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I was thinking about next season this morning. Here are my pragmatic musings: Reasons to be optimistic for next season: - We still, in my opinion, have a great manager with a good style of play and a good team. If they can pick themselves up and dust themselves down, next season could very realistic...

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The squad – to keep or not? The end of the season is nigh and we only need a point now to guarantee mathematical safety. This is my opinion on who we should offer new deals to etc. Keen to hear what other people think. KEEP Flinders – reliable shot stopper had another solid season Boyle – solid perf...

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All unfolding as predicted really.

Clements signs on, Mooney and Field back to parent clubs.

Now what we need is Barnett and Broom to sign on a little longer.

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How is Paul Tisdale nominated? MK Dons are at the top end of the league, but could only achieve 4 points in 4 matches in December

Edit: Just realised I was looking at the wrong month, it all makes sense now

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Nah, Maddox signed for season: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44972772" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; My opinion is: Keep: Clements Barnett (if we can) Send back: Mooney Baldwin Field Unsure: Jones (depends if we think we can do better, he's certainly been useful the ...

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Lloyd also for Hereford

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Flinders Hussey Mullins Forster Alcock Thomas Atangana Maddox/KLK Jones Broom/Addai Barnett Subs Lovett, Long/Field, Boyle, Clements, Maddox/KLK, Broom/ Addai, Duku From what I've seen Field looks more than good enough for the starting XI, Maddox over KLK every time undecided on Broom/Addai Addai n...

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Why is everyone so anti-Milton? It's like this time last week we loved him, because we lose one game now everyone's against him? Russ Milton's Red Army I heard sung yesterday, tide seems to have turned quickly.

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Giving a handball would have been harsh in my opinion, so I'll back the ref on that one.

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I hope Barnett turns out alright. I'll be honest I wasn't exactly awed by his performance, but he gives as a route one option, which is always helpful. From his interview it sounds like he has a point to prove, hope he does!

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It's all fine margins though isn't it which is frustrating. The referee was poor, but so was out first half. If Barnett had buried that superb chance just before their third we'd have probably got a draw and deserved it

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Forster's crossing was poor too. Won a few headers though. I thought a balance of having one full-back that can defend and one that can attack is a good balance. A lot of the ones good going forward are poor defensively. Besides, Forster is only a stop gap until Sean Long is fit - hopefully he'll be...

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Andre Villas Boas never played (yes, won a pointless argument! That was fun!) I personally would be happy to see backroom staff who know the DNA of Cheltenham to stay. Especially the likes of Bookie and Ian Hutton - what have they done to deserve the sack? A new manager would be nice some point soon...

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I really hope not, been out of league football how long? Buckle had been out 18 months and we know how that turned out.

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I don't normally like to blame to ref, but this one was poor. From where I was the first penalty was never a penalty, Atangana got the ball first. For the Dawson one, it looked a penalty, but their lad blocked my view of Dawson's legs, so I have no idea whether there was contact. Free kick looked a ...

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Hopefully Lloyd out on loan to a conference side because with the number of strikers we now have he may struggle for game time. Wouldn't be surpised to see Debayo and Smith go out either, as some others have said. Kalala looks a cert to leave for me. McAlinden, probably not yet. Maybe Baldwin will g...

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Shade wrote:Brentford: "lol, your left back. Here, have this one"
Milton: "Cheers"

Haha

only saw the highlights of the Brentford game, but he did look very suspect. Hopefully there's a gem of a player in there somewhere that will emerge with time

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Interesting to see where Mooney appears in the pecking order. His Dad was a perennial scourge in games against CTFC. The rogue we loved to hate and who loved to score and wind-up. Welcome aboard! My favourite recollection of Tommy was when we played at Wycombe in a play-off match. He was warming up...

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Hasn’t been great? Wimbledon 36 games 2 goals Port Vale 25 games 1 goal Other adjectives spring to mind. Better adjectives there may be, but that doesn't necessarily mean we'll be using said adjectives to describe his performances in a Cheltenham shirt. It is also possible we will, but I'm willing ...

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Where has all this "the recruitment has been terrible since GJ left" suddenly come from? We'e only signed three players so far, two who haven't even played yet so it's extremely unfair to judge them, and one who I remember that arrived to pretty good reception, then promptly scored the onl...

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Interesting comments about Kalala. Calling it now, Tom Smith to go out on loan, maybe Lloyd too unless Kalala leaves...

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...we don't invent time travel then go back and beat Brentford by at least 6 because that's exactly the type of team we should be walking all over really

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Surprised Kalala hasn't even been in the squad for Saturday and tonight. Tom Smith too. Any definite word on them?

Would like to see Lloyd up front at some point in all honesty, maybe if we need to change it go 442 with Dawson on the right, Tozer and Thomas CM and Lloyd with Duku up top?

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...George Lloyd starts too few matches. Or George Lloyd starts too many matches. Or George Lloyd starts some matches. Plays far too often, but he doesn't get enough minutes

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Tbh I'm struggling ti see any big experienced names that would actually want to come here, so someone who knows the club could be a good shout. Not sure about "two years of neglect" though - mediocrity maybe, but not neglect

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Based on performances and the calibre of player (Mullins, Hussey, etc) I believe that the current squad is: Better than the 2017/18 squad which shipped too many goals Better than the 2016/17 squad which saw the Champions saved from relegation by loans and January signings Better than the 2015/16 sq...

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I'll admit I'm not entirely sure where this 'best in five years' has come from either! Please do explain? :lol: Also is it painful to know that in the last 5 seasons, we've been knocked out of the FA cup by non-league teams 4 times (and the time we weren't we were the non-league team that couldn't k...

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You can make the common sense remark once a replacement, who ever that may be. Had been appointed, bedded in and after 10 games or so is returning a poorer strike rate than GJ. In saying that, the bookies list is irrelevant. Who knows what applications or feelers are out there There may well be bet...

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That list is a joke, I hope. Only one out of the top ten I would be happy with and he ain't coming here As you wanted Gary out, which nine names would you rather see in the top ten? irrelevant - Unfortunately it does have to be relevant. By sacking Johnson we are making the statement that we feel h...

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Not the greatest timing I agree, but bit premature for this, surely?

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Well...

Fair play you've both well and truly flummoxed me

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Not really sure how much I agree... 1) Alright, I agree with this one 2) This was inevitable, surely? It was a case of when, not if. Not preventable, no. And you're right, it would have helped if he'd gone a bit earlier than he did, but that was out of our control 3) Certainly predictable and preven...

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Spot on, Milton and Book have to go as well, theyve been here to long now, and have been associated with to many poor sides Utter tosh. Who does the Forum believe has been Cheltenham’s best performer this season? I would be surprised if it wasn’t a unanimous vote for Scott Flinders, who was also ke...

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I think the board's actions have shown a lack of confidence in themselves. Make a decision and stick with it - in the summer, sack him or back him. They clearly chose to back him as they have been handing out 2 year contracts willy nilly. I would have had more respect if they'd stuck to their guns a...

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To be honest I'm not going to write this lad off before he's even signed, let alone alone played. He's not the experienced head we want, but that's a ship that has sailed now the transfer window has shut. We are where we are and now we're forced to use the loan market, so experience is unlikely to b...

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