Northwood v Slough

[A Rebel and a Saint]

5-1 win according to Twitter updates, with goals from Swift, Sonner x2, Burnell and Martin.

A goal down early then their keeper (Parkin) went off injured at 1-0.

 

Good win for us, I didn't go so can't make a judgement on the performance.

[AshbyRebel]

And Hitchin lose at home to Rugby to a last minute penalty!

[Mr Rebel]

decent performance. we wasn't immense or anything but i would say worthy winners

 

Northwood scored after a shocking mistake by Seeby who tried to see out a long ball for a goal kick and let the striker get round him to cross to a guy totally unmarked

 

Parkin going off was a big blow for Northwood as their defender had to go into goal. Swift free kick he didn't seem to see (most of us couldn't see much especially by the end due to the fog) and a good headed goal from Sonner put us 2-1 up at half time

 

with a defender in goal was always going to be hard for Northwood in terms of not conceding but they didn't worry us too much in attack. a few quick attacks made us like normal look shaky but Slough always in control once going ahead

 

3rd goal may have been a stand in keeper own goal though Burnell got to it on the line

 

Sonners "2nd" i think may well have been an own goal as well

 

Martin scored going clear and rounding the keeper

 

overall good win but you could argue at 1-0 down till Parkin went off a 5-1 win seemed impossible although i think we would still have won even with Parkin in goal

[Ted]

One we really could not afford to lose, and the second half was all Slough. We are a different team away from home, much more convincing than our home performances.

 

Can we do it again on Saturday?

[Windsor Rebel]

When Northwood scored early on, I had a sense of deja yu. I thought it was going to be one of those bad Tuesday nights again. However, I thought,

no WR, banish those NEGATIVE thoughts and indeed my POSITIVITY returned (probably due to a couple of pints earlier on). Once we got it back to 2-1

there was always going to be one winner, and indeed it could have been more than 5-1. My main concern was that the ref might abandon it due to

the hideous fog, but thankfully it got completed. Roll on Saturday

Edited February 2, 2011 by Windsor Rebel

[readingrebel]

Good, all round team performance after going a goal down early on.

 

Northwood's forwards looked lively early on and caused us a few problems but as the game wore on they seemed to become less effective.

 

We started the second half on the front foot and continued to dominate until the final whistle and really should have scored a few more against a very dejected Northwood.

 

As we know Saturday's game will be a lot tougher but the team will be pumped up for it and if we play to the best of our ability I think we have nothing to fear.

 

 

[Mr Rebel]

what i don't really understand is how we seem to pressure the opponents more all over the pitch when away compared to playing at home. surely this pressure should be there all the time causing errors and eventually creating more space from ourselves after unsettling them

 

on a different note the Northwood programme was one of the better ones even if it was a joint one for our game and their last game

[Staines-upon-Thames Rebel]

Last night was not a true measure of our position due to the weather, Parky getting injured and a ref who made decisions based on what the crowd told him to do!

 

Although this moved us up to 4th it is not a true reflection of the leauge due to so many other teams having games in hand.

 

Saturdays game will be a measure of if we can step up our performance against a well organised and motivated yeam.

[GarySTFC]

Video footage, well, what you can make out through the fog anyway, now up on the Official Site: http://www.sloughtownfc.net

[Tom]

Dave Anderson poses a question on Twitter following last nights fog - http://www.twitlonger.com/show/8idpi5

 

I suppose if the result had gone the other way the consensus would have been to call it off!

[Matt]

If one side wasn't so comfortably in front, I have no doubt at all that the game would have been abandoned in the second half. In the end it was very hard to see and indeed I'm told two of our goals were actually own goals - not that Burnell and Sonner will mind!

[Sue]

I know I am showing my ignorance here but If the game had off been called off, say in the 80th minute, would that mean we would just replay and start from scratch at a future date.

 

No sexist answers please, remember what happened to Andy Gray and Richard Keys!!

[brighton_rebel]

The game wouldn't have to be played again; instead opposing supporters would have a game of snakes and ladders against each other and whoever won that; well their team would get the points.

[HorshamRebel]

It all seems to depend on who you are, what is riding on the game and if you are winning or losing !!!

 

FiFA rule states : An abandoned match is replayed unless the competition rules provide otherwise.

 

In most cases if a large percentage, over 75% has been played the result stands.

 

Last season a match was abandoned at 88 minutes, but beacuse the league title was at stake, the game was replayed !!!

 

It's not at all black and white

Edited February 3, 2011 by HorshamRebel

[Sue]

Thank you Gary for a mature and grown up answer unlike some childish dopes from Brighton.

 

Thank god for Zoe at least Ruben has someone sensible in his life!!

 

You going on Sat Warren or you being a part time supporter again?

[Mr Rebel]

If one side wasn't so comfortably in front, I have no doubt at all that the game would have been abandoned in the second half. In the end it was very hard to see and indeed I'm told two of our goals were actually own goals - not that Burnell and Sonner will mind!

 

i would say Burnell maybe stole in on the line but yea Sonner 2nd goal im fairly sure was own goal

[brighton_rebel]

Yes Sue, i will be at the Aylesbury game

[readingrebel]

Yes Sue, i will be at the Aylesbury game

 

 

What about Arlesey BR?

[HorshamRebel]

That might be why he hasn't asked me for a lift

[readingrebel]

Thank you Gary for a mature and grown up answer unlike some childish dopes from Brighton.

 

Thank god for Zoe at least Ruben has someone sensible in his life!!

 

You going on Sat Warren or you being a part time supporter again?

 

 

Obviously a part-time supporter