Sunday League Standard

[Norman]

That’s what it felt like today! Wright and Ward fgs shouldn’t be nowhere near this club! And playing the liability Sweeney up front what the hell was all that about! And don’t get me started on Sarkic!

[Arnolds Rod]

I think in a year or two some of them will be playing part time.
Those that had a half decent game today such as Rawson, Perch and Maris first half are worth keeping along with Lapslie and Clarke. The rest need a reality check in the Conference North.

[Tippy Tappy Football]

I very rarely agree with you Norm but I know where you are coming from. The substitutions today were embarrassing. They made us look like a Rag Bag Army. If we were near the bottom then I would be seriously worried.

[part time pete]

Do you think Young Nige is making a point to sharpy and the Radfords about how much needs to spent in the summer.

[Tippy Tappy Football]

Do you think Young Nige is making a point to sharpy and the Radfords about how much needs to spent in the summer.

That thought did go through my mind Pete. It does not make Nigel Clough look good though when the bench is so weak and risks damaging his reputation with the fans. If Paul Cox, Adam Murray, John Dempster or Graham Coughlan had made those substitutions yesterday then they would have been slaughtered on here.

Listening to the David Sharpe interview it seems like Cook and Maynard were offloaded for financial reasons as he talks about getting a very good wage recovery. It also sounded like Danny Rose and CJ Hamilton were also sold for financial reasons. The playing budget is probably back to pre Steve Evans levels but probably higher than Adam Murray's budget. I don't blame the club for doing this during a pandemic.

I assume Nigel Clough agreed to Cook and Maynard being offloaded and thought he could bring in replacements but the transfer window did not work out as planned.

We never found out whether GC agreed to the sale of Danny Rose. We could have done with Danny yesterday and he would have suited Nigel Clough's style of play as he is far more of a grafter than Cook and Maynard which NC seems to like.

[kevin kents tasce]

The decision to let Cook and Maynard go was very sensible business, as was the decision to let both Rose and Hamilton go for healthy fees.

We definitely have enough to stay up and whilst the last few weeks have been very frustrating, we have to remember that we have missed our strongest assets for most of those games. There are not many clubs at our level who could be without Lapslie, Maris and Clarke and still put a run of form together.

Clough will get it right and will do so by being financially responsible. I think Sharpes comments at the fans forum showed that this is the plan and I for one was delighted to hear it.

This doesn't take away from how annoyed I was yesterday though. Bringing Sweeney on up front was an awful decision and Keaton Ward should be nowhere near our first team at the moment. Ward might have ability and I applaud the club for giving him another chance, but Sinclair, James Clarke, O'Driscoll and O'Keefe must feel devalued by the decision to keep giving him game time over them. I also bet Alistair Smith is scratching his head at being released, only to be replaced by someone who was plying their trade at Ilkeston Town!

Jake Wright is a funny one. On the face of it, a good experienced head who should provide cover to our centre backs, but in the two short cameo's we have seen so far he looks shot to me.

[Birminghamstag10]

Ward has showed promise in his first two sub appearances but yeah let's completely write off a young raw talent on his home debut in the last few minutes of a game... Really?

[Parkinsons Perm]

Ward has showed promise in his first two sub appearances but yeah let's completely write off a young raw talent on his home debut in the last few minutes of a game... Really?

He didn't write him off, read it properly not with blinkers on!!

[kevin kents tasce]

Ward has showed promise in his first two sub appearances but yeah let's completely write off a young raw talent on his home debut in the last few minutes of a game... Really?

Who is completely writing him off?

I disagree that he has shown promises far and I think all three games he has played in passed him by to be honest, which why I think he needs a bit more time to find his feet before playing first team football.

Its great that the club have given him another chance to get his career started, but that shouldn't come with being fast tracked into the first team in front of some of our other players.

[Birminghamstag10]

Ward has showed promise in his first two sub appearances but yeah let's completely write off a young raw talent on his home debut in the last few minutes of a game... Really?

Who is completely writing him off?

I disagree that he has shown promises far and I think all three games he has played in passed him by to be honest, which why I think he needs a bit more time to find his feet before playing first team football.

Its great that the club have given him another chance to get his career started, but that shouldn't come with being fast tracked into the first team in front of some of our other players.

I assume you are joking. In a thread titled "sunday league standard" and "he should be nowhere near the club".... if that's not writing someone completely off, I dont know what is??

[kevin kents tasce]

I assume you are joking. In a thread titled "sunday league standard" and "he should be nowhere near the club".... if that's not writing someone completely off, I dont know what is??

I think you are looking to find things that don’t exist youth.

I have clearly written that I applaud the club for giving him another chance. I have also said he shouldn’t be in the team ‘at the moment’ which clearly indicates that I hope he can earn his place in the future. I am of the opinion that other players are currently more deserving of game time than he is.

None of what I have written can be reasonably considered to have written him off off.

I also haven’t made any suggestion at all that Ward is Sunday league standard, but I do think some of the decisions made yesterday were what you would expect in the Sunday league - I.e playing centre backs up from in in central midfield.

[Birminghamstag10]

I assume you are joking. In a thread titled "sunday league standard" and "he should be nowhere near the club".... if that's not writing someone completely off, I dont know what is??

I think you are looking to find things that don’t exist youth.

I have clearly written that I applaud the club for giving him another chance. I have also said he shouldn’t be in the team ‘at the moment’ which clearly indicates that I hope he can earn his place in the future. I am of the opinion that other players are currently more deserving of game time than he is.

None of what I have written can be reasonably considered to have written him off off.

I also haven’t made any suggestion at all that Ward is Sunday league standard, but I do think some of the decisions made yesterday were what you would expect in the Sunday league - I.e playing centre backs up from in in central midfield.

I was referring only to the orginal post, none subsequent. I should have quoted that, my apologies for the confusion.

[kevin kents tasce]

That’s fair enough. To be fair, I’ve got a bit on my high horse thinking you were responding to my post Apologies from me too

I always try and ignore Norman, but have just bit on his other post from yesterday - maybe I need to go and have a lie down!

[Birminghamstag10]

That’s fair enough. To be fair, I’ve got a bit on my high horse thinking you were responding to my post Apologies from me too

I always try and ignore Norman, but have just bit on his other post from yesterday - maybe I need to go and have a lie down!

No, my fault. I found the rest fairly balanced. Apologies.

[PEAR CIDER]

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[part time pete]

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Aren’t the Stags and JR thinking of building a hotel at the ground.

[Captain Cunno]

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Bwaahaaaa

I'm kinda liking this game

[bear 73]

Sunday league, this comment shows how we fans forget the howlers we made when playing , and expect professional players to be the finished article when they play, this like any other job need players to learn from experience and mistakes made, strange many of you have not had a extra defender come on to protect a lead, Fans comment on the academy and players not coming through, but have no patience when they do, it is a brave manager who risks youth especially in a important game.
Law stood still for years, Ward not ready, what gives a fan the right to say who should or should not come on, key board warriors giving a opinion with no facts to back it up,
Cloughs record on academy players is exceptional, the last player he brought from Ilkeston town, was sold for one and a half million, played in the championship, and is now playing premier league football, Patience is a word fans do not understand, Saturday was not a bad result only for Grimsby,, and i can assure you we would walk the Sunday league
and Conference league takes some getting out of ask Torquay, Notts County, Stockport, Wrexam, Halifax, Hartlepool, Chesterfield, Yeovil, Barnett.
All these clubs would like to play in our Sunday league

[PEAR CIDER]

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[oldweststander]

Do you think Young Nige is making a point to sharpy and the Radfords about how much needs to spent in the summer.

I think young Nige just wants to get this season over with and to get rid of around 10 players.

Some have never been good enough.

Some have become stale.

Some are out on loan.

[cassellswasmagic]

That’s what it felt like today! Wright and Ward fgs shouldn’t be nowhere near this club! And playing the liability Sweeney up front what the hell was all that about! And don’t get me started on Sarkic!

I just get the feeling Clough is trying to get us over the line with what we have then a big rebuild in the summer, with a proper break.

[diablo]

Do you think Young Nige is making a point to sharpy and the Radfords about how much needs to spent in the summer.

I think young Nige just wants to get this season over with and to get rid of around 10 players.

Some have never been good enough.

Some have become stale.

Some are out on loan.

Young Nige is 56 hardly young

[Curry 9 Brace 7]

He'll always be young Cloughie compared to dad, Brian.