The commentator of Stevenage's game at Oxford during the week said that Nesta Guinness-Walker is the great grandson of Sir Alec Guinness. That one passed me by if indeed it was common knowledge in his time here. It was mentioned pretty regularly on here, wasn’t he referred to using some sort of Sta...

I’ve not been to many games but the one goal that will stay with me for a long time was the comedy goal from the Cheltenham away game….

In addition to this point, I'd say basic stadium maintenance should be included in that list. Things like the hand driers, the taps, the soap dispensers, etc. in the toilets need to be fixed or replaced; re-painting of certain concourse areas; general cleaning of the stadium; etc. Possibly thinking...

Whilst true, I also very much doubt that any catering company knowing the issues with payment Compass have experienced would enter into and happily announce a partnership with the club without some kind of confirmation that the financial situation at the club is about to markedly improve. That's ho...

Not really interested in communication, especially on any sort of ongoing basis, other than a very basic intro to who they are and what their priorities are, how they intend to achieve them in broad terms and on what timescale. Talk is cheap, words are easy. Actions matter. No one will give two shi...

I don't think it needs to even be saying anything, could be as little as rolling the eyes, or throwing your arms up or even just a look whenever a younger player does anything wrong; a creeping negativity. Hutchinson was a big prospect at Chelsea but has had a career wrecked by injury. Maybe there'...

Yeah, bloody duality of language! It's not that the concept of going over to the fans and acknowledging them, even when things aren't going well is wrong. It's that there is a time and a place when it's counter productive and harmful to do it. Yes, the general ethos of doing it was right from the s...

Argument, in the sense of: Noun - a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory. Ambiguity, the curse of the internet ! It still seems reasonable to suggest that a decision put forward as being bad might not actually have been bad over the longer term. The appointment of ...

I'm not having the argument that things are good now, so that must be at least partly down to previous bad decisions. No, those decisions were bad and didn't help. We've just done enough despite them, not because of them. Why would you want to start an argument ? Seems fairly uncontroversial to sug...

I'm not having the argument that things are good now, so that must be at least partly down to previous bad decisions. No, those decisions were bad and didn't help. We've just done enough despite them, not because of them. Why would you want to start an argument ? Seems fairly uncontroversial to sug...

Might the fact that IIRC there is a minority shareholder of the club be an issue ? Doesn’t one of the Thai’s still have some holding ? Obviously Dai can’t sell their shares and if a new owner wants 100 % of the club then the small shareholder has a bit of a ransom situation. I can’t remember the rul...

I think those insistences actually cost us points. We were weirdly bad in that spell, and mentality must have played a big part in that, and forcing young players who had lost to last minute winners to then have to stand and get yelled at would have done them more harm than good. Or maybe it just h...

This is something that's close to my heart. It must be so, so tempting just to follow the "big boys" in urban areas like Greater Manchester. I have a lot of time for folk who actually choose to forego the United's, City's and follow the Stockport's, Orient's, Tranmere's, Port Vale's, Roch...

I was in the town end at EP, with another 4000 die hards. Wasn't the Town End the away end? Yes it was Only once segregation became a thing. I have been to games when the Tilehurst End was the away end (official) and where everyone was just mixed in. Some games the South Bank was pretty much the aw...

My tuppence worth! I think that the Americans (as in Wrexham) are attempting to draw locals back to the game, Wrexham has good transport links to both Liverpool and Manchester. How often can they get tickets to see the big clubs and the cost associated with this, invest in a small club with big amb...

Selles - great to see that emotion come out last night - sign that they believe the job is done. As the players came over, he was gesticulating wildly at his team on the bench to get everyone involved. Those sometimes-weird moments earlier in the season where he insisted players applaud the fans st...

I think what we'll see from US influence is turning the matchdays into money making machines. I've been to some US sports games like baseball and NHL, and modern stadiums are designed for you to spend time and money in, with vendors competing for prime spots. Spurs' new stadium is similar, and they...

The US investors will always want to make money, and that means aiming for the top league. Interesting to listen to the US Bournemouth owner last night on his plans, and the Birmingham City expansion plans. We already have the stadium, but needs more use. Buy the land around the ground from the Tha...

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rabidbee Magic number down to 10 (12), with 12 to play for.

Are you sure it’s not 11 ?

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No, you’re right
Port Vale threw me

You can't get 11 points from 4 games so has to be 12

Yes you can. Win all 4 then fail to pay half your players. Should see a 1 point deduction…..

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