THE CONCRETE ROUNDABOUT (TCR)

I personally couldn't give a toss. Most of these players are the reason we are in the fucking mess we are in. If they get a bollocking so be it. If they fall out with him cause their fragile little egos got bruised then so be it. I would understand if things had improved and we were looking up, but the past year we have sunk quicker than a concrete shit out of an aeroplane. So long as he doesn't send Lewie to Charlton then he is OK in my book.

Err: I obviously haven’t explained my thoughts very well. So let me have another try.
a) Just because some geezer says something you don’t want to hear doesn’t mean you should diss it. Rather we should thank him for taking the time to give his opinions.
b) Sorry but I don’t go along with this winning is the only thing stuff.
c) Isn’t “I happen to think that Alexander will be a good appointment “ positive enough for you ?
d) I will be delighted if a significant number of those contracted players will improve enough to get us out of League 2. If saying that I’m not sure that’s going to happen makes you miserable well that’s a shame.
e) Have a good summer and hopefully see you on KS’s train.

The guy's got an axe to grind so I don't think thanking him is the right response. However, in a spirit of goodwill, I highly recommend Robbie Neilson as their next manager.

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Disclaimer: All my comments are my opinions unless stated otherwise. I'm just a fan following my club.

Yes, we had a good FA Cup win at Hyde United under RN.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i6oBpFKhxGY

If you're interested in an alternative view, the MK1 podcast have a journalist from Manchester on their latest episode. He has nothing but good to say about Alexander. One stand out quote from him being that he thinks it's a real coup for us to get a manager of his standard in when we're in L2.

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For those that like that sort of thing, that is the sort of thing they like.

GA is clearly a very good coach. His track record speaks for itself.

Sometimes coaches don't work out at clubs and that's football. Clearly, the squad GA has inherited is, in the sum of its parts, decent for L2. Not brilliant but it is a good squad. I expect him to bring in an old hand or two into the squad this summer - capable, solid professionals, but don't expect Maradona spins and rabona passes in L2.

A good season for us would be finishing in the playoff places, and automatic promotion would be superb.

Most teams in L2 do not play pretty football. The L2 promotion season people rave about under Ince played direct, savvy football. Aaron Wilbraham dropped off the centre half most of those games and provided flick ons, or held it up to get it wide. Most of the squad was inherited from Martin Allen. Our midfield was Keith Andrews, a wonderful player, and Alan Navarro, a horrid little shit of a man who broke up all the opposition play and squared it to Andrews. It was an efficient way to play; the midfield arrangement was great. Swailes and O'Hanlon at centre half weren't ball playing defenders in the way someone like Darling was or Jules is.

We will still try to dominate possession and the squad is capable of doing this, but two things have been missing this season in our play: getting balls in the channels, and exposing the back line of teams. I really hope we bring in a very solid central midfielder; McEachran's deal is up on 30 June and we could do with someone with equivalent craft but more resilience and ability to last 90 minutes.

The players also need bullying in pre season. Some of them are young and light, and are at a level where they will produce massively better performances with increased body strength and stamina. Our fitness was sorely lacking last year.

Are we going to play like Wycombe or Tooting? No. But we also aren't Leyton Orient - and not capable of being - yet. Not with the squad we have.

*thumbs up emoticon*

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I don't need your ill-informed, half-baked, idiotic opinions. I have plenty of those myself.

Alan Navarro *sighs wistfully*

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I don't need your ill-informed, half-baked, idiotic opinions. I have plenty of those myself.

Just a poor man’s David Kasumu.

David Kasumu *sighs wistfully*

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I don't need your ill-informed, half-baked, idiotic opinions. I have plenty of those myself.