League 2 General Chat Thread

[Casey]

Pretty sure he supports Barking FC.

Favourite newspaper headline.

Barking woman attacked by Dogman.

Casey

 

[Spanishstag]

It's not great, but you're going just a bit OTT for me. It's a temporary stand, pretty sure colour co-ordinating it isn't of great importance. The fact is that Wrexham are selling out the home ends every match and have been for some time so the stats say people will gobble up the tickets (especially once the weather warms up). If on the off chance this doesn't happen then they can stick the away fans in there and give the current away blocks to home fans and they've still added an extra 1000 home seats. Agree though, it'll be horrific in the winter months and I wouldn't want to do it every other week but if I was a Wrexham fan and it was my only option then I would. I think credit has to go to their owners again for identifying a problem and resolving it. I wish our owners would do the same at Blundell Park.

Its no worse than our temporary advertising hoardings

 

[Indian Dan]

We’ve been charged by the EFL for not declaring selling 17% of club shares. That, apparently breaches their rules that transferring more than 10% of shares must be declared to the EFL. Hardly seems an earth shattering charge but you never know!

 

[The Globule]

Morecambe’s chairman did some racism at our place and has admitted it, but because the victim (Emile Acquah) hasn’t pursued any further action he’s just been told to be a bit quieter with his racism next time. Or something.

No charges after man arrested on suspicion of racial abuse at Morecambe v Barrow match

No criminal action will be taken against a man arrested on suspicion of racial abuse during Morecambe’s game at Barrow earlier this season.

www.beyondradio.co.uk

For me, this is a tricky one. I abhor racism. But the story I've heard is that he used a term that he didn't at all associate with being racist. There are clearly obvious words and phrases that reflect intent to upset and unsettle in a vicious unequivocal racist way. I'm sure this isn't one. Knowing the guy in question a bit, I think he would have been mortified that this word was construed as racist abuse. I'd also like to think that Emile was magnaninous in accepting that sort of explanation. I also imagine that the person in question now knows it was a poor choice of words and will never use it again.

 

[F!RTHY]

https://x.com/oakbantams/status/1736101731002470906?s=46&t=bJe9MBzQAT28JHyR9AhC1w

 

[WilsdenBantam]

https://x.com/oakbantams/status/1736101731002470906?s=46&t=bJe9MBzQAT28JHyR9AhC1w

Great comment from the Swindon fan considering we also have games in hand over two games, guess which teams have played more than us

Lego land stadium when his teams stadium doesn’t have 4 roofs, maybe they should buy another Lego set and complete theirs.

 

[Ainsty]

Morecambe, can this be fixed?

Morecambe and owner Whittingham charged by EFL

Morecambe and the club owner Jason Whittingham are charged by the EFL for failing to adhere to an agreed decision imposed in August.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JaredSUFC]

Morecambe, can this be fixed?

Morecambe and owner Whittingham charged by EFL

Morecambe and the club owner Jason Whittingham are charged by the EFL for failing to adhere to an agreed decision imposed in August.

www.bbc.co.uk

I’m sorry but that’s a 30 point deduction in my book.

Yes, I am trying to reach those straws.

 

[northstandexile]

I’m sorry but that’s a 30 point deduction in my book.

Yes, I am trying to reach those straws.

And with Reading perhaps being thrown out of league, we might get only one relegation place plus Morecambe on minus points leaving FGR and Sutton safe.

 

[mightyshrimp]

We have an arsehole owner ,who didn't mind sending Worcester warriors rugby club into administration, so I don't think this will bother him either.I'm pissed off with the whole sham of Jason Whittingham and Bond group who in my opinion are nothing but shysters and con men,can see this not being our only punishment if he stays in charge.

 

[jojo]

The Club and the Fans have been at war against the Owner for 8 months, its the owner throwing his dummy out due to not getting his way by selling the Club to Johal who had next to nothing. Also 30 points nah docked 3 points as they've threatened to do that to us if Jason failed to pay up. Source for that

https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/...o.uk/b76dfa70-4030-11ee-81a4-03ef8d61e8ab.pdf

 

[JJ1990]

Wasn't sure where else to put this, but why is it that so many teams seem to be going through massive injury crises at the moment? From the top of my head, seems like Stockport, Mansfield, Crewe, Notts County, Accrington, Swindon, Newport, Doncaster and Salford have been dealing with lengthy injury lists and absent players. Any I've missed?

Also feels like so many clubs are utterly desperate for January so they can get players in even to properly fill their benches. But why are players dropping like flies so often? Is it the modern footballer being too soft and not as physically robust as they were 20-30 years ago? The amount of games and running they have to do? Can't make sense of it.

 

[ForzaCounty]

Every man and his dog have got a fitness department dedicated to squeezing out that extra few percent of performance & endurance, it's also a few percent closer to breaking point. In our case it's almost always some kind of muscular injury.

Don't know if we've got any fans forums lined up soon but if so I really want to go along and ask if they can change focus 'cos evidently it doesn't seem to be worth it.

 

[Meadow]

Our injuries have fallen significantly since Portsmouth's former physio joined us. Seems like he knows his stuff.

 

[EnglishRed]

We've had a lot of injuries too. It mostly seems like bad luck tbh, we've got a good medical department now and it does seem like they manage players differently now, no more rushing players back before they are ready.

 

[dedwardp]

We've had about 10/11 out injured as well, but we seem to have quite happily signed injury prone players for years (e.g. Doug Loft, Emyr Huws, Tom Dallison) so it's probably our own fault as much as anything.

 

[chipmunx]

Whilst we havn't got the injury list of others we've 4 players out;- both our 1st choice full backs have been out for over 2 months, yet we still have the 2nd best defence in the league. We've also been without Jamie Procter and Courtney Duffus for chunks of the season. Duffus has played about 20 mins league football since THAT challenge by Knoyle in the Stockport away game.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

Whilst we havn't got the injury list of others we've 4 players out;- both our 1st choice full backs have been out for over 2 months, yet we still have the 2nd best defence in the league. We've also been without Jamie Procter and Courtney Duffus for chunks of the season. Duffus has played about 20 mins league football since THAT challenge by Knoyle in the Stockport away game.

Let’s be honest, being without Procter and Duffus is to our advantage. Can see both being pushed towards the exit in January (though unlikely to get any takers).

 

[chipmunx]

Let’s be honest, being without Procter and Duffus is to our advantage. Can see both being pushed towards the exit in January (though unlikely to get any takers).

I'd agree with Duffus,I think the challenge by Knoyle has had an affect on him which has badly knocked his confidence.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

I'd agree with Duffus,I think the challenge by Knoyle has had an affect on him which has badly knocked his confidence.

I think he was only ever meant to be a back-up, and Wild also said that he wasn’t in the market for a striker when he signed Telford so that probably didn’t help him either. I said in the summer that he’d be on loan in the Conference North before the end of the season.

 

[GTFCfish]

We've had a lot of injuries too. It mostly seems like bad luck tbh, we've got a good medical department now and it does seem like they manage players differently now, no more rushing players back before they are ready.

Apparently Mullin has a nasty hip injury caused by carrying his wages around in his pockets.

 

[Tinpot and proud]

Apparently Mullin has a nasty hip injury caused by carrying his wages around in his pockets.

Ohhhh ya bitch !!!!

 

[GTFCfish]

Fucking massive.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1741040646172143943

 

[Gladders]

Only got the answer because he guessed it was next to Cleethorpes

 

[Alfie]

Only got the answer because he guessed it was next to Cleethorpes

That's when I also got the answer.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

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[Son of Cod]

Tragic news that has no doubt rocked our youth team:

Club Statement: Cameron Walsh - Grimsby Town Football Club

Grimsby Town Football Club mourns the tragic loss of youth team member and his father.

gtfc.co.uk

 

[Richard Cranium]

Absolutely tragic for the family. To lose a son, brother so young and his father aswell. Heartbreaking.

RIP men.

 

[Stocky]

Absolutely awful that. Thoughts go out to the family and friends of the two men.

 

[Son of Cod]

Absolutely tragic for the family. To lose a son, brother so young and his father aswell. Heartbreaking.

RIP men.

Yep, losing two people in one incident is just unfathomable isn't it. Hope I never have to go through that kind of loss.

Bit more info on it here:

Grimsby Town mourns ‘heartbreaking’ death of footballer, 16, and his father

Cameron and Dave Walsh died after their car became submerged in water in Lincolnshire

www.theguardian.com