Chesham United v Enfield Town 4th Qualifying Round FA Cup 24/10

[littlehampton]

This FA Cup match has really fired the imagination of Towners, and you sense a real buzz of optimism that we are good enough to win this match, and progress to the First Round Proper.

 

It will not be easy, but our players will benefit from the loud vocal support and encouragement of the Enfield Town Ultras, plus a large contingent of other Towners, as we look to continue our impressive unbeaten run, and chalk up another victory in this famous cup competition.

 

There is only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything. To win tomorrow our players need to do just that!

 

Very best of luck to Brad and the boys. Let's give it 100% and do the business guys!

 

T.E.A.M. - Together Everyone Achieves More

 

 

'COME ON YOU TOWN'

[littlehampton]

Weather Forecast:

 

Unfortunately, the latest weather forecast, for the Chesham area, is rain throughout the whole afternoon.

 

Hope their wrong (they usually are) but be prepared!

[Tally Ho]

'Come on Towwwn, Tally Ho' 

[littlehampton]

The BIG DAY has arrived!

Just over 6 hours to kick-off.  All roads lead to Chesham today for Town's biggest match in our short history.

Let's be there to support our guys, with loud vocal support from start to finish, so they deliver the result we all want.

Good luck everyone.

See you there!


 

[Tally Ho]

[seemgee]

Chesham lead after 19 mins

 

Header from Ujah from a corner

Edited October 24, 2015 by seemgee

[Tally Ho]

one down . 

[seemgee]

Town hit the bar but it remains 1-0 to the home side 40 mins

[Tally Ho]

Gabriel hit the bar.

[seemgee]

on half time Chesham make it 2-0 

[Tally Ho]

Two down. 

[seemgee]

into the last 5 mins still 2-0 to Chesham

[seemgee]

Harry Ottaway on 90 mins 2-1  4 mins added time to play

[seemgee]

all over at The Meadow Town go down 2-1 

[The Football Fan]

I will happily kill Mr. O'Donnell right now

 

Seriously, that was the worst refereeing performance I have seen in a long time. Three stone wall penalties turned down, every time a Cu*tham player went down it was a freekick.

The ref ruined what was otherwise a good game.

Never mind. We will do it next year.

[The Crowing Cockerel]

Time to vent a little. No, not at the referee - I don't think he was the reason Town lost today. I thought we played into Chesham's hands all day. They had 4 very large defenders. These defenders predictably won pretty much everything in the air. We were playing a system with 3 central defenders and what appeared to be wing-backs (- I don't like Ryan Doyle playing in a defensive three). Ricky Gabriel got forward a couple of times all match, Mickey Parcell barely got forward at all. Instead, we were whacking long balls forward which were meat and drink to the Chesham defence.

 

I think Brad needed to change tactics for this game. The way we were going to win was to get WINGERS past their full-backs and have them cross the ball from the bye-line. That did not happen all game.

 

Did Brad try and change the shape of the team/tactics? Who knows. I'm thoroughly disappointed because that was a relatively good draw in the final qualifying round of the cup. I think that Town playing at their best could've progressed.

 

All that being said, Chesham deserved the win. Nathan made 3 superb saves in the last 10 minutes to keep us in with a sniff.

 

Onwards and upwards!

 

Towners!

[1F in Enfield]

I Agree with TCC, the ref made a few wrong decisions but it was our performance that let us down today. Chesham are a decent outfit and we needed a top drawer performance to get the win. From the experience of the last 2 cup games, the southern league is more physical than the ryman prem presenting a different challenge. Still well done to Brad and the boys for making history and taking us to Q4. Only 1 week til the Trophy starts and that road leads to Wembley too! COYT

Edited October 24, 2015 by 1F in Enfield

[The Football Fan]

Now that I have calmed down a bit I realise that I may have been a bit hasty with my comments regarding the ref in my earlier comment and apologise, I was cross then but in hindsight it was a stupid thing to say.

Sorry for any offence caused....it is only a game.

 

Up the Town!

[andyetfc]

Back three didn't work!

[The Crowing Cockerel]

Back three didn't work!

 

I second that! We needed the extra man in the middle of the park to pick up the loose balls and provide some possession.

 

I'm afraid we were tactically naive. 

 

I am sure Brad has learnt a lot from this cup run though.