s n h - got this horrible feeling...

The  missing link in our team for years has been a midfielder who can pick a pass, not a square ball,or a pass back,any average player can do that, someone who can pick a pass that cuts into the opponents territory and then supports the attack, all we have had for years are holding midfielders and thats basically all we have now, you cannot fill your midfield with this type of player and expect success, a bit of flair is needed IMO

Quoted from petethemariner

The  missing link in our team for years has been a midfielder who can pick a pass, not a square ball,or a pass back,any average player can do that, someone who can pick a pass that cuts into the opponents territory and then supports the attack, all we have had for years are holding midfielders and thats basically all we have now, you cannot fill your midfield with this type of player and expect success, a bit of flair is needed IMO

I honestly think Thanoj can do the job.  To say though that that is all we need is somewhat over simplifying the issue. Too many teams have come here over the past few seasons and had the run of midfield. No protection for the back four. In Niven we have at last someone who is ideally suited to preventing that from happening. Yes his distribution doesn't appear great but I can see him winning  balls for the likes of Thanoj and Artus to use. Where that leaves our "captain" I have no idea....

Quoted from grimsby pete

Maybe its all Parkers fault ???????

If he had waited untill Cooper had signed for us as our manager,

Instead of resigning himself just as Cooper was about to sign,

We might  be back in the league already,

I bet Cooper wished he had signed now, after what happened at Darlo.

If S + H turns things round great !!!!!

If not, whats Cooper doing now ?

Jeez, some people...  

Quoted from forza ivano

that we may be at the beginning of the end with them.
i was (am still trying to be ) one of their biggest supporters but i am just starting to get this sinking feeling that they have not been able to make the step up to become successful bsp managers. i hate to say it but i'd probably put a couple of quid on them not being here by the end of the season. i really hope i'm wrong but 3 points every 2 games is their record and that's abysmal compared to what they've achieved before

judgement is still out for me        

Quoted from barralad

I honestly think Thanoj can do the job.  

agree  decent young player

One as to sit back and wonder who one might get if we did get rid of S&H apart from Slade myself I can't see a good or even better manager out there who is willing to step down and take on this club at this club at this level.
I am going to see a good game at Louth between them and Grimsby borough should be a good game utm.

"Three games, we've only played three games"
"Three games, we've only played three games"
"Three games, we've only played three games"

Repeat until mental

I feel mental enough after three games without rubbing it in with a tune.

I've got to the stage on not caring who is in charge. I just want to see a long term improvement.

Quoted from grimsby pete

Maybe its all Parkers fault ???????

If he had waited untill Cooper had signed for us as our manager,

Instead of resigning himself just as Cooper was about to sign,

We might  be back in the league already,

I bet Cooper wished he had signed now, after what happened at Darlo.

If S + H turns things round great !!!!!

If not, whats Cooper doing now ?

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn't it?

Cooper isn't THAT good of a manager. His record at Tamworth is very poor. Yes, you could say that his record was very good at Kettering, but he was heavily backed by Ladak and a lot of these good results came in the Blue Square North.

Within 5 months of Cooper's tenure at Darlington, fans were calling for his head after draws against Eastbourne (9 men), and Bath City, as well as defeats at home to Wrexham and Hayes and Yeading. He turned it around and obviously got us to Wembley but our run wasn't exactly hard as we defeated Tamworth, Bath City, AFC Telford, Salisbury, Gateshead, and Mansfield. Not exactly hard when the semi-finalists and finalists both finished mid-table in the Conference, is it?

The season after, Cooper spunked a big budget and we failed. By the last few games we had gone back to basics, and he had traditionally brought in a few panic signings such as James Gray, Nialle Rodney, and his love-child Exodus Geohaghon.