

   Mooney           Hancock            Kosylo

                          Clayton
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: oneedham on October 24, 2020, 09:26:00 PM
                        Gould

Dens   Malarkey  Sutton    Hampson

                 Moult    Richman

Kosylo          Hancock           Ceesay

                       Mooney
 ( think he could cause them issues with his runs )



Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 24, 2020, 10:11:17 PM
What about Fisayo Adarabioyo?
He's been brought in as a target man up top hasn't he. Surely he'll play?
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: SW on October 24, 2020, 10:30:25 PM
What about Fisayo Adarabioyo?
He's been brought in as a target man up top hasn't he. Surely he'll play?


Have a feeling he is cup tied Saughall.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 24, 2020, 10:38:59 PM
Oh right. I thought he was a free agent who had only had a couple of trial matches for Curzon but I could be wrong.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: JD on October 24, 2020, 10:53:56 PM
                        Gould

Dens   Malarkey  Sutton    Hampson

                 Moult    Richman

Kosylo          Hancock           Ceesay

                       Mooney
 ( think he could cause them issues with his runs )

he can take some powders for that!
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on October 25, 2020, 12:26:32 AM
                        Gould

Dens   Malarkey  Sutton    Hampson

                 Moult    Richman

Kosylo          Hancock           Ceesay

                       Mooney
 ( think he could cause them issues with his runs )

he can take some powders for that!

Leave him be while he's still sh*t hot !
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Steve from Sale on October 25, 2020, 12:28:03 AM
JD I knew that answer was coming
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: AltyFan101 on October 25, 2020, 12:32:16 AM
Oh right. I thought he was a free agent who had only had a couple of trial matches for Curzon but I could be wrong.

Wan on the bench for Curzon's FA Cup fixture which they lost so I'm pretty sure he will be cup-tied
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on October 25, 2020, 01:20:20 AM


He's definitely cup-tied:

http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/report.php?match_id=2382 (http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/report.php?match_id=2382)
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Alty Bri on October 25, 2020, 06:30:54 AM
                    Thompson

Senior.   Mullarky.   Sutton.   Hampson

                Moult.       Potter.   

                        Hancock

        Kysolo.    Mooney.    Ceesay
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Inter Alty! on October 25, 2020, 08:22:06 AM
                          Gould
Dens   Mullarkey   Hannigan   Hampson
                   Moult   Potter
      Mooney   Hancock   Ceesay
                         Peers

NB just think Parky may start Peers up front after previous FA Cup displays (eg York away) but if does not make impact by 60/65mins will make a change... also think some who have not really featured like Gould & Hanningan may get a start, plus new signing Potter...

Hoping whoever starts does well and the lads win!
Come on Alty!
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Freddie on October 25, 2020, 08:28:16 AM
Where is Clayton at the moment?
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Inter Alty! on October 25, 2020, 12:49:42 PM
Actual Team...

TT
Dens
Mullarkey
Sutton
Conor

Moult
Potter

Kosylo
Hancock
Ceesay

Peers

Subs...
Gould
Senior
Hannigan
White
Richman
Miller
Mooney

Come on u Robins! 🤞
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: distancetraveller on October 25, 2020, 01:48:28 PM
It was only a matter of time for TT to f**k up. What a stupid pass out of goal. He’s a good shot stopper but the rest of his game is way below this standard , his kicking is absolute sh*te,

Gould for me all day long.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 25, 2020, 01:59:05 PM
Look on the bright side.
We've only let one in this half. It was 0-2 in the friendly at HT and we didn't lose.
Fancy us to come back well!
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: robininstockport on October 25, 2020, 02:05:25 PM
Why Mooney is on the bench  blows my mind
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 25, 2020, 02:15:40 PM
Surely he'll come on at the hour mark at the latest?
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 25, 2020, 02:31:07 PM
Surely he'll come on at the hour mark at the latest?

First time I've been right about anything in a loooong time! 😂😂
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: whiskyalty on October 25, 2020, 02:59:06 PM
To many basic mistakes by alty.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Alty Bri on October 25, 2020, 03:00:32 PM
Diplomatically put, we were very disappointing today. Just helped them with the Hulme transfer fee. We need a proper striker or it'll be a long, hard season.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: that man showler on October 25, 2020, 03:02:29 PM
So its back to the old cliche"we can concentrate on the league now"
Poor all over the pitch.the fight and spirit of Pompey 12 months ago a long distant memory.and of course just to make it more sickening Hulme goes and scores against us.
Potter was absolutely pants. I am going to stop so disappointed of them all today.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 25, 2020, 03:02:48 PM
This is crazy to say but we've got a lot of very important games coming up and if we've learned a lesson and it results in us staying up, then I'd take the loss of another cup run in a heart beat!

Let's go again on Tuesday and get some more points on the board.

Come on you Supers!
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: distancetraveller on October 25, 2020, 03:06:40 PM
Diplomatically put, we were very disappointing today. Just helped them with the Hulme transfer fee. We need a proper striker or it'll be a long, hard season.

What we need is to drop TT for at least a few games. He cost us a goal and his kicking is garbage.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Timperley The Best on October 25, 2020, 03:08:29 PM
Lundstram hasnt been involved for Crewe in the last 3 games if hes not injured maybe  we can get him back ?
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on October 25, 2020, 03:12:48 PM
Diplomatically put, we were very disappointing today. Just helped them with the Hulme transfer fee. We need a proper striker or it'll be a long, hard season.

What we need is to drop TT for at least a few games. He cost us a goal and his kicking is garbage.



Potter was equally complicit in the cock-up which engendered Hulme's inevitable goal.

What an utterly tame exit.

Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: oneedham on October 25, 2020, 03:13:09 PM
Diplomatically put, we were very disappointing today. Just helped them with the Hulme transfer fee. We need a proper striker or it'll be a long, hard season.

What we need is to drop TT for at least a few games. He cost us a goal and his kicking is garbage.

We should defo give Gould a few games. Not just one or two.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Inter Alty! on October 25, 2020, 03:18:48 PM
Gutted... simply not good enuf against lower lge opposition! ☹️
Guess need to now concentrate on staying in top division & maybe have a Trophy Cup run...

Disappointed, but need to pick ourselves up for Tuesday...
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: robininstockport on October 25, 2020, 03:26:27 PM
I don't think Thompson is our biggest problem tbh.

Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: hsmith1 on October 25, 2020, 03:33:14 PM
i think we are more solid at the back with hannigan in
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: JD on October 25, 2020, 03:40:39 PM
We lacked energy and "Fizz" today, but 2 weeks off and, I guess, without a decent training session took it's toll.

Their goals were avoidable - very poor concentration and jus not up to game speed.}
Their midfield was stronger and Hancock hardly got into the game.
There was also some poor decision making, which you might be able to put down to a lack of game time, but things like TT getting the ball in injury time and passing it back to (I think it was) our left back, who could only pass it back to TT again!
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: AltyFan101 on October 25, 2020, 04:20:38 PM
Disappointing result and overall performance, once again sloppy at the back.  I don't agree with some on here that we should drop Thompson just yet but I would have certainly liked to have seen Gould in goal for today's match and I don't really understand why that wasn't the case.  Also disappointed to not see Senior start at right back - I just feel he offers more than Densmore but I can understand the experience and leadership Dens brings in these one-off cup ties.  Would have also loved to have seen Clayton play today, can only presume at this point that he is injured/ill/fall-out(unlikely) because otherwise he would surely at least make it onto the bench, especially for a cup game.  Mooney, for me, has to start, him, Hanks and Kosylo (who I thought was good today) are our most creative players in the final third and I do really think that we should be using Ceesay and his pace for extra impact during the game when we are looking to extend a lead or get back into a game.  Finally, it's probably unfair to judge Potter since he was thrown into the mix straight away with only one (maybe two) training sessions with the other lads so can't say too much about him yet.  On the Lundstram point, however, he has now been dropped from the first team squad and is only featuring with the U23s (no injury), I hope we have been/are looking at potentially brining him back if Crewe now don't see him as regular first team squad player.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: MarpleAlty on October 25, 2020, 04:58:13 PM
I thought it was bizarre to throw Potter straight in, to be honest - given how dangerous Haughton usually is, I would have thought the game would be screaming out for Ringo to be his shadow for 90 minutes and see how we got on playing 9v9.

A little bit unfair to blame Thompson for the opening goal - Potter should have dealt with it, simple as that.

Shame not to see Senior in the starting XI, and I agree with the notion that Ceesay should be an impact sub, not a starter.

Poor decision making all round today - that free kick in injury time just needed swinging to the far post, anything could have happened. What an utter waste.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: cheshire cat on October 25, 2020, 05:02:00 PM
I'd like to see their second goal again. It looked far too easy.

Hopefully there will be a reaction on Tuesday
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Sale Holmfield on October 25, 2020, 05:13:24 PM
It is a pity there were no replays on the live streaming, as I would like to see both goals again, as the first took me by surprise as well as Potter, and the second, as Cheshire Cat says, did seem far too easy.
While poor decision-making was a factor, we were punished for mistakes, which is normally what you expect when playing against a team from a higher division.
Matt Gould probably does deserve a go in the team, sooner or later  or what is the point in signing him, but I am disappointed to see Tony Thompson a target for instant criticism once again. On the same lines, it was particularly good that Tom Peers scored.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: rorysgrandad on October 25, 2020, 06:22:58 PM
I'd like to see their second goal again. It looked far too easy.
Once was too often for me ☺

Hopefully there will be a reaction on Tuesday
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: distancetraveller on October 25, 2020, 06:29:17 PM
It is a pity there were no replays on the live streaming, as I would like to see both goals again, as the first took me by surprise as well as Potter, and the second, as Cheshire Cat says, did seem far too easy.
While poor decision-making was a factor, we were punished for mistakes, which is normally what you expect when playing against a team from a higher division.
Matt Gould probably does deserve a go in the team, sooner or later  or what is the point in signing him, but I am disappointed to see Tony Thompson a target for instant criticism once again. On the same lines, it was particularly good that Tom Peers scored.

The reason I criticised him today was... I don’t mind him passing the ball out to the defenders but I feel he does it a bit too often and he does put players receiving the ball under unnecessary pressure especially as Hulme was against us and he knows how we play more than most.. With regards to TTs kicking I’m pretty sure that the majority of people would find it hard to deny that it is pretty poor.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: JD on October 25, 2020, 06:37:02 PM
It is a pity there were no replays on the live streaming, as I would like to see both goals again, as the first took me by surprise as well as Potter, and the second, as Cheshire Cat says, did seem far too easy.
While poor decision-making was a factor, we were punished for mistakes, which is normally what you expect when playing against a team from a higher division.
Matt Gould probably does deserve a go in the team, sooner or later  or what is the point in signing him, but I am disappointed to see Tony Thompson a target for instant criticism once again. On the same lines, it was particularly good that Tom Peers scored.

But other than that he was all but anonymous - understandable to a point as he had very little to work with, however.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: JD on October 25, 2020, 06:40:20 PM
Disappointing result and overall performance, once again sloppy at the back.  I don't agree with some on here that we should drop Thompson just yet but I would have certainly liked to have seen Gould in goal for today's match and I don't really understand why that wasn't the case.  Also disappointed to not see Senior start at right back - I just feel he offers more than Densmore but I can understand the experience and leadership Dens brings in these one-off cup ties.  Would have also loved to have seen Clayton play today, can only presume at this point that he is injured/ill/fall-out(unlikely) because otherwise he would surely at least make it onto the bench, especially for a cup game.  Mooney, for me, has to start, him, Hanks and Kosylo (who I thought was good today) are our most creative players in the final third and I do really think that we should be using Ceesay and his pace for extra impact during the game when we are looking to extend a lead or get back into a game.  Finally, it's probably unfair to judge Potter since he was thrown into the mix straight away with only one (maybe two) training sessions with the other lads so can't say too much about him yet.  On the Lundstram point, however, he has now been dropped from the first team squad and is only featuring with the U23s (no injury), I hope we have been/are looking at potentially brining him back if Crewe now don't see him as regular first team squad player.

And I think I read that Potter was on a short term deal.

I noticed Fylde did have a couple of loanees - even if one was from Accrington and we might still get through if they check his registration! - and that might be something Parkie might need to look at.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: cheshire cat on October 25, 2020, 06:41:54 PM
Perhaps TT has been instructed to pass the ball out from the back. A lack of height means we usully lose possesion one way or another if he hoofs it.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: blackpoolalty on October 25, 2020, 07:51:13 PM
Not giving excuses bit the wind was awkward swirling around and for comparison the Fylde keeper kicked the ball into touch 4 times in the second half

Kosylo best player, never gave up.

Apart from what’s already been said can’t add anything....
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 26, 2020, 07:50:20 AM
Tepid.

No game management. No bite and no playing football.

Start Mooney. Release Peers on Loan and spend the Hulme money.

Up there with one of Parkinson's worst team showings.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 26, 2020, 07:51:07 AM
Perhaps TT has been instructed to pass the ball out from the back. A lack of height means we usully lose possesion one way or another if he hoofs it.

Id have hoped after conceeding two at Fylde a month ago we may have learnt.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Toff Apple on October 26, 2020, 09:32:57 AM
Tepid.

No game management. No bite and no playing football.

Start Mooney. Release Peers on Loan and spend the Hulme money.

Up there with one of Parkinson's worst team showings.

Its not quite 0-5 at boston, i think peers is suitable for a front three player, usually coming of the bench as he did last season.  The reality for me is that we have lost Durrell, Jones , Hulme and Lundstrum.  Both Ceesay and Kosylo seem good acquisitions. Our style to me suits a hulme and its almost as if we built the style round him.  Interestingly i didnt think he played very well for Fylde at all, they dont seem to play to his strengths.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Alty Dave on October 26, 2020, 09:41:05 AM
Didn't watch the match, listened on RR. TBH, one training session in over 2 weeks the day before the match is hardly sufficient warmup for the match really, so I guess we probably did ok. Not sure I would have started a player signed a few days before whom hasn't kicked a ball in a while..

We all know we need a holding up physical striker, Lundstum was a loanee, so not our player, so imagine PP is looking again/still for that type of player.

Need to stick behind the players we have whilst Parky adjusts to this league and re-builds after the loss of a few key players.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: MarpleAlty on October 26, 2020, 11:04:18 AM
Didn't watch the match, listened on RR. TBH, one training session in over 2 weeks the day before the match is hardly sufficient warmup for the match really, so I guess we probably did ok. Not sure I would have started a player signed a few days before whom hasn't kicked a ball in a while..

We all know we need a holding up physical striker, Lundstum was a loanee, so not our player, so imagine PP is looking again/still for that type of player.

Need to stick behind the players we have whilst Parky adjusts to this league and re-builds after the loss of a few key players.

Agreed, to be honest we just played like we hadn't trained or played for a while - I wasn't expecting much more if I'm honest, it played out exactly how I thought it would.

Fylde looked understandably that little bit sharper, and I think it's an exaggeration to say it's up there with some of our absolute worst performances.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on October 26, 2020, 11:50:08 AM
Apart from giving away two very poor goals, and having a "strike force" that produced next to nothing of real threat, we were fine.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 26, 2020, 12:40:55 PM
Apart from giving away two very poor goals, and having a "strike force" that produced next to nothing of real threat, we were fine.

I'm glad conceding sloppily and not scoring aren't going to impact our ability to stay up.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on October 26, 2020, 03:55:14 PM
Apart from giving away two very poor goals, and having a "strike force" that produced next to nothing of real threat, we were fine.

I'm glad conceding sloppily and not scoring aren't going to impact our ability to stay up.

Turn off your irony filter !
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 26, 2020, 04:15:19 PM
Apart from giving away two very poor goals, and having a "strike force" that produced next to nothing of real threat, we were fine.

I'm glad conceding sloppily and not scoring aren't going to impact our ability to stay up.

Turn off your irony filter !

It's hard to tell on here, some people thought 2 year contracts for Simon Richman were a good idea.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 26, 2020, 04:22:31 PM
Is he your next target now?
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 26, 2020, 06:41:49 PM
Is he your next target now?

Simon Richman has been here for ten years, Im sure if someone wanted him, they could have. Two year deals for anyone is dangerous.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: JD on October 26, 2020, 06:46:41 PM
We haven't got the squad we need, largely because of Hulme going, but you CANNOT blame anyone at Alty for that.
Once any player has certain clauses in their contracts there is nothing we can do if they want to look elsewhere and, as much as I hate the idea of good players going down a level or even staying at the same level, if they are made an offer they cannot refuse we cannot rely on loyalty.

I know that the board and management are still looking around for options.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 26, 2020, 07:18:17 PM
Would have been Exeter (away again!)
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 27, 2020, 10:34:38 AM
We haven't got the squad we need, largely because of Hulme going, but you CANNOT blame anyone at Alty for that.
Once any player has certain clauses in their contracts there is nothing we can do if they want to look elsewhere and, as much as I hate the idea of good players going down a level or even staying at the same level, if they are made an offer they cannot refuse we cannot rely on loyalty.

I know that the board and management are still looking around for options.

Hulme isn't the entire squad though.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: MarpleAlty on October 27, 2020, 01:15:04 PM
This forum can be a right depressing read sometimes.

Our likely forecast from the first 3 games would have been 3 points - the weather's screwed the first game, and we've picked up a decent point at Eastleigh.

Similarly, we all knew an away draw at Fylde in the Cup would be tricky - and that's whether we would have had the entire squad isolating beforehand or not.

As has also previously been pointed out, for whatever reason Parky's teams seem to start seasons slowly.

Forgive me if I'm willing to reserve judgement for a bit longer - what happened to 'let's see where we are after 10 games'?

I can't wait for the moment everyone's posting polls about whereabouts in the playoffs we'll finish, the moment we string a couple of wins together.  ::)
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on October 27, 2020, 01:44:46 PM
This forum can be a right depressing read sometimes.

Our likely forecast from the first 3 games would have been 3 points - the weather's screwed the first game, and we've picked up a decent point at Eastleigh.

Similarly, we all knew an away draw at Fylde in the Cup would be tricky - and that's whether we would have had the entire squad isolating beforehand or not.

As has also previously been pointed out, for whatever reason Parky's teams seem to start seasons slowly.

Forgive me if I'm willing to reserve judgement for a bit longer - what happened to 'let's see where we are after 10 games'?

I can't wait for the moment everyone's posting polls about whereabouts in the playoffs we'll finish, the moment we string a couple of wins together.  ::)

If I could give you a Goodwin, I would.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: rorysgrandad on October 27, 2020, 01:56:58 PM
Would have been Exeter (away again!)
Are the FA aware we have a home ground?
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: HashtagAlty on October 27, 2020, 03:07:57 PM
Didn't watch the match, listened on RR. TBH, one training session in over 2 weeks the day before the match is hardly sufficient warmup for the match really, so I guess we probably did ok. Not sure I would have started a player signed a few days before whom hasn't kicked a ball in a while..

We all know we need a holding up physical striker, Lundstum was a loanee, so not our player, so imagine PP is looking again/still for that type of player.

Need to stick behind the players we have whilst Parky adjusts to this league and re-builds after the loss of a few key players.

Agreed, to be honest we just played like we hadn't trained or played for a while - I wasn't expecting much more if I'm honest, it played out exactly how I thought it would.

Fylde looked understandably that little bit sharper, and I think it's an exaggeration to say it's up there with some of our absolute worst performances.

Parkinson promised our sides would play a certain way and we'd get a certain standard of effort; that's why our 2-1 defeats to Stockport will always, to me, will feel more hurtful than losing 5-0 to Boston. We weren't *that* bad that day, we just got picked off (see Chorley 4-1). On Saturday (perhaps due to Virus) I didn't see a Parkinson side.

The performance on Saturday we barely strung passes together, players didn't look like they wanted to ball. They also don't seem to trust certain players around them. When they did, and we showed confidence on the ball, we scored.

Chorley came back down by being out-Chorley'd. If we stick to our philosophy, and sign the relevant players we will be fine (providing they stick to our style), we will pick off the likes of Eastleigh in a normal game.
Title: Re: Sunday Match Thread
Post by: AltyFan101 on October 27, 2020, 04:06:43 PM
Didn't watch the match, listened on RR. TBH, one training session in over 2 weeks the day before the match is hardly sufficient warmup for the match really, so I guess we probably did ok. Not sure I would have started a player signed a few days before whom hasn't kicked a ball in a while..

We all know we need a holding up physical striker, Lundstum was a loanee, so not our player, so imagine PP is looking again/still for that type of player.

Need to stick behind the players we have whilst Parky adjusts to this league and re-builds after the loss of a few key players.

Agreed, to be honest we just played like we hadn't trained or played for a while - I wasn't expecting much more if I'm honest, it played out exactly how I thought it would.

Fylde looked understandably that little bit sharper, and I think it's an exaggeration to say it's up there with some of our absolute worst performances.

Parkinson promised our sides would play a certain way and we'd get a certain standard of effort; that's why our 2-1 defeats to Stockport will always, to me, will feel more hurtful than losing 5-0 to Boston. We weren't *that* bad that day, we just got picked off (see Chorley 4-1). On Saturday (perhaps due to Virus) I didn't see a Parkinson side.

The performance on Saturday we barely strung passes together, players didn't look like they wanted to ball. They also don't seem to trust certain players around them. When they did, and we showed confidence on the ball, we scored.

Chorley came back down by being out-Chorley'd. If we stick to our philosophy, and sign the relevant players we will be fine (providing they stick to our style), we will pick off the likes of Eastleigh in a normal game.

We were quite good for most of the second half against Fylde, we kept the ball well and created some chances.  I agree, though, that first half we were not up to speed and were not good enough but that could simply be a result of no training and a lack of match sharpness - it was the same for the first couple of pre-season games so I wouldn't look beyond that as a factor for now.  Let's see how we do tonight.