Best football since King Alan??

The best thing is this side is newly assembled. Buckley had the luxury of working in an era when he only needed to change a few players a season, imagine what this group could achieve if they stuck together for 2-3 years and occasional new members were introduced. It's a very long time since BP has been rocking like it is now though.

Taylor for me


Excited to see what Scannell can bring

More happy with the word - team. And even more - SQUAD !

To make a raw new bunch of players with very limited funds, add in a few well researched loanees, have the pitch, training facilities and some back room staff improved.......and look what has happened !!

Add in the fans returning en mass, both home and away, and why do we need to pick out individual players.. ???

We still need the squad backing up as we will no doubt have injuries and suspensions along the way.

Bapaga showing new signs of getting into the way the team plays, and Sears being solid in his debut.

Others will have to step up and may earn that MOM in the future. They are still part of the team, so do we need to push one particular player when it takes all of them to achieve team spirit en mass, as seen in goal celebrations and applauding the loyal fans home and away ??

I can't remember us playing such attacking football for a long while, even when we where promoted in 2016 the squad had excellent unity and work ethic goals from Podge and Bogle and players like Nolan and Nathan comfortable on the ball but I can't remember that side passing the ball as we've seen this group do.      

Long may it continue, if the majority of the players stay fit I suspect it will.

Quoted from Hagrid

Taylor for me


Excited to see what Scannell can bring

Indeed, and Grant too.

Taylor is the best 'target man' I've seen us have for many a year. Great touch, good positioning and has the knack of winning the ball (or at least influencing where it goes) when you don't think he's really got a chance. The fact that he's also sticking the ball into the net is a bonus.

Other key players include Towler, whose positioning has been so good that he's barely seen stretching into a challenge and Crookes who doesn't look particularly nimble but wins most of the ball and rarely wastes a pass. Fox was very strong in the middle today and can play a bit as well. Sears stepped in and did well.

Bapaga is making things happen and had an effective game today but seem to me a little hit and miss in the way things go for him. Great anticipation for the first penalty so credit there, second looked a little soft and he took his goal well. I still think there is more to come from him as he seems to be pretty slow to get moving when he first receives possession but can't complain when he helped us to such a resounding victory today.

Fantastic run from Sousa not long after he came on, but I just can't imagine why he took his shot so early? He'd skinned the opposition defence so should have kept going and would have had the chance to pick his spot against the keeper, if he had.

Quoted from friskneymariner

Not just about the individual skills of Taylor and McAtee but the understanding they have developed of each others positions

Posted 2 nd October.

That thread has aged well

Where did it all go wrong?