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York City book Blue Square Bet Premier play-off place
5:30pm Saturday 21st April 2012 in News
YORK City booked their place in the Blue Square Bet Premier play-offs with a 1-0 victory at Braintree Town.
A 75th-minute goal from Erik Tonne secured the three points and Kidderminster's defeat to Luton assured the Minstermen of a top five finish.
Braintree finished the game with ten men after Sean Marks was dismissed for a second bookable offence.
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Comments(110)
YorkCityLuke
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5:46pm Sat 21 Apr 12
Musselwhite has performed exceptionally well given his age and lack of match-practise (for about 6 years...), 2 clean sheets away from home is remarkable for a 'stand in' 'keeper. We should definitely keep him in the side against FGR if Ingy is even slightly injured.
Once again, Mills proves his tactial ability by bringing on the goalscorer (how often has that happened this season!?), and maybe his constant squad rotation is starting to shine through with extremely capable substitutes making crucial contributions.
Play-Offs (and Trophy final) are a bit of a lottery, but this team seems to thrive when the pressure is on, and so I'm just full of happy-clapper confidence that we will be playing in the football league next year!
beckylaner
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5:50pm Sat 21 Apr 12
RooBeck
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5:57pm Sat 21 Apr 12
fatmike
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6:04pm Sat 21 Apr 12
TerryYork wrote:We're definitely the best football team in york
City are the PRIDE OF YORK!!
openallhours
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6:13pm Sat 21 Apr 12
daveymcgurk
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6:24pm Sat 21 Apr 12
openallhours wrote:the final is on the 20th a sunday mate!
Great result and well done to Gary and his players. Let's hope that come the 19th May we really have something to celebrate!
where are all the moaners and groaners?lmfao
well done to the players and all the staff for a great season what ever happens!
believe and it will happen!
wembley twice!
huntingtonagitator
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6:33pm Sat 21 Apr 12
Al-YCFC
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6:34pm Sat 21 Apr 12
lifelong
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6:48pm Sat 21 Apr 12
Bert brennan
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6:48pm Sat 21 Apr 12
openallhours wrote:Openalhours, what is significant about the 19th May, the Play-Off Final takes place on Sunday, 20th May, without of course, you know something I don't.
Great result and well done to Gary and his players. Let's hope that come the 19th May we really have something to celebrate!
circuitous route dorset
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6:53pm Sat 21 Apr 12
OLD - HEAD
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6:59pm Sat 21 Apr 12
openallhours
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7:03pm Sat 21 Apr 12
Bert brennan wrote:Got the dates mixed up, schoolboy error!
openallhours wrote:Openalhours, what is significant about the 19th May, the Play-Off Final takes place on Sunday, 20th May, without of course, you know something I don't.
Great result and well done to Gary and his players. Let's hope that come the 19th May we really have something to celebrate!
Even AndyD
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7:05pm Sat 21 Apr 12
Can see us loving Wembley too if we make the final. Great pitch, great for our passing game. This is our year - come on York! :-)
studentsontour
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7:13pm Sat 21 Apr 12
Mad for Minstermen
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7:19pm Sat 21 Apr 12
ycfc
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7:41pm Sat 21 Apr 12
sixtyfourfive
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8:34pm Sat 21 Apr 12
Fergie
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8:39pm Sat 21 Apr 12
producefm
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8:43pm Sat 21 Apr 12
fatmike
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8:45pm Sat 21 Apr 12
Head of Bomber Command
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9:14pm Sat 21 Apr 12
sixtyfourfive wrote:Not that he needs me to defend him but, we have won nothing up yet, and if we do not go up will have achieved what the likes of Lincoln have this season, nothing.
Have you all noticed who is missing on this forum - "Duffy" - the doom and gloom/ glass half empty merchant! When we lose he's on at c5pm with his 'seasons over" garbage - happy days/ happy clappers!!!!
Lot of hard work to be done yet combined with a bit of luck too before we start bokking trips to Bradford and the like next season.
Saying that I am very happy with how the season has turned out so far for us. Well done Jason, Gary, the backroom staff and the lads.
fatmike
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9:17pm Sat 21 Apr 12
longtime fan
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9:22pm Sat 21 Apr 12
openallhours
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9:30pm Sat 21 Apr 12
producefm wrote:Not sure if it really works like that. Also, in recent years we've been to Bolton and Stoke in the FA cup, an FA Trophy final (in addition to the one that we're going to this year) and a play off final. Like everyone else, I'm praying that we get back into the league but to be fair, our non-league years could have been a lot worse (Chester, Halifax, Darlington, Scarborough etc...). I just hope that should we make the play off final we take more than we did for the last time against Oxford.
I have always believed that watching York you bank all those days when we lose and don't perform, then every now and again you make a withdrawal for a big win (though when we beat Manchester United I think we were overdrawn for about 7 years). Well after 8 seasons in non league it's time to spend all those banked up rubbish games on 2 great semi final play off wins and then the big one at wembley.
fatmike
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9:36pm Sat 21 Apr 12
producefm
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9:50pm Sat 21 Apr 12
openallhours wrote:The Fa cup games you mention, the trophy final, the play off semi final at morcombe, the play off final were all big days but we lost them all. To me they have been banked ready to spend on our play off games. I know it's a little daft thing I believe in but as a city fan sometimes you have to cling onto the odd thing to keep you believing. I just hope that it comes true for you, me and every other York City fan.
producefm wrote:Not sure if it really works like that. Also, in recent years we've been to Bolton and Stoke in the FA cup, an FA Trophy final (in addition to the one that we're going to this year) and a play off final. Like everyone else, I'm praying that we get back into the league but to be fair, our non-league years could have been a lot worse (Chester, Halifax, Darlington, Scarborough etc...). I just hope that should we make the play off final we take more than we did for the last time against Oxford.
I have always believed that watching York you bank all those days when we lose and don't perform, then every now and again you make a withdrawal for a big win (though when we beat Manchester United I think we were overdrawn for about 7 years). Well after 8 seasons in non league it's time to spend all those banked up rubbish games on 2 great semi final play off wins and then the big one at wembley.
fatmike
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10:28pm Sat 21 Apr 12
duffy
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10:38pm Sat 21 Apr 12
Even AndyD
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11:04pm Sat 21 Apr 12
duffy wrote:1/10. If you are going to do misery, do it properly. Only beaten teams with nothing to play for of late. Then they needed to be down to ten men. Lots of injuries. Don't know best starting eleven. Blah blah.
That's going to kill the ticket sales for the trophy final. Very disappointing.
Won't make any difference mind because this is our year. :-)
therealbroardsword
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11:25pm Sat 21 Apr 12
fatmike
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12:06am Sun 22 Apr 12
Garrowby Turnoff
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12:22am Sun 22 Apr 12
openallhours
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1:14am Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy wrote:Sad but true. I bet the FA are praying for a Luton v Wrexham final as it would have the potential to pull in a crowd of over 60'000.
That's going to kill the ticket sales for the trophy final. Very disappointing.
yorkonafork
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1:59am Sun 22 Apr 12
openallhours wrote:The conference rent the stadium from the FA so I doubt the FA would care whether 60 tickets are sold or 60,000.
duffy wrote:Sad but true. I bet the FA are praying for a Luton v Wrexham final as it would have the potential to pull in a crowd of over 60'000.
That's going to kill the ticket sales for the trophy final. Very disappointing.
1968expat
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3:37am Sun 22 Apr 12
Congratulations to everybody at York City.
Just a little message to Duffy, the last time I posted on here, I did say that I thought it better than York had more away matches left than at home.
P W D L Pts
A 7 6 0 1 18
H 3 0 1 2 1
Not such a Drama Queen after all Duffy.
If we can get to the playoff final I am very tempted to make the trip from my home in Thailand, for what could be the greatest eight days in York Citys History.
pip007
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3:43am Sun 22 Apr 12
fatmike
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8:49am Sun 22 Apr 12
pip007 wrote:Like it Pippa that's the spirit, I like the word obliterate, let's take the fight to them, Wembley is where the METAL meets the MEAT
Well done everyone! I knew those blue shorts we all worried about would come good in the end! Now we need to dominate the play-offs. I don't think its a lottery (as some have suggested). Haven't we beaten all these teams already this season? Let's obliterate them this time!
RooBeck
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8:57am Sun 22 Apr 12
pip007 wrote:We beat Wrexham away and drew at home in the league - lost to them at their place in the 4QFRFAC. We have beaten Luton three times this season, twice in League and FATSF1 and drew in FATSF2. Drew twice with Mansfield (1-1 and 2-2 in back-to-back games over Christmas/New Year) and lost at home and drew away (2-3 and 1-1) with Kiddie, (who of course can still make the Top Five ahead of Luton - much will depend on Tuesday night's match when they visit The Heed!!)
Well done everyone! I knew those blue shorts we all worried about would come good in the end! Now we need to dominate the play-offs. I don't think its a lottery (as some have suggested). Haven't we beaten all these teams already this season? Let's obliterate them this time!
KAT1965
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9:12am Sun 22 Apr 12
sixtyfourfive wrote:You have made the classic schoolboy error of mentioning the attention seeker by name. He gets more mentions than the team. Must be part of his plan to take over the world. I bet he's got a Mini-Me of himself. If we ignore him he may self-combust in a frenzy of self-loathing
Have you all noticed who is missing on this forum - "Duffy" - the doom and gloom/ glass half empty merchant! When we lose he's on at c5pm with his 'seasons over" garbage - happy days/ happy clappers!!!!
duffy
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9:15am Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy
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9:17am Sun 22 Apr 12
sixtyfourfive wrote:I was actually on a 24 hour shift at work but hey I'm back to drive you nuts again.
Have you all noticed who is missing on this forum - "Duffy" - the doom and gloom/ glass half empty merchant! When we lose he's on at c5pm with his 'seasons over" garbage - happy days/ happy clappers!!!!
duffy
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9:19am Sun 22 Apr 12
KAT1965 wrote:Another fan I see, time to get the tee shirts printed I think.
sixtyfourfive wrote:You have made the classic schoolboy error of mentioning the attention seeker by name. He gets more mentions than the team. Must be part of his plan to take over the world. I bet he's got a Mini-Me of himself. If we ignore him he may self-combust in a frenzy of self-loathing
Have you all noticed who is missing on this forum - "Duffy" - the doom and gloom/ glass half empty merchant! When we lose he's on at c5pm with his 'seasons over" garbage - happy days/ happy clappers!!!!
fatmike
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9:27am Sun 22 Apr 12
fatmike
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9:33am Sun 22 Apr 12
Head of Bomber Command
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9:40am Sun 22 Apr 12
Gary and the lads have really done superbly well over the last month to get into the top 5 albeit with a few hick-ups along the way.
My main concern is that the other three teams look likely to have a full or near full squad to pick from, we have lost very key players, but hey ho here we go, could do with a bit of Jorvik Reds Luton Town semi show (Palf) behind the goal.
RooBeck
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9:45am Sun 22 Apr 12
fatmike wrote:Depends which Gateshead team turns up when they meet on Tuesday night! A draw or a Luton defeat, then it will all rest on the last days fixtures. Kiddie at home to Mansfield - tough but Kiddie could get the win. Luton away to Fleetwood and Fleetwood need the three points to overhaul Crawley's record setting 105 points from last season - so, they won't be laying down! Could go either way.
Kiddy getting in the play offs is very unlikely
yorkiemike
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9:45am Sun 22 Apr 12
Here I go with some more corney stuff:-
The Swallow`s left the nest,Moses has just come out of the wilderness,the injury Kerrs has hit us but the Banjo`s playing and Gee whizz Millses bandwagon keeps Bopping along to Wembley doing a Tonne!
Looking forward to the next few weeks.
Head of Bomber Command
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9:48am Sun 22 Apr 12
But we are there never the less.
YorkCityLuke
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9:50am Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy wrote:It's so strange that you can't even admit to being wrong after you have been conclusively proven wrong. His 'crazy line ups' and 'chopping and changing' have produced a squad with strength in depth, which has allowed us to keep up our play-off challenge even with a very large injury list including some of our most influential players. Playing players 'out of position' has allowed Mills to shift players about during games to compensate for (for example) injuries, sendings off, and changes to formation. Even his substitutions have proved to be fantastic- how often this season has he brought a player on, only for that player to score!? You're entitled to your opinions, but it's pretty clear now that most of your opinions were just wrong.
Ok we are there,much to my suprise I will admit given Mill's best efforts to muck it up with the crazy line ups and constant chopping and changing. I still say we should have been challenging for the title with the players we have but no doubt I'm again on my own with that one. Anyway time to move on and it looks like we have got lucky in one way with the injuries as Potts has actually been given a chance to shine and was man of the match in many peoples view yesterday. So we hit the play offs against Mansfield or Wrexham. I would still like to see Ingham and Doig back in defence with the midfield having a maximum of one defender in it. I can just about deal with Meredith in there if the other two are Paddy and Potts although I still think he is the best left back in the league. The forward line picks itself just now. I'm guessing we may see a few players rested on Saturday.Personaly with our home record I'm happy to have the first leg at home although if it's Mansfield it's going to be a tough second leg with their physical style of play and cabbage patch pitch.
duffy
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10:10am Sun 22 Apr 12
YorkCityLuke wrote:I think that's actually the biggest load of rubbish you have ever written. We have by all accounts one of the biggest budgets in the league and Mills himself stated it was good enough to challenge for the title. Where is all this nonsense that we gained anything by playing defenders in midfield while the likes of Potts and Moke never got a game. Don't convince yourself that just because we scraped into top five when we should have been cruising in has been some kind of Mills master stroke. We got there despite some of the things Mills did not because of it.Playing one striker at home is another example of stupidity. Hey I'm happy we are there despite what some might think and I do think he has brought some fantastic players to the club. However I don't think he is even close to been as good a manager as many on here do.
duffy wrote:It's so strange that you can't even admit to being wrong after you have been conclusively proven wrong. His 'crazy line ups' and 'chopping and changing' have produced a squad with strength in depth, which has allowed us to keep up our play-off challenge even with a very large injury list including some of our most influential players. Playing players 'out of position' has allowed Mills to shift players about during games to compensate for (for example) injuries, sendings off, and changes to formation. Even his substitutions have proved to be fantastic- how often this season has he brought a player on, only for that player to score!? You're entitled to your opinions, but it's pretty clear now that most of your opinions were just wrong.
Ok we are there,much to my suprise I will admit given Mill's best efforts to muck it up with the crazy line ups and constant chopping and changing. I still say we should have been challenging for the title with the players we have but no doubt I'm again on my own with that one. Anyway time to move on and it looks like we have got lucky in one way with the injuries as Potts has actually been given a chance to shine and was man of the match in many peoples view yesterday. So we hit the play offs against Mansfield or Wrexham. I would still like to see Ingham and Doig back in defence with the midfield having a maximum of one defender in it. I can just about deal with Meredith in there if the other two are Paddy and Potts although I still think he is the best left back in the league. The forward line picks itself just now. I'm guessing we may see a few players rested on Saturday.Personaly with our home record I'm happy to have the first leg at home although if it's Mansfield it's going to be a tough second leg with their physical style of play and cabbage patch pitch.
keepitup
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10:59am Sun 22 Apr 12
minster71
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11:24am Sun 22 Apr 12
huntingtonagitator
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11:37am Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy wrote:Sorry Duffy, but that was the biggest load of rubbish ever. Gary Mills must be judged when this season finally ends sure cos it aint finished yet. However, after some of the most ineffectual management that we had prior to Mills' appointment and the different playing style that Mills has now brought to the club this is the reason we are where we are right now! As I have stated before many times, Mills has assembled a mainly young squad with a smattering of older players that can actually play football. Mentally the team have been a bit fragile at times, but I think we have grown in that department, and that is down to very good management. Also, this squad of players have only lost THREE games on the road all season. Another record broken. The pressure of winning at home in front of home fans has been our undoing in previous seasons, and nearly did so again. Under the circumstances I think Gary Mills is one hell of a manager, he's a fighter, and won't settle for second best now we are in the play-offs. Have faith Duffy.
YorkCityLuke wrote:I think that's actually the biggest load of rubbish you have ever written. We have by all accounts one of the biggest budgets in the league and Mills himself stated it was good enough to challenge for the title. Where is all this nonsense that we gained anything by playing defenders in midfield while the likes of Potts and Moke never got a game. Don't convince yourself that just because we scraped into top five when we should have been cruising in has been some kind of Mills master stroke. We got there despite some of the things Mills did not because of it.Playing one striker at home is another example of stupidity. Hey I'm happy we are there despite what some might think and I do think he has brought some fantastic players to the club. However I don't think he is even close to been as good a manager as many on here do.
duffy wrote:It's so strange that you can't even admit to being wrong after you have been conclusively proven wrong. His 'crazy line ups' and 'chopping and changing' have produced a squad with strength in depth, which has allowed us to keep up our play-off challenge even with a very large injury list including some of our most influential players. Playing players 'out of position' has allowed Mills to shift players about during games to compensate for (for example) injuries, sendings off, and changes to formation. Even his substitutions have proved to be fantastic- how often this season has he brought a player on, only for that player to score!? You're entitled to your opinions, but it's pretty clear now that most of your opinions were just wrong.
Ok we are there,much to my suprise I will admit given Mill's best efforts to muck it up with the crazy line ups and constant chopping and changing. I still say we should have been challenging for the title with the players we have but no doubt I'm again on my own with that one. Anyway time to move on and it looks like we have got lucky in one way with the injuries as Potts has actually been given a chance to shine and was man of the match in many peoples view yesterday. So we hit the play offs against Mansfield or Wrexham. I would still like to see Ingham and Doig back in defence with the midfield having a maximum of one defender in it. I can just about deal with Meredith in there if the other two are Paddy and Potts although I still think he is the best left back in the league. The forward line picks itself just now. I'm guessing we may see a few players rested on Saturday.Personaly with our home record I'm happy to have the first leg at home although if it's Mansfield it's going to be a tough second leg with their physical style of play and cabbage patch pitch.
fatmike
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11:55am Sun 22 Apr 12
YorkCityLuke wrote:Luke why don't you actually get off duffy's back he actually talks sense and says how he sees it, just because you and your school mates might not agree doesn't make him wrong
duffy wrote:It's so strange that you can't even admit to being wrong after you have been conclusively proven wrong. His 'crazy line ups' and 'chopping and changing' have produced a squad with strength in depth, which has allowed us to keep up our play-off challenge even with a very large injury list including some of our most influential players. Playing players 'out of position' has allowed Mills to shift players about during games to compensate for (for example) injuries, sendings off, and changes to formation. Even his substitutions have proved to be fantastic- how often this season has he brought a player on, only for that player to score!? You're entitled to your opinions, but it's pretty clear now that most of your opinions were just wrong.
Ok we are there,much to my suprise I will admit given Mill's best efforts to muck it up with the crazy line ups and constant chopping and changing. I still say we should have been challenging for the title with the players we have but no doubt I'm again on my own with that one. Anyway time to move on and it looks like we have got lucky in one way with the injuries as Potts has actually been given a chance to shine and was man of the match in many peoples view yesterday. So we hit the play offs against Mansfield or Wrexham. I would still like to see Ingham and Doig back in defence with the midfield having a maximum of one defender in it. I can just about deal with Meredith in there if the other two are Paddy and Potts although I still think he is the best left back in the league. The forward line picks itself just now. I'm guessing we may see a few players rested on Saturday.Personaly with our home record I'm happy to have the first leg at home although if it's Mansfield it's going to be a tough second leg with their physical style of play and cabbage patch pitch.
ian923
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12:06pm Sun 22 Apr 12
huntingtonagitator
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12:08pm Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy
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12:11pm Sun 22 Apr 12
fatmike wrote:I actually think its quite sad that on a day when people should be just happy to have made the play offs some are more interested in trying to get into an arguement with me. We all have our opinions just accept it and move on.
YorkCityLuke wrote:Luke why don't you actually get off duffy's back he actually talks sense and says how he sees it, just because you and your school mates might not agree doesn't make him wrongduffy wrote: Ok we are there,much to my suprise I will admit given Mill's best efforts to muck it up with the crazy line ups and constant chopping and changing. I still say we should have been challenging for the title with the players we have but no doubt I'm again on my own with that one. Anyway time to move on and it looks like we have got lucky in one way with the injuries as Potts has actually been given a chance to shine and was man of the match in many peoples view yesterday. So we hit the play offs against Mansfield or Wrexham. I would still like to see Ingham and Doig back in defence with the midfield having a maximum of one defender in it. I can just about deal with Meredith in there if the other two are Paddy and Potts although I still think he is the best left back in the league. The forward line picks itself just now. I'm guessing we may see a few players rested on Saturday.Personaly with our home record I'm happy to have the first leg at home although if it's Mansfield it's going to be a tough second leg with their physical style of play and cabbage patch pitch.It's so strange that you can't even admit to being wrong after you have been conclusively proven wrong. His 'crazy line ups' and 'chopping and changing' have produced a squad with strength in depth, which has allowed us to keep up our play-off challenge even with a very large injury list including some of our most influential players. Playing players 'out of position' has allowed Mills to shift players about during games to compensate for (for example) injuries, sendings off, and changes to formation. Even his substitutions have proved to be fantastic- how often this season has he brought a player on, only for that player to score!? You're entitled to your opinions, but it's pretty clear now that most of your opinions were just wrong.
huntingtonagitator
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12:28pm Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy wrote:Just did Duffy, just did.
fatmike wrote:I actually think its quite sad that on a day when people should be just happy to have made the play offs some are more interested in trying to get into an arguement with me. We all have our opinions just accept it and move on.
YorkCityLuke wrote:Luke why don't you actually get off duffy's back he actually talks sense and says how he sees it, just because you and your school mates might not agree doesn't make him wrongduffy wrote: Ok we are there,much to my suprise I will admit given Mill's best efforts to muck it up with the crazy line ups and constant chopping and changing. I still say we should have been challenging for the title with the players we have but no doubt I'm again on my own with that one. Anyway time to move on and it looks like we have got lucky in one way with the injuries as Potts has actually been given a chance to shine and was man of the match in many peoples view yesterday. So we hit the play offs against Mansfield or Wrexham. I would still like to see Ingham and Doig back in defence with the midfield having a maximum of one defender in it. I can just about deal with Meredith in there if the other two are Paddy and Potts although I still think he is the best left back in the league. The forward line picks itself just now. I'm guessing we may see a few players rested on Saturday.Personaly with our home record I'm happy to have the first leg at home although if it's Mansfield it's going to be a tough second leg with their physical style of play and cabbage patch pitch.It's so strange that you can't even admit to being wrong after you have been conclusively proven wrong. His 'crazy line ups' and 'chopping and changing' have produced a squad with strength in depth, which has allowed us to keep up our play-off challenge even with a very large injury list including some of our most influential players. Playing players 'out of position' has allowed Mills to shift players about during games to compensate for (for example) injuries, sendings off, and changes to formation. Even his substitutions have proved to be fantastic- how often this season has he brought a player on, only for that player to score!? You're entitled to your opinions, but it's pretty clear now that most of your opinions were just wrong.
Even AndyD
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12:39pm Sun 22 Apr 12
huntingtonagitator wrote:I agree with that, but there is also a little pose/stance in the mix, I reckon. Nobody is really miserable, glass-half-empty ALL the time. I mean what does it leave to moan with if we'd not reached the play offs and got to an FAT final!
I thought Lukes comment was fair and not schoolboyish Fatmike. Your comment was more schoolboyish and nah nah nah nah sounding. Yes, Duffy might say it as he sees it, but that's exactly it... it's as HE sees it. We are all entitled to our opinion. I for one like to disagree with Duffy from time to time, but at the end of the day he's a City fan and wants to see them do well as we all do. Let's put this to bed now and concentrate on the job in hand.
End of the day - respect to people for saying what they think, but making a name for oneself as Mr Misery, or Mr Happy for that matter, is a bit self-indulgent imho. But each to their own.
Even AndyD
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12:57pm Sun 22 Apr 12
Wouldn't like to go into the play offs without our number 24 between the sticks - as brave and as well as PM has done. Does seem an irony that we bought in a lot of players to cover all eventualities in the run up, but were left playing our coach in such a vital position as goalkeeper.
RooBeck
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1:10pm Sun 22 Apr 12
Even AndyD wrote:Not heard and yes, an update would be nice. No need to play him now until the SF1 - that will give him 10 or 11 days to get fully fit. If he is okay for the FGR match, it would be nice to name Mussy on the bench and give him a cameo appearance, so the crowd can show their appreciation for the Cambridge and Braintree games.
Back to the football - anyone got the latest on Ingham? Was yesterday a precaution or is the injury still bad?
Wouldn't like to go into the play offs without our number 24 between the sticks - as brave and as well as PM has done. Does seem an irony that we bought in a lot of players to cover all eventualities in the run up, but were left playing our coach in such a vital position as goalkeeper.
Even AndyD
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1:26pm Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy
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1:28pm Sun 22 Apr 12
Even AndyD wrote:Someone at the Cambridge game was saying that Ingham was literally limping down a flight of stairs.
Back to the football - anyone got the latest on Ingham? Was yesterday a precaution or is the injury still bad? Wouldn't like to go into the play offs without our number 24 between the sticks - as brave and as well as PM has done. Does seem an irony that we bought in a lot of players to cover all eventualities in the run up, but were left playing our coach in such a vital position as goalkeeper.
YorkCityLuke
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1:39pm Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy wrote:That doesn't sound good. PM seems like a very solid, experienced keeper who marshals the defense well, but you'd have to assume that the teams in the play-offs will be more testing of the 'keepers reflexes than Cambridge or Braintree.
Even AndyD wrote:Someone at the Cambridge game was saying that Ingham was literally limping down a flight of stairs.
Back to the football - anyone got the latest on Ingham? Was yesterday a precaution or is the injury still bad? Wouldn't like to go into the play offs without our number 24 between the sticks - as brave and as well as PM has done. Does seem an irony that we bought in a lot of players to cover all eventualities in the run up, but were left playing our coach in such a vital position as goalkeeper.
huntingtonagitator
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redbluelion
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2:44pm Sun 22 Apr 12
YO1
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3:30pm Sun 22 Apr 12
Even AndyD wrote:Ingy not improving and may need another scan to identify the problem. Banjo could be back got Saturday.
Back to the football - anyone got the latest on Ingham? Was yesterday a precaution or is the injury still bad?
Wouldn't like to go into the play offs without our number 24 between the sticks - as brave and as well as PM has done. Does seem an irony that we bought in a lot of players to cover all eventualities in the run up, but were left playing our coach in such a vital position as goalkeeper.
Budgie
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YorkCityLuke
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3:31pm Sun 22 Apr 12
OLD - HEAD
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duffy
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4:35pm Sun 22 Apr 12
YO1 wrote:I was worried that might be the case. I think there is a big decision to come from Mr Mills. Does he trust in what we have or take the chance on bringing in another goalkeeper not familiar with our defenders ?
Even AndyD wrote: Back to the football - anyone got the latest on Ingham? Was yesterday a precaution or is the injury still bad? Wouldn't like to go into the play offs without our number 24 between the sticks - as brave and as well as PM has done. Does seem an irony that we bought in a lot of players to cover all eventualities in the run up, but were left playing our coach in such a vital position as goalkeeper.Ingy not improving and may need another scan to identify the problem. Banjo could be back got Saturday.
fatmike
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4:36pm Sun 22 Apr 12
YorkCityLuke wrote:Abuse? That's not abuse!
Just to clarify for redbluelion: this is essentially an internet forum. People should expect to have their opinions mauled a bit, Duffy does this to others as much as others do to him - try not to take the abuse too seriously...
Head of Bomber Command
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4:51pm Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy wrote:He cannot bring in another keeper Duffy, GM mentioned this point yesterday.
YO1 wrote:I was worried that might be the case. I think there is a big decision to come from Mr Mills. Does he trust in what we have or take the chance on bringing in another goalkeeper not familiar with our defenders ?
Even AndyD wrote: Back to the football - anyone got the latest on Ingham? Was yesterday a precaution or is the injury still bad? Wouldn't like to go into the play offs without our number 24 between the sticks - as brave and as well as PM has done. Does seem an irony that we bought in a lot of players to cover all eventualities in the run up, but were left playing our coach in such a vital position as goalkeeper.Ingy not improving and may need another scan to identify the problem. Banjo could be back got Saturday.
fatmike
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4:53pm Sun 22 Apr 12
I'd go;
Ingham
Odeybanjo
McGurk
Doig
Meredith
McGloughlin
Challinor
Moke (if fit)
Chambers
Walker
Blair
RooBeck
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4:57pm Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy wrote:GM stated during a BBC Radio York sports slot interview on Friday, that rules didn't allow him to bring in a loan keeper. He didn't expand on this but said it wasn't possible, even if he wished to (and he didn't seem anything other than been supportive of Paul Musselwhite), and so, if Inghy isn't fit, then, it's Mussy or the youth team keeper and that we have to get on with it! At what stage he could recruit an emergency keeper wasn't stated, but let's just hope that if MI's injury is more long term, that he will be okay for the SF1 on either the 2nd. or 3rd. May, or at least the SF2 on the Bank Holiday Monday May Day.(7th). If not, then it's Mussy and though in the twilight of his career, he does have over 700 league appearances and a mass of experience at football league level to his name. The only possible problem will be to his fitness, 'cos as we all know, the older we get the more susceptible you are to physical injuries!! Personally, I don't think we should get too windy about this situation, just yet!! COYR - it's our time!!
YO1 wrote:I was worried that might be the case. I think there is a big decision to come from Mr Mills. Does he trust in what we have or take the chance on bringing in another goalkeeper not familiar with our defenders ?
Even AndyD wrote: Back to the football - anyone got the latest on Ingham? Was yesterday a precaution or is the injury still bad? Wouldn't like to go into the play offs without our number 24 between the sticks - as brave and as well as PM has done. Does seem an irony that we bought in a lot of players to cover all eventualities in the run up, but were left playing our coach in such a vital position as goalkeeper.Ingy not improving and may need another scan to identify the problem. Banjo could be back got Saturday.
joejamestom
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I am sure GM is keeping the lads feet on the ground & taking things one game at a time as all the play off teams want this badly, I will be there on Sat celebrating the end of the regular season with its ups and downs. The vision the manager has of a passing attacking fleet of foot side has at times worked stunningly well, nearly always good to watch. But has proven to be fallible against hoof ball teams prepared to close us down and our weakness in front of good crowds at home has left questions about the mental strength of the team as a whole GM must address this area as we might have some fantastic players but they have to turn up & deliver home & away consistently. My glass will be pretty full of happy clappy beverage on Sat & will be looking forward to enjoying the ride whoever we get to play as you can only beat what you get put in front of you. Keep posting fluffy you have the right to & I have the right to not read, ignore or react to your posts.
Cmon City!!!
fatmike
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5:12pm Sun 22 Apr 12
joejamestom wrote:PLONKER
Thanks GM & the team this is a welcome boost for the club & its supporters, staff & the City as a whole it reminds us all of how important a vibrant professional football team is to the life of the city, so build the stadium!!! I am sure GM is keeping the lads feet on the ground & taking things one game at a time as all the play off teams want this badly, I will be there on Sat celebrating the end of the regular season with its ups and downs. The vision the manager has of a passing attacking fleet of foot side has at times worked stunningly well, nearly always good to watch. But has proven to be fallible against hoof ball teams prepared to close us down and our weakness in front of good crowds at home has left questions about the mental strength of the team as a whole GM must address this area as we might have some fantastic players but they have to turn up & deliver home & away consistently. My glass will be pretty full of happy clappy beverage on Sat & will be looking forward to enjoying the ride whoever we get to play as you can only beat what you get put in front of you. Keep posting fluffy you have the right to & I have the right to not read, ignore or react to your posts. Cmon City!!!
joejamestom
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5:27pm Sun 22 Apr 12
fatmike wrote:The above might be!
YorkCityLuke wrote:Abuse? That's not abuse!
Just to clarify for redbluelion: this is essentially an internet forum. People should expect to have their opinions mauled a bit, Duffy does this to others as much as others do to him - try not to take the abuse too seriously...
fatmike
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5:35pm Sun 22 Apr 12
Keith...lad
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fatmike
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fatmike
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KAT1965
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7:26pm Sun 22 Apr 12
duffy wrote:We do agree on one thing - Doig is the real McCoy - I was really impressed with his performance overall against Fleetwood. Even my Evertonian father-in-law, with his premiership bias, was singing his praises.
KAT1965 wrote:Another fan I see, time to get the tee shirts printed I think.
sixtyfourfive wrote:You have made the classic schoolboy error of mentioning the attention seeker by name. He gets more mentions than the team. Must be part of his plan to take over the world. I bet he's got a Mini-Me of himself. If we ignore him he may self-combust in a frenzy of self-loathing
Have you all noticed who is missing on this forum - "Duffy" - the doom and gloom/ glass half empty merchant! When we lose he's on at c5pm with his 'seasons over" garbage - happy days/ happy clappers!!!!
KAT1965
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7:31pm Sun 22 Apr 12
fatmike wrote:Amazing isn't it? We get to the play-offs with a chance (albeit slim) of getting promotion - let's face it, it's in our hands - and all you lot can do is bicker. For once get behind the team for the last 3 important games (appreciate Duffy thinks there are 4 as he has bought his Trophy Final ticket) and give them the support that they need to get them where we all want them to be - or are you all Douglas Craig in disguise?
YorkCityLuke wrote:Luke why don't you actually get off duffy's back he actually talks sense and says how he sees it, just because you and your school mates might not agree doesn't make him wrong
duffy wrote:It's so strange that you can't even admit to being wrong after you have been conclusively proven wrong. His 'crazy line ups' and 'chopping and changing' have produced a squad with strength in depth, which has allowed us to keep up our play-off challenge even with a very large injury list including some of our most influential players. Playing players 'out of position' has allowed Mills to shift players about during games to compensate for (for example) injuries, sendings off, and changes to formation. Even his substitutions have proved to be fantastic- how often this season has he brought a player on, only for that player to score!? You're entitled to your opinions, but it's pretty clear now that most of your opinions were just wrong.
Ok we are there,much to my suprise I will admit given Mill's best efforts to muck it up with the crazy line ups and constant chopping and changing. I still say we should have been challenging for the title with the players we have but no doubt I'm again on my own with that one. Anyway time to move on and it looks like we have got lucky in one way with the injuries as Potts has actually been given a chance to shine and was man of the match in many peoples view yesterday. So we hit the play offs against Mansfield or Wrexham. I would still like to see Ingham and Doig back in defence with the midfield having a maximum of one defender in it. I can just about deal with Meredith in there if the other two are Paddy and Potts although I still think he is the best left back in the league. The forward line picks itself just now. I'm guessing we may see a few players rested on Saturday.Personaly with our home record I'm happy to have the first leg at home although if it's Mansfield it's going to be a tough second leg with their physical style of play and cabbage patch pitch.
uhtred
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fatmike wrote:ingham
So assuming Ingham is back fit for play offs, what is everybody's strongest side they'd pick if they were in Millsy's moccasins? I'd go; Ingham Odeybanjo McGurk Doig Meredith McGloughlin Challinor Moke (if fit) Chambers Walker Blair
challinor, doig, smith, meredith
oyeybanjo, Mcglaughlin, Potts
blair, walker, chambers.
subs fyfield parslow reed tonne moke
(Mcgurk is out for season)
fatmike
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8:01pm Sun 22 Apr 12
uhtred wrote:Don't mind that line up to be fair
fatmike wrote:ingham
So assuming Ingham is back fit for play offs, what is everybody's strongest side they'd pick if they were in Millsy's moccasins? I'd go; Ingham Odeybanjo McGurk Doig Meredith McGloughlin Challinor Moke (if fit) Chambers Walker Blair
challinor, doig, smith, meredith
oyeybanjo, Mcglaughlin, Potts
blair, walker, chambers.
subs fyfield parslow reed tonne moke
(Mcgurk is out for season)
Didn't know McGurk was out
Highwayman
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8:04pm Sun 22 Apr 12
fatmike
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8:17pm Sun 22 Apr 12
fatmike
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8:33pm Sun 22 Apr 12
Even AndyD
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8:57pm Sun 22 Apr 12
fatmike wrote:TY out until next year, in his own words. Operation next weekend, will be fit for pre-season - hopefully in L2.
uhtred wrote:Don't mind that line up to be fair
fatmike wrote:ingham
So assuming Ingham is back fit for play offs, what is everybody's strongest side they'd pick if they were in Millsy's moccasins? I'd go; Ingham Odeybanjo McGurk Doig Meredith McGloughlin Challinor Moke (if fit) Chambers Walker Blair
challinor, doig, smith, meredith
oyeybanjo, Mcglaughlin, Potts
blair, walker, chambers.
subs fyfield parslow reed tonne moke
(Mcgurk is out for season)
Didn't know McGurk was out
fatmike
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9:06pm Sun 22 Apr 12
eborexile
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9:07pm Sun 22 Apr 12
KAT1965 wrote:Now that last phrase is abuse!!
fatmike wrote:Amazing isn't it? We get to the play-offs with a chance (albeit slim) of getting promotion - let's face it, it's in our hands - and all you lot can do is bicker. For once get behind the team for the last 3 important games (appreciate Duffy thinks there are 4 as he has bought his Trophy Final ticket) and give them the support that they need to get them where we all want them to be - or are you all Douglas Craig in disguise?
YorkCityLuke wrote:Luke why don't you actually get off duffy's back he actually talks sense and says how he sees it, just because you and your school mates might not agree doesn't make him wrong
duffy wrote:It's so strange that you can't even admit to being wrong after you have been conclusively proven wrong. His 'crazy line ups' and 'chopping and changing' have produced a squad with strength in depth, which has allowed us to keep up our play-off challenge even with a very large injury list including some of our most influential players. Playing players 'out of position' has allowed Mills to shift players about during games to compensate for (for example) injuries, sendings off, and changes to formation. Even his substitutions have proved to be fantastic- how often this season has he brought a player on, only for that player to score!? You're entitled to your opinions, but it's pretty clear now that most of your opinions were just wrong.
Ok we are there,much to my suprise I will admit given Mill's best efforts to muck it up with the crazy line ups and constant chopping and changing. I still say we should have been challenging for the title with the players we have but no doubt I'm again on my own with that one. Anyway time to move on and it looks like we have got lucky in one way with the injuries as Potts has actually been given a chance to shine and was man of the match in many peoples view yesterday. So we hit the play offs against Mansfield or Wrexham. I would still like to see Ingham and Doig back in defence with the midfield having a maximum of one defender in it. I can just about deal with Meredith in there if the other two are Paddy and Potts although I still think he is the best left back in the league. The forward line picks itself just now. I'm guessing we may see a few players rested on Saturday.Personaly with our home record I'm happy to have the first leg at home although if it's Mansfield it's going to be a tough second leg with their physical style of play and cabbage patch pitch.
Fair play to the Fraser in Chief, I couldn’t afford or justify spending £90 pounds on first class rail travel to come and watch out beloved team (although I do spend just over half that in fuel)
Clearly he cares deeply about our club’s fortunes and aside from his condescending trolling, does from time to time contribute constructive comments.
However would it really have done any harm for his followers to realise that we were actually in a good position.
Obviously playing post season will make it even better but already some of the Frasers are laying out their stalls.
Every now and then the negative clap-trappers would surely benefit from a “glass half full” outlook rather than constantly looking for chances to find fault and a cloud in every silver lining.
We need to keep a positive (not arrogant or complacent) vibe. All of us who care about YCFC need to rein in our heckling comments.
“I pay therefore I whinge” belongs elsewhere this next month.
Plenty of time closed season for self serving destructive rants.
However constructive comments and ideas are the lifeblood of this page. I think we will all be best served by emphasis on the constructive for once.
PDH
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9:09pm Sun 22 Apr 12
Tug job
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9:33pm Sun 22 Apr 12
Highwayman wrote:We have not appeared in the play offs, nor the Trophy final, before under GM. As Skilly (I think it was?) proved the other week, our two halves of the season are almost mirror images of each other. Only the champions go up automatically and we did not win the title for the simple reason that our squad is nowhere near as strong as Fleetwood's (didn't they pay Crawley £80K for Brodie just for this season?). However, I believe we are capable of getting to the PO final, providing we avoid defeat in the home leg. Anything can happen in the final.
I really hope York make it but we have been here before and with GM. Whether the playoffs are a lottery or not it is easier to get through from the top two and that really is where York should be. We always seem to lose steam in the second half of the season giving us the work in the play offs and too date... well it has been too much!
fatmike
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9:55pm Sun 22 Apr 12
yorkviking
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10:05pm Sun 22 Apr 12
fatmike
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7:05am Mon 23 Apr 12
RooBeck
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8:04am Mon 23 Apr 12
fatmike wrote:Haven't seen him play but they have brought him on to the pitch for pre-match warm-ups and he looks a decent keeper - a big, strong lad! IF and I would say IF again, we are in a position where both our Nos. 1 & 2 keepers are injured/suspended and we are left with only a young, youth team lad for the goalkeeping position and we were approaching/involved in the critical matches during May, then, I would have thought that Conference rules would allow us to bring in an emergency, senior keeper. BUT, let's not go down that road, though certainly a poser for GM and DG to consider!! Sure Forest or Sunderland would be willing to help them out!!
Whats the youth team goalie like then? Haven't watched the youths since playing West Ham United in 1999 (Joe Cole, Michael Carrick etc), 1-1 got hammered literally in the replay 5-0
fatmike
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8:37am Mon 23 Apr 12
Sir Alex
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8:58am Mon 23 Apr 12
Saw the penalty incident on Youtube and in my opinion it was a good tackle by Muss but not a simulation so just 'play on'.
Great chance to rest a few players this week.
fatmike
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9:33am Mon 23 Apr 12
JamesHinch
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11:00am Mon 23 Apr 12
A Mansfield or Wrexham semi would be full house surely?
fatmike
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11:03am Mon 23 Apr 12
RooBeck
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11:15am Mon 23 Apr 12
The Legend Of Keith
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12:27pm Mon 23 Apr 12
RooBeck wrote:The capacity at BC was circa 9,500 (6,000 home, 3,500 away) a few years ago, but this was reduced to a little over 8,000 if I remember rightly due to the sectioning off of the back of the away end. York will very nearly sell out their allocation, but it is the away teams that usually fall short of doing their bit.
Don't know what the ground safety certificate allows for a capacity (guess around 9 to 10 thousand), but when we played Morcambe in the SF1 in 2007 we got 6,660 and for the 2010 SF1 with Luton - a near identical sized crowd of just over 6,400, so, would tend to agree that we would struggle to get a capacity crowd for the first leg, but who knows?!! Mansfield would be very likely to bring more fans than Wrexham, due to the distances involved. COYR.
Head of Bomber Command
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5:50pm Mon 23 Apr 12
Dr Brian
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7:56pm Mon 23 Apr 12
Even AndyD
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9:54pm Thu 26 Apr 12
Head of Bomber Command wrote:No, its 7,872.
9150 is the capaicty at present
TerryYork says...
5:41pm Sat 21 Apr 12