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I must stop saying " Just win this and we will go top" It could have been worse with Redditch and Poole sharing the points. I agree with the Leamington comment but it's not just them. I think this season could be one of the closest in many years with no one clear of the pack and none of the top teams guaranteed top spot or even a place in the playoffs. This will be down to who puts together a winning run. The worry is after reading last nights match report on the G&H site ours is the same old problem, we are making the chances but not putting them away. No Andy no goals, Mark was right on Friday when he said that he needed two of him. Anyway keep the faith and roll on Saturday. " We're Chippenham old boys and we sing when we want"
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Missed chances cost team. Malpas a shadow from Sat,Pook did well if only he didn't carry so much weight! Jones ineffective and Bevan poor.Big job on managers hands now I feel.
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As he played last night does that mean that Malpas's loan period has been extended? As for our other forward players are they good enough, apart from Andy and Griff has anyone shown that they are up for it when it comes to filling the gap ? It seems as though Oli isn't the real deal, Fergie works his soaks off but isn't an out and out goal scorer and our wonder kid from Wantage needs more games at this level if he is to make an impact ( one for the future ) Campbell always gives 100% but again lacks first team minutes. So really we are basing our promotion bid on Andy who is injury prone backed up by Griff who's now not fit enough for 90 minutes football.Is it too late to splash the cash ( if we have any?) on a striker who can come in and do the job? " We're Chippenham old boys and we sing when we want"
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Are we all stupid? Were still 2nd in the league. Clubs have to win a lot of games to even catch us. To say Andy is injury prone is just a joke tbh. Hes played a lot of minutes and probably missed 10 games all season. Fergie scored 10 goals last season and is still a young lad and to question him is another joke. McCootie no doubt wanted a lot of money i hear in the region of 400. And i think the club made the right choice with that move tbh. We win again Saturday and youll all cheer up again. This league anyone can beat anyone. Its a strong league not a single easy game where youll be given 3 points. Cheer up you lot. Its embarrassing. We have a very strong young squad and we should be proud of what we have achieved from a middle of the road budget.
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Stratford, the point I was trying to make is without a fully fit Andy we lack fire power. Over the next few weeks I may be proved either right or hopefully wrong. This league is wide open and if you don't or are unable to take your chances you could end up with nothing. Mark said on Friday that he would like two Andy's, what does that say? To me it says that without him we lack an experienced goal scorer. It would be a crying shame that after all the effort that the lads put in this season that they go away empty handed. I am positive that we can make the playoffs, so lets start on Saturday at Cambridge. " We're Chippenham old boys and we sing when we want"
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hhhmm, with malpas a shadow of himself and bevan poor, how can you possibly rate that?? all on the pitch were not brilliant, all made mistakes, on a very slick pitch with the wind behind us (1st half) where we have recently played on boggy or bobbly pitches !! we learn, but its fine margins which win football games, the more we pass and play the better we will be, the team will evolve its a young squad generally, when the movement of experienced players like sands and griff is not available its make it look like good passes are misplaced as apposed to a player running into the correct channel or holding/shielding the ball up......I feel if we would have scored early in 1st half with our pressure we would have won comfortably because on the back foot they looked nervous and we did not capitalise on that so, that was not be.........
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Lol sometimes you try and figure out who is who on here lol and sometimes it's difficult in "Stratfords" case you could not be more obviously a member of the board of directors or someone affiliated lol!!