FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round - Hendon v Slough Town

[Reading Rebel]

What do Hendon get out of a bumper crowd at AP?

 

 

Not sure if it's half or a third but the away side always get a cut of the gate in FA games. 

[Reading Rebel]

I thought we played well keeping a dangerous Hendon side reasonably quiet.

 

First half was relatively even but we took charge in the second half and really should have made our superior football/chances tell and then payed the penalty for those missed chances in the dying seconds.

 

Unfortunately our striker injury crisis is now 4 from 4. 

 

Reportedly a tight hamstring but with the Rochdale game imminent can we really afford to risk Floody on Tuesday?

 

My MOTM was George Wells with another assured performance.

[GlenSTFC]

This is the catch 22 situation... we’ve gone for a smaller but quality squad instead of a larger but not as strong squad. So now we’re paying the price for not having the numbers but having a larger squad would then cause unrest of the many under utilitised players. You can’t win really! I’m sure our managers have it under control and are in deep discussions as we speak...

[Stan]

We tried to play football right to the end and probably paid the price. Referee magicked up extra minutes from who knows where . Given the debate we had on here a couple of weeks ago about holding in the corner perhaps if we taken that route a 1-0 would have done the job.

[Reading Rebel]

We tried to play football right to the end and probably paid the price. Referee magicked up extra minutes from who knows where . Given the debate we had on here a couple of weeks ago about holding in the corner perhaps if we taken that route a 1-0 would have done the job.

 

 

In the corner any day of the week to get the win. Other teams would do it why not us?

[Reading Rebel]

This is the catch 22 situation... we’ve gone for a smaller but quality squad instead of a larger but not as strong squad. So now we’re paying the price for not having the numbers but having a larger squad would then cause unrest of the many under utilitised players. You can’t win really! I’m sure our managers have it under control and are in deep discussions as we speak...

 

 

We have the replacements for most positions but to now have all 4 strikers injured at the same time is beyond bad luck.

 

Am I right in saying both Manny and Gav James were injured in training?

Edited November 25, 2017 by Reading Rebel

[Neil Baker]

This is the catch 22 situation... we’ve gone for a smaller but quality squad instead of a larger but not as strong squad. So now we’re paying the price for not having the numbers but having a larger squad would then cause unrest of the many under utilitised players. You can’t win really! I’m sure our managers have it under control and are in deep discussions as we speak...

Small squad?? Not at all Glen, we have a decent sized squad at our level, but with four forwards a centre half and a winger injured we are only short up top... however any side that has all 4 strikers injured would be struggling... yet we have still only lost one game in over 20, so not al bad.

 

Nothing we can do before Tuesday night, as anybody not signed on before midday on Friday Is not eligible for the replay, and with Adam Cornell not available, that means we are only able to add Darren Wheeler, Tom Biss or Dan Read, and Wheeler is injured.

Edited November 25, 2017 by Neil Baker

[HorshamRebel]

Match photos

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/horshamrebel/albums/72157690078583235

[GlenSTFC]

I dunno I’d consider 18 players borderline small Neil! So it could be Dan Read as our only striker Tuesday who’s hardly played for a couple of years? Obviously we could put Warren up top too and we do score elsewhere. More of an issue is the Rochdale match where we’re struggle to fill the 18 available spaces especially as it’ll be pretty darn difficult to bring in any decent players who aren’t cup tied.

[sdelaney]

SD, have you been on the gin already? your reply is to Rebel1965 but you've replied to C'est la vie's post.

More like tired and p££d off.

[Reading Rebel]

More like tired and p££d off.

 

 

SD, all the traffic reports said the motorway was being closed and traffic would be horrendous, in hindsight leaving earlier might have been a wiser move?

Edited November 26, 2017 by Reading Rebel

[HorshamRebel]

Here's some match photos from the Hendon photographer

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dbeechphotography/albums/72157663002919088

[Stuntman Mark]

Margate or Bath at home if we get through....wouldn't have minded that one being away!

[GlenSTFC]

Glad we finally get a home tie IF we beat Hendon. But it’s another toughie as both sides are only points off a play off position in their respective leagues. Obviously on paper you’d prefer Margate as they’re at our level.

[Reading Rebel]

Glad we finally get a home tie IF we beat Hendon. But it’s another toughie as both sides are only points off a play off position in their respective leagues. Obviously on paper you’d prefer Margate as they’re at our level.

 

 

I'm glad you're getting the hang of this 'toughie' lark Glen  

[GlenSTFC]

Seeing as we’ll have no recognised strikers tomorrow, does this actually make Hendon favourites?

[Reading Rebel]

Seeing as we’ll have no recognised strikers tomorrow, does this actually make Hendon favourites?

 

 

Not according to the bookies who have us as odds on favourites.

 

With no strikers we have got to be the underdogs by some margin.  

[GlenSTFC]

I know we have goals in the likes of Dobson, Lench, Harris but I still think we’ll do very well to win tomorrow night, it’s going to be very tight again. But there’s the incentive of £5,000 plus a winnable home tie in the next round.

[Radders]

Question for neil or Jon (and understand if you can't/don't want to answer). Of the 4 currently injured strikers how many have a realistic shot of making Monday night? And is there a real possibility we could go into that game without a recognised striker?

[Neil Baker]

Floody is not being risked because of a tight hamstring, as we can’t afford to lose him for Rochdale with the doubts on others, he put himself available for the game though, however due to a family issue he will not be available anyway tomorrow.

Manny we hope can do a bit of running tomorrow, and we hope that he will be part of the squad against Rochdale, though he won’t have played for 4 weeks since the Gainsborough game.

 

Brad is a possibility also depending on MRI results he gets Wednesday.

 

Gav starts running this week, but the FA Cup game will come too early for him.