The likelihood is that this squad is going to break up whether we get to the playoffs or not - a lot of players are on loan and others are clearly on a downward spiral. Given our lack of budget (we have a large structural loss which we don't seem to have a plan to fill even with the current level of spending, so there is no way we will be able to raise it substantially) it's likely that we will struggle to replace them with equivalent quality, despite CC's best efforts, so this may be as good as it gets for some while.

Eleven points dropped from winning positions because of our weak inability to cling on for just a few more minutes against Newport, Colchester, Barrow, Walsall, and SwinDon - a COMBINED 6 minutes of regular time left to hold onto a lead across those 5 games before we conceded the goals that cost us (Colchester 89, Barrow 88, Walsall 87), with the others being in added time. Talk about flakey, it’s flakier than a Cadbury's Flake, and they’re pretty flakey….. 🙄

A month ago, I was sure we'd get autos. Now I don't think we'll get playoffs - Chesterfield will overhaul us. Not sure being as sanguine as TBK about it is right either - you have to take these chances when they present themselves. They might not happen again.

If Jackson goes we will definitely get another inexperienced manager - no decent experienced manager would come to us with the salary and budget we are able to offer them. The only question is whether we would get a decent or a useless inexperienced manager -which by definition is really a matter of chance, as we would have no basis to evaluate them.

That's roughly my opinion too Bob. Very frustrating if we fizzle out but clearly progress after nearly three seasons and the best defence I can remember

And I predicted 13 pts from our last 9 games! Only 2 so far and some very tough games to come.

The decline continues. Play-off place? Possibly not. However you look at it, better than the last few seasons.

…….and the run in looks tough as well. The squad may now be mentally scarred beyond repair.

Sad thing is when you look at how poor this league is and the top 7 current form is.if we had a half decent league 2 manager with our squad we would win the league. Having an over cautious manager will always lead to nervous players and mistakes.

I am SICK of watching the same thing happening game after game. Almost everyone in our section was dreading when it got to 85 minutes because of the inevitable. We were well on top in the 2nd half until Smith gave away a silly free kick just outside the area. We never recovered from that. JJOT spent most of the game wrestling their player to the ground. He did well to make it to injury tine before being sent off. Why didn't Jackson sub him? We had Ball and Harbottle on the bench. They only moved Smith up front in the last few minutes, when we shat the bed again. Truly sick of it.

I also predict that we will miss out on the playoffs as well as the auto's and it will be Chesterfield who will take our place. They are in top form and won again tonight, and if they win their game in hand, they will only be 4 points behind us with 4 of the bottom 6 still to play and I've no doubt that they will also beat us, seeing as they are our bogey team as well. They will likely be above us by the time we play them anyway.

I was happy to have O'Toole back in the squad, but to use his experience from the bench to tighten things up to see out games. The problem was that JJ hasn't given him any game time recently and he was obviously rusty. It would seem that he brought him back to sort out their big man Smith, but Holloway showed that he is smarter than JJ by playing him at the back and fucking up JJ's plans.

Ball was playing really well at CB before his injury. If (presumably) Johnson was injured, then why not play Ball at CB rather than JJOT? Or at least bring him on in the second half in place of JJOT? Not really JJOT's fault that he was having a bit of a mare, not having played in a year.

Jackson looks and sounds a broken man in those interviews. But not long to go now before a long rest...

3rd season, ⌛️👀,sorry to be so negative Sidney. Just hate jacksons football. Watching tonight when I should be at work ,won't be making that mistake again.

We are a niggling dirty side if the truth be known. Too many fouls conceded and we are paying for it. Shown up tonight by a battling SwinDon side who were better on the ball and actually passed to their own players. We somehow cannot do that now. Jackson seems to have no idea how to stop the slide.

Think Jackson needs it JAW. Sounds like he has no clue how to fix it.

Never thought I’d say this but does the team need Ardleys shrink?

Good timing to embark on our end of season collapse in form at the same time as the campaign for people to renew their season tickets!!

Jackson is Buckleys pet project. Until one man and his dog goes we’re stuck with Jackson.

At the end of the day, this isn’t a promotion side. I only hope the cretinous ‘Best Season Ever’ comments from our resident DTB emissary do not allude to another contract extension.

Jaw, maybe tomorrow or maybe never. I know i will be angry! He just has no idea.

Keefy, even more bollocks [Link]

Keefy, listen to this utter bollocks [Link]

I was shocked re Otoole but there’s no doubt in my mind why JAckson played him… to counter route one and Smith et Al