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We're doing well. But it feels almost inevitable that Orient will score first.

Shocking from Wilson.

Orient having more of the ball. We don't seem to keep it for long. No chances yet for anyone.

This lot are the most mentally feeble. Weak. Fragile. Not an ounce of resilience in the majority. Most fans could accept us falling short if we went down fighting. "Rolling over and having our bellies tickled" springs to mind.

This is how I feel. I really can't be bothered with League Two. Turning up for home games where the away side have brought 100 fans and stithouse their way to a 1-0 win. Everyone deserves to be in whatever league they end up in - but it's all so avoidable ending up in L2 again.

Ripley has got a bit of personality - I like him. Jury is out on Debrah for me. Might be okay in L2 but I'd like to think we could attract better.

Yep. This. Was after fans were getting frustrated when we'd be a good position to cross the ball, but we'd turn back and play it back to the keeper instead.

Re the line about "assuming all fans are morons" - I think there has been a lot of that recently. Earlier on in the season when our sole tactic was passing it back to Ripley every time we get the ball - we had Ojo/DF and Crosby talk about "educating the fans" on why this is the best way to play and that anyone that disagreed was a pleb. Then we had Carol's pathetic letter telling us all what an amazing job DF is doing (without mentioning what was happening on the pitch). Even going back to last season when Carol said we'd "had a good January window" - we all knew we didn't. Maybe, just maybe, the fans have a point here and actually know more than the "professionals" running the club?

1. Sack off the 3 at the back/wingback system. It's boring, slow and doesn't suit the fanbase. 2. Go 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 and sign some high quality wingers/forwards. Emphasis should be on goalscoring, not pointless possession or "aligning with the values of the club". 3. Squad DNA: Fast, attacking football. With athletic, physical players that hate losing. 4. It's easier to say who to keep: Ripley, Clark, Garrity, Chislett, Yak (squad), Plant. The rest can go. 5. The kids should go out on loan in non-league and play 40+ games.

Depressing to think we've got 11 more games of this.

The more I think about these last 6 games, the more I think Moore isn't the manager for us. He doesn't fit the fanbase. We need passion and honesty. He's too 'nice' (common theme). Was prepared to give him a few games but we're just clueless. Massey up front? Top scorer Garrity in holding midfield? Chislett/Mighten on the bench? Does anyone in the club have an ounce of common sense?

This is the worry. We've been targeting players in L1 that have ended up playing in the Europa League - dread to think how many strikers we'll "nearly" sign when we're in L2.

Bit more effort shown. Just way way way below what's required of a League One team though in terms of ability.

Wonder if we'll win again? Even Forest Green got 1 win in the 2nd half of last season and they finished bottom, 20 points adrift and -58 goal difference!

Shrewsbury are terrible and they're waltzing to this win against us!

Just needs to open her eyes.

Big rallying call. "Players are fighting". "Get behind us". Fans up for it. 1-0 down in 5 mins.

We're just not going to get 5 or 6 wins from the last 12. It's League Two next season and we need to start planning now. Hopefully Moore just uses games like these to find out more about the players and who to keep.

Again, this would just be sensible management, and again, we've done the opposite. Dipepa, Shorrock, Walters, Lomax should all be on loan at a local non-league club this season - Newcastle Town/Leek Town/Stafford Rangers etc. Get them used to the men's game, building up their experience. To be expecting 16 and 17 year olds to save the club from L1 relegation just isn't fair on them. What a mess.

Only if 4 teams get liquidated! We'll finish 2nd bottom.

Is there any point in playing this game?

Nah. She's got to reap what she sows. She was interviewing for a football manager. Then a football manager told her she should hire him as a DoF. Then he told her to spend a fortune on a campus, T-Zone, scoreboard etc. Then he signed 60+ players over about 3 windows. Then he hired a coach as a manager without interviewing anyone else. Then he refused to rectify the mistake when he clearly wasn't cut out. Then he assembled the weakest, softest group of players we've ever seen. Then he failed to sign a L1 level strikeforce over 3 windows. Then she had the audacity to write a patronising letter telling all the fans why we are all wrong, and that the board were all right. Etc etc. This blind loyalty from Carol is the reason we're in this mess. This relegation is on her. And she needs to get rid of DF, take some of that £180m, and bankroll us back into L1 at the first attempt. The fans do not deserve L2 football again. The fans ALL saw this coming.

When we go down. There is no way DF can stay. It's impossible. I certainly wouldn't trust him to sign another player, and I've not got £10m+ invested in the club.

Or a wage for someone that isn't made of glass?

Remember all the pelters I got in the summer for saying we shouldn't have re-signed Wilson? Wow. A 16 year old and a midfielder up front. Was gonna listen on the radio but will just have a glass of whisky and a bath instead. Vale 0 - 2 Fleetwood