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Post by vicar on Aug 3, 2023 20:35:30 GMT
Cracking signing for Oldham, with Chesterfield and Oldham favourites for promotion, the NL does look a lot weaker than previous years. It's a difficult one for me, although both are traditional league clubs with strong fanbases (and much more palatable than FGR, Crawley, MK Dons) I still feel they haven't served their time in purgatory. We had 11 years out of the FL, and over half of that time in NLN, 2 seasons for Oldham seems tame!. Sod Chesterfield, those village idiots can rot. Oldham have suffered enough, but maybe a playoff final defeat this time round, then they can come back after that. Seems fair to me. 2 seasons non league is nothing especially when the first is spent celebrating a takeover, promotion in the 2nd season is having it too easy.
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Post by mat1scfc on Aug 3, 2023 20:38:06 GMT
Sod Chesterfield, those village idiots can rot. Oldham have suffered enough, but maybe a playoff final defeat this time round, then they can come back after that. Seems fair to me. 2 seasons non league is nothing especially when the first is spent celebrating a takeover, promotion in the 2nd season is having it too easy. they are never gonna be down there for long Oldham imo. The takeover seems good enough to get them out of there with good financial backing and the league is possibly the weakest it's been in a good 5 years
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Post by vicar on Aug 3, 2023 21:04:21 GMT
2 seasons non league is nothing especially when the first is spent celebrating a takeover, promotion in the 2nd season is having it too easy. they are never gonna be down there for long Oldham imo. The takeover seems good enough to get them out of there with good financial backing and the league is possibly the weakest it's been in a good 5 years I agree, with us, Wrexham and Notts out of the way it should be a shootout between Oldham and Chesterfield, Daggers and Woking are usually pretty good but tend to fall away at some point probably due to lack of squad depth.
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Post by pugwash on Aug 4, 2023 0:57:43 GMT
Sod Chesterfield, those village idiots can rot. Oldham have suffered enough, but maybe a playoff final defeat this time round, then they can come back after that. Seems fair to me. 2 seasons non league is nothing especially when the first is spent celebrating a takeover, promotion in the 2nd season is having it too easy. 2 is plenty from personal experience. Any longer smacks of Sadism! Apologies to the non sadists amongst you.
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Post by timberwolf on Aug 4, 2023 8:05:23 GMT
2 seasons non league is nothing especially when the first is spent celebrating a takeover, promotion in the 2nd season is having it too easy. they are never gonna be down there for long Oldham imo. The takeover seems good enough to get them out of there with good financial backing and the league is possibly the weakest it's been in a good 5 years By weakest do you mean the standard of players at clubs in it or there are not as many really big well supported teams around. Possibly the season will be about a few teams challenging for promotion and not a two horse race with the two best supported sides involved like last season. The bromleys and boreham woods will have a lot to say on promotions and PO positions and is as much about them as the ex league clubs is.
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Post by Stranded Hatter on Aug 4, 2023 15:57:44 GMT
they are never gonna be down there for long Oldham imo. The takeover seems good enough to get them out of there with good financial backing and the league is possibly the weakest it's been in a good 5 years By weakest do you mean the standard of players at clubs in it or there are not as many really big well supported teams around. Possibly the season will be about a few teams challenging for promotion and not a two horse race with the two best supported sides involved like last season. The bromleys and boreham woods will have a lot to say on promotions and PO positions and is as much about them as the ex league clubs is. Worth considering that nobody saw Sutton winning the league the year they did, least of all Sutton fans. Chesterfield and Oldham aren't going to walk it.
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Post by m14hatter on Aug 4, 2023 17:34:33 GMT
Wrexham apparently close to signing James McClean for £250k from Wigan. Another one who would be far too good for this league even at 34.
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Post by Lee on Aug 4, 2023 18:33:58 GMT
Wrexham apparently close to signing James McClean for £250k from Wigan. Another one who would be far too good for this league even at 34. Done deal now. About the right club for him.
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Post by mattyovrio on Aug 4, 2023 18:42:28 GMT
By weakest do you mean the standard of players at clubs in it or there are not as many really big well supported teams around. Possibly the season will be about a few teams challenging for promotion and not a two horse race with the two best supported sides involved like last season. The bromleys and boreham woods will have a lot to say on promotions and PO positions and is as much about them as the ex league clubs is. Worth considering that nobody saw Sutton winning the league the year they did, least of all Sutton fans. Chesterfield and Oldham aren't going to walk it. Ditto Macc the last time they did it. Funny league the NL but there aren’t many smiling
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Post by stockytwo on Aug 4, 2023 18:54:39 GMT
Really decent signing for Wrexham that.
Thought they would win the league before. I’m fairly certain of it now
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Post by popeye on Aug 4, 2023 19:01:43 GMT
Wrexham apparently close to signing James McClean for £250k from Wigan. Another one who would be far too good for this league even at 34. 3 goals in 46 games - you would be gutted if that was your marquee signing. He isn’t a striker.
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Post by trickster on Aug 4, 2023 19:03:08 GMT
That could be a brilliant signing for them. Long time since I've seen him play but if he's assuming his legs haven't gone he'll be a stand out player at this level. Certainly shaping up to be a much stronger division this year.
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Post by m14hatter on Aug 4, 2023 19:03:16 GMT
Wrexham apparently close to signing James McClean for £250k from Wigan. Another one who would be far too good for this league even at 34. 3 goals in 46 games - you would be gutted if that was your marquee signing. He isn’t a striker. No, he’s a bloody great winger who is still championship quality.
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Post by stockytwo on Aug 4, 2023 19:04:46 GMT
Wrexham apparently close to signing James McClean for £250k from Wigan. Another one who would be far too good for this league even at 34. 3 goals in 46 games - you would be gutted if that was your marquee signing. He isn’t a striker. No he isn’t a striker. Used to be a winger for Sunderland but as his pace has dropped has reinvented himself as a classy ball playing central midfielder - hence the lack of goals
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Post by popeye on Aug 4, 2023 19:05:13 GMT
That could be a brilliant signing for them. Long time since I've seen him play but if he's assuming his legs haven't gone he'll be a stand out player at this level. Certainly shaping up to be a much stronger division this year. 9 in 82 games - 1 goal in 9, hardly going to rip it up
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