| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! 17:16 - Jan 29 with 2867 views | durham_exile |
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Never mind the content this week, the photograph of SB is shocking, he cuts a forlorn figure and said photo hardly inspires confidence or any suggestion that you would follow him over the top from the trenches or anywhere else for that matter. Come on sort it out!
After the dire result at Stevenage on Tuesday night we simply have to gain three points against a resurgent Scunny team tonight at the JSCS.
The table, bottom half looks bleak:
COLU 24 31
Oldham 25 31
PV 26 29
Scunny 25 29
Bradford 23 28
Bolton 24 28
Harrogate 24 27
Barrow 23 23
Stevenage 23 22
Grimsby 25 21
Southend 25 20
Even more good news (written with heavy irony): after Reading from the Championship appear to have lost interest in signing Cohen Bramall I read today that Lincoln City are sniffing around. Now I know that Cohen is out of contract at the end of the season, but are we seriously looking to lose one of our better players for a song to a League One outfit when frankly we do not need to sell him. What would they pay, no more than £50K I suspect, they should be told to foxtrot oscar.
I think even the most optimistic supporter (and I would like to consider myself to be one of the glass half full brigade) must be thinking that the promotion dream is virtually over for yet another season. Unless we can start to turn results around.
Salford and Orient Away are our next two fixtures and given the shocking performances away from home we need the three points tonight to bolster our position and to offer some hope to the faithful.
Can SB be persuaded to start with two strikers, playing Jevani Brown as the lone attacker is destroying him and it is little wonder that the goals have dried up.
No messing about tonight, play 4,4,2 and go for it from the start:
Gerken
Welch-Hayes Eastman Smith Bramall
Poku Chilvers Stevenson Harriott
Brown Oteh
Subs:
George Sowunmi Marshall-Miranda Folivi Bohui Tovide Senior
Over the half way point now and if we are to creep into the top seven, we would need 73 points making it another 42 points required from 22 games — a salutary reminder of just how far we have fallen over the last 9 games.
Enough of this, the weather tonight is mild, 8 degrees Celsius and cloudy. For once no rain. Hopefully, the pitch will be better than the last home match against Cambridge.
If SB is positive and plays two strikers, then I reckon we can prevail 3-0. Anything else and I fear for the result.
We signed Aramide Oteh, get him on from the start and play him alongside Jevani Brown.
Try and enjoy the game.
Up the U’s
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:06 - Jan 29 with 1553 views | durham_exile |
Team
Gerken
WelchHayes Eastman Smith Bramall
Chilvers Stevenson
Senior Poku Harriott
Brown
George Lapslie Sowunmi Oteh Clampin Marshall-Miranda Folivi
I have no words, a lone striker and Senior.
Does SB want us to continue on this abysmal run.
Up the U's | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:15 - Jan 29 with 1542 views | thrillseeker |
Happy with
Gerken
WelchHayes Eastman Smith Bramall
Chilvers Stevenson
______ ____ Harriott
Brown
Need to find alternatives to announced team - complete blanks |  | | |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:22 - Jan 29 with 1536 views | Leadbelly |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:15 - Jan 29 by thrillseeker |
Happy with
Gerken
WelchHayes Eastman Smith Bramall
Chilvers Stevenson
______ ____ Harriott
Brown
Need to find alternatives to announced team - complete blanks |
Let the Blank brothers play. Unlikely to be any less effective than Senior and Poku of late.
Durham...not raining tonight but we had heavy rain (again) last night. Everywhere is saturated so the going will be soft at best. | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:23 - Jan 29 with 1535 views | durham_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:15 - Jan 29 by thrillseeker |
Happy with
Gerken
WelchHayes Eastman Smith Bramall
Chilvers Stevenson
______ ____ Harriott
Brown
Need to find alternatives to announced team - complete blanks |
TS I've already suggested my line up.
Scunny team bus delayed KO now 7:15pm
Up the U's | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:27 - Jan 29 with 1533 views | noah4x4 |
I despair. Humes must be pulling the strings.
But what I have seen of Oteh is not inspiring. |  | | |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:37 - Jan 29 with 1525 views | durham_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:22 - Jan 29 by Leadbelly |
Let the Blank brothers play. Unlikely to be any less effective than Senior and Poku of late.
Durham...not raining tonight but we had heavy rain (again) last night. Everywhere is saturated so the going will be soft at best. |
LB I feared as such but hopefully we can play it to feet! | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:39 - Jan 29 with 1521 views | durham_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:27 - Jan 29 by noah4x4 |
I despair. Humes must be pulling the strings.
But what I have seen of Oteh is not inspiring. |
In fairness SB only gives him the obligatory 8 minutes and has taken Brown off by that time.
Sadly he doesn't start again tonight.
If SB stays at the club we will be down with Scummend after another 5 games.Grim times. | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:42 - Jan 29 with 1515 views | Leadbelly |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:37 - Jan 29 by durham_exile |
LB I feared as such but hopefully we can play it to feet! |
Hopefully teammate’s feet for a change | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:42 - Jan 29 with 1515 views | noah4x4 |
IFollow says due to weather at stadium kick off delayed.
I can see the stadium from here and can’t see any adverse weather. What’s going on? | | | |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:45 - Jan 29 with 1508 views | Leadbelly |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:42 - Jan 29 by noah4x4 |
IFollow says due to weather at stadium kick off delayed.
I can see the stadium from here and can’t see any adverse weather. What’s going on? |
Scunthorpe arrived late apparently. Blaming the weather is more fake footie news. | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:53 - Jan 29 with 1501 views | wessex_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:27 - Jan 29 by noah4x4 |
I despair. Humes must be pulling the strings.
But what I have seen of Oteh is not inspiring. |
Likewise (Oteh) - not done enough yet with his chances to force himself into the starting XI, but there's time yet... |  |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:02 - Jan 29 with 1491 views | durham_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 18:53 - Jan 29 by wessex_exile |
Likewise (Oteh) - not done enough yet with his chances to force himself into the starting XI, but there's time yet... |
Wessex we are waiting out time signing players like Oteh on loan and then not starting them.
8 minutes I'm afraid is derisory and then to bring him on when Brown has departed is ridiculous.
For the millionth time play two strikers. It's not rocket science.
And Senior words fail me.
Up the U's | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:20 - Jan 29 with 1481 views | wessex_exile |
Oh dear :-( | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:21 - Jan 29 with 1479 views | noah4x4 |
Humes Out! | | | |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:27 - Jan 29 with 1471 views | durham_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:21 - Jan 29 by noah4x4 |
Humes Out! |
A Scunny wonder goal.
But SB has got his formation all wrong from the start.
Chasing the game already grim times indeed.
Up the U"s | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:32 - Jan 29 with 1462 views | wessex_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:27 - Jan 29 by durham_exile |
A Scunny wonder goal.
But SB has got his formation all wrong from the start.
Chasing the game already grim times indeed.
Up the U"s |
Stevenson and Gerken both off injured - already!! | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:33 - Jan 29 with 1461 views | durham_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:32 - Jan 29 by wessex_exile |
Stevenson and Gerken both off injured - already!! |
Senior off please and Oteh or Folivi on now | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:39 - Jan 29 with 1453 views | Moor_Pinot |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:33 - Jan 29 by durham_exile |
Senior off please and Oteh or Folivi on now |
This is all old time U's from the days of ho hum division four haplessness. Such a shame when we have some decent players. Scunny may have arrived late but they're in shape. Our shape - the same one as these last six years - doesn't work. |  |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:49 - Jan 29 with 1438 views | thrillseeker |
Shamal George looks shaky | | | |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:59 - Jan 29 with 1423 views | durham_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:49 - Jan 29 by thrillseeker |
Shamal George looks shaky |
Now a change of ref.
It was 37:56 when the ref went off
Now 42:00 | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 20:04 - Jan 29 with 1416 views | durham_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 19:59 - Jan 29 by durham_exile |
Now a change of ref.
It was 37:56 when the ref went off
Now 42:00 |
So now we know because SB doesn't make the signings he's not playing Oteh. You can't make it up!
Simply shocking. | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 20:09 - Jan 29 with 1407 views | wessex_exile |
No urgency, no purpose, sideways and/or pointless long balls - dreadful. This has to be changed for the second half. | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 20:10 - Jan 29 with 1404 views | durham_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 20:04 - Jan 29 by durham_exile |
So now we know because SB doesn't make the signings he's not playing Oteh. You can't make it up!
Simply shocking. |
Brown must be so frustrated no support when he does manage to receive the ball.
Big second half to come.
Ball and Humes out | |
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| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 20:14 - Jan 29 with 1399 views | noah4x4 |
Not felt this disheartened in 18 years. 66% possession, but most of it in our half. Nobody running into space. Players tamely shooting wastefully from 30 yards. Three passes when one will do. Utter dross. | | | |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 20:25 - Jan 29 with 1385 views | durham_exile |
| Any old Iron tonight and three valuable points is a must! on 20:14 - Jan 29 by noah4x4 |
Not felt this disheartened in 18 years. 66% possession, but most of it in our half. Nobody running into space. Players tamely shooting wastefully from 30 yards. Three passes when one will do. Utter dross. |
We must play two up front and get the ball forward more quickly.
SB must go and Humes as well.
We are advancing backwards.
Up the U's
Get Senior off and Oteh or Folivi on | |
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