[Westbars Spireite]

Don't like the Leyton Orient keeper shouting abuse or whatever it was at the Stockport penalty taker.

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[Search & Destroy]

Despite the goals for, we are hardly great entertainers

Oh well , I remember the bottles being flung over into the away end during the 2-2

[Siberian Spireite]

Two teams that were on their arses for years in the National League showing how far they have come.

[Search & Destroy]

Away team doing well again

[danblue]

Fine margins init. Gotta take ya chances.
SC could have and should have won it at the end of normal time and at the end of extra time.
But them the breaks

[Westbars Spireite]

I wanted Stockport to win really but can't say I'm arsed either way. Don't particularly like Wellens but he does seem to becoming a decent manager.

[60s 70s Spireite]

And no keeper injuries. Is it just a L2 and below issue?

[60s 70s Spireite]

Westbars Spireite, on 14 May 2025 - 09:47 PM, said:

Don't like the Leyton Orient keeper shouting abuse or whatever it was at the Stockport penalty taker.

Lost sound at the time, but was Keeley carrying a radio set as he was going to the end where the penalties were to be taken?

[dim view]

Westbars Spireite, on 14 May 2025 - 09:56 PM, said:

I wanted Stockport to win really but can't say I'm arsed either way. Don't particularly like Wellens but he does seem to becoming a decent manager.

Yep. He's a big head like Sheridan but, like Cook, he issues very clear instructions, analysis. and feedback. In his time I thought he was the best player turning out in the lower leagues.

Summat that stood out to me was the standard of goalkeeping. There's a gulf between what was on show and what we've got.

[60s 70s Spireite]

dim view, on 15 May 2025 - 06:50 AM, said:

Summat that stood out to me was the standard of goalkeeping. There's a gulf between what was on show and what we've got.

One yet another Premier League loanee, and one who has worked his way back up the ladder- including having been on loan to us.

[danblue]

dim view, on 15 May 2025 - 06:50 AM, said:

Yep. He's a big head like Sheridan but, like Cook, he issues very clear instructions, analysis. and feedback. In his time I thought he was the best player turning out in the lower leagues.

Summat that stood out to me was the standard of goalkeeping. There's a gulf between what was on show and what we've got.

Think that big youth in the Stockport net had a stint with us a while back??

[JonB]

danblue, on 15 May 2025 - 07:19 AM, said:

Think that big youth in the Stockport net had a stint with us a while back??

Was on loan from Barnsley and made 2 appearances in November 2020 within the space of 4 days which both ended with 3-2 defeats. Away at Altrincham and home to Notts County where they scored twice in injury time to win!

He was released by Barnsley at the end of that season and after an unsuccessful trial at Portsmouth ended up signing for Danish club Esbjerg fB.

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hilly81, on 14 May 2025 - 07:42 PM, said:

I was just thinking about this based on the other thread on here about the jump to league one. How many of our current squad get into either of these teams? I don’t think any. Dobra on the bench possibly. Metcalfe potentially in the future.

And that's why I've said, if folk think we are going to take league 2 at a canter, and have the players ready to compete in league 1, they're dreaming. We're talking serious money.

[Westbars Spireite]

dim view, on 15 May 2025 - 06:50 AM, said:

Yep. He's a big head like Sheridan but, like Cook, he issues very clear instructions, analysis. and feedback. In his time I thought he was the best player turning out in the lower leagues.

Both goalkeepers were excellent. We had one briefly of course.
Summat that stood out to me was the standard of goalkeeping. There's a gulf between what was on show and what we've got.

Both were excellent. We had one for a game or two on loan of course. Witnessed only via a screen for most.

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[stainlessstephen]

I watched and enjoyed it, a good game with plenty of cut and thrust. Perfectly illustrated the much higher standards of L1.

[azul]

Definitely more physicality and pace than in our game. However you could say that for the majority of teams we have played in L2 and to some extent the NL.

Let's not get too carried away by the standards of L1. It is two teams at the top of a higher division so hardly surprising, there is plenty of crap in that division as well - people are starting to sound like Mansfield supporters.

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[Burgerman]

azul, on 15 May 2025 - 08:08 AM, said:

Definitely more physicality and pace than in our game. However you could say that for the majority of teams we have played in L2 and to some extent the NL.

Let's not get too carried away by the standards of L1. It is two teams at the top of a higher division so hardly surprising, there is plenty of crap in that division as well - people are starting to sound like Mansfield supporters.

Do Mansfield have supporters?

[azul]

Burgerman, on 15 May 2025 - 08:12 AM, said:

Do Mansfield have supporters?

Yes they have quite a few - slightly less than us though

[Valley Blues]

azul, on 15 May 2025 - 08:08 AM, said:

Definitely more physicality and pace than in our game. However you could say that for the majority of teams we have played in L2 and to some extent the NL.

Let's not get too carried away by the standards of L1. It is two teams at the top of a higher division so hardly surprising, there is plenty of crap in that division as well - people are starting to sound like Mansfield supporters.

Mansfield a point in question, really.

Take Aden Flint for example. Clough spoke about him earlier this season in that he was outstanding for them in L2 last season, cleaned up at their awards night, L2 team of the year but at the stage of his career, L1 was a bit much.

Much quicker and powerful players that his 35 year old body struggled with. He was subbed at Orient after half an hour cos he couldn’t cope with the pace.

He had an early season injury but regained fitness but ultimately the step up in quality was too much.

Is Markanday another example? I’ve no idea what’s going on with him there but he was outstanding for us and displaying huge signs of L2 team of the year but is a frequent sub at Orient.

As good as Orient look, they lost 16 times last year so plenty of sides turned them over.

Would we?

[Siberian Spireite]

Valley Blues, on 15 May 2025 - 09:21 AM, said:

Mansfield a point in question, really.

Take Aden Flint for example. Clough spoke about him earlier this season in that he was outstanding for them in L2 last season, cleaned up at their awards night, L2 team of the year but at the stage of his career, L1 was a bit much.

Much quicker and powerful players that his 35 year old body struggled with. He was subbed at Orient after half an hour cos he couldn’t cope with the pace.

He had an early season injury but regained fitness but ultimately the step up in quality was too much.

Is Markanday another example? I’ve no idea what’s going on with him there but he was outstanding for us and displaying huge signs of L2 team of the year but is a frequent sub at Orient.

As good as Orient look, they lost 16 times last year so plenty of sides turned them over.

Would we?

Maybe, if we could get Rommy Boco out of retirement.