Cherries: Pugh warns squad of ruthless Howe (From Thisisdorset)

Pugh now sign a contract and stay with us even if it is only to prove my dear friend SMHINTO the master predictor who for sometime has been saying that you are on your way.

By the way your goal was a great one to see on Saturday!! UTC

I hope Marc signs the contract this week, he thrilled the crowd on Saturday and the amazing fan support made it an afternoon to remember. Fantastic.

Marc, hope you sign and sign soon, your such a fans favourite knowing your on board will be the icing on the cake. LOVED the goal and you were causing havoc every time you had the ball, one of the few to come out of Saturday with any credit.... Puuuuugggggghhhhhhhh
!!!!!

I think josh will be shipped out , he didn't do it for Eddie at BURNLEY , and I don't think he is the sort of player we need at AFCB , I just hope tubbs gets a chance . And I also hope Barnard will be signed .

Looking forward to Saturday. It will be very interesting to see who Howe picks. We will now see players picked on merit and not simply because....I need say no more!!

Sign Barnard? You're having a laugh right? One of the first in line for any player cull. Over rated and over paid...

I just can't think why GROVES signed so many players , he never had a clue what he was doing .. It's like giving a child 1 thousand pounds and saying to them buy whatever you want ,, and I could guarantee they would buy lots of things they wouldn't play with , PLEASE MR MITCHELL JUST GET RID OF GROVES ! ONCE AND FOR ALL ...

Nat, I think we all know who signed so many players, Groves didn't have the final say.
Marc Pugh, show your commitment to the club, sign a new contract and then concentrate on your football please.

Nat1234 wrote:
I just can't think why GROVES signed so many players , he never had a clue what he was doing .. It's like giving a child 1 thousand pounds and saying to them buy whatever you want ,, and I could guarantee they would buy lots of things they wouldn't play with , PLEASE MR MITCHELL JUST GET RID OF GROVES ! ONCE AND FOR ALL ...

I think it was more of Tom Mitchell spending and not knowing what he was doing

I listened to Eddie on Solent this morning, making it very clear that the Squad is far too large for his liking and intends cutting it as a priority, he will look at each player to see whether they fit into a Team and add balance. I would expect this process to take ttime, but expect to see a much tighter and united Squad in 5/6 weeks time, with 10/12 moving on in January. He is also looking at the structure of the Club and those running it. Not that he needs any, but my advice would not let Brookes and Groves back in. Brookes is trouble - and having a direct line to his Father-in-law doesn't help either.

Square Old Codger wrote:
I listened to Eddie on Solent this morning, making it very clear that the Squad is far too large for his liking and intends cutting it as a priority, he will look at each player to see whether they fit into a Team and add balance. I would expect this process to take ttime, but expect to see a much tighter and united Squad in 5/6 weeks time, with 10/12 moving on in January. He is also looking at the structure of the Club and those running it. Not that he needs any, but my advice would not let Brookes and Groves back in. Brookes is trouble - and having a direct line to his Father-in-law doesn't help either.

I agree about GROVES AND HIS SIDE KICK 100 % they havent got the first clue about football .. And I think EDDIE will realise that ,, WELL SAID SOC ..Lou make so much sense with your posts..

How(e) the AFCB world has changed in one week
Returning from holiday I now learn that Eddie and Jason are back and all is well in Cherryland - and to cap it all a WIN - all good and a promising future - fantastic

However, let us not forget the massive job that Eddie has got unravelling and re building a chaotic situation created by his inexperienced/incapa
ble predecessors and current Chairman

During his absence the 'Mitchell way forward' has included - dismantling an established youth system and releasing a most loyal and successful youth coach, abandoned a scouting system in favour of non football people watching dvd's and talking to agents, abandoned a reserve team thus not providing an opportunity for players to play competitive football, spent money as if it is going out of fashion on mediocre players and now paying ridiculous salaries for many to drift around the club in the off chance they may get a game, invested heavily in the facilities at the club (great) but without tendering the building contracts to ensure best value for money

Eddie will have to address most of these issues and I am sure he is the right man to do so. However he can only achieve success if he is allowed to manage properly without interference and I hope that Denim will ensure this happens

'The Mitchell Way' has cost us an outrageous amount of money to be currently fighting a relegation battle

I sincerely hope that the additiona £1.4 MILLION compensation and £750 THOUSAND managers contract is spent on a management team who are ALLOWED TO MANAGE and rebuild what has been dismantled by inxperienced people with inflated ego's and feeling of self importance

Good luck to Eddie and Jason you have a massive task ahead of you

Brooks is definitely trouble. Likes brown envelopes!
Not so sure having a large squad is a problem, bearing in mind our injury list history. A large squad doesn't seem to bother man utd etc. it's a luxury we've never had but why a hindrance.?

Talkingheadera wrote:
Brooks is definitely trouble. Likes brown envelopes! Not so sure having a large squad is a problem, bearing in mind our injury list history. A large squad doesn't seem to bother man utd etc. it's a luxury we've never had but why a hindrance.?

We need cover agreed but a squad of around 40 players is not realistically manageable- how do you effectively organise training for a start and as I have said previously what are these people doing if they cannot play any competitive football

Assessing, then cutting back the squad and addressing the sslary bill would be the first task of any competent manager

Lets hope Pugh does sign when hes ood he really is good hope Eddie doesnt take too long to sort things out watched MK Dons and Preston absolute garbage what a chance for Bournemouth this seaon if Eddie gets it right

Luffbracherry wrote:
How(e) the AFCB world has changed in one week
Returning from holiday I now learn that Eddie and Jason are back and all is well in Cherryland - and to cap it all a WIN - all good and a promising future - fantastic

However, let us not forget the massive job that Eddie has got unravelling and re building a chaotic situation created by his inexperienced/incapa

ble predecessors and current Chairman

During his absence the 'Mitchell way forward' has included - dismantling an established youth system and releasing a most loyal and successful youth coach, abandoned a scouting system in favour of non football people watching dvd's and talking to agents, abandoned a reserve team thus not providing an opportunity for players to play competitive football, spent money as if it is going out of fashion on mediocre players and now paying ridiculous salaries for many to drift around the club in the off chance they may get a game, invested heavily in the facilities at the club (great) but without tendering the building contracts to ensure best value for money

Eddie will have to address most of these issues and I am sure he is the right man to do so. However he can only achieve success if he is allowed to manage properly without interference and I hope that Denim will ensure this happens

'The Mitchell Way' has cost us an outrageous amount of money to be currently fighting a relegation battle

I sincerely hope that the additiona £1.4 MILLION compensation and £750 THOUSAND managers contract is spent on a management team who are ALLOWED TO MANAGE and rebuild what has been dismantled by inxperienced people with inflated ego's and feeling of self importance

Good luck to Eddie and Jason you have a massive task ahead of you

Superb post, Tom Mitchell, Groves and Brooks need to go. They will all fit in Eddies Bentley

A football squad is like a set of golf clubs.

You can only have a set number in your bag at any one time, like players the golf clubs all have a role and different jobs but all together they bring balance and structure to your game.

There are more types of clubs for different conditions or courses so it's good to have a selection in reserve that you are going to use and some for back up if some get broken or bent.

You don't have half a dozen drivers, putters or wedges all the same or of inferior quality because they will only gather dust and not be used.

We have brought together a collection of players but have given precious little thought to each players usefulness or where they fit in to the team jigsaw puzzle.

It's all very well having a development squad but it should be used to develop players for the first team not to perpetuate mediocrity.

Eddie and Jason are decent guys and good judges of the types of players that they will need in their team so whilst everyone will get a chance to show what they can do those deemed surplus will be offloaded/loaned out with a major clearout in the January transfer window.

Whilst Edmund has shown allegiance to Shaun Brooks right from his involvement with Dorchester Town, I agree that as new guys have been brought in to run the development and academy set up it would be wrong for Groves and Brooks to be added to an already bloated backroom set up.

I hope Edmund now stays up in his sponsors box and out of the dressing room and finds Tom a job outside of Dean Court.

afcb-mark wrote:

Luffbracherry wrote:
How(e) the AFCB world has changed in one week
Returning from holiday I now learn that Eddie and Jason are back and all is well in Cherryland - and to cap it all a WIN - all good and a promising future - fantastic

However, let us not forget the massive job that Eddie has got unravelling and re building a chaotic situation created by his inexperienced/incapa


ble predecessors and current Chairman

During his absence the 'Mitchell way forward' has included - dismantling an established youth system and releasing a most loyal and successful youth coach, abandoned a scouting system in favour of non football people watching dvd's and talking to agents, abandoned a reserve team thus not providing an opportunity for players to play competitive football, spent money as if it is going out of fashion on mediocre players and now paying ridiculous salaries for many to drift around the club in the off chance they may get a game, invested heavily in the facilities at the club (great) but without tendering the building contracts to ensure best value for money

Eddie will have to address most of these issues and I am sure he is the right man to do so. However he can only achieve success if he is allowed to manage properly without interference and I hope that Denim will ensure this happens

'The Mitchell Way' has cost us an outrageous amount of money to be currently fighting a relegation battle

I sincerely hope that the additiona £1.4 MILLION compensation and £750 THOUSAND managers contract is spent on a management team who are ALLOWED TO MANAGE and rebuild what has been dismantled by inxperienced people with inflated ego's and feeling of self importance

Good luck to Eddie and Jason you have a massive task ahead of you

Superb post, Tom Mitchell, Groves and Brooks need to go. They will all fit in Eddies Bentley

Great post although the current development squad ethos is what the reserve set up has graduated to across all the Football League clubs.

It's a shame AFCB don't seem to publicise these games in advance.

...good idea..cull:

McDermott (50k)
Addison (100k)
O'Kane (100k)
Thomas (60k)
Jalal (50k)
Bowles (nowt)
Molesley (25k)

Give ultimatums to really prove their worth to:

Demouge
Partington
Arter
Tubbs
Grabban
Elphick
Gregory
Meades
Buchel
Sheringham


Keep:

Cook
Francis
Zubar
Daniels
James
Davids
Fletcher
Stockley
Flahavan
Purches
Wakefield
Carmichael
Pugh
Fogden
McQuoid
Hughes
MacDonald


..and yes sign:

Barnard
Bartley
Pitman

I hear Dennis Rofe has gone.
The Eddie Howe revolution is beginning!

An interesting list, which demonstrates just what a bloated squad we have, nor would I disagree with you in your choice of players. Eddie and Jason , will however give them all a chance to prove their worth before reaching a decision. The art of team building is to produce a team that is better than it's parts and some of his choices may surprise us. We may well have some patchy results over the next 5/6 weeks as they get to know their players. But I anticate that there will be a clear out with 12/16 players leaving , with 2/3 players added, in January, as they build their squad. The New Year will prove interesting

The axe has started swinging. To all the players. Your holiday is over. Pull your socks up. Or Eddie is coming to get ya. And that only means one thing. Bye bye.

Agree with most of the above but think demouge played well considering he was not match fit. He has not been used correctly yet but he is a big powerful centre forward who wins absolutely everything in the air. I would add him to the keeps list.

I just hope now the dust has settled that everyone keeps their feet on the ground. EH has a huge task. Their will be no instant miracles. I for one will be quite happy to avoid relegation this season.
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He inherits a squad that has been thrown together will no thought or planning. It will take EH until the summer to work his way through it properly. Even then his hands are tied with players on long contracts, unless he can find willing buyers.
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Next season will be a building and consolidating season, hopefully putting things in place for a promotion push the year after that.
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So please give him time and support. He is as we all know a great manager, but he has a huge task to correct the mismanagement of the last 8 months. Groves made Bradbury look like a good manager.
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As for Marc Pugh, I despair when I continually read that he wants championship football. He will only get it with AFCB. I am a big Pugh fan, but he is a lower league player, albeit a good one. How many championship clubs have enquired about him ? None. Even EH when at Burnley didn't come in for him. He needs to get real. If he runs his contract down, he will walk to another league 1 club. If he won't sign, he should be listed with a view to offloading in January while we can still get some cash for him.

I hope to see more home support on Saturday. The crowd was smaller than I thought it would be for the Orient game. I am just pleased that the supporters really got behind the team in the second half. Do you think we can chant 'Barmy Army' for the full 90 minutes? We can make DC a fortress again if we give Eddie, Jason and the team our full vocal support.

seuthsayer wrote:
...good idea..cull:

McDermott (50k)
Addison (100k)
O'Kane (100k)
Thomas (60k)
Jalal (50k)
Bowles (nowt)
Molesley (25k)

Give ultimatums to really prove their worth to:

Demouge
Partington
Arter
Tubbs
Grabban
Elphick
Gregory
Meades
Buchel
Sheringham


Keep:

Cook
Francis
Zubar
Daniels
James
Davids
Fletcher
Stockley
Flahavan
Purches
Wakefield
Carmichael
Pugh
Fogden
McQuoid
Hughes
MacDonald


..and yes sign:

Barnard
Bartley
Pitman

You seem to be oblivious to what is happening in the club. Bringing in Pitman, Bartley and Barnard is going to be costly.
Your keep list is laughable: Fletch!
Your cull list reflects ignorance. Jalal was in goal when our skin was saved to beat relegation to Conference, he was in goal when we got promotion, he was in goal when we got to play-offs and he was in goal through the pain when the club refused him an operation in the summer break.
EH is back. Let him do his job and be more realistic in your posts.

Shame Dennis was sacked and after the fine win Saturday.

Dukecherry wrote:

seuthsayer wrote: ...good idea..cull: McDermott (50k) Addison (100k) O'Kane (100k) Thomas (60k) Jalal (50k) Bowles (nowt) Molesley (25k) Give ultimatums to really prove their worth to: Demouge Partington Arter Tubbs Grabban Elphick Gregory Meades Buchel Sheringham Keep: Cook Francis Zubar Daniels James Davids Fletcher Stockley Flahavan Purches Wakefield Carmichael Pugh Fogden McQuoid Hughes MacDonald ..and yes sign: Barnard Bartley Pitman

You seem to be oblivious to what is happening in the club. Bringing in Pitman, Bartley and Barnard is going to be costly. Your keep list is laughable: Fletch! Your cull list reflects ignorance. Jalal was in goal when our skin was saved to beat relegation to Conference, he was in goal when we got promotion, he was in goal when we got to play-offs and he was in goal through the pain when the club refused him an operation in the summer break. EH is back. Let him do his job and be more realistic in your posts.

you taken your pills today ? Fletch in Okane out !!!!!!!!!!

Start tubbs and Barnard, Play with width ( pugh and Grabbon ) hughes and the playmaker Okane ) best 2 fullbacks in the division Daniels and Francis with cook and zubar in front of Jajal.

Subs : Mcdonald, Mcquoid, Thomas, Davids, James, Arter, & when fit Purches, Mcdermott, Sherringham

Partington, Elphick, Addison, Molesely, Fletcher, Stockley, Flahavan, Gregory, ALL OUT !

Playoffs a must with the squad and costs we have.

Good luck king EDDIE.

You could see that Pugh was enjoying his football again on Saturday

Good Luck to All.....hey! let the good times roll................
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...This was my opinion...what is it on this messageboard that you get slagged for your opinions?...taken my pills?...O'Kane a L1 footballer?...you can have your opinions and I'll have mine...but I won't slag you for yours...pathetic really pathetic some people!

Still made me laugh some of your thoughts!

...just don't go taking yourself too seriously cyber warriors!

My pills comment was meant in jest and apologises if it was taken to serious !
As for Okane, I feel he is quality. His passing and vision is 2nd to none in our squad and with good support will prove to be a great player for us. As for Fletch, we all love Fletch and I am sure he has a role to play but just not sure if it is on the field now.

...no prbs db...maybe I have just been unlucky when I have been watching O'Kane?...but I think Arter is a similar type player...and can we have two midfielders like that in the squad especially now with Davids looking sharp in his last match?...As for Fletch I still feel that he has this one last season hurrah in him...

seuthsayer wrote:
...good idea..cull:

McDermott (50k)
Addison (100k)
O'Kane (100k)
Thomas (60k)
Jalal (50k)
Bowles (nowt)
Molesley (25k)

Give ultimatums to really prove their worth to:

Demouge
Partington
Arter
Tubbs
Grabban
Elphick
Gregory
Meades
Buchel
Sheringham


Keep:

Cook
Francis
Zubar
Daniels
James
Davids
Fletcher
Stockley
Flahavan
Purches
Wakefield
Carmichael
Pugh
Fogden
McQuoid
Hughes
MacDonald


..and yes sign:

Barnard
Bartley
Pitman

some I agree with, McDermott Addison although did play slightly better Saturday, Bowles, Barnard, Stockley, Flahavan Molesly to go.

Keeping- Cook, Francis, Zubar, Daniels, James, Davids, Carmichael, Fogden, Hughes, MacDonald, Jalal, Sheringham, Arter, Meades, O'Kane
Pugh

Prove their worth- Elphick, Tubbs, Demouge, Partington, Grabban,
Gregory. Wakefield, McQuoid

Sorry bt find a job within the club for Big Stevie Fletcher and Purchase

scottie190 wrote:

seuthsayer wrote:
...good idea..cull:

McDermott (50k)
Addison (100k)
O'Kane (100k)
Thomas (60k)
Jalal (50k)
Bowles (nowt)
Molesley (25k)

Give ultimatums to really prove their worth to:

Demouge
Partington
Arter
Tubbs
Grabban
Elphick
Gregory
Meades
Buchel
Sheringham


Keep:

Cook
Francis
Zubar
Daniels
James
Davids
Fletcher
Stockley
Flahavan
Purches
Wakefield
Carmichael
Pugh
Fogden
McQuoid
Hughes
MacDonald


..and yes sign:

Barnard
Bartley
Pitman

some I agree with, McDermott Addison although did play slightly better Saturday, Bowles, Barnard, Stockley, Flahavan Molesly to go.

Keeping- Cook, Francis, Zubar, Daniels, James, Davids, Carmichael, Fogden, Hughes, MacDonald, Jalal, Sheringham, Arter, Meades, O'Kane
Pugh

Prove their worth- Elphick, Tubbs, Demouge, Partington, Grabban,
Gregory. Wakefield, McQuoid

Sorry bt find a job within the club for Big Stevie Fletcher and Purchase

I agree ,mcqoid hasn't proved himself since he's been back . And PARTINGTON will be a good 2nd division player . But he just isn't good enough for this division ..as for McDermott I think we might see a change in him under HOWE ..

Nat1234 wrote:

scottie190 wrote:

seuthsayer wrote:
...good idea..cull:

McDermott (50k)
Addison (100k)
O'Kane (100k)
Thomas (60k)
Jalal (50k)
Bowles (nowt)
Molesley (25k)

Give ultimatums to really prove their worth to:

Demouge
Partington
Arter
Tubbs
Grabban
Elphick
Gregory
Meades
Buchel
Sheringham


Keep:

Cook
Francis
Zubar
Daniels
James
Davids
Fletcher
Stockley
Flahavan
Purches
Wakefield
Carmichael
Pugh
Fogden
McQuoid
Hughes
MacDonald


..and yes sign:

Barnard
Bartley
Pitman

some I agree with, McDermott Addison although did play slightly better Saturday, Bowles, Barnard, Stockley, Flahavan Molesly to go.

Keeping- Cook, Francis, Zubar, Daniels, James, Davids, Carmichael, Fogden, Hughes, MacDonald, Jalal, Sheringham, Arter, Meades, O'Kane
Pugh

Prove their worth- Elphick, Tubbs, Demouge, Partington, Grabban,
Gregory. Wakefield, McQuoid

Sorry bt find a job within the club for Big Stevie Fletcher and Purchase

I agree ,mcqoid hasn't proved himself since he's been back . And PARTINGTON will be a good 2nd division player . But he just isn't good enough for this division ..as for McDermott I think we might see a change in him under HOWE ..

Oh and I think Hughes even tho he is a good player will always be injured ..

Come on really some of urs players u mentioned is a joke players need to stop beating one out before games are

Partington
Tubbs
Grabban
Francis
Jalal
Addison
Daniels

These players accept for tubbs got groves sacked

lionheart wrote:
A football squad is like a set of golf clubs.

You can only have a set number in your bag at any one time, like players the golf clubs all have a role and different jobs but all together they bring balance and structure to your game.

There are more types of clubs for different conditions or courses so it's good to have a selection in reserve that you are going to use and some for back up if some get broken or bent.

You don't have half a dozen drivers, putters or wedges all the same or of inferior quality because they will only gather dust and not be used.

We have brought together a collection of players but have given precious little thought to each players usefulness or where they fit in to the team jigsaw puzzle.

It's all very well having a development squad but it should be used to develop players for the first team not to perpetuate mediocrity.

Eddie and Jason are decent guys and good judges of the types of players that they will need in their team so whilst everyone will get a chance to show what they can do those deemed surplus will be offloaded/loaned out with a major clearout in the January transfer window.

Whilst Edmund has shown allegiance to Shaun Brooks right from his involvement with Dorchester Town, I agree that as new guys have been brought in to run the development and academy set up it would be wrong for Groves and Brooks to be added to an already bloated backroom set up.

I hope Edmund now stays up in his sponsors box and out of the dressing room and finds Tom a job outside of Dean Court.

Lionheart when I played golf it wasn't the clubs that produced a bad shot 99% of the time was down to me the manager of those clubs!!!!

Seriously I do take your point.

I have a feeling that there are happy days ahead of us even thogh EH has to settle down again and find the right 'CLUBS'

Maybe we should refer to players as i.e. the forwards would be putters as they ultimately put the ball in the net (cup) the midfielders as short irons like a wedge ok the men in white jackets are knocking at the door I must go!!!

seuthsayer wrote:
...good idea..cull:

McDermott (50k)
Addison (100k)
O'Kane (100k)
Thomas (60k)
Jalal (50k)
Bowles (nowt)
Molesley (25k)

Give ultimatums to really prove their worth to:

Demouge
Partington
Arter
Tubbs
Grabban
Elphick
Gregory
Meades
Buchel
Sheringham


Keep:

Cook
Francis
Zubar
Daniels
James
Davids
Fletcher
Stockley
Flahavan
Purches
Wakefield
Carmichael
Pugh
Fogden
McQuoid
Hughes
MacDonald


..and yes sign:

Barnard
Bartley
Pitman

Fletch, Stockley and Purch have to go.

Difficult to give ultimatums to players who can't get a game.

Arter is the only one who needs to be warned. He just cannot control himself.

Nat1234 wrote:

Nat1234 wrote:

scottie190 wrote:

seuthsayer wrote:
...good idea..cull:

McDermott (50k)
Addison (100k)
O'Kane (100k)
Thomas (60k)
Jalal (50k)
Bowles (nowt)
Molesley (25k)

Give ultimatums to really prove their worth to:

Demouge
Partington
Arter
Tubbs
Grabban
Elphick
Gregory
Meades
Buchel
Sheringham


Keep:

Cook
Francis
Zubar
Daniels
James
Davids
Fletcher
Stockley
Flahavan
Purches
Wakefield
Carmichael
Pugh
Fogden
McQuoid
Hughes
MacDonald


..and yes sign:

Barnard
Bartley
Pitman

some I agree with, McDermott Addison although did play slightly better Saturday, Bowles, Barnard, Stockley, Flahavan Molesly to go.

Keeping- Cook, Francis, Zubar, Daniels, James, Davids, Carmichael, Fogden, Hughes, MacDonald, Jalal, Sheringham, Arter, Meades, O'Kane
Pugh

Prove their worth- Elphick, Tubbs, Demouge, Partington, Grabban,
Gregory. Wakefield, McQuoid

Sorry bt find a job within the club for Big Stevie Fletcher and Purchase

I agree ,mcqoid hasn't proved himself since he's been back . And PARTINGTON will be a good 2nd division player . But he just isn't good enough for this division ..as for McDermott I think we might see a change in him under HOWE ..

Oh and I think Hughes even tho he is a good player will always be injured ..

I think McDermott would be decent if he stays out the pub!!

Just been watching the report about EH`s return and the match on South Today and two things stood out about MP`s goal that I hadn`t noticed before...first when their defender received the ball two of our players closed him down immediately,this was something that was one of the foundations of how the team played under EH,something that has been missing from our game since he left and but was in evidence a lot in the second half.Secondly when MP eventually decided to put the ball in the net,as he turned away to celebrate,the covering defender took a wild kick at him with his left foot,could be a possible case of serious foulplay.

mossy 1 wrote:
Just been watching the report about EH`s return and the match on South Today and two things stood out about MP`s goal that I hadn`t noticed before...first when their defender received the ball two of our players closed him down immediately,this was something that was one of the foundations of how the team played under EH,something that has been missing from our game since he left and but was in evidence a lot in the second half.Secondly when MP eventually decided to put the ball in the net,as he turned away to celebrate,the covering defender took a wild kick at him with his left foot,could be a possible case of serious foulplay.

You're absolutely right on both counts. Saturday is probably too soon to see a true EH team display but the future is looking the best it's been for a long time.

db1477 wrote:

Dukecherry wrote:

seuthsayer wrote: ...good idea..cull: McDermott (50k) Addison (100k) O'Kane (100k) Thomas (60k) Jalal (50k) Bowles (nowt) Molesley (25k) Give ultimatums to really prove their worth to: Demouge Partington Arter Tubbs Grabban Elphick Gregory Meades Buchel Sheringham Keep: Cook Francis Zubar Daniels James Davids Fletcher Stockley Flahavan Purches Wakefield Carmichael Pugh Fogden McQuoid Hughes MacDonald ..and yes sign: Barnard Bartley Pitman

You seem to be oblivious to what is happening in the club. Bringing in Pitman, Bartley and Barnard is going to be costly. Your keep list is laughable: Fletch! Your cull list reflects ignorance. Jalal was in goal when our skin was saved to beat relegation to Conference, he was in goal when we got promotion, he was in goal when we got to play-offs and he was in goal through the pain when the club refused him an operation in the summer break. EH is back. Let him do his job and be more realistic in your posts.

you taken your pills today ? Fletch in Okane out !!!!!!!!!!

Start tubbs and Barnard, Play with width ( pugh and Grabbon ) hughes and the playmaker Okane ) best 2 fullbacks in the division Daniels and Francis with cook and zubar in front of Jajal.

Subs : Mcdonald, Mcquoid, Thomas, Davids, James, Arter, & when fit Purches, Mcdermott, Sherringham

Partington, Elphick, Addison, Molesely, Fletcher, Stockley, Flahavan, Gregory, ALL OUT !

Playoffs a must with the squad and costs we have.

Good luck king EDDIE.

O'Kane playmaker, PMSL he gives the ball away more than anyone. So lightweight it's a joke. Arter in that position is much better.

nonnogeppetto wrote:

lionheart wrote:
A football squad is like a set of golf clubs.

You can only have a set number in your bag at any one time, like players the golf clubs all have a role and different jobs but all together they bring balance and structure to your game.

There are more types of clubs for different conditions or courses so it's good to have a selection in reserve that you are going to use and some for back up if some get broken or bent.

You don't have half a dozen drivers, putters or wedges all the same or of inferior quality because they will only gather dust and not be used.

We have brought together a collection of players but have given precious little thought to each players usefulness or where they fit in to the team jigsaw puzzle.

It's all very well having a development squad but it should be used to develop players for the first team not to perpetuate mediocrity.

Eddie and Jason are decent guys and good judges of the types of players that they will need in their team so whilst everyone will get a chance to show what they can do those deemed surplus will be offloaded/loaned out with a major clearout in the January transfer window.

Whilst Edmund has shown allegiance to Shaun Brooks right from his involvement with Dorchester Town, I agree that as new guys have been brought in to run the development and academy set up it would be wrong for Groves and Brooks to be added to an already bloated backroom set up.

I hope Edmund now stays up in his sponsors box and out of the dressing room and finds Tom a job outside of Dean Court.

Lionheart when I played golf it wasn't the clubs that produced a bad shot 99% of the time was down to me the manager of those clubs!!!!

Seriously I do take your point.

I have a feeling that there are happy days ahead of us even thogh EH has to settle down again and find the right 'CLUBS'

Maybe we should refer to players as i.e. the forwards would be putters as they ultimately put the ball in the net (cup) the midfielders as short irons like a wedge ok the men in white jackets are knocking at the door I must go!!!

The analogy is complete if you visualise that the golfer is the manager and the caddie the assistant manager.