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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by LoidLucan » Sun May 15, 2022 4:01 pm

Stop Us If You Can :D

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by MB86DFC » Sun May 15, 2022 4:19 pm

jjljks wrote:
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All gone wrong at AFC Fylde too. Boston managed a 2-0 away win and also a lot of allegations flying over their manager James Rowe, ex- Chesterfield boss. Spoiled Will Hatfield's move.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by theoriginalfatcat » Sun May 15, 2022 4:55 pm

Boston lost 15 games this season, yet they’re in the playoff final - it just shows what can be achieved.
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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by Yorkfan » Sun May 15, 2022 6:32 pm

theoriginalfatcat wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 1:45 pm
York fans caused some damage on Weds night. To celebrate they trashed some seats, threw flares about and generally kicked off a bit with the Chorley fans.

What would have happened if they'd lost?
To be fair, the Chorley fans threw the flares into the young York fans on the pitch and the young yorkies threw it back into the chorley stand back at them

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by D_F_C » Sun May 15, 2022 6:36 pm

Yorkfan wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 6:32 pm
theoriginalfatcat wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 1:45 pm
York fans caused some damage on Weds night. To celebrate they trashed some seats, threw flares about and generally kicked off a bit with the Chorley fans.

What would have happened if they'd lost?
To be fair, the Chorley fans threw the flares into the young York fans on the pitch and the young yorkies threw it back into the chorley stand back at them
Fancy your chances now?

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by Yorkfan » Sun May 15, 2022 8:05 pm

Still not positive 😂😂

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by shildonlad » Sun May 15, 2022 8:35 pm

Yorkfan wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 8:05 pm
Still not positive 😂😂
Rare you see 6th v 7th in a play off final so well done and hope yous win it, would be a derby game for gateshead
I may not live in the north east anymore but i still support the north east teams

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by Emdubya » Sun May 15, 2022 9:23 pm

shildonlad wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 8:35 pm
Yorkfan wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 8:05 pm
Still not positive 😂😂
Rare you see 6th v 7th in a play off final so well done and hope yous win it, would be a derby game for gateshead
85 miles between them for a derby game.Really??

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by Yorkfan » Sun May 15, 2022 9:45 pm

shildonlad wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 8:35 pm
Yorkfan wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 8:05 pm
Still not positive 😂😂
Rare you see 6th v 7th in a play off final so well done and hope yous win it, would be a derby game for gateshead
Appreciated, I can't stand Paul Cox and we lost both games against them this season, they're just brutes. Strange that we lost 14 games and Boston 15 yet we both got to the final

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by Old Git » Sun May 15, 2022 10:27 pm

shildonlad wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 8:35 pm
Yorkfan wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 8:05 pm
Still not positive 😂😂
Rare you see 6th v 7th in a play off final so well done and hope yous win it, would be a derby game for gateshead
Actually 5th v 7th I think but I agree not the final you might have expected.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by shildonlad » Mon May 16, 2022 12:56 am

Old Git wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 10:27 pm
shildonlad wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 8:35 pm
Yorkfan wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 8:05 pm
Still not positive 😂😂
Rare you see 6th v 7th in a play off final so well done and hope yous win it, would be a derby game for gateshead
Actually 5th v 7th I think but I agree not the final you might have expected.
Too right especially as york were like what 20 points behind brackley
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NLN playoffs

Post by Quaker85 » Mon May 16, 2022 8:33 am

Always get this point made every year the play offs come around and Stoddart made the same point on Twitter yesterday. I don’t recall anyone on here going on about it when we were in the hunt. Total hypocrisy really.


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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by eddie-rowles » Mon May 16, 2022 10:33 am

watched Brackley v York highlights and have to say Pete Jameson MOTM for York who were hanging on just a bit

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by lo36789 » Mon May 16, 2022 10:38 am

The playoffs are brilliant. They absolutely make the season more interesting at the end and the games themselves are so good to be involved in.

I was gutted we lost in 99/00 but I am still glad we had those semi-finals against Hartlepool were able to go to Wembley. Going to those games are the experiences you never forget.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by theoriginalfatcat » Mon May 16, 2022 11:42 am

lo36789 wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 10:38 am
The playoffs are brilliant. They absolutely make the season more interesting at the end and the games themselves are so good to be involved in.

I was gutted we lost in 99/00 but I am still glad we had those semi-finals against Hartlepool were able to go to Wembley. Going to those games are the experiences you never forget.
Yes, I agree. In our league if you finish 7th to 2nd you get a ticket into another competition - tough on 2nd and 3rd but that's how it is, and not forgetting that both Brackley and Fylde missed an evening game and were guaranteed the semi final at home, yet they both still cocked it up!!
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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by Maurice_Peddelty » Mon May 16, 2022 12:21 pm

Slight deviation from topic, but according to the Hartlepool Mail, Gateshead manager Mike Williamson is attracting interest from Hartlepool and Barrow. I think that would come as quite a blow to Gateshead if he moved on at this critical point.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by spen666 » Mon May 16, 2022 2:29 pm

Maurice_Peddelty wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 12:21 pm
Slight deviation from topic, but according to the Hartlepool Mail, Gateshead manager Mike Williamson is attracting interest from Hartlepool and Barrow. I think that would come as quite a blow to Gateshead if he moved on at this critical point.
Given how fantastic a job he has done at Gateshead, losing him would be devastating for Gateshead. After what he has done for Gateshead, I can understand other clubs considering him for a vacancy

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by QUAKERMAN2 » Mon May 16, 2022 3:40 pm

spen666 wrote:
Maurice_Peddelty wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 12:21 pm
Slight deviation from topic, but according to the Hartlepool Mail, Gateshead manager Mike Williamson is attracting interest from Hartlepool and Barrow. I think that would come as quite a blow to Gateshead if he moved on at this critical point.
Given how fantastic a job he has done at Gateshead, losing him would be devastating for Gateshead. After what he has done for Gateshead, I can understand other clubs considering him for a vacancy
Out of interest, how many managers have Poolie had since Raj took control?Must be at least 4 .

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by loan_star » Mon May 16, 2022 3:41 pm

QUAKERMAN2 wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 3:40 pm
spen666 wrote:
Maurice_Peddelty wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 12:21 pm
Slight deviation from topic, but according to the Hartlepool Mail, Gateshead manager Mike Williamson is attracting interest from Hartlepool and Barrow. I think that would come as quite a blow to Gateshead if he moved on at this critical point.
Given how fantastic a job he has done at Gateshead, losing him would be devastating for Gateshead. After what he has done for Gateshead, I can understand other clubs considering him for a vacancy
Out of interest, how many managers have Poolie had since Raj took control?Must be at least 4 .

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6 and counting......

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by QUAKERMAN2 » Mon May 16, 2022 4:11 pm

loan_star wrote:
QUAKERMAN2 wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 3:40 pm
spen666 wrote:
Maurice_Peddelty wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 12:21 pm
Slight deviation from topic, but according to the Hartlepool Mail, Gateshead manager Mike Williamson is attracting interest from Hartlepool and Barrow. I think that would come as quite a blow to Gateshead if he moved on at this critical point.
Given how fantastic a job he has done at Gateshead, losing him would be devastating for Gateshead. After what he has done for Gateshead, I can understand other clubs considering him for a vacancy
Out of interest, how many managers have Poolie had since Raj took control?Must be at least 4 .

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6 and counting......
Cannot see Williamson being remotely interested in the Poolies vacancy.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by don'tbuythesun » Mon May 16, 2022 5:24 pm

I hated the idea of play offs but I've changed my mind because we've had so much fun and outings with some heartaches thrown in! Hereford away leg was one of my favourite ever away days.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by shildonlad » Wed May 18, 2022 3:25 pm

spen666 wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 2:29 pm
Maurice_Peddelty wrote:
Mon May 16, 2022 12:21 pm
Slight deviation from topic, but according to the Hartlepool Mail, Gateshead manager Mike Williamson is attracting interest from Hartlepool and Barrow. I think that would come as quite a blow to Gateshead if he moved on at this critical point.
Given how fantastic a job he has done at Gateshead, losing him would be devastating for Gateshead. After what he has done for Gateshead, I can understand other clubs considering him for a vacancy
Exactly this. Lets hope im right in thinking gateshead is more of a project for mike and hes not in it for the money. He joined gateshead as a player and got paid peanuts and stuck by them when they nearly went under and kept the young players going. He took the managers job when no one else wanted it
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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by LoidLucan » Wed May 18, 2022 3:43 pm

I reckon Williamson will be gone and he'll then take Langstaff with him.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by lo36789 » Wed May 18, 2022 4:11 pm

shildonlad wrote:
Wed May 18, 2022 3:25 pm
Exactly this. Lets hope im right in thinking gateshead is more of a project for mike and hes not in it for the money. He joined gateshead as a player and got paid peanuts and stuck by them when they nearly went under and kept the young players going. He took the managers job when no one else wanted it
Fanciful.

As far as I can see he finished the project. Imagine it will be time to find a new one that pays better now he's proven himself.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by LoidLucan » Wed May 18, 2022 4:32 pm

Williamson is a big follower of the Japanese concept of Kaizen – or change for better – constantly seeking continuous improvement everyday.

If he pitches in with Singh and the Poolies he may also eventually be looking to follow the path to hara-kiri.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by shildonlad » Wed May 18, 2022 6:07 pm

lo36789 wrote:
Wed May 18, 2022 4:11 pm
shildonlad wrote:
Wed May 18, 2022 3:25 pm
Exactly this. Lets hope im right in thinking gateshead is more of a project for mike and hes not in it for the money. He joined gateshead as a player and got paid peanuts and stuck by them when they nearly went under and kept the young players going. He took the managers job when no one else wanted it
Fanciful.

As far as I can see he finished the project. Imagine it will be time to find a new one that pays better now he's proven himself.
Yeah a one where he will be sacked from in 6 months if he goes to pools
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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by jjljks » Thu May 19, 2022 6:02 am

LoidLucan wrote:
Wed May 18, 2022 4:32 pm
Williamson is a big follower of the Japanese concept of Kaizen – or change for better – constantly seeking continuous improvement everyday.

If he pitches in with Singh and the Poolies he may also eventually be looking to follow the path to hara-kiri.
At least Poolies have a cheap & radical preventative for spread of monkeypox.
Rope

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by Wiseacre » Sat May 21, 2022 10:59 am

Three cheers for York - it might have been us but they've somehow got there though I think they'll need an upgrade if they do go up. Besides Boston is a nice day out. Brackley and Fylde shouldn't trouble us next season as we know how to win there.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by TKOA » Sat May 21, 2022 2:03 pm

Hoping for a Boston win today. Love a day/night out at York! Really enjoyed our first trip to their new ground despite the result.

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Re: NLN playoffs

Post by MB86DFC » Sat May 21, 2022 2:32 pm

Really hoping for a Boston win. York are one of the few decent away days left, and they always bring a few hundred to boost our income.

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