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Is anyone saying keep JD as he is a good manager?
Those wanting to get rid – Awful pointless tap tap football, 45 mins of effort per week, not plan B even most times his plan A of 1 striker didn’t work, no game management – subs were poor, signings often not seen beyond a sub appearance, we had the best players yet it was like watching over 50’s walking football
Those to keep – we cant be horrible, who’ll come here (a lot would), be grateful it was only partial failure we came 2nd and still in NLN. Any one wanting to say any football reasons?

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yes it is time to thank you and good bye. We all knew Beeston should be in central midfield. He’s the only midfielder who ever drives forward and gets in the box. Perfect eg just before he’s subbed he drives forward into the box from a central role, passed to Whitehall (could have chosen Roberts). That’s where he should have been playing from the start not Scales or Butterfield. Could have then at least one left footer on the left. But despite the evidence JD rather than take Scales or Butterfield off for McAlinden and move Beeston inside, he keeps it safe. Nice bloke but this job is beyond him.

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Rare thing today a ref took their time over a decision and rightly didn’t send Whitehall off. He didn’t touch the players face despite him holding it. Linesman flagged for a tangle nothing more. Ref not great but for that decision full credit to him.

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Just Iron, Awaywego

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Another team that will rise to the occasion of playing the mighty Iron, the ref will no doubt support their efforts. Will our players put the effort it? Yes then we get a point and the JD Spennymoor interview, if not we get the JD Darlington interview. Don’t see us winning and Chorley pull further away.

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Rene Artois

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whatever the financial implications of sacking JD (put him out of misery) they may be greater if we lose 1000 fans (£10/12 000, conservative estimate) over the remaining home games. I have ticket for Sat but if i didn’t why would want to come and failed to be entertained again. Not may from the Tamworth match will be back again. We have a club be grateful is a diminishing argument. JD is not maxing this team performances.

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Sharp_Shooter24, another fed up fan, PhilAnders, Awaywego

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sadly i think you’re right – can only see defeat on Sat and crowds will not go over 3000 home fans again. Results are bad enough but the football is turgid

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cant be worse – can only see another defeat on Sat and hostility towards clueless JD

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bartonscorpion

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which interview will JD trot out!! – clearer by the game this is beyond him. Surely he cant be enjoying it

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assume Tamworth losing was part of the plan so lets match them to ensure we stay down

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Needs to be revolving door as this lot aren’t taking us up. Had their chance and bottled it, along with Jimmy too.

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Rabbit in headlights – Jimmy out of his depth, too scared for the job. Were in the lead lets get nearer and nearer our own goal until we conceed. Bloke is useless

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no one thought Beeston out wide was the right call and even worse to leave him on after the sending off. We gave them the initiative with that sub. Bring Whitehall on for Beeston or Wilson and go 4-3-2 show them even a man down we want to win this. Sorry but he isn’t winning play off either.

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Why. Not unreasonable to expect more when we have a squad of FT professionals mostly taking on PT players, who when we play them at their place mange to raise their game and take points of us. Or surprise us by parking the bus at our arena. To date JD and the players have got off lightly

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agree – someone blamed Covid for all our problems, which just gives everyone an excuses. Now its lets be grateful we’re in business, which doesn’t excuse performances like Sat or 2nd half v Boston. We are FT in a mainly PT league. Our players careers are from leagues above. Lets get focused and set out to dominate not react to our opponents. Sadly JD seems overawed by managering us as are the teams we play who are have their biggest game in years!

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5 mins to go according to 365 in play stats we are yet to have a shot on target despite more possession, attacks and dangerous attacks.

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sad to say looking that way – can say long way to go all you like, we’re a long way behind. Anything less than a win next week don’t see anything but play-offs

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bartonscorpion

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i doubt they will look for a draw but wont worry if they get one where as it looking like we’ll need a win if Sat results go against us. Really cant see Darlo stopping Tamworth.

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bartonscorpion

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sadly its in their hands too – they’ll come here under no pressure – draw will be enough, never mind nicking a 1-0 win

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goal difference only 2 behind ours now

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and they have a easy 3 points to come on Sat while we have tricky game – as i said not hard to see us 8 points behind before we play them. We’ll be under a lot of pressure to beat them.
Boston’s goal could the biggest of the season. Just like Torpey’s at Millwall was all those years ago

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yet to see us handle pressure of the big team in town except Hereford away. If Tamworth win at at a decent Warrington i’d be getting nervous

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Beating Holland 4-1 still the best i’ve seen England play. Didn’t Southgate learn anything!!?

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Their shrewd old manager will out smart ours i suspect. They will sit back soak it up and get a goal from a set play or break away. With the loans playing he may have tried to take us on which gives us a chance. Teams know how to beat us. JD hasn’t figured out how to beat the sit back teams. Slow tip-tap round the back doesn’t work. We have to move it quicker. Hope to be wrong but i don’t see a win tonight.

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can Bennet and Carver play or is same rules in NLN and not against host club?

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Which match was Dean’s interview from – he seems to say the same thing after each away defeat. tip tap round the back 4 doesn’t work away from home, it only just worked on Sat at home. You need to change the approach when we are the home teams ‘cup final’ or it will be your job Mr Dean.

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class player and class bloke for the donation.
Imagine if one premiership player was generous enough to i don’t know give say 1 weeks wage to the club?!

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North Lincolnshire Irons, inspector, bartonscorpion, Siderite

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perhaps we take the club over as a community asset. Meets the criteria of only one in town

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no doubt they will kick us twice as hard and fall over even more often

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very sad- pure class

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How you react to adversity tells you a lot – miss 2 key players and no one steps up. We are going to find plenty of teams will just sit back. Win required Mon

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