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I read the title and I instantly knew it wasn’t a thread about Mebude. 

2 minutes ago, luke_bristol said:

Ben White has asked not to be considered for the squad.

Not sure what the issue is with him, allegedly fell out with one of the coaching staff at the WC and was sent home and now this.

Working on his tan. 

I am sorely tempted to take the kids this Saturday. 

@Harry don’t suppose you’d be kind enough to mark up on a map where your little lane is, for a quick getaway. 

Tuesday 0800-1200: Bomb Alley. 

2 minutes ago, Shauntaylor85 said:

Another dull season in BS3. When will it ever end. 

Next season I imagine. But not for good reasons. 

Is this representative of how shit we are?

17 hours ago, GrahamC said:

I think he was a good player for us, two footed, always likely to chip in with an assist or a goal.

Exactly the type we need in the summer, though clearly not someone who will be 33 before the year is out.

If by ‘always’ you mean once every 10 games then I wholeheartedly agree.
 

If there were an award for worlds most likely player not to turn up when you need him, he’d only lose out in the final to Callum O’Dowda. 

Here’s a pint of piss and a kilo of shit. If you don’t make me the world’s best chocolate cake then you’re a failure.  

We may well find ourselves in a position that Nige kept us up. 

6 hours ago, Floatn Over said:

I spent a day recently working with someone who is a big Ipswich fan.  A knowledgeable guy who knew his football and was very complimentary about us and that we really should be enjoying some success.

In discussing Ipswich this season he puts it extensively down to solid driven motivation, everyone from the programme sellers, to the people selling pies and pints, ball boys, players, management team, directors and yes Mark Ashton and in turn supporters have developed a focused belief.  The players are good but they’re not that good in his view.  There is a buzz around Portman Rd describing it like church bells ringing.  He expected this season to be one of consolidation but he’s enjoying every minute even finishing work early midweek to drive ridiculous mileage to away games he would have probably given a miss in the past.

Thats the difference and what we do not have.  We had it under GJ, getting to the playoff final.

However……..he is worried that they’ve overspent with recruitment and the reinforcements they brought in taking into account wages etc, to an extent that they must now get to the prem’ or this will bite them firmly in the arse.

Watching tonight’s game just brought this back to mind, so we either drift along or how do we get what they’ve got ?

I think a lot of the togetherness you describe there is what we were building under Nige. The foundations were in place and the deadwood had mostly been slung. 

But rather than back the best manager we’ve had in years, they stabbed him in the back. 

And that’s why we’re so intolerant of Manning when in reality he’s only half way up a sacking ladder that we watched LJ climb to the top of twice. 

Problem is what comes next. It’s either sack Manning - in which we have to go through our Mickey Mouse ‘best man for the job’ nonsense. Or, more worryingly for me, the ‘let’s throw money at him to prove he’s the right man’ approach - which will end up in us needing Nige again. 

We have some genuinely good players here now and they’re being made to look shit. Stupid club. 

Can’t believe people are suggesting it wasn’t a penalty. 100% a pen. 

We might as well write next season off too. 

There’s alway one team who makes a late charge for it. 

I mean, ordinarily it’s the playoffs. But we like to do it differently here. 

I’d be pretty annoyed if I gave a shit. You really ought to try it. 

Fair play to Wes. Looks a hell Of a player. 

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

Fair play all 3 goals we’ve conceded have been absolutely horrific

Uhhhhh, I’ll have you know we have one of the tighter defences in the championship. 

Everyone back aboard the Manning Out Train. 

Yes Max!

Blatant pen. 

Excellent cross and header. Truly awful defending. 

Brilliant   

Normal service resumed. 

Lucky.