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Previous comments say it all about a disappointing performance. Fortunately Bath's finishing was poor and our central defence strong. Forward subs didn't work this time, with our main goal threats taken off. Regarding loanees, I think Smith must have returned as a Smith was among the Stevenage subs ...

Can we assume that season ticket holders will be allowed in without having to do anything more?

Friendly welcome and they took their goals well. We receive £1,000 for losing, which the club should be embarrassed to collect. Not much else worth saying.

Handball outside the box after 72 mins at Plymouth Parkway according to their Twitter feed, and they conceded from the free kick before losing 3-1. Understand he can be recalled at any time, but will he be suspended with H&Y and/or stay there?

Disappointing, of course, and the match report in Rick's post is an accurate assessment. We missed Tom's passion and leadership more than I thought, but we did look better at the back in the second half with Kristian coming in at left-back and Sam moving to the middle and Jordan back to where he had...

Trevor, my view from behind the goal to the right was that their defender pulled the bottom of Charlie's shirt so it was about 45 degrees from his back, as they ran towards the ball, which was some way away. Charlie was rightly annoyed and pushed the defender away to get free, and who fell as if pol...

What an ugly side to play against, with shirt-pulling, pushing, falling at the least touch, and whinging to the ref. And Braintree chosen for the first televised NLS match!? How enjoyable to see them get their just desserts. A difficult first half with few chances at either end, with defenders on to...

Away to a team I don't remember playing before, and to a lower league team. What can possibly go wrong?? At least it's not Suffolk again.

Well done lads, and to those fans who braved an evening out in Slough. We do seem to like 2-1s this season, especially when coming from behind for a change.

Spotted Ody Alfa among scorers for Aldershot at Scunthorpe today. He had a few useful games on the wing for us without having a regular spot, and he seemed to disappear at times, so bit surprised to see him at the higher level. Seems he's on loan from QPR as he was for us for the last few months of ...

Traffic delays with no trains, so arrived only 5 mins before start to be turned away without ticket. Hundreds in separate queues for match day or season ticket holders. Could/should have bought online ticket in advance to save a 110 mile round trip, bit didn't occur to me, nor did I see any suggesti...

Pleasing to hear the win, but we seem to make things hard for us and sounds like we were hanging on a bit at the end; glad sense allowed the final 2 minutes to be played out, and hope there are no serious repercussions. 7 matches finished 2-1 one way or the other from our 10 matches. Thank you for a...

Massive relief to see the win and the lads behind the goal, as well as several much younger ones, made it a great atmosphere after the goals. As others have said the first half was scrappy and lacking in confidence. Rodari on his own up front does well to win long ball headers, but no-one close enou...

It was a nice enough day out to one of the few grounds I've not managed to get to before. Friendly welcome, although rather basic facilities and patchy grass pitch. Good to see Pablo Martinez there and introduced to the crowd before the game, after recovering from his near fatal collapse a few games...

Disappointed after having most of the play and scoring first. Chances missed by Dan who rounded keeper before screwing shot on to the bar, while Luke also had a good chance, before a half cleared corner fell for Conor to curl a perfect cross onto Tom's head for Statham to tap home. On top until givi...

Well done team. Knew I should have gone. Hopefully a confidence boost.

Enjoyed the away day (always a nice place to visit), despite train delays home because of football supporters! Sunderland at Bristol City? Good all round performance as others have said and summed up well in Christian's interview. First half uneventful until Bath attacks meant some sustained defence...

Well done Disco Stu, your efforts make for an interesting read and is much appreciated for the considerable information obtained and provided. We almost don't need a match programme now for details of opposition players, manager and previous meeting history! Keeping it up to date may be a challenge ...

I count 19 in match day kit, so presumably Park Life's 18 but who would the second keeper be?

Thank you Spike, that's probably the most sensible and balanced post I've seen since the managerial change, and one that should speak for the majority of true Darts supporters.

So, on with the 2022/23 season. Train booked and all set for my 62nd year of support, with eternal optimism.