[SpireRam]

 Goku, on 17 May 2025 - 07:41 AM, said:

Says a lot that I honestly don’t even feel disappointed. There wasn’t a deal between the two teams; they were very good defensively, blocked everything and were clever with how they wasted time. I don’t think we played our best in either game but we didn’t disgrace ourselves. As I get older I realise football really is about moments. The Colclough chance in the first leg, the Naylor header, the Pepple header, then Pepple slipping when he was 7 yards out last night, their defenders making some very good blocks as we pushed on. If any of those chances or half chances go in it’s a different tie. Fair play to Warsaw, they did what they needed to do and they did it well and I think it’s fair to say Sadler has had Cook’s number this season. Obviously I’d rather be in their position than ours in terms of going to Wembley, but I genuinely would rather watch us play a style of football that means we keep hold of the ball. Defensive counter-attacking footy isn’t for me. I do like the 3-4-2-1 formation though.

Club is in good hands and I trust we’ll be making a bash for top 3 next season.

Pretty much echo all of that.

We definitely could have turned them over on a good day and while nobody likes losing I think it’s probably the best outcome for us. This team simply isn’t ready for League One.

Next season, we will be.

[Exharboroughspireite]

 Goku, on 17 May 2025 - 07:41 AM, said:

Says a lot that I honestly don’t even feel disappointed. There wasn’t a deal between the two teams; they were very good defensively, blocked everything and were clever with how they wasted time. I don’t think we played our best in either game but we didn’t disgrace ourselves. As I get older I realise football really is about moments. The Colclough chance in the first leg, the Naylor header, the Pepple header, then Pepple slipping when he was 7 yards out last night, their defenders making some very good blocks as we pushed on. If any of those chances or half chances go in it’s a different tie. Fair play to Warsaw, they did what they needed to do and they did it well and I think it’s fair to say Sadler has had Cook’s number this season. Obviously I’d rather be in their position than ours in terms of going to Wembley, but I genuinely would rather watch us play a style of football that means we keep hold of the ball. Defensive counter-attacking footy isn’t for me. I do like the 3-4-2-1 formation though.

Club is in good hands and I trust we’ll be making a bash for top 3 next season.

That’s a really good post and sums up where I am at. Sadler had a game plan and his team stuck to it. I wouldn’t like to watch a team that sits back all the time however.

[hilly81]

Trigger, on 17 May 2025 - 08:32 AM, said:

100 quid on us for top spot again? 😁

My youngest was devastated, (as 11 years old are when losing) - he took some calming down.

You've only got to look at what Stockport have done and we're sort of replicating that.

I wasn't really down about it last night - strange feeling really. We're still gonna have 23 home games and 23 away games next season but we're only going 1 way under the current leadership.

I remember us drawing with Dover 0-0 when they finished the season on about 9 points, being terrorised by Matty kosylo every time we played Altrincham, being bottom of the national league, the Joe Anyons, the Sam Muggletons, the Lee Shaws, the Jack McKays, and of course, the Michael 'fit as a butchers dog' Nelson - and it just makes me smile knowing how far we have come.

Obviously, my lad doesn't see this because this is his first full season (our Caleb get it though now he's a bit older).

Can't wait to see the retained list and the type of replacements that come in to take us on to the next stage.

I will be forever grateful for everyone involved that got us out of the national league

That Dover 0:0 is probably the worst game I have ever been to.

[Westbars Spireite]

 Search & Destroy, on 17 May 2025 - 08:34 AM, said:

You said he wasn’t a few posts up? Walton said he was garbage and you said he wasn’t?

No I didn't. I said it wasn't a mistake to play him last week..