One good thing about the Monday night is that it does give us three training days after a presumed rest yesterday. We have some time to work on tactics and gameplay in that. We also do not have to travel the day before.

I'm in priority 2 and the purchase was seamless.

That's when I was last at Bromley Meadow and I don't think I've ever left a match as angry as I did that day because of those cheats. Ryan Hall and lobbing Pullen instead of giving the ball back sums that club up. I couldn't get a ticket last year despite the number of games I go to but managed to this time as I'm in Priority 1. Incidentally, in case anyone is unaware, you need 68 points to be in Priority 1 and 43 points to be in Priority 2. You can be "promoted" into a higher priority as any points you earn this year count for this year's priority ranking. Next season, anything you earned in 2025-2026 is removed and it is based on this season and next. I know this as Luke in the ticket office confirmed it to me.

New 9yrspodcast up now with reaction to a mixed week: a first league goal and win against Wigan; some promising recruitment at the end of the transfer window; but then a most disappointing humbling at Burton Albion. Stu and I pick the bones out of both games, and question if our recruitment has left us with more problems than solutions. There’s also all the usual alongside that, including The 50.1% Club, Room 101, a look around results and fixtures in the third tier, and a quick preview of next Monday’s most anticipated return to Hayes Lane. Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube via [Link]

I followed the Burton match on Fotmob as I was at work. Despite that I booked a Bromley ticket today as I'm on leave next week. I hope I don't regret it.

Lurker - clearly we are not paying the going rate

I would have faith in the team to know whether Forss was a viable option or not and if so to have investigated it if they felt he was a good fit for the squad.

We won't ask

MPH,- good shout, even if it was until January, he'd be in the shop window and kick-start his career again. Nothing to lose as you say, don't ask want yadda yadda

What's to be lost by "them in charge" contacting Forss's agent and saying come train with us and see if there is some chemistry between us that could result in a contract?

Just took a look at the L2 table (I know - only 4 games in) but kinda sad to see Port Vale at the bottom with 0 wins from their 4 games. If my very quick search is right they haven’t been non-league since 1919.

A motivated Browne and a consistently fit Stevens are good additions to the squad if those two things can happen. I keep having to remind myself that we have kept two clean sheets already in a high scoring division. But folding like we did last night was not good viewing.

Six attacking/forward players who were permanent signings have left our club in calendar year 2026. Two attacking/forward players that are permanent signings have joined our club in this period, one is currently injured. Forss would be great, if only. So i suppose we'll have to get by until browne and stevens return from injury to reinforce us and it wouldn't surprise me if we get bugiel on loan in the january window.

Surrey fightback on

Lurker - "Or are you proposing we kidnap players and illegally intimidate them into signing contracts?". Aren't we allowed to do that then?

Forss and Stockley as our front two and 5-3-2 might work

Although I notice Forss is still without a club. If there’s any muscle memory of what he could be at this level left in there he’d be good for anyone in league one.

As with every season we have to replace a big chunk of the squad. Some seasons we get lucky and everyone is fit and it gels. Some seasons we don’t and it takes longer. That’s literally all I’m seeing here. Put Stevens on the pitch for these games and he would definitely have done better with the number of chances and half chances we’ve had.

Mark what failure to sign Lewis. He was offered a good contract. His agent suggested he could get a better deal as an out of contract player. How that worked out for him has nothing to do with a failure on this side.

Looks like Surrey might get relegated

"the 'incident' in the NE corner of the pitch..."

Think most of us would have fallen over long before we got anywhere near the point where Sasu fell over on Sunday if you're talking about the NE corner of the point

Yeah i thought he was good against Wigan too apart from when he fell over and actually even then he did a good move just before

Sasu played ok against Wigan to be fair but that was a rare thing

I'm prepared to get shot down in flames here, but I think I've seen slight glimmers of Sasu making a more meaningful contribution in the last couple of games