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Reply | Borehamwood Tuesday
at 22:42 3 Feb 2026
Boreham Wood didn't let themselves down tonight. They play the game the right way and i wish them luck and success from now on
That makes our performance stand out as something special. Without overstretching ourselves, we put the game to bed and our response after their goal was to show how to step up a couple of gears when needed (referencing the "gears" post from yesterday)
Some standout performances all over the pitch. I've already mentioned Perry. I thought we'd really miss Beckwith but finding this lad as a replacement shows how good our scouting network is. But then there's Hendo... and what can you say? it's like uncorking a vintage wine during a feast just to add that extra bit of class to round off the evening
Fair play to the travelling away support. They will have recognised a better team when they saw it, and it was good to see the BW players go over to them at the end
Finally... EEL. When their player went down injured during the second half, he went over to several of our lads and had a quiet word in their ear. Both off the pitch and on, we have leadership |
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Reply | Borehamwood Tuesday
at 20:42 3 Feb 2026
It's a good, entertaining game
Two good sides, we're edging it where it matters and started on the front foot
Really impressed with Perry |
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Reply | Borehamwood Tuesday
at 18:46 3 Feb 2026
Conditions have turned out better than forecast, same as last week
No rain/sleet at all during the day [Post edited 3 Feb 18:47]
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Reply | Th'Ashes Down Under
at 15:21 3 Feb 2026
Won't be long before Rew's knocking on the senior team door as keeper/batsman |
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Reply | Borehamwood Tuesday
at 10:11 3 Feb 2026
They're not children
Squads that go to tournaments will have well-established routines for those days where they're playing in the evening. Such routines will be widely known throughout the game |
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Reply | Borehamwood Tuesday
at 06:44 3 Feb 2026
Might well be more difficult conditions tonight from last week, with sleet forecast and a strong breeze
A night for getting stuck in... |
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Reply | Pies 6 quid? Kinel. Have they gone up?
at 00:14 3 Feb 2026
This is it in a nutshell
It's always been about getting some warm grub inside on a cold day/evening, without having to take out a bank loan |
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Reply | 7 of next 8 games at home
at 12:19 2 Feb 2026
Progress can be maintained as much by judicious use of gears, not just the accelerator
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Reply | Borehamwood Tuesday
at 11:34 2 Feb 2026
Absolutely can't take anything for granted. I'm sure JM and the players will be aware of that, but hopefully fans too
I predicted Boreham Wood might have a downturn after their heavy defeat in the cup. Results have been 'mixed' to say the least, but we must ensure they're not able to tap into additional motivation on Tuesday because of that. Players starting due to others being excluded will be extra motivated
This is how it is, being contenders for the title. Dealing with this kind of pressure is relatively new, but something we must do [Post edited 2 Feb 11:45]
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Reply | 7 of next 8 games at home
at 14:51 1 Feb 2026
Rodney was subbed 16 minutes after Hendo. I commented post-match that during that spell, Mani D was isolated due to Rodney playing too deep. JM changed it by introducing Allarakhia, a more attacking wideman than Moss, but more importantly, Pettit, which anchored the midfield whilst allowing Gilmour and East to push further forward
It worked, of course. We also have Manny D, Smith when fit, and i'm not sure bringing someone else of any reasonable quality in now to sit on the bench (or not even that) would be much of an option, especially for any forward looking for game-time because they're not catching where they are now [Post edited 1 Feb 15:25]
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Reply | Champions Elect discussion.
at 17:50 31 Jan 2026
Depends what you mean by "help"
Things can change of course, and no-one's going to win every game but as things stand, the team that actually needs "help" is York - they need help from our opponents to nick points off us
Whilst that stays the same, the FGs* help those who help themselves
*not Rovers |
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Reply | Champions Elect discussion.
at 16:44 31 Jan 2026
Boreham Wood now losing, with a man sent off
York doing the necessary, as expected
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United
at 09:15 29 Jan 2026
Mentioned improvement to our midfield in terms of touch, awareness and passing earlier, but you're right, it goes for all the players. Even Whatmuff can pick a pass, and did so between two Southend forwards in the first half to Gordon that needed to be precise and properly weighted
The players can buy into this since it'll enhance their career prospects, in an enjoyable winning atmosphere. I do think JM has genuine loyalty to the club. That's not to say he won't move on at some stage but i can't see it happening in the way it did with KH
There's a feeling of more to come, as there was with our 68/69 side and both promotion teams under KH. We then hit a barrier, probably a financial one, and talk of "if we make it to the Championship, we might need a managed relegation". I can recall the forum when this phrase was first used; that's probably where the rot set in, alongside certain individuals. We're only just recovering from all that, but the groundwork (literally) is now in place as never before [Post edited 29 Jan 13:07]
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United
at 19:04 28 Jan 2026
It was noticeable last night how patient the crowd has become, absolutely due to our record and league position this time round. Of course, the two things are connected (style and form) but it's only natural for one or two sighs/groans to be heard when it appears the ball has been recycled which results in lost momentum from a promising position
We're getting better all the time with variations, although it appeared EEL and Mani D were on different wavelengths when we went long a couple of times - something that can be rectified in training... Mani D starting a run into space a split second before/after EEL releases the pass to where he was before
Before he was subbed, Rodney appeared to drop a bit deeper when he should've been closer to Mani. Pettit arriving gave our midfield more of an anchor, thus allowing Gilmour and Pritchard the freedom to press further upfield, resulting in the winner |
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