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Taelee73 wrote: 03 May 2025, 18:28 Moron from another club posting about humility, get a life you pleb.

Moron saying move Wotton on, he assembled a squad in one season from nothing, on half the budget of our opponents. His Truro side played the attacking football we all want, but he needs time to assemble that kind of squad. Also no point in saying if only this or that, every other club can say the same, Dorking were 3-1 up against them with about 8 minutes left, so anyone can say ‘if only’.

Fantastic attendance, the atmosphere 10 minutes before kick off was amazing, yes it was really disappointing that the team just didn’t turn up today. Hopefully the supporters will see the bigger picture and keep coming back in numbers next season.

I’d rather lose today than in the final, it gives us an extra two weeks to sort things out for next season.

Well put, I agree let's look up not down.

knightmaregull wrote: 03 May 2025, 17:17 The players gave everything against a very physical opposition. I personally don't get all this negativity. What a season it's been. Anyone spouting dross such as that we should have pissed the league should go and find a new sport to watch!

Another day we win that. Today we didn't. That happens, take the positives, take a break and get prepped for Buckland away pre season!

I agree.

TheYellowFromExeter wrote: 27 Apr 2025, 19:58 Keithsson is a Worthing supporter…

I'll get my coat

Keithsson wrote: 27 Apr 2025, 13:54

Delighted Weston's late charge ran out of steam when it did, a team breaking into the play-offs at the very end in a rich vein of form would've really thrown a variable into the mix.

That's bonkers, Weston's loss to Truro effectively cost us top spot.

Who recalls Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam who used footballing analogies when at the rostrum with the clown Boris during the lock downs?

He turned out to be a season ticket holder at Boston. Well, we have our own leading light. Yesterday morning, while still in the county on my drive up, I was listening to Radio Devon and they interviewed Professor Sir Ian Diamond who, as National Statistician, is the boss of the National Statistics Organisation. So he was on to explain the various permutations in NLS before the final game.

He was born in 1954 and studied at Torquay Boys' Grammar School having been born in Kingskerswell and moved to Torquay at the age of two. His age means that he must have been there in the junior forms when I was doing O and A levels. He’s an avid football fan, a qualified referee (presumably ‘ex’) and was at Truro in the rain last week to see us win!

culmstockgull wrote: 18 Apr 2025, 19:55 I am starting to believe I am too old for all this tension, that, and I do not think I will be dry for a fortnight.......

You can't be that old, wait till you get an enlarged prostate then you'll know all about being wet!

He was indeed a lovely man and I remember him well.

RIP John.

Lucas Covolan and Rhys Lovett were opposing keepers in the Welling Worthing match on Saturday.

UnitedinDevon wrote: 22 Mar 2025, 22:02 But your not, you've just decided the reported attendance is wrong

Bizzare

The earth's round too

Or to turn it on its head, the increased attendances (despite discounting for the community days) have given the board more wiggle room to enable them to bring in the likes of Jay and Zanzala.

Admiral wrote: 22 Mar 2025, 20:13 I’m not exactly moaning, just stating the obvious. The Wrexham attendance in 2023 was 4,908 (1,258 away) with a packed away end, today was 300 more than that, so which one is wrong?

....and our areas weren't so full (which was also obvious).

Admiral wrote: 22 Mar 2025, 18:09 .... but why are attendances being significantly overstated?......

Can you substantiate that statement?

knightmaregull wrote: 22 Mar 2025, 17:05 Personally I'm not sure it was that close. Bath offered very little and had we not scored when we did, we'd have further increased the tempo to get the goal needed. As it was, they saw the game out well.

I thought Young was exceptional and Zanzala excellent too. Centre backs gave nothing all day either.

Fully agree.

standupsitdown wrote: 22 Mar 2025, 17:34 It really didn't seem that many.
Plenty of room on Popside. Family Stand and 'Away End' far from full.
Didn't seem like more than 4,000.

Oh yes, it was!

standupsitdown wrote: 22 Mar 2025, 17:35 Just what I was thinking.
No point in making changes for the sake of it.

Ehhh? That's rubbish.......... 'players who had no business being on the pitch'???

He DID use his bench and changed the game when Cooke came on and joined Zanzala instead of replacing him.

Shepherd Murombedzi gets ten years for drug dealing according to the National League Paper today