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I assume Durham is at Fleetwood today, so time to get the matchday thread going.
One change for the U's for the starting XI this afternoon, with Macey returning from his concussion-protocol absence, and good to see him back (not that Tom Smith has done much wrong standing in - thanks Tom!). Mbick will be looking to cement his stake as our starting no. 9 going forward, but I expect Tovide will make an appearance at some point today.
Think I read Fleetwood have drawn their last two home games 1-1. Whilst it might not necessarily be a bad result today, I'm getting fed up with 1-1 draws, time we started turning them into 3 points.
Fantastic strength from Mbick to rob the defender, debate whether a card should have been shown for the defender's handball to block Jack Payne's goal-bound shot, but Jack makes no mistake from the spot.
2-1 to the U's, and definitely deserved. Lisbie is terrorising them!
U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 16:56 - Sep 27 by TheOldOakTree
'cos that's going to happen!
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No, of course it won't, what with their extended contracts, which was always odd, as they hadn't done enough to deserve it. One win in 10 is sackable by most standards, but we're stuck with them, so it seems. They came out for the second half with no apparent belief in their ability to win. Some might say that's down to the players, but I increasingly think it's more about the Cowleys inability to get the best out of what we've got.
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U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 17:34 - Sep 27 with 603 views
I don't disagree, but it's hard to make a silk purse out of a pigs ear. You can't keep letting players go every year and cutting budgets. There is only one common denominator to this 18 year shitshow.
Watching their goals is like a horror show. I feel sorry for Gordon, he looked like the only one that could give a shit at the end, but he ended up making a horlicks of it. At least he showed some passion.
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U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 17:34 - Sep 27 with 610 views
At the time of the Cowleys contract extensions, we had won just one out of five league games. Bizarre. There has got to be a lot more to that story, which of course we will never know about.
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U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 18:06 - Sep 27 by MarkyMark47
At the time of the Cowleys contract extensions, we had won just one out of five league games. Bizarre. There has got to be a lot more to that story, which of course we will never know about.
I wouldn't be surprised if the conversation went something along the lines of:
"You can shove your job if that's the budget and our top scorer has just been shafted, we are going to salvage our reputations before it's too late".
"Woo, hold on, how about a guaranteed wedge for the next x years, (that I won't be paying anyway because I'm off)".
"Oh, bollox, we can't turn that down".
WE know that most of what comes our way is BS.
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U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 17:34 - Sep 27 by TheOldOakTree
I don't disagree, but it's hard to make a silk purse out of a pigs ear. You can't keep letting players go every year and cutting budgets. There is only one common denominator to this 18 year shitshow.
Watching their goals is like a horror show. I feel sorry for Gordon, he looked like the only one that could give a shit at the end, but he ended up making a horlicks of it. At least he showed some passion.
I know what you mean, but it's also the case that, since day one of their appointments, the Cowleys have been 100% aligned with the owner. I can't recall one occasion where they have even slightly questioned the strategy of the owner. Maybe there was the faintest hint of unhappiness about the Lyle Taylor situation, but other than that, the Cowleys have been only too happy to support the owners financial strategy. So they are also part of the problem. I sincerely hope that in a few weeks we will be on a run, and I will be served a large helping of humble pie, but it's looking unlikely.
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U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 18:15 - Sep 27 by TheOldOakTree
I wouldn't be surprised if the conversation went something along the lines of:
"You can shove your job if that's the budget and our top scorer has just been shafted, we are going to salvage our reputations before it's too late".
"Woo, hold on, how about a guaranteed wedge for the next x years, (that I won't be paying anyway because I'm off)".
"Oh, bollox, we can't turn that down".
WE know that most of what comes our way is BS.
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My previous post crossed with this one. I can't see the Cowleys having had that sort of robust conversation with the owner. And if they did, then he clearly didn't make more money available for players. So the only additional financial commitment made was to the Cowleys! Good for them, but not for the Club.
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U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 18:25 - Sep 27 by MarkyMark47
My previous post crossed with this one. I can't see the Cowleys having had that sort of robust conversation with the owner. And if they did, then he clearly didn't make more money available for players. So the only additional financial commitment made was to the Cowleys! Good for them, but not for the Club.
You wouldn't have to make more money available for players if you extended their contracts long enough so they can't turn it down? All you are spending is the next owners money?
I can't see another club after them any time soon, so how can anyone turn down a long contract? Reputations won't pay a deposit on your kids house, but a guaranteed income will.
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U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 08:13 - Sep 28 with 272 views
I've just watched Danny Cowley's post-match interview and he's clearly as fed up as any supporter.
Danny has always been supportive of the owner in public because what is the alternative? Criticising Cowling to the press would achieve nothing positive. It was obvious he was bitterly disappointed when the club couldn't or wouldn't make Lyle Taylor an attractive enough offer to keep him at the club. I'm sure the brothers were hoping the sale of the club would happen but again they've just had to put a brave face on things.
Things were looking bleak on the pitch for quite some time last season before a turnaround which nearly led to a play-off place. I still believe Colchester United have the best management team in League Two though any pre-season optimism has disappeared completely.
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U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 10:18 - Sep 28 with 208 views
I’m certainly not a paid up member of the cult of Cowley, but anyone wanting them gone, who do you want to replace them? Steve Ball or Wayne Brown, because that will be the likely choice at the moment.
In fairness to the head honcho, he’s been honest in that he wants out. There’s allegedly been interest. We just need him to come to terms with the fact that the club is worth chuff all. Desperate, and amateurish, attempts to find someone with more money than sense might work, but ultimately something has to give. Until then we are in limbo, another season is written off, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. I just hope that anyone that buys the club doesn’t see it as an investment.
People dreaming of a Hollywood star and a TV series are most likely in cloud cuckoo land. Unless it’s Ron J@r@my and a series on Brazzers.
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U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 08:13 - Sep 28 by BLACKCAT
I've just watched Danny Cowley's post-match interview and he's clearly as fed up as any supporter.
Danny has always been supportive of the owner in public because what is the alternative? Criticising Cowling to the press would achieve nothing positive. It was obvious he was bitterly disappointed when the club couldn't or wouldn't make Lyle Taylor an attractive enough offer to keep him at the club. I'm sure the brothers were hoping the sale of the club would happen but again they've just had to put a brave face on things.
Things were looking bleak on the pitch for quite some time last season before a turnaround which nearly led to a play-off place. I still believe Colchester United have the best management team in League Two though any pre-season optimism has disappeared completely.
The best management team in league Two. Really? It's true that we had a couple of excellent runs last season, including five consecutive wins in the first half of March. But after that it was just two wins from nine and ultimately we didn't look like contenders for a play off spot. This season we have one win from ten, and two extremely tricky games coming up. I hope it doesn't happen, but it could quite easily become one win from twelve games. At what point do you think most fans will say this just isn't working? One win from 14, one from 16? To me, the current situation seems at least as bleak as the early part of last season. And it's not just the lack of wins, but the style of play, which has become conservative and boring.
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U's looking forward to a Big Mac this afternoon on 12:13 - Sep 28 by MarkyMark47
The best management team in league Two. Really? It's true that we had a couple of excellent runs last season, including five consecutive wins in the first half of March. But after that it was just two wins from nine and ultimately we didn't look like contenders for a play off spot. This season we have one win from ten, and two extremely tricky games coming up. I hope it doesn't happen, but it could quite easily become one win from twelve games. At what point do you think most fans will say this just isn't working? One win from 14, one from 16? To me, the current situation seems at least as bleak as the early part of last season. And it's not just the lack of wins, but the style of play, which has become conservative and boring.
Again, I don’t disagree, and the one game we have won was against a very poor team. Sadler, Holloway, Ainsworth and Agent Cook may not be better in terms of number of promotions, but they’re very good managers.
…..but DC/NC are the only thing holding it all together. Before their appointment, the mood was very anti RC and was close to turning very nasty.
If the club is going to be sold, potential owners visiting the Theatre of Screams, hearing chants of C@wl#ng is a see you next Tuesday and 7,500 empty seats aren’t going to be helpful, but whilst the cult lap up the badge kissing, waving and the BS, we have some hope of moving on from this shitshow. I expect that's why their contracts were extended. If they walked, it would collapse like a pack of cards.
I would like to see what DC/NC could do with a new owner and a decent budget. I doubt we will get the chance to see it. If we end up with Reginald J Dumbass-Moneybags the 3rd as owner and the Cowleys don’t win every game we’ll likely see Rooney as manager and Neville as his assistant.
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