#503

Wish our game had been postponed today. We were crap, lost 2-0, had no shape. Picked a really good day to commit to a Tuesday night trip to Chester later on in Feb!

#504

If the game had been on, they’d have moaned. If you tried to get it on, they’d have moaned, if it had been called off at 9am they’d have moaned.

Ignore the pricks.

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#505

Watching their reaction has been a highlight today. You’ve hit the nail on the head, entitled bunch of dickheads. Not all by any stretch, but enough.

Understand the pitch worries too. It sucks, Billericay seem to have similar problems. Hopefully it’ll ease soon and the pitch will get some respite, otherwise it could be a tough old run in.

Back in 2001, we had to play 15 matches in the final 24 days of the season. More rain meant postponements in the final week and we ended up scheduled to play 5 games in the final 3 days of the campaign. We played Thursday, Friday, were postponed at 10am (I think) Saturday morning, played at 3pm Saturday afternoon at Dulwich and were on the way back home to play at 8pm Saturday evening when the game was called off since the result wouldn’t have affected relegation.

I truly hope it doesn’t get to anything like that stage for you guys

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#506

I’d be really surprised if we piled up that badly - it’s just 4 postponements so far (1 of the same game) although the game we did play at the start of January led to 3 injuries within half an hour so probably shouldn’t have been played either. But it’s just the lack of revenue for a whole month, losing the momentum we’d built up to climb out of the relegation zone, etc.

Most of all it’s just pretty galling that our pitch looked like a flawless carpet in April last year after a whole season of play, but now because of all the rain it’s totally fucked and we’re getting shitheads lambasting our ‘tinpot pitch’. Our groundsman is absolutely obsessive over looking after the pitch, like he’s won awards for how good the pitch is because of it, so I can only imagine how he must be feeling now his work has been washed away :frowning:

#507

Always thought it mad that leagues don’t front load calendars more. Just had a look at Hendon’s first team fixtures and even including cup games they’ve had twelve free midweeks so far. I’m sure there are logistical and physical hurdles to bear in mind, but to me that makes no sense when winter postponements will almost certainly see them playing three games a week or more in April and May.

#508

The Isthmian League have been pretty good at doing this in recent years in fairness to them. Would even encourage clubs bringing fixtures forward if they ended up with a blank weekend due to cups.

The Southern League on the other hand…

#509

Ah, the joys of tier 6 football (would like all the bitter ex-league teams to form a misery division of their own)

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#510

Five wins in a row, up to 13th, new manager signs a contract tying him to the club for next season, everything feeling much rosier.

Then, an injudicious tweet from someone stirs the hornet’s nest going public over something that was mooted and then unanimously rejected almost a year ago for no other reason than to seemingly cause mischief. Lost my shit at that today, really didn’t fucking need it.

#511

Lesson for me has to be for said person to be cut out of anything until the club are committed to whatever. Don’t give him the opportunity in future.

Even after an explanation of the logic, I still don’t understand why anyone thought it made enough sense to raise at all, much less to mention it to anyone outside the boardroom.

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#512

It’s opened a whole can of worms and provided red rags to people who have axes to grind.

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#513

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#514

I’m going to be very cross if there isn’t a Kevin Carter in their squad.

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#515

Good day in the end.

Overcame a poor first half to post a sixth league win on the spin, only the third time in the last 30 years we’ve managed that. Absolutely fantastic atmosphere behind the goal, my little boy was totally buzzing on the way home. Then, a Twitter interaction with a bona fide Hendon hero this evening too. Made my fucking day that.

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#516

Even a lapsed Christian such as myself knows to capitalise the Lord…

Dickhead. Glenn, that is, not the Lord :pray:

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#517

I’m sure this is going to last beyond the weekend…

#518

It’s a shame I can’t get into my personal account anymore after being blocked for questioning his MH tweets a few years back.

#519

Properly snorted at this, oh my god

[Not snorting in the same way that Glenn is used to though, wahey!]

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#520

First home game in 6 weeks… during Storm Dennis

Everyone was so certain the game would be off. I haven’t even got a raincoat with me so I’m wearing my dad’s cap to keep the rain off my glasses

#521

Bac that ass Up :open_mouth:

bacup

#522

Must say I’m enjoying this @anon24684334 v @colon_closed_bracket title battle, bloody 'ell!

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