York City held to goalless draw with Aldershot Town in npower League Two (From York Press)

Realistic ycfc wrote:
I presume this last comment is a joke? Excellent commentary???! Barry Parker is a joke and should not be allowed near radio, if I can't make a game I'd rather watch bbc text updates then listen to that fool, a poor game but hoping some supporters realise this is no part timers league, I think a lot if us didn't think the step up would be this big and quite frankly we don't have a squad of players good enough to he near the top if this league, some good players yes but a lot of average players thrown in who are completely out of depth in league football, I've never seen a team look less threatening than we do and I'm disappointed GM doesn't seem to see what most do on the other foot go back 12 months to where we were we have a lot to bd greatful for

Yorkieroy60 wrote:

Realistic ycfc wrote:
I presume this last comment is a joke? Excellent commentary???! Barry Parker is a joke and should not be allowed near radio, if I can't make a game I'd rather watch bbc text updates then listen to that fool, a poor game but hoping some supporters realise this is no part timers league, I think a lot if us didn't think the step up would be this big and quite frankly we don't have a squad of players good enough to he near the top if this league, some good players yes but a lot of average players thrown in who are completely out of depth in league football, I've never seen a team look less threatening than we do and I'm disappointed GM doesn't seem to see what most do on the other foot go back 12 months to where we were we have a lot to bd greatful for

I personally enjoy listening to the Radio York commentary of Barry Parker & Chris Jones-I love the passion that they show for the Club & they tell it how they see it which may at times be a different point of view from other supporters watching the same game but isn't it always that way we all have a different opinion about the game and different players-but I don't see the need to be so derogatary against a man who is after all a fellow supporter!

duffy wrote:

Yorkieroy60 wrote:

Realistic ycfc wrote:
I presume this last comment is a joke? Excellent commentary???! Barry Parker is a joke and should not be allowed near radio, if I can't make a game I'd rather watch bbc text updates then listen to that fool, a poor game but hoping some supporters realise this is no part timers league, I think a lot if us didn't think the step up would be this big and quite frankly we don't have a squad of players good enough to he near the top if this league, some good players yes but a lot of average players thrown in who are completely out of depth in league football, I've never seen a team look less threatening than we do and I'm disappointed GM doesn't seem to see what most do on the other foot go back 12 months to where we were we have a lot to bd greatful for

I personally enjoy listening to the Radio York commentary of Barry Parker & Chris Jones-I love the passion that they show for the Club & they tell it how they see it which may at times be a different point of view from other supporters watching the same game but isn't it always that way we all have a different opinion about the game and different players-but I don't see the need to be so derogatary against a man who is after all a fellow supporter!

There are plenty of posters on here who only come on to abuse fellow city fans.

Tug job wrote:
At least anybody who went today will now undersdtand why GM doesn't start with Reedy more often, what a waste of space, he didn't even look interested! Michael Potts and Chris Smith were the two who stood out. New bloke looked as though he might be useful. A point is better than nothing but it was hardly a spectacle to behold!

Realistic ycfc wrote:

duffy wrote:

Yorkieroy60 wrote:

Realistic ycfc wrote:
I presume this last comment is a joke? Excellent commentary???! Barry Parker is a joke and should not be allowed near radio, if I can't make a game I'd rather watch bbc text updates then listen to that fool, a poor game but hoping some supporters realise this is no part timers league, I think a lot if us didn't think the step up would be this big and quite frankly we don't have a squad of players good enough to he near the top if this league, some good players yes but a lot of average players thrown in who are completely out of depth in league football, I've never seen a team look less threatening than we do and I'm disappointed GM doesn't seem to see what most do on the other foot go back 12 months to where we were we have a lot to bd greatful for

I personally enjoy listening to the Radio York commentary of Barry Parker & Chris Jones-I love the passion that they show for the Club & they tell it how they see it which may at times be a different point of view from other supporters watching the same game but isn't it always that way we all have a different opinion about the game and different players-but I don't see the need to be so derogatary against a man who is after all a fellow supporter!

There are plenty of posters on here who only come on to abuse fellow city fans.

Parker is a complete tool, try listening to a game that you are actually also watching and see what I mean

Realistic ycfc wrote:

duffy wrote:

Yorkieroy60 wrote:

Realistic ycfc wrote:
I presume this last comment is a joke? Excellent commentary???! Barry Parker is a joke and should not be allowed near radio, if I can't make a game I'd rather watch bbc text updates then listen to that fool, a poor game but hoping some supporters realise this is no part timers league, I think a lot if us didn't think the step up would be this big and quite frankly we don't have a squad of players good enough to he near the top if this league, some good players yes but a lot of average players thrown in who are completely out of depth in league football, I've never seen a team look less threatening than we do and I'm disappointed GM doesn't seem to see what most do on the other foot go back 12 months to where we were we have a lot to bd greatful for

I personally enjoy listening to the Radio York commentary of Barry Parker & Chris Jones-I love the passion that they show for the Club & they tell it how they see it which may at times be a different point of view from other supporters watching the same game but isn't it always that way we all have a different opinion about the game and different players-but I don't see the need to be so derogatary against a man who is after all a fellow supporter!

There are plenty of posters on here who only come on to abuse fellow city fans.

Parker is a complete tool, try listening to a game that you are actually also watching and see what I mean

YorkCityLuke wrote:
Looking at the table dispassionately, the play-offs (and the relegation zone) are both still well within reach, so the season is far from over in that respect. We have 18 games to make up 6 points to close the gap above us, which is an achievable aim provided we don't lose any of our more valued players, and our new signings/ returning injuries make an impact. Our results have also been improving more-or-less since the end of November, and our defense is far less leaky with McGurk back, so you could argue that our league position will improve.

The realists could justifiably say that we've been sat in mid-table for months with very little change in our position, and that's how it's likely to finish - couldn't really argue against that.

I personally can't see us fighting a relegation battle, although obviously it's not impossible yet. We just haven't been 'dominated' by many (any?) teams this season in a way that would set alarm bells ringing.

The optimist in me sees us stringing a few wins together and finishing 7th by the end of April, but maybe more likely to finish in the 11th - 16th range of the table.

andy jamo wrote:
for me that was another good point in our fight to stay up. yes, stay up !. to all the dreamers who are thinking about the play offs, get real. aldershot only lost one in the last 2 months, and won their last 3, pre, bc.
i think its gonna be a mid table ending. next season we can push on with our extra revenue from the football league.
we have all the young lads coming through. platt, allan, mc"ready, banjo etc.
keep on with the good work. gm.
and re, the legend bp. no hes not perfect, but, city through and through.
hes proparbly forgotten more than most will ever know about ycfc.
.

redwhiteblue wrote:
Understand Chambers is back in training this week - should be two weeks away - good news to the majority - even the knockers must realise how much we missed him the last six games

YO1 wrote:
We've been unlucky with injuries to Coulson, Chambers and MaCready. However, at least these players will be appreciated when they return.

I think we are a lower mid table team at present without the resources to push for promotion. To be fair, I'm happy with that. A couple of years of consolidation and hopefully gradual progression is a realistic goal.

My main concern is how many of the current key players are out of contract this summer? I think Ingham is signed for another year but what about Blair, Kerr, Walker? I would expect the majority of the squad contracts are up for renewal with league status salaries expected or offered by other clubs.

duffy wrote:

YO1 wrote:
We've been unlucky with injuries to Coulson, Chambers and MaCready. However, at least these players will be appreciated when they return.

I think we are a lower mid table team at present without the resources to push for promotion. To be fair, I'm happy with that. A couple of years of consolidation and hopefully gradual progression is a realistic goal.

My main concern is how many of the current key players are out of contract this summer? I think Ingham is signed for another year but what about Blair, Kerr, Walker? I would expect the majority of the squad contracts are up for renewal with league status salaries expected or offered by other clubs.

I think next summer will see a far bigger turnover of the playing staff, Mills had his hands tied to a certain degree last summer with players still under contract. I don't see the majority of the squad been out of contract as a bad thing because many of them are not good enough to make the next step up if we want to be looking at a league one level push next season.
Even right now I can see Challinor, Parslow, Kerr, Reed, Smith, Fyfield, Blanchett going while Walker, Paddy, Blair have all found the step up tough. Add in the fitness levels of McGurk and Oyebanjo and its going to be interesting. Not that's just my opinion and I'm sure many will disagree on certain players the fact is we are still playing with a near total conference team and that's going to change in my view budget permitting.

duffy wrote:

YO1 wrote:
We've been unlucky with injuries to Coulson, Chambers and MaCready. However, at least these players will be appreciated when they return.

I think we are a lower mid table team at present without the resources to push for promotion. To be fair, I'm happy with that. A couple of years of consolidation and hopefully gradual progression is a realistic goal.

My main concern is how many of the current key players are out of contract this summer? I think Ingham is signed for another year but what about Blair, Kerr, Walker? I would expect the majority of the squad contracts are up for renewal with league status salaries expected or offered by other clubs.

I think next summer will see a far bigger turnover of the playing staff, Mills had his hands tied to a certain degree last summer with players still under contract. I don't see the majority of the squad been out of contract as a bad thing because many of them are not good enough to make the next step up if we want to be looking at a league one level push next season.
Even right now I can see Challinor, Parslow, Kerr, Reed, Smith, Fyfield, Blanchett going while Walker, Paddy, Blair have all found the step up tough. Add in the fitness levels of McGurk and Oyebanjo and its going to be interesting. Not that's just my opinion and I'm sure many will disagree on certain players the fact is we are still playing with a near total conference team and that's going to change in my view budget permitting.

PDH wrote:
Shame we did'nt win would have saved having to read so much NEGATIVE twoddel.
It was not the ideal playing surface for playing football regardless of being passed fit to play on. More of a ideal surface to get a bad injury on. No one did so that's a bonus.
Despite their league position Aldershot are a team presently on very good form, last 6 games before yesterday w4 d1 l1 so a draw is not the end of the world.
Reedy got the start lots of people have been asking for, the result of that was there to be seen.
Everson got on the terrible pitch to give him a run out and showed promise.
We are still in a good position in the league we have just come up from non league then spending very little money (because we do not have it) and competing in the football league with nearly the same team that got us up last season.
We have found out that it is a total myth that there is very little in the teams playing in the top half of the blue square premier and league 2.
So all in all we are where we are and all things taken into consideration are doing rather well.
Hows that for some POSITIVE twoddle.

Svennis wrote:
Out-thought at home again. Opposition managers know if they push up and defend high we will resort to high balls to the shortest centre forward in the division. We looked best for the few minutes after Paddy came off and briefly we went 4-4-2 with Reed as the target until inexplicably Mills took him off and put on the new boy. If you are going to give Reed a chance at least do it in a position where he should play not as second fiddle to Walker, who was , yet again totally anonymous. They looked most threatening when Rankine came on and put himself in the big hole in front of Fyfield, space a number of sides have exploited. I'm not certain we need wholesale changes. We are a big centre forward, and a change of tactics at home short of being a half decent side. To paraphrase the great Eric Morecambe "we have all the right players, but not necessarily in the right order"

arsene.about.york wrote:
Oh dear, if this match had been off me and the wife were going to see Les Mis this afternoon. Unfortunately, it beat the weather and was on. Surely, even Russell Crowe's singing would have been better than that. There was one shot on goal from each team. Other than that it was a total waste of time. We simply must get someone in who knows how to score goals, otherwise we will be dragged into a relegation fight.