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Post by northwichsteve on Dec 23, 2017 17:43:45 GMT
made the effort to drive to Halifax - left in disgust at half time - utter dross from the start - 11 strangers who insisted on passing to players in blue - defence was non existent - never left early before in 50 years - half time tells you how shocking it was and fans chanting you`re not fit to wear the shirt is upsetting to hear - but rightly so to many of them - thankfully away for the next two home games
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Post by tarvinblue on Dec 23, 2017 17:53:19 GMT
What did Maguire say to the fans at the end when he came over out of interest? Was he promising sponsorship deals within the next week that would bolster the budget and allow us to sign a new team?
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Post by btb on Dec 23, 2017 17:58:19 GMT
And who run towards the dug out. I'd like to buy that man a pint.
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Post by Rio Doherty on Dec 23, 2017 18:00:47 GMT
We are down. I was quite positive about us having a fighting chance, until now. Words cannot describe how appalling and disgraceful that display was today. It was utter spineless!! No-one fought for the ball, nobody put a tackle in, and nobody showed any passion or desire. We just gifted Halifax, who are nothing special (and who are near us in the table) an easy 4-0 win. Us fans who travel up and down the country every other week do not deserve to watch ongoing shambolic performances. Not one of them came over and apologised to us at the end. Marcus Bignot didn’t even bother looking at us. It’s as if he doesn’t even care. Poor old James Jones was the only player who looked decent, again! I really feel for him having to come into such a poor squad. However, credit to him for at least playing for the shirt. I have very little hope now, especially with us 6 points adrift. Changes need to be made!! WE HAVE TO BEAT GUISELEY ON TUESDAY OR ELSE!!! What an utterly shambolic performance that was. Come On You Blues!
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Post by durdy on Dec 23, 2017 18:06:23 GMT
A tad disturbed with the playing under difficult circumstances comment,are they getting payed ?
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Post by northwichsteve on Dec 23, 2017 18:06:36 GMT
7 points in next 3 games is a minimum or we are going down - its not just the result its that they were utterly clueless and so many gaps for Halifax to exploit - it could have been 6 or 7 at half time - totally embarrassing and you could hope it was a one off but it was shockingly similar to the second half against Dagenham
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Post by Al on Dec 23, 2017 18:08:15 GMT
A tad disturbed with the playing under difficult circumstances comment,are they getting payed ? I was till I heard the interview. Sounded like bollocks
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Post by everhopeful on Dec 23, 2017 18:20:48 GMT
Hannah and anderson not played pn medical advise secret servoce agaon Is that English? Perhaps somebody could translate?
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Post by Si on Dec 23, 2017 18:23:52 GMT
This is why we are going down. We are capable of getting the odd win but there is no chance of us stringing 3 or 4 results together I’m afraid. And today shows that the squad depth just isn’t there. I feared the worst when I saw that McCombe was playing and the new Kane Richards was playing ahead of Hannah.
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Post by billyw on Dec 23, 2017 18:25:45 GMT
I find it difficult to believe that this squad is as bad as the performances and results suggest. Is it just me or does anyone else get the feeling that there is somehthing not right between the players and Bignot.
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Post by Si on Dec 23, 2017 18:29:39 GMT
I find it difficult to believe that this squad is as bad as the performances and results suggest. Is it just me or does anyone else get the feeling that there is somehthing not right between the players and Bignot. I also have the same gut feeling. He came in with a very different approach to Mad Macca and some of this lot clearly preferred the easy life and always getting protected by Macca. Think the insistence of going full time halfway through the season has probably ruffled a few feathers too.
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Post by bethnalblue on Dec 23, 2017 18:36:08 GMT
And who run towards the dug out. I'd like to buy that man a pint. Mate he didnt run!! He walked totally unhindered and sat on our bench albeit for only a few seconds
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Post by bethnalblue on Dec 23, 2017 18:38:54 GMT
I find it difficult to believe that this squad is as bad as the performances and results suggest. Is it just me or does anyone else get the feeling that there is somehthing not right between the players and Bignot. He pulled them all together during an injury stoppage at 2-0 and gave them a right bollocking even slapping a few around the face. It worked though! They made it 3-0 within 2 mins of the game re-starting
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2017 18:43:30 GMT
Either that or he goes too far the other way. Too much shouting gets you ignored.
Something isnt right that is for sure, amd we have a board of wet tissues who dont fill me with the confidence to act.
Who is doing the recruitment? Slew? Udoh? Jesus. If I were a board member I would be begging Neil Young to come and work with the board as a football advisor.
We are plumetting towards the NLN, the gates are going to drop as the financial pressure increases, and our players seem to hate the manager.
We need someone who understands how these relationships work, not marketing people who dont market us. Pick the phone up to NY Mr Maguire, before this board will end up having to reduce staffing costs to balance their balls ups...
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Post by bethnalblue on Dec 23, 2017 18:47:03 GMT
The Halifax Chairman taking the piss in his programme notes as well. Apparently Mark Maguire is our Chairman and Chester is in North Wales!!
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Post by Al on Dec 23, 2017 19:03:12 GMT
Isn't NY already working for Halifax in a scouting/player recruitment capacity?
I fear we are witnessing the end of our club all over again. If we fall hard this season then there is the real prospect of doing an Altrincham and suffering a double relegation. Cumulatively this group of individuals that our membership have voted (and in some cases reelected) onto the board of our club have shown themselves to be nothing but a bunch of charlatans.
I would take our original board back (minus one) in a heartbeat over these clowns.
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Post by trev on Dec 23, 2017 19:11:28 GMT
The Halifax Chairman taking the piss in his programme notes as well. Apparently Mark Maguire is our Chairman and Chester is in North Wales!!
Not surprising is it. Most Chester fans couldn't name the Chairman either . It also appears Mr Maguire thinks he’s the Chairman anyway and its anyone’s guess why he felt the need to engage with angry fans whilst the players sneaked back out on to the pitch and headed to the far end of the ground for the completely unnecessary “warm down” session. It would very interesting to hear what he had to say about the farce today.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2017 19:12:34 GMT
Hannah and anderson not played pn medical advise secret servoce agaon Is that English? Perhaps somebody could translate? not diffixulr gov my finhers run ober vy stem rokler
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Post by Lobster on Dec 23, 2017 19:22:26 GMT
I don't get why we're so shit. Sure, we have limitations, but we shouldn't be as bad as this.
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Post by Al on Dec 23, 2017 19:25:54 GMT
I don't get why we're so shit. Sure, we have limitations, but we shouldn't be as bad as this. This is why I said you build a team from the back weeks ago on that thread. We're shit because we've had thee last 3 managers try building us on a foundation (defence) of sand. We also have a board who haven't got a clue what they're doing nor seemingly the will to change anything for the better. Can we start again in the NW Counties league, but do things properly this time?
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Post by boughtonblue on Dec 23, 2017 19:29:32 GMT
Either that or he goes too far the other way. Too much shouting gets you ignored. Something isnt right that is for sure, amd we have a board of wet tissues who dont fill me with the confidence to act. Who is doing the recruitment? Slew? Udoh? Jesus. If I were a board member I would be begging Neil Young to come and work with the board as a football advisor. We are plumetting towards the NLN, the gates are going to drop as the financial pressure increases, and our players seem to hate the manager. We need someone who understands how these relationships work, not marketing people who dont market us. Pick the phone up to NY Mr Maguire, before this board will end up having to reduce staffing costs to balance their balls ups... After the Dagenham match Bignot said the players reverted to type in the second half,to the players they were before he arrived. This made me think maybe he isn't the man for the job (avoiding relegation). I can't see comments like that motivating anyone.Maybe he could bring us back up though?
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Post by devadiva on Dec 23, 2017 19:31:54 GMT
The Halifax Chairman taking the piss in his programme notes as well. Apparently Mark Maguire is our Chairman and Chester is in North Wales!!
Not surprising is it. Most Chester fans couldn't name the Chairman either . It also appears Mr Maguire thinks he’s the Chairman anyway and its anyone’s guess why he felt the need to engage with angry fans whilst the players sneaked back out on to the pitch and headed to the far end of the ground for the completely unnecessary “warm down” session. It would very interesting to hear what he had to say about the farce today.
Just about managed to make myself stay to the final whistle but apparently missed McGuire talking to the fans afterwards. If anyone he’s d what he had to say, PLEASE post it.
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Post by devadiva on Dec 23, 2017 19:33:23 GMT
Not surprising is it. Most Chester fans couldn't name the Chairman either . It also appears Mr Maguire thinks he’s the Chairman anyway and its anyone’s guess why he felt the need to engage with angry fans whilst the players sneaked back out on to the pitch and headed to the far end of the ground for the completely unnecessary “warm down” session. It would very interesting to hear what he had to say about the farce today.
Just about managed to make myself stay to the final whistle but apparently missed McGuire talking to the fans afterwards. If anyone he’s d what he had to say, PLEASE post it. Correction: If anyone heard what he had to say, PLEASE post it.
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Post by Hannibal on Dec 23, 2017 19:33:37 GMT
We are down. I was quite positive about us having a fighting chance, until now. Words cannot describe how appalling and disgraceful that display was today. It was utter spineless!! No-one fought for the ball, nobody put a tackle in, and nobody showed any passion or desire. We just gifted Halifax, who are nothing special (and who are near us in the table) an easy 4-0 win. Us fans who travel up and down the country every other week do not deserve to watch ongoing shambolic performances. Not one of them came over and apologised to us at the end. Marcus Bignot didn’t even bother looking at us. It’s as if he doesn’t even care. Poor old James Jones was the only player who looked decent, again! I really feel for him having to come into such a poor squad. However, credit to him for at least playing for the shirt. I have very little hope now, especially with us 6 points adrift. Changes need to be made!! WE HAVE TO BEAT GUISELEY ON TUESDAY OR ELSE!!! What an utterly shambolic performance that was. Come On You Blues! I truly feel for you Rio. I'm 67 and up in Glasgow to do some babysitting. I was looking after a 3-year old at Glasgow Green and occasionally looking at my phone for scores. I genuinely thought we had a chance today, but every time I looked at my phone we'd conceded again. I believe that we're down and that 6 point gap will only grow. I doubt we'll win more than one or two more games this season and our only hope is to finish 21st and hope that Hartlepool go into administration, which is unlikely, although I feel that this team have a look of 24th about them. Hearing that Hannah and Anderson were advised not to play on medical advice doesn't help at all. We are a joke club and the quality of the board gets worse every time there's another election. As I say I'm 67 and this is my 58th season, but this last 12 months has been the worst calendar year ever and I've lost all confidence in Bignot. I think Whopper should be apologised to and invited back.
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Post by rossettred on Dec 23, 2017 19:35:55 GMT
The Halifax Chairman taking the piss in his programme notes as well. Apparently Mark Maguire is our Chairman and Chester is in North Wales!! Your ground is
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Post by Hannibal on Dec 23, 2017 19:38:48 GMT
7 points in next 3 games is a minimum or we are going down - its not just the result its that they were utterly clueless and so many gaps for Halifax to exploit - it could have been 6 or 7 at half time - totally embarrassing and you could hope it was a one oI think remaining in this league is beyond this ff but it was shockingly similar to the second half against Dagenham I think remaining in this league is beyond this group of players, manager and board. I said that the game was reminiscent of Maidstone away last season, but it was far, far worse than that. At least in that game we were playing on artificial surface for first time and won the second half 2-0.
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Post by sqzl on Dec 23, 2017 19:39:29 GMT
Either that or he goes too far the other way. Too much shouting gets you ignored. Something isnt right that is for sure, amd we have a board of wet tissues who dont fill me with the confidence to act. Who is doing the recruitment? Slew? Udoh? Jesus. If I were a board member I would be begging Neil Young to come and work with the board as a football advisor. We are plumetting towards the NLN, the gates are going to drop as the financial pressure increases, and our players seem to hate the manager. We need someone who understands how these relationships work, not marketing people who dont market us. Pick the phone up to NY Mr Maguire, before this board will end up having to reduce staffing costs to balance their balls ups... Agree in most but begging NY to come as an advisor! The bloke had more bad signings than McCarthy!
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Post by midfieldgeneral on Dec 23, 2017 19:42:29 GMT
Absolutely no positives to take from that gutless/ spineless performance. (with the exception of Jones). Just proves how hopelessly weak, this squad of playera are. Injuries to Anderson and Hannah and we are down to playing McCombe, who has had at least, one season too many. As soon, as he is re-introduced we ship a shedload of goals. We might as well accept the fact we are heading for the Conference North and start re-building with young players now. McCombe, Halls , Turnbull, White, Urdu, James, Chappell, Davies, Lynch can al, do one. Get Brown and Crawford back. I would rather see young kids playing for the shirt. The present shower were given dogs abuse, at the end of the game and rightly so.
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Post by grimsbyfan on Dec 23, 2017 19:50:53 GMT
With regards to things not being right between Bignot and the players, although I have precisely no idea of what's going on at Chester, I know he fell out with the players in a big way when with us. To the point that half our team (including one of his own signings) told the board they didn't want to stay if he was still in charge.
He also alienated lots of players by coming in and telling the press we didn't have a "technically good" squad all within the first few weeks. One of the players he sent out on loan is now far and away our best player so shows what an eye for talent he has.
Truthfully from his lack of tactical nous and bizarre selections, his belligerence when dealing with people and the daft things he says when doing interviews, I don't think Bignot is very bright. In fact, I'd go as far as saying I think he's quite thick.
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Post by South Wirral Blue on Dec 23, 2017 19:56:14 GMT
Still don't blame the bloke for the mess we're in but given what I've seen I'd be uneasy if Bignot was charged with masterminding our Conf North campaign next season.
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