Basingstoke Town v Slough Town

[3spirit]

Strangely I had a feeling through out the week that Slough would lose this game and blow me the premonition came true !   First half, though, we were the team that looked the likely winners.  Second half everything that could go wrong, did !

 

I was impressed by Basingstoke and as the season progresses they are only going to get better.

We will be in for a tough time in the return home match against them on 3g.

 

We know Mark Nisbet cocked up with a totally mistimed challenge but he has been a fantastic signing since he arrived from Maidenhead, so I don't think we fans should be too harsh on him. 

What with the Lee Togwell and Paul Stonehouse injuries,too,our luck just ran out.

 

Down to 10 men we had no chance of coming back. It just became about damage limitation and keeping them from scoring. 

​Let's hope for a better slice of good fortune against Dorchester.

[kirk]

Now Terry Brown has them firing would not be surprised to see Basingstoke climb up the league.

As for us I still say we are short of a robust striker or two.Is the Southern league stronger than the Ryman's  only Charlie is not as prolific as the say he was.Also I would have played Frazer left back.

Still not to worry, " TOMORROW IS ANOTHER  DAY " to mis quote the famous novel.

[Craig Minter]

We've proven we have the class if we keep the discipline up so i'm not massively worried about the result.

 

Hopefully the team will learn from the loss, seems like it was due to being tired.

[Stan]

Good to see the managers not making excuses for the defeat although there were plenty they could have pulled on. We got mugged really and need to learn why rather than moan about how unfair it was. It was a good lesson that good football and talent are never the be all and end all of winning some games and definitely a league. We got a red and the most yellows but who were the team making use of their physical attributes shall we say! Also this was the first time we have lost players and looked like it affected us. Up to now it's been the reverse and the replacements have excelled. Don't like Basingstokes tactics but maybe they have done us a favour in the long term and toughened us up a bit.

[epicrebel]

After 12 minutes we could of been playing against 10 men if the Ref had seen the studded tackle on Tog's

 

Lee's Sock 

 

 

 

[Bernie Gogan]

It's one of those feelings of unfairness about the result for me, yet of course that's football! Didn't foresee their physicality second half. Had a similar feeling when we lost last season in the FA Cup there when they scored in injury time then too to make the scoreline look better (or worse!).

 

We definitely were short once Stonehouse had gone off, so it would have been a battle to stay at 1-0 or even at 1-1. Nisbet's sending off was the deciding factor, we just didn't re-organise ourselves.

 

Winning 3-1 and forcing us to chase around with 10 was exactly what we would have done, so no complaints there, just frustration.

 

Very nasty cut to Togwell as seen by pictures from Epicrebel, hope he's OK.

[staines_rebel_Jr]

Now Terry Brown has them firing would not be surprised to see Basingstoke climb up the league.

As for us I still say we are short of a robust striker or two.Is the Southern league stronger than the Ryman's only Charlie is not as prolific as the say he was.Also I would have played Frazer left back.

Still not to worry, " TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY " to mis quote the famous novel.

Charlie Moone is still our highest scoring striker this season with 8 goals.

[epicrebel]

Charlie Moone is still our highest scoring striker this season with 8 goals.

Well that's a no brainer as he's the only 1 of the 3 playing,.,.,.,.,.,.lol

[staines_rebel_Jr]

Well that's a no brainer as he's the only 1 of the 3 playing,.,.,.,.,.,.lol

 

Charlie Moone - 8 goals in 15 matches

Lee Barney - 6 goals in 12 matches

Gavin James - 6 goals in 12 matches

 

 

Charlie Moone currently has the best goals to games ratio out of the 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[3spirit]

Charlie Moone hasn't suddenly become a bad striker but since his comeback from injury, he has struggled to make an impact in the games he's been involved in, for reasons unknown. Perhaps his injury is still not quite right or he's not in a good place mentally but all strikers have dips in form but it's become a bigger problem because of the continued absence of Gav James and Lee Barney.

With Lewis Putman only just coming back to full fitness, we are stretched up front and I think we should bring another striker in, pronto.

[Reading Rebel]

Just one of those days today and it's how we bounce back that will tell us more about this group of players. Being a player that has won a championship at conference level before, I found that my team won things through being ruthless and having leaders throughout the park. Real winners. Do we at Slough have that? We have been on an exceptional run but now we will find out what player's actually do fancy it. Can't wait to find out. COYR

 

 

I'd be interested to know what team that was John-Boy?

[Reading Rebel]

So Hewitt should be back before Nisbet's suspension starts?

 

 

Brad Hewitt played yesterday (not sure who he played for) and should be available for selection Tuesday.

[Reading Rebel]

Best forgotten A perfect storm of problems today More than a few players well below their normal standards and a Basingstoke side rapidly improving (4 wins in Oct) after a poor start.But although Leamington have temporarily crept ahead with a third of our season gone we have lost just twice Thats championship form! We are still the team that has lost fewer points than any other team in our division We should feel confident and positive at home to mid table Dorchester imo and lets see the start of another unbeaten run.

 

 

It's good to be confident and positive but let's not get carried away with Dorchester currently being a mid table team. Dorchester are improving and are starting to put some results together. I expect another tough game with a positive result for us.

[epicrebel]

Charlie Moone - 8 goals in 15 matches

Lee Barney - 6 goals in 12 matches

Gavin James - 6 goals in 12 matches

 

 

Charlie Moone currently has the best goals to games ratio out of the 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then if you break them 15,12 and 12 games to full games (games of 85 minutes or more) 12, 4 and 6.

Also you've got Gavin as playing 12 game 1 of them was for 1 minute.

 

Charlie is a totally different sort of forward than Lee and Gavin as he's a trickier striker as Lee and Gavin are the pace.

 

I personally like all 3 (with Lewis as back up) of our strikers, But Charlie is more of a sniffer than an over the top or down the sides and chase. 

[3spirit]

Then if you break them 15,12 and 12 games to full games (games of 85 minutes or more) 12, 4 and 6.

Also you've got Gavin as playing 12 game 1 of them was for 1 minute.

 

Charlie is a totally different sort of forward than Lee and Gavin as he's a trickier striker as Lee and Gavin are the pace.

 

I personally like all 3 (with Lewis as back up) of our strikers, But Charlie is more of a sniffer than an over the top or down the sides and chase. 

 

I view Charlie Moone as like an Ed Smith type of striker, in that he can link play,is not afraid to drop deep and has the ability to produce something out of the ordinary. 

His weaknesses is his slight frame and not being able, in strength terms, to add a physical element to his game. However, his goal record speaks for itself, in that he knows how to put the ball in the net.

When on form, he is the best striker we have at the club in ability terms.

 

Lee Barney is the archetypal goal poacher and to his credit despite his size is willing to put himself about.

Technically he isn't as good as Charlie but he's proved that he is very effective and leads the line well.

Had he been fit now, I think he would be starting in front of Charlie, at the moment.

 

Gav James has pace and strength but not as prolific in front of goal as the above two but is ideal to play alongside either one. A good foil for our quick high tempo attacking game.

Like to see his heading improve, though.

He would have been ideal for yesterday's match, as I felt we lacked a harder edge to our attacking options up front, as we were a bit too nice to Basingstoke's young defenders and their very competent but smallish captain David Ray.

 

Hopefully when we play Basingstoke again, we will be back to full strength and can address this notion.    

[staines_rebel_Jr]

I view Charlie Moone as like an Ed Smith type of striker, in that he can link play,is not afraid to drop deep and has the ability to produce something out of the ordinary.

His weaknesses is his slight frame and not being able, in strength terms, to add a physical element to his game. However, his goal record speaks for itself, in that he knows how to put the ball in the net.

When on form, he is the best striker we have at the club in ability terms.

 

Lee Barney is the archetypal goal poacher and to his credit despite his size is willing to put himself about.

Technically he isn't as good as Charlie but he's proved that he is very effective and leads the line well.

Had he been fit now, I think he would be starting in front of Charlie, at the moment.

 

Gav James has pace and strength but not as prolific in front of goal as the above two but is ideal to play alongside either one. A good foil for our quick high tempo attacking game.

Like to see his heading improve, though.

He would have been ideal for yesterday's match, as I felt we lacked a harder edge to our attacking options up front, as we were a bit too nice to Basingstoke's young defenders and their very competent but smallish captain David Ray.

 

Hopefully when we play Basingstoke again, we will be back to full strength and can address this notion.

I completely agree with all of this.

[Reading Rebel]

I view Charlie Moone as like an Ed Smith type of striker, in that he can link play,is not afraid to drop deep and has the ability to produce something out of the ordinary. 

His weaknesses is his slight frame and not being able, in strength terms, to add a physical element to his game. However, his goal record speaks for itself, in that he knows how to put the ball in the net.

When on form, he is the best striker we have at the club in ability terms.

 

Lee Barney is the archetypal goal poacher and to his credit despite his size is willing to put himself about.

Technically he isn't as good as Charlie but he's proved that he is very effective and leads the line well.

Had he been fit now, I think he would be starting in front of Charlie, at the moment.

 

Gav James has pace and strength but not as prolific in front of goal as the above two but is ideal to play alongside either one. A good foil for our quick high tempo attacking game.

Like to see his heading improve, though.

He would have been ideal for yesterday's match, as I felt we lacked a harder edge to our attacking options up front, as we were a bit too nice to Basingstoke's young defenders and their very competent but smallish captain David Ray.

 

Hopefully when we play Basingstoke again, we will be back to full strength and can address this notion.    

 

 

I think Lee Barney's attributes are his mobility up front and goal scoring instincts.

 

Personally think if both Gav and Lee had been fit either one of them would be partnering Charlie up front.

 

Charlie Moone needs another striker to forge a partnership with, once that happens there will be no problem with him scoring goals on a regular basis. 

[Reading Rebel]

Charlie Moone hasn't suddenly become a bad striker but since his comeback from injury, he has struggled to make an impact in the games he's been involved in, for reasons unknown. Perhaps his injury is still not quite right or he's not in a good place mentally but all strikers have dips in form but it's become a bigger problem because of the continued absence of Gav James and Lee Barney.

With Lewis Putman only just coming back to full fitness, we are stretched up front and I think we should bring another striker in, pronto.

 

 

We have found league goals hard to come by since Lee and Gave have been injured. We've eeked out 1-0 wins largely due to our solid defence/teamwork/organisation.

 

With Lee Barney's comeback from injury put on hold, how long will it be until Gav James not only gets back playing but regains his match fitness/sharpness?

 

Can we keep getting away with 'shoe horning' players into a striking role until other players get over their injuries and regain their match fitness?

[Jon Underwood]

We have found league goals hard to come by since Lee and Gave have been injured. We've eeked out 1-0 wins largely due to our solid defence/teamwork/organisation.

 

With Lee Barney's comeback from injury put on hold, how long will it be until Gav James not only gets back playing but regains his match fitness/sharpness?

 

Can we keep getting away with 'shoe horning' players into a striking role until other players get over their injuries and regain their match fitness?

 

I will admit it's certainly not an ideal situation at the moment with the lack of striking options but it has been very difficult from our point of view to know what was the right thing to do here. When we lost Gav and Lee in quick succession we certainly thought, at that moment in time, that we would have at least 1 of them back by now. We decided to go with Warren up top (who was scoring for fun at that time) and Webby on the right as this is what we had when we beat Leamington and when we outplayed Dartford. Puts then came back in the next game vs Ashford and scored a hat-trick so we had that option too. We felt therefore that we had enough and I would say until yesterday we have been proved right on this. And I still believe if Charlie's header had gone in yesterday to put us 2-0 up we wouldn't even be taking about this and we'd still be top of the league. Very fine margins in football sometimes!

 

We still have been having a really good look around to find a short term option on loan or dual registration but there just wasn't the right option. It's not as easy as just going to get a player, if you want the right type. And if you are flying, like we have been, you run the risk of bringing the wrong one in and affecting the dressing room. Higher level clubs who might want a player to go out on loan at our level will expect them to play so we weren't going to do that and drop one of our players who was already playing and contributing to our run of form. You end up looking at players without a club (and we did speak to a couple) but there is nearly always a good reason why a player is without a club in October and it's very rare you come across someone worth taking on. 

 

Bakes is in conversation with a league club about a possible loan signing of a young forward and we'll know more tomorrow about this and we also may have another potential option to help us out from the bench on Tuesday but we'll have to see what happens tomorrow on this one too. No-one wants to continue this fine start more than Bakes and I and we will continue to try to do the right thing for the club and the dressing room to ensure this happens.

[Curtis]

Basingstoke are at Chippenham on Tuesday....... the result might give us an indication of whether yesterday was just a poor performance from us, or if they are a lot better than we give them credit for.