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KingstonMariner
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Yeah but all attempted transfers appear on twitter these days, innit.


I dunno.  Is that what folk do these days?


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I think every manager over the last twenty years, bar Sir Buckley, have tried 352 and it never works. With the right players it's very effective, but at our level and with our budget getting the players that can make it work is nigh on impossible. Every manager that we've seen try it always ends up going to back to 442


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AB played 3 at the back for a big chunk of 07/08 (I think Jamie Clarke played at right wing back at wembley!)


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You're not going to turn the clubs worst squad for many, many years, into a promotion chasing team in 2 transfer windows....

In fact, we was discussing this 6 weeks ago, which was very optimistic rather than a possibility.

It took Hurst 5/6 seasons? to get us promoted from a division when we usually had one of the biggest budget. We stuck with him, and got it in the end.

This squad has improved massively in a year, and will get better this time next year, but still, IMO, would be a big ask to be challenging for the play-offs.

30th March, 2018 starting 11:
Macca, Fox, Collins, Clarke, Mills, Summerfield, Rose, McSheffrey, Dembele, Wilks, Hooper

Fox, Dembele, and Wilks... the only players on there that would get in this starting 11 IMO

Ohman > Clarke
Hendrie > Mills (I was a fan of Mills, but Hendrie is a better option)
Hess > Rose
Clifton > Summerfield
Thomas > Hooper

Improvements have been made, and still need making.

We still have squad players who are not any better, than being in a bottom half team

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We should continue the theme of 'better players' in the summer, regardless of the system. Quality and flexibility rather than a rigid approach will make us harder to beat.
Signing unfit, game starved 'names' ahead of up and coming regular performers hindered our start last term. Flogging players in pre season boot camps in a heatwave should also be reviewed.
Spend most on a goalscorer and pacey winger.
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Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God
You're not going to turn the clubs worst squad for many, many years, into a promotion chasing team in 2 transfer windows....

In fact, we was discussing this 6 weeks ago, which was very optimistic rather than a possibility.

It took Hurst 5/6 seasons? to get us promoted from a division when we usually had one of the biggest budget. We stuck with him, and got it in the end.

This squad has improved massively in a year, and will get better this time next year, but still, IMO, would be a big ask to be challenging for the play-offs.

30th March, 2018 starting 11:
Macca, Fox, Collins, Clarke, Mills, Summerfield, Rose, McSheffrey, Dembele, Wilks, Hooper

Fox, Dembele, and Wilks... the only players on there that would get in this starting 11 IMO

Ohman > Clarke
Hendrie > Mills (I was a fan of Mills, but Hendrie is a better option)
Hess > Rose
Clifton > Summerfield
Thomas > Hooper

Improvements have been made, and still need making.

We still have squad players who are not any better, than being in a bottom half team



Not sure you can say that, being beaten by some of the poorer teams in this league and we still haven't reached last seasons points total yet.
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Gregor Robertson’s piece in the Times this week is about Tranmere. I don’t know what their budget is but they signed on 6 in January and currently have won 7 on the bounce. They have a proven striker they signed in non-league in Norwood but otherwise their squad looks no better than ours really except they play with two wingers. Almost certain of a play off place and could even be top 3 if they keep going.

Why them and not us?


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Why them and not us?


The manager maybe?



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Gregor Robertson’s piece in the Times this week is about Tranmere. I don’t know what their budget is but they signed on 6 in January and currently have won 7 on the bounce. They have a proven striker they signed in non-league in Norwood but otherwise their squad looks no better than ours really except they play with two wingers. Almost certain of a play off place and could even be top 3 if they keep going.

Why them and not us?


They get bigger crowds, plus when they were in non-League they had bigger parachute payments which helped them bounce back quicker. Plus when they got back up they managed to retain their top striker.


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