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Post by Lobster on Dec 30, 2017 10:40:52 GMT
It should really mean we're a lot fresher for the game at Guiseley on New Year's Day. They're going to Tranmere today and will be playing for the second time in three days when we go there, whereas we'll have had almost a full week off.
If we're serious about staying up, we really need to go there and win. Draw no good.
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Post by sirfred on Dec 30, 2017 10:53:47 GMT
I'm sorry but if any of what is being said is correct for the reasons for the ridiculous early postponement then that's a disgrace- Fact the pitch is playable NOW the forecast was good and we are the ONLY north west Club with a postponement-
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Post by Lobster on Dec 30, 2017 11:04:59 GMT
It's the refs decision to postpone the game at the end of the day. Think it's a bit paranoid to suggest the club have done anything wrong here.
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Post by Wortleyblue on Dec 30, 2017 11:14:24 GMT
The club cannot win. If we had travelled to Hartlepool and the game was called off a couple of hours before kick off we would be calling them tinpot etc. The fact the club probably knew they were travelling yesterday and acted professionally and called the Ref in as there were doubts about the pitch being playable they are being accused of all sorts of underhand tactics. The decision was the Referees and the Referees alone not the clubs, and hopefully our professionalism will pay dividends on Monday with a fresh squad.
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Post by sirfred on Dec 30, 2017 11:28:25 GMT
OK don't want to labour the point but I went to Macclesfield whilst in exile and know how dodgy there pitch can be and their game is on - Connahs Quay played last night and Tanmere and all Non league North West games on- I know it's the refs decision but it's our decision to call him in at a time the weather was terrible- it might be honorable but they are only 3 hours away and we needed the win today and a morning inspection in my eyes would have seen game on
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Post by Lobster on Dec 30, 2017 12:05:29 GMT
I do agree that games get called off a bit too readily these days. If you watch clips on YouTube of games in the 90s, there are some awful pitches with huge puddles and hardly any grass. I don't remember games being particularly bad or injuries being more common as a result. I think maybe the flawless presentation of the Premier League has led us to expect immaculate pitches at all levels. We need to remember that this is lower level football and we get pretty crap weather in this country - it's all part of the game.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 12:12:20 GMT
Now no home game until 20th Jan, almost 4 weeks gap. Maybe not a bad thing given the febrile atmosphere at the Deva at the moment.
With regards the extra days rest, is it my imagination or do we never seem to play well after an "enforced" layoff? We seem to take ages to get going and look lethargic from the start, almost as if the lack of a competitive game drains what little energy we have. Must not be the case at Guiseley, nothing less than 3 points needed
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 12:24:46 GMT
Michael Barrow @mbarrow88 14h14 hours ago Gutted to lose a game to weather my 1st one so sorry everyone . 8 home games in december has caught up with us . Onto the next one we go . Onto the New year fresh start lets all stick together and get out of this coyb !!!! Michael Barrow @mbarrow88 1h1 hour ago More Just for the record no sprinkers been on the pitch since jon macarthy left the club! Would never do that not how i work not my style at all. Some need to get over it chill out enjoy weekend . #familytimenow.
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Post by paulie on Dec 30, 2017 12:30:01 GMT
Michael Barrow @mbarrow88 14h14 hours ago Gutted to lose a game to weather my 1st one so sorry everyone . 8 home games in december has caught up with us . Onto the next one we go . Onto the New year fresh start lets all stick together and get out of this coyb !!!! Michael Barrow @mbarrow88 1h1 hour ago More Just for the record no sprinkers been on the pitch since jon macarthy left the club! Would never do that not how i work not my style at all. Some need to get over it chill out enjoy weekend . #familytimenow. Bring back Gary Kent!
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Post by oldnotdecrepit on Dec 30, 2017 12:38:36 GMT
Michael Barrow @mbarrow88 14h14 hours ago Gutted to lose a game to weather my 1st one so sorry everyone . 8 home games in december has caught up with us . Onto the next one we go . Onto the New year fresh start lets all stick together and get out of this coyb !!!! Michael Barrow @mbarrow88 1h1 hour ago More Just for the record no sprinkers been on the pitch since jon macarthy left the club! Would never do that not how i work not my style at all. Some need to get over it chill out enjoy weekend . #familytimenow. Fair comment, thankless task. 8 home games in December.........but then why did the team train on the pitch this week? Just asking...
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Post by Hannibal on Dec 30, 2017 12:56:25 GMT
It should really mean we're a lot fresher for the game at Guiseley on New Year's Day. They're going to Tranmere today and will be playing for the second time in three days when we go there, whereas we'll have had almost a full week off. If we're serious about staying up, we really need to go there and win. Draw no good. Doesn't really mean a lot with these shirkers.
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Post by Hannibal on Dec 30, 2017 12:58:55 GMT
I'm sorry but if any of what is being said is correct for the reasons for the ridiculous early postponement then that's a disgrace- Fact the pitch is playable NOW the forecast was good and we are the ONLY north west Club with a postponement- Shows we are more professional and considerate than Solihull and Eastleigh.
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Post by hbomb on Dec 30, 2017 14:12:19 GMT
Michael Barrow @mbarrow88 14h14 hours ago Gutted to lose a game to weather my 1st one so sorry everyone . 8 home games in december has caught up with us . Onto the next one we go . Onto the New year fresh start lets all stick together and get out of this coyb !!!! Michael Barrow @mbarrow88 1h1 hour ago More Just for the record no sprinkers been on the pitch since jon macarthy left the club! Would never do that not how i work not my style at all. Some need to get over it chill out enjoy weekend . #familytimenow. Anyone who knows Mike, knows how big a supporter he is and how much he loves the club, knows how committed he is. He would never want this game off. He was desperate to get all the games on this season. But hey I guess some keyboard warriors know better than him. Bet you’ve all been down the club to check the pitch. Plus it was an independent ref who called it off. Not the club. But why let facts get in the way of having a pop.
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Post by jb on Dec 30, 2017 14:32:29 GMT
Michael Barrow @mbarrow88 14h14 hours ago Gutted to lose a game to weather my 1st one so sorry everyone . 8 home games in december has caught up with us . Onto the next one we go . Onto the New year fresh start lets all stick together and get out of this coyb !!!! Michael Barrow @mbarrow88 1h1 hour ago More Just for the record no sprinkers been on the pitch since jon macarthy left the club! Would never do that not how i work not my style at all. Some need to get over it chill out enjoy weekend . #familytimenow. Anyone who knows Mike, knows how big a supporter he is and how much he loves the club, knows how committed he is. He would never want this game off. He was desperate to get all the games on this season. But hey I guess some keyboard warriors know better than him. Bet you’ve all been down the club to check the pitch. Plus it was an independent ref who called it off. Not the club. But why let facts get in the way of having a pop. Do some “fans” look to have a pop at someone no matter what? As there is no players or manager to have a go at today it’s the groundsman’s turn. Unbelievable!
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Post by billyw on Dec 30, 2017 14:34:54 GMT
Now no home game until 20th Jan, almost 4 weeks gap. Maybe not a bad thing given the febrile atmosphere at the Deva at the moment. With regards the extra days rest, is it my imagination or do we never seem to play well after an "enforced" layoff? We seem to take ages to get going and look lethargic from the start, almost as if the lack of a competitive game drains what little energy we have. Must not be the case at Guiseley, nothing less than 3 points needed You're right, we never play well after an extended layoff. Then again, we never play well before an extended layoff either.
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Post by hbomb on Dec 30, 2017 14:43:44 GMT
Anyone who knows Mike, knows how big a supporter he is and how much he loves the club, knows how committed he is. He would never want this game off. He was desperate to get all the games on this season. But hey I guess some keyboard warriors know better than him. Bet you’ve all been down the club to check the pitch. Plus it was an independent ref who called it off. Not the club. But why let facts get in the way of having a pop. Do some “fans” look to have a pop at someone no matter what? As there is no players or manager to have a go at today it’s the groundsman’s turn. Unbelievable! Yep it feels like that sometimes. These ‘fans’ are so knowledgeable and are able to criticise anyone linked to the club as they are able to do so much better
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Post by Hannibal on Dec 30, 2017 14:52:23 GMT
Just realised that I'd have missed this game, but as a ST holder I'll probably be available to watch it when it's rearranged ...... shit.
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Post by Charfield Blue on Dec 30, 2017 14:59:21 GMT
I'm assuming Macca had the sprinklers on to make the most of our slick passing game that we employed during his reign?
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Post by Jack on Dec 30, 2017 15:02:43 GMT
I'm assuming Macca had the sprinklers on to make the most of our slick passing game that we employed during his reign? It helped our players to quickly get across the edge of our 6 yard box, as we defended it from the 1st minute to the last. It does seem a bit premature, and I'd rather have played it today. Hartlepool are well beatable, and I worry by the time we actually play them it'll be more or less mathematically sealed anyway. At the very least, today was a chance to take some much needed points to close the gap.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 15:27:07 GMT
Waterlogged pitch at 3pm Saturday...yea sure it was
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Post by gezzer on Dec 30, 2017 15:38:26 GMT
Is DMcnally away for Xmas? not been on for a few days. Normally seems to know the ins and outs at the club.
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Post by shango on Dec 30, 2017 15:47:11 GMT
Nowt to know really,ref made the call.Bit of a hasty one imo but there you go. It's Saturday so let's all slate the official's
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Post by Rio Doherty on Dec 30, 2017 15:54:27 GMT
Mike is an absolute credit to the club and works tirelessly every day working on the pitch. He has had to prepare the pitch for training, first team fixtures, friendlies and Liverpool U-23 fixtures all season which goes to show how much time he spends working on it, yet it’s still in great condition. You could tell the other week against Solihull how much he wanted the game on, which resulted in us gaining 3 very important points. I hope these so-called ‘fans’ and ‘keyboard warriors’ could recognise this, or they could’ve maybe helped the amazing volunteers the other week to get the game on. Some people just really need to give their heads a serious wobble.
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Post by oldnotdecrepit on Dec 30, 2017 15:55:52 GMT
Anyone who knows Mike, knows how big a supporter he is and how much he loves the club, knows how committed he is. He would never want this game off. He was desperate to get all the games on this season. But hey I guess some keyboard warriors know better than him. Bet you’ve all been down the club to check the pitch. Plus it was an independent ref who called it off. Not the club. But why let facts get in the way of having a pop. Do some “fans” look to have a pop at someone no matter what? As there is no players or manager to have a go at today it’s the groundsman’s turn. Unbelievable! You will get a lot of nonsense on here, it’s a messageboard. Some informed posters some less so. I wouldn’t dream of having a pop at anyone on here, we are all Chester fans and want the best for our club. Passions run high too occasionally......... Incidentally the only game off in the North West, even Macclesfield are playing!? Bound to generate some “interest” or speculation. Makes Monday’s game even more important. We’ve had a rest they’ve played.
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Post by sirfred on Dec 30, 2017 16:03:01 GMT
Questioning the decision by the Club to call an early pitch inspection after a torrential downpour is not having Pop at the groundsman in fact no one has had a go at him - so why are some creating something that hasn't occurred - my head is wobbling but that's because I'm listening to AC/DC
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Post by thetheremin on Dec 30, 2017 16:26:15 GMT
This is good news for the players. A bit more XBox time, a chance to get an extra crate of cider in. And those turkey leftovers won’t finish themselves.
Or to say what I’m really thinking: get down the gym, get fit and get looking like you want to play for us you fuckers.
Sorry for swearing.
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Post by thebluecamp on Dec 30, 2017 16:53:39 GMT
If results go our way, we could have one of our better weekends without even kicking a ball. As it stands (with Guisely losing 4-0) we move up one place in the table. I think MB has found a a system that works.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Dec 30, 2017 16:57:22 GMT
Questioning the decision by the Club to call an early pitch inspection after a torrential downpour is not having Pop at the groundsman in fact no one has had a go at him - so why are some creating something that hasn't occurred - my head is wobbling but that's because I'm listening to AC/DC Spot on squire. People need to chill out and stop looking for a fight.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 17:06:11 GMT
If results go our way, we could have one of our better weekends without even kicking a ball. As it stands (with Guisely losing 4-0) we move up one place in the table. I think MB has found a a system that works. The 4 bottom clubs now only separated by 1 point albeit some like us with games in hand. That said, whether we finish 21st, 22nd, 23rd or 24th we'll go down so the focus must be on the teams immediately above. Barrow now back in the mix, Orient still not looking like pulling clear but still an 8 point gap. With our goal difference, equivalent to 3 wins behind so pressure is on for Monday. Can our manager and players handle it? Should be no doubt, we have to!
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Post by whopper1 on Dec 30, 2017 17:48:29 GMT
Is DMcnally away for Xmas? not been on for a few days. Normally seems to know the ins and outs at the club. think he's gone for a romantic weekend break with M.M❤😂😂
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