Arlesey Town (a) - 4th Oct

[GarySTFC]

Preview and interview now up on the official website - http://www.sloughtownfc.net

[manimal]

Hope the rain clears in time as theres no shelter at either end

[Sir Rebel1965]

_{Not able to make tomorrows game so wish the boys well.}

 

_{P.S.  Make sure Manny gives you a ticket when you go through the turnstiles after the debacle of a few years ago.  Would not want the game to be abandoned again and have to wait for tickets to then be issued begrudgingly - will also help him to let the league and tax man know the number who attend.}

[Rebel Kay]

Tis all right this time, we have two qulaified Refs in our ranks now.

[Martin]

There were two last time too. Arlesey refused to accept ours (think it was Dave Anderson) and we refused theirs which was a youth team coach. I remember it well as I shared a frank exchange of views with Dave Anderson. I felt we should play on as we were one nil up and he thought it was too risky. He bet me we would win the rematch. We did not.

 

I thought what we found out though was that the laws permit the game to be finished with two officials (one very knackered linesman)

[Mark44]

Yes I remember the playing on with 2 officials as the outcome too

[Rebel Sue]

I remember Martin not being happy lol x

[Reading Rebel]

Arlesey have a new CEO who apparently helped Stevenage get into the league and has big plans for Arlesey.  

[Ian]

There's no way one assistant could cover the whole line. It's not possible. Tom and I always carry our referee's cards in case this scenario ever arises again :-)

[manimal]

Arlesey have a new CEO who apparently helped Stevenage get into the league and has big plans for Arlesey.

Stevenage had the bonus of having a fan base.

You will probably out number Arseley fans today, if you're lucky you might even hear a clap from them.

They are a village team in truth playing at a higher level than is probably sustainable.

There best players last week were 5 and 6 in defence, won everything till someone pressed the self destruct button.

[Reading Rebel]

Stevenage had the bonus of having a fan base.

You will probably out number Arseley fans today, if you're lucky you might even hear a clap from them.

They are a village team in truth playing at a higher level than is probably sustainable.

There best players last week were 5 and 6 in defence, won everything till someone pressed the self destruct button.

 

 

Arlesey were 1-0 up and apparently in control until a deflected goal gave St Neots a lifeline back into the game.

[Manor Park Rebel]

Absolutely torrential rain started in Slough around 10:30 and forecast to continue for 3-4 hours. Appears to be sweeping across the whole country. Could be bad timing for the game. I haven't been to Arlesey but if I remember correctly there are or were drainage problems with their pitch.

[manimal]

One of the goals is raised so that end wont be a problem :-)

 

Yes Arseley were in control or maybe Neots should have changed shape/formation earlier, once we had bought on the subs and changed formation we took the game to them

Edited October 4, 2014 by manimal

[Martin]

Lost one. Neither side forced either keeper into a save of note and their goal came from a looping cross to the far post where the forward had pulled off his man into the space between Moran and Fraser to head home.

 

Disappointing, my first game in over a month and much like the last one I saw, failed to breakdown a side near the bottom and seemed to run out of ideas and steam.

[Mr Rebel]

Really disappointing loss in a game that arlesey did not really have to play all that well

 

Think so much travelling plus a few injuries in the game caught up with us. We really didn't look like we would ever get the equaliser so credit to them as well

 

At the end of the day would rather lose than have players who act as disgracefully as some of theirs. Verbally abusing women behind the goal and a captain constantly making obscene gestures to the crowd hardly setting an example to all the young fans in the crowd. Ironically an announcement at the start of the game stated refrain from swearing due to so many youth players being present!

[GlenSTFC]

I had a feeling before the game we wouldn't win as it sometimes happen you're on a roll and when it comes to playing the bottom side it all goes a little wrong. Shame as after 3 fine wins I would have hoped the confidence would have seen us through. Never mind maybe a reality check for those who had higher aspirations after that mini run! After all every fan would be happy with a mid table finish this season.

[A Rebel and a Saint]

Arlesey is really the most vile club I've ever been to and while it's not often I wish relegation on a club but I really hope we don't have to go there again as it always ends up in the same result off the pitch.

 

On the pitch, while I appreciate that we picked up more injuries and had unfit players out there, we really let ourselves down, spending a lot of the game just playing the long ball game against centre banks who won every header. I didn't want to see it coming but it happened after 3 great wins.

We were really the better team in the first half but we got sucker punched by our own poor marking, and dominated the game but didn't take the chances.

Second half I don't know what happened but we just didn't turn up, gave away lots of needless fouls and couldn't get the ball under control.

The less said about the performance of the officials and the behaviour of their players and stewards the better. Terrible all around.

 

Hopefully we can get ourselves sorted out with respect to the injuries soon with so many games coming up.

Onto Hungerford and we move on, COYR.

[Rebel Sue]

Fair play they won good luck to them.

 

The club was let down by the absolutely disgraceful behaviour by some of their team, very clever and brave to name call one of our female supporters. Is anyone surprised her husband was fuming. Not impressed with how the stewards handled it, wonder how they would of felt if it was one of their female relations !

[Hammer_rebel]

Where do I start..... When walking into the bar I thought by how many children there was that this was a family club... I was soooo wrong! Those kids won't find many role models on the pitch. Disgraceful I really hope relegation is in their future couldn't care less if sound like a sore loser they have no class and as for the stewards what a joke and the asst managers comment 'well I didn't hear the comment' well unless ur superman I don't suppose you did!

Also no way was that goal offside no way! Nothing went our way today and really hope Adrian sear isn't too bad and that dobbo is ok!

[A Rebel and a Saint]

Of course having said all this, the players have travelled at least 800 miles in the last week picking up 6 points. Still a great start to the season and so unlucky with the injuries once again.