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Match Thread Most liked posts in thread: Away v Leyton Tue Nov 24 7.00pm

  1. Onside87

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    McCall said he wanted a small squad and now hes getting his reward. Apparently we had money left over in the budget yet we signed a kid from Wolves with zero experience.
    He is clearly rushing players back who aren't fit. Wheres Evans? Staunton injured again after being thrown straight back in.
    He should resign really but hes far too proud and let's face it, this is his last management job of his career.
     
  2. JonButterfield

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    I don't think he's shite, I think he's a standard L2 striker, not quite as good as Vaughan, but in the same sort of mould. Not massively strong, not enormously fast, but has decent movement and was the one who was actually finding chances the likes of Donaldo, Samuels, DMH and Clarke just aren't finding.

    All round average, ten goal a season striker.

    You have to admit that's MILES better than what we've got now.
     
  3. Dennis

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    Out of interest, when DMH returned to the club in mid July after being released from his short term contract a few months earlier after the season was suspended, who do you believe signed him?
     
  4. Parader

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    OK, just to be clear - I am clearly not being serious and was referencing the debate from last week(?) on here where, in the usual excuse making session for him, posters on here were saying players McCall chose to re-sign could not be classed as his signings.
     
  5. Inspector

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    Stuart continually offers up the reason for bringing him on as being to "use his pace with balls over the top". Not once in any appearance this season has he made a telling contribution, no sorry, any contribution to the match. The quote from Parky in WW's post rings absolutely true with me. He doesn't know where he should be on the pitch and can often be found calling for the ball when he's being marked.

    We've all been there when a lad who normally comes to training every week but is nowhere near good enough, gets a start because you're short. The regular lads are either pis&*d from the night before, ignoring the phone or telling the missus to answer the door and say they've got flu. It's a cold, wet, December morning on a bog of a pitch. The winds howling and the sleet falling, yet the stand in player with the latest orange adidas boots and gloves, comes off after 90 minutes play, with the cleanest kit of all 22 players and the ref. Its embarrassing how so out of place he looks on the pitch and absolutely staggering that McCall brings him on, effectively making us a man short.

    It's blindingly obvious that Stuart seems to have been in some sort of time warp between his first and current spell. Not knowing about Evans and the re-signing of DMH because he had pace when he was young. He is so out of touch that its not funny anymore.
     
  6. Bronco

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    That's the change I would have made, Zeli needs game time something Stuart keeps telling us with regards players in our squad, he showed more in his 20 minute cameo at Salford than DMH has show so far in his game minutes this season, I'm not suggesting Zeli is the answer to our problems but surely he was the better option.
     
  7. Aaron Baker

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    My God. I miss Parkinson.
     
  8. Dennis

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    I can imagine Evans playing alongside Donaldson, say, because of injuries etc but it's a long time since he played in that role. He was played as a winger, wide midfielder and full back at Pompey and most of the goals he scored were as nominated penalty taker. Why we brought him in as a striker has defeated me as SMc recognised shortly after he joined us.
     
  9. Faithful Bantam

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    Behave Jon.
     
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  10. Faithful Bantam

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    Samuels has a bit of something. You could see him being half decent next season - for someone else.
     
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  11. Ollylondonbantam

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    How are those words tasting?
     
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  12. bailiff bridge bantam

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    He owes us a few quid for his legal fees as well
     
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  13. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    Concentrate on us!

    If Orient are really poor then what are we?
     
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  14. SimonW

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    I'm going to ban all of you but @How@How as he was the only one who apparently appreciated my pun :)

    Mind you banning you might be seen as some of you as a reward so you have one less place to be depressed by City
     
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  15. SimonW

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    I just said this one twitter to someone but I'm not sure he is right, they may lack some match sharpness but alot of the prem clubs let anyone they released continue training at the club until they had a new club. Sp there are players out there training at prem clubs who don't have a club yet
     
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  16. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    McCall needs to go mate..It's that simple now.
     
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  17. bantamdave41

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    The reaction from the conceeded goal is mind blowing. Nothing.

    feck off Rupp
     
  18. bailiff bridge bantam

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    “Listen” We murdered them 1st half.Bit more composure and we would have scored. Switch off for a second and you get punished Their squad is settled.Still a game in hand.Dont write us off yet.
    Blah Blah Blah
     
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  19. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    Rupp needs to grow a pair and take control

    Get rid of Rhodes
    Get rid of McCall.

    Get rid of all the yes men dancers round the club!

    The club is a joke of the highest order!
     
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  20. How

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    Oldham have won 6 out of the last 8 games now, scoring 4 away tonight. We’ve no chance
     
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