Sadddle up for a Midland gallop. Away to Walsall, Sat Nov 2nd 3-0'clock.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

There was extra time in qualifying rounds so I assume there is in the 'Proper' rounds (FA term not mine)

[sonicthewhite]

I need a break from painting skirting boards. Cup of tea and a gander at the scores. Here's to us getting another.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Hang on qualifying rounds had replays

[officer_dibble]

Haha Liam Gordon
One of those dog shit players we had to endure when we were truly shit. How the fck have we let him score? How embarrassing.

Thought he was reasonably decent going forward, plenty of pace. Defensively suspect though.

See my recollection is he was fecking terrible. Looked scared shitless every time he played for us cos we were too big for him. I think he shit himself every time he went over the halfway line!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Nope, no replays from First Round (Proper) onwards

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

McAtee & Collins on for Lolos & Arfield

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I imagine being one of the kids on our bench is a rather mixed feeling at a game like this.

[Mar]

Haha Liam Gordon
One of those dog shit players we had to endure when we were truly shit. How the fck have we let him score? How embarrassing.

Thought he was reasonably decent going forward, plenty of pace. Defensively suspect though.

See my recollection is he was fecking terrible. Looked scared shitless every time he played for us cos we were too big for him. I think he shit himself every time he went over the halfway line!

There was definitely a fair few that I put into that camp. Crellin, Comley, Greenidge, Crawford, Mascoll, White. Gordon was one with something physical about him.

[DJBlu]

Doesn't sound like we're playing well expect us to score soon then. .

[Mar]

Collins, Charles and McAtee up top. Rare sight that is.

Doesn't sound like we're playing well expect us to score soon then. .

Top heavy from the sounds of it.

[officer_dibble]

Haha Liam Gordon
One of those dog shit players we had to endure when we were truly shit. How the fck have we let him score? How embarrassing.

Thought he was reasonably decent going forward, plenty of pace. Defensively suspect though.

See my recollection is he was fecking terrible. Looked scared shitless every time he played for us cos we were too big for him. I think he shit himself every time he went over the halfway line!

There was definitely a fair few that I put into that camp. Crellin, Comley, Greenidge, Crawford, Mascoll, White. Gordon was one with something physical about him.

Yeah he was a unit but he wasn’t a good footballer. And mentally he had no chance playing for a club our size. Weighed on him every time, he just looked permanently scared. For me he is filed under ‘dog shit’! Declan John signing was one of the key ones that sorted it out that Christmas!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

They hit the post. We bring on Vic for Dion. Barring Santos, that's all the real cards up our sleeve.

[officer_dibble]

I imagine being one of the kids on our bench is a rather mixed feeling at a game like this.

They are just making up numbers. I’d be really surprised if Matheson didn’t leave for free in January.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

I imagine being one of the kids on our bench is a rather mixed feeling at a game like this.

They are just making up numbers. I’d be really surprised if Matheson didn’t leave for free in January.

Didn't Matheson get a new contract in the summer? A feck up if he did and we've no intention of using him.

[Worthy4England]

Weird innit. If we had lost the last two then this would be a must-win, and a cupset could cost Evatt his job. Now, it's sort of... OK.

I wonder how many of this forum's members would take a loss at Stockport to have a win here, were it definitely one or the other. Maaaaybe one or two.

Not this one!

He has one goal this season. One only.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Yeah he was a unit but he wasn’t a good footballer. And mentally he had no chance playing for a club our size. Weighed on him every time, he just looked permanently scared. For me he is filed under ‘dog shit’! Declan John signing was one of the key ones that sorted it out that Christmas!

Gordon carried on playing after John arrived - he was with us for two seasons and played a fair few times in that first season after promotion, especially in the first three months and a bit later when injuries left us threadbare – I seem to recall he even played right-back once and tried his best, as he usually did. He didn't look a third-tier player and confidence was a problem.

Looking back at the players we had in that first season, he's doing better than most.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Southwood down injured. Child on the bench. Hello headlines.... maybe not, Southwood continues.

[Mar]

Haha Liam Gordon
One of those dog shit players we had to endure when we were truly shit. How the fck have we let him score? How embarrassing.

Thought he was reasonably decent going forward, plenty of pace. Defensively suspect though.

See my recollection is he was fecking terrible. Looked scared shitless every time he played for us cos we were too big for him. I think he shit himself every time he went over the halfway line!

There was definitely a fair few that I put into that camp. Crellin, Comley, Greenidge, Crawford, Mascoll, White. Gordon was one with something physical about him.

Yeah he was a unit but he wasn’t a good footballer. And mentally he had no chance playing for a club our size. Weighed on him every time, he just looked permanently scared. For me he is filed under ‘dog shit’! Declan John signing was one of the key ones that sorted it out that Christmas!

Very much looked like a player that could grow into the game for me. The steadiness of John certainly improved the side massively and Gordon looked like he could provide reasonable cover. Sadly for him, we were in transition and certainly in that losing early on phase rather than sort his head out and join in.




This Walsall match is sounding a bit crap. Seems a bit even stats wise.

Southwood down injured. Child on the bench. Hello headlines.... maybe not, Southwood continues.

Dare I say it, we're feigning injury, just like everyone else in the league.

[officer_dibble]

Did he really?! I thought he only turned out for us in that league two season.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Did he really?! I thought he only turned out for us in that league two season.

Nah mate he saw out his two-year contract, so he overlapped with James Trafford, which seems like a different era. Right up to the end of the second season he was on the bench almost every week.