Slough v Kidlington (FA Trophy)

[Sir Rebel1965]

My mate Manny will bang in the goals plus we stil have attacking players like Dobson, Lench and Harris to rely on. I wonder if we’ll play 2 up front or just Manny?

Sometimes it feels we are playing with 10 up front, and that attractive attacking football is what is getting the goals, which is getting results, which is good to watch, which are causing the gates to go up!

[RebelVilla]

Without trying to mock the guru that is Reading Rebel, should the title of this thread not be Kidlington v Slough (FATrophy)?

 

I thought that we are the away team.

[Curtis]

Sometimes it feels we are playing with 10 up front, and that attractive attacking football is what is getting the goals, which is getting results, which is good to watch, which are causing the gates to go up!

Actually our attendances haven’t gone up much at all in comparison to last season.... average of 651 so far, 631 last season. Kings Lynn, Weymouth and Kettering have seen increases of 50%, 45% and 37% this season.

 

It might because they are all performing better than last season, whereas despite our fantastic form this season it is almost exactly the same in terms of results as the beginning of last season (2016/7 W11 D2 L1 35 points, 2017/8 W11 D1 L2 34 points).

 

It might also be that our season tickets last season were very heavily discounted in anticipation of moving in to the new stadium, and the big attendance increases came last season, and we have done well to maintain them this season.

 

I do think the attendances will increase throughout the season though if our good results continue, and even more so if we progress further in the FA Cup and get some decent media coverage.

[Sir Rebel1965]

Thanks Mr negative - some of us our trying to support and motivate the team.

[GlenSTFC]

So was I right in saying it’ll be a comfortable win?

[maidenheadrebel]

No , first half was far from comfortable. One or two players did not show up today being very poor on the ball. First touch all over the place and trying to do too much instead of the simple pass.

Second half was somewhat better and when the ball was passed around the difference in level was for all to see.

[Sir Rebel1965]

So was I right in saying it’ll be a comfortable win?

Usually best if you are at the game to make a comment like that!

 

Did what we had to and now move on to the next round.

[GlenSTFC]

Maybe I was, maybe I wasn’t... ?

£3,250 won with £4,000 for the next round (still regionalised like the FA Cup I guess).

[HorshamRebel]

Match photos

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/horshamrebel/albums/72157686685909712

[Reading Rebel]

Started well to go 1 up but then Kidlington came back at us and how they never scored was probably down to Jack Turner in goal the post and crossbar.

 

Much better from us in the second half capped by a good all round performance from Matt Lench and a well deserved hat-trick. 

 

Some good solid performances but my MOTM was Matt Lench with another classy all round display.

Edited October 29, 2017 by Reading Rebel

[epicrebel]

So now with us and Dorcester winning the game on the 11th is off.

[rebelade]

Congratulations to Matt Lench who became the first Slough player this season to score a hat-trick and remain on the pitch for 90 mins (just). If he starts on Saturday he will also become the first to score 3 and play in the next game ??

[PaxtonLee]

Congratulations to Matt Lench who became the first Slough player this season to score a hat-trick and remain on the pitch for 90 mins (just). If he starts on Saturday he will also become the first to score 3 and play in the next game

Cracking stat!

[RebelDelaney]

Good pic and write up in the Non League Paper.

 

Kidlington playing my local team Wotton Bassett on Wednesday in a cup game.

 

Pity same night Spurs v Real Madrid

[redwine rebel]

No choice there then RD definately Kidlington!!

Edited October 31, 2017 by redwine rebel

[RebelDelaney]

Sue watched Wootton 1st team win 3-2 against a reserve Kìdlington a very good open game should of been a bigger win.

Just watched Super Spurs as well.