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by Jack
18 Sep 2018, 14:29
Forum: Matchday Topics
Topic: FA Cup - Lymington vs Torquay United 22/09/18
Replies: 247
Views: 28432

FA Cup

There is much optimism now among supporters for a good Cup run and promotion. A far cry from a few weeks ago. Why? A change in management? I would suggest its down to change in managerial motivational style e.g. Gary Johnson - promotion focused Gary Ower's - prevention focused Not sure that a good ...
by Jack
14 Sep 2018, 11:33
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Mr Owers steps down
Replies: 611
Views: 54316

Mr Owers steps down

Now that the dust has settled on Gary Owers's departure I find myself feeling a bit sorry for him. His limitations in managing have been cruelly exposed during his time at TUFC and he now faces football oblivion unless he changes his approach to the job and confronts his own shortcomings. He really ...
by Jack
15 Aug 2018, 08:52
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Facing Reality
Replies: 41
Views: 6119

Facing Reality

Gary Dour was always going to be a desperate appointment. Time to move on.
by Jack
27 Jun 2018, 10:52
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Asa Hall
Replies: 28
Views: 6896

Asa Hall

Yes let's compare to a player that was part of the worst period of the club's history. Your "regional" and "bog standard" comments are accurate. We are in a regional league and Young signed for a bog standard national league club. At this moment in time I would rather be a bog s...
by Jack
25 Jun 2018, 14:07
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Asa Hall
Replies: 28
Views: 6896

Asa Hall

Most fans must be feeling pretty despondent at this point in time. We are signing players that no one else wants - I can't see any need for secrecy about their identity prior to signing because I don't believe that there is a queue of other interested Clubs out there anxious to sign them. Humour is ...
by Jack
07 Jun 2018, 23:56
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Player Search - Who Will Turn Up?
Replies: 713
Views: 134588

Player Search - Who Will Turn Up?

Really can't fathom Owers out at all,he says he wants to get his recruitment right,his players in,yet I'm now hearing he wants to possibly keep Gowling and Pittman?,plus a stack of others,if he had a clue he'd be dangerous,after saying what he did at the end of the season,he's making himself look a...
by Jack
05 Jun 2018, 08:31
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Reserve Team smokescreen?
Replies: 6
Views: 3507

Reserve Team smokescreen?

Almost inevitably my original post on this thread became an issue about whether or not the Club should run a reserve side. I always thought that it was a non starter especially after being relegated but the way the Club has conducted itself in its dealings with the SWPL in recent days as detailed in...
by Jack
26 May 2018, 07:23
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Reserve Team smokescreen?
Replies: 6
Views: 3507

Reserve Team smokescreen?

Did the Club ever intend to enter a team in the South Western League or was it just intended as a good news story when it was first put forward. At the time it didn't look like there would be a cat in hells chance of getting in because of the normal promotion and relegation with the SWPL's own feede...
by Jack
25 May 2018, 22:41
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Player Search - Who Will Turn Up?
Replies: 713
Views: 134588

Player Search - Who Will Turn Up?

According to the SWPL website we have withdrawn our application to put a reserve side in that League even though a place is available, At least the squad won't need to be as big now!
by Jack
07 May 2018, 09:48
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Player Search - Who Will Turn Up?
Replies: 713
Views: 134588

Player Search - Who Will Turn Up?

Re: manager/player relationships Some managers/coaches are not particularly liked but respected. Others are not liked and not respected. Frank O'Farrell and Bruce Rioch were generally respected by players because of their coaching skills and knowledge of the game. Owers and Kuhl? We all have differi...
by Jack
06 May 2018, 10:47
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Player Search - Who Will Turn Up?
Replies: 713
Views: 134588

Player Search - Who Will Turn Up?

I seem to recall Merse in one of his kinder moments referred to the previous management team as "Dumb and Dumber". Such a term of endearment would be more aptly applied to the two current incumbents. Add a former youth Team Manager who never "discovered" any worthwhile youth play...
by Jack
30 Apr 2018, 13:45
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Great appointment.
Replies: 123
Views: 20350

Great appointment.

Perhaps one day we will find out what happened during the Summer of 2017. Why did we sign so many players from the Bristol area - Clarke, Gosling, Klukowski (Chippenham boy) and Davis? Who spotted them and recommended them to the Club? Gosling and Pittman were both in the Grimsby team that got promo...
by Jack
29 Apr 2018, 19:53
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Great appointment.
Replies: 123
Views: 20350

Great appointment.

I doubt that Nicho was gloating. He is a decent man who will be sharing the same emotions as the rest of us about being relegated to the NLS.
by Jack
28 Apr 2018, 00:17
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: Gary Owers
Replies: 781
Views: 106144

Gary Owers

With Gary Owers it's always a case of "jam tomorrow" but tomorrow never comes - or at least it hasn't yet. Good luck to him in the summer transfer market but it wont be easy with players and their agents trying to get best deals and in the NLS we will be even further down the pecking order...
by Jack
25 Apr 2018, 17:00
Forum: All things Plainmoor
Topic: The Gaffer
Replies: 63
Views: 15129

The Gaffer

Interesting to reflect on what we were all thinking five months ago and what we might be thinking now!