V Welling H 23rd Nov

[Scott Davies]

Honestly Glen?! Because I can’t be bothered to try and explain myself. For those that saw the photo will probably understand that I wasn’t able to move that freely in the second half but when we are down to the bare bones, I’ll always try and get through it which I did as best I could. 

 

 

 

[Russ_Rebel]

Possibly the worst we've played to go 3/0 down at home especially against a team which was -16 GD at the start of the game , but we are punching at the moment on our budget , but again no natural left back/wing back , no central defence cover going forward ,  would be nice to see this addressed,  Amartey missed 2 sitters today, we could have won 4/3 , john ufuah offered so much more down the flanks. I believe that attack is our strength but we need to have a solid defence and sufficient cover. Such a Shame we couldn't get Scott the 3pts after 2 good yrs charge.

Edited November 24 by Russ_Rebel

[GlenSTFC]

15 minutes ago, Scott Davies said:

Honestly Glen?! Because I can’t be bothered to try and explain myself. For those that saw the photo will probably understand that I wasn’t able to move that freely in the second half but when we are down to the bare bones, I’ll always try and get through it which I did as best I could. 

 

 

 

But you did explain with photo proof! Just confused why you would delete it! Any news on when Goddard and Lucan will be available?

[Irishadrian]

On 22/11/2024 at 10:20, Reading Rebel said:

Play to the best of our ability like we did against Dorking and we shouldn't have a problem.

But play like we did in the Chatham game and who knows what the outcome will be.

Our goals are being shared around but lots of very good chances are falling to Slavi who, for his own confidence, needs to start putting some of these chances away.

I'm sure he'll come good but it's 1 goal in 8 games for him.

 

2 goals today!

[Reading Rebel]

39 minutes ago, Irishadrian said:

2 goals today!

Do you mean 2 goals in 9 games?

Although it was from a couple of yards out It'll do him good to score.

I don't remember another chance for him to score. 

[Irishadrian]

27 minutes ago, Reading Rebel said:

Do you mean 2 goals in 9 games?

Although it was from a couple of yards out It'll do him good to score.

I don't remember another chance for him to score. 

I think that's 3 goals in 9? But surely the important thing is 2 goals yesterday?

[Reading Rebel]

4 hours ago, Nathan said:

I agree with most of what's been said so far, except for the bits about us overachieving in 8th place. Given that we finished 10th last season, surely this is roughly where we're aiming to be? Do we have not any faith in Scotty or the squad?

A very poor performance overall (despite our late-game dominance), especially the first half where we didn't turn up at all. This was yet another match against a side who are struggling where most of the team had absolute nightmares; Amartey for the chances missed, Bayliss for losing his head at the end, Ochieng who I'd forgotten was on the pitch until he got booked etc.  It was simply one of those days, but this seems to happen to us a lot when playing against struggling teams.

As for Welling, with all due respect I thought they were pretty poor throughout (even when 3-0 up) and resorted to feigning injury to slow the game down when the going got tough. The difference between us was that they took 3 chances whereas we fluffed ours.

Nathan you are probably forgetting that there's a very good chance our budget is lower this season compared to last season which is why we've recruited players from lower levels.

The club have/are investing heavily in the infrastructure which in all likelihood means the chance of having a decent budget has gone by the wayside until it's completed.

We've made a great start to the season which in truth has probably masked our frailties and given supporters false hope of us finishing in the play-offs.

We're now getting to the stage in the season where squad depth will start to come into play and will more than likely determine where we finish in the table.

Goddard and Lucan are still injured, Lexus and Henry are suspended for the Chippenham game, Bayliss will be out for 3 games from Saturday and we've got a couple of injuries and knocks to contend with.

Sooner or later these squad frailties were always going to find us out and imo a top half finish will be a job well done. 

8 minutes ago, Irishadrian said:

I think that's 3 goals in 9? But surely the important thing is 2 goals yesterday?

2 goals in 9 and only 1 yesterday.

[Irishadrian]

 

 

 

 

55 minutes ago, Reading Rebel said:

Nathan you are probably forgetting that there's a very good chance our budget is lower this season compared to last season which is why we've recruited players from lower levels.

The club have/are investing heavily in the infrastructure which in all likelihood means the chance of having a decent budget has gone by the wayside until it's completed.

We've made a great start to the season which in truth has probably masked our frailties and given supporters false hope of us finishing in the play-offs.

We're now getting to the stage in the season where squad depth will start to come into play and will more than likely determine where we finish in the table.

Goddard and Lucan are still injured, Lexus and Henry are suspended for the Chippenham game, Bayliss will be out for 3 games from Saturday and we've got a couple of injuries and knocks to contend with.

Sooner or later these squad frailties were always going to find us out and imo a top half finish will be a job well done. 

2 goals in 9 and only 1 yesterday.

Oops my bad!   just noticed that a few weeks ago Chippenham beat Welling 4-0  but the way things are going we will probably beat them

[Jack Joshman]

Not sure if I watched a different game to others on here, but they scored 3 from about 3 shots and we dominated most of the game.  I'm not saying that we were great or even that we 'deserved' to win - but for people to be so critical in a game where we had 25+ shots to their 5 or 6 is strange to me & smacks of a massive overreaction and also working backwards from the scoreline - on another day with a similar performance we win that 2-1.

Also obvious from the game is how much the players care. Hope Scott & players ignore the (very few) critical voices and keep putting in committed performances like they have been doing!

 

[SloughFlyer]

55 minutes ago, Jack Joshman said:

Not sure if I watched a different game to others on here, but they scored 3 from about 3 shots and we dominated most of the game.  I'm not saying that we were great or even that we 'deserved' to win - but for people to be so critical in a game where we had 25+ shots to their 5 or 6 is strange to me & smacks of a massive overreaction and also working backwards from the scoreline - on another day with a similar performance we win that 2-1.

Also obvious from the game is how much the players care. Hope Scott & players ignore the (very few) critical voices and keep putting in committed performances like they have been doing!

 

Josh - do you also hope that Scott and those same players ignore all the positive comments that are made after a good performance/ result? You have to take the good with the bad and even in your comments about the game it shows what a poor performance front and back we had yesterday. They had 5/6 shots yesterday and we let in 50% of them (goalie and defence to blame?) and we had 25+ shots and only scored 2 of them (midfield / attack to blame?).

I'm quite surprised that the manager and the captain aren't more concerned that after a poor performance against Chatham, (even of we are generous and say) a poor result against Welling and now a load of injuries and suspensions, everything seems ok?

[Scott Davies]

13 minutes ago, SloughFlyer said:

Josh - do you also hope that Scott and those same players ignore all the positive comments that are made after a good performance/ result? You have to take the good with the bad and even in your comments about the game it shows what a poor performance front and back we had yesterday. They had 5/6 shots yesterday and we let in 50% of them (goalie and defence to blame?) and we had 25+ shots and only scored 2 of them (midfield / attack to blame?).

I'm quite surprised that the manager and the captain aren't more concerned that after a poor performance against Chatham, (even of we are generous and say) a poor result against Welling and now a load of injuries and suspensions, everything seems ok?

Just scrolled back to see your positive comments post Dorking and I can’t see one?

Im coming off this forum, it’s not for me. It’s for supporters. I was asked by the club to engage with the fans when I took over as it was something that Bakes and Unders had created but I’ll be honest I don’t really enjoy it. I don’t need positive comments, not fussed about those.

And I’m doing this whilst we are sat in 8th btw so there’s no panic stations 👍🏼

 

 

[Curtis]

Well done guys, that’s probably the end of this forum…… over time the board members have had unjust criticism & abuse that appears to have lead to them not posting on here & now the same appears to have been done with the players & manager.

[rebelbrewer]

1 hour ago, Jack Joshman said:

Not sure if I watched a different game to others on here, but they scored 3 from about 3 shots and we dominated most of the game.  I'm not saying that we were great or even that we 'deserved' to win - but for people to be so critical in a game where we had 25+ shots to their 5 or 6 is strange to me & smacks of a massive overreaction and also working backwards from the scoreline - on another day with a similar performance we win that 2-1.

Also obvious from the game is how much the players care. Hope Scott & players ignore the (very few) critical voices and keep putting in committed performances like they have been doing!

 

That's exactly how I saw it.

[Embery07]

20 minutes ago, Scott Davies said:

Just scrolled back to see your positive comments post Dorking and I can’t see one?

Im coming off this forum, it’s not for me. It’s for supporters. I was asked by the club to engage with the fans when I took over as it was something that Bakes and Unders had created but I’ll be honest I don’t really enjoy it. I don’t need positive comments, not fussed about those.

And I’m doing this whilst we are sat in 8th btw so there’s no panic stations 👍🏼

 

 

Such a shame that Scott feels this way, I’m not so sure everyone understands how lucky we are to have a manager who communicates with the fans frequently with honesty and passion. Look at some of the other clubs in the league and the relationship between the fans and club.. we are so lucky and should never take that for granted. 
 

As for the performance yesterday, not our best however as always with Slough it’s a rollercoaster of a season so maybe try and enjoy it and let’s see where we end up in April. Pretty certain it will be atleast inside the top 10 with our highest average attendance and something to build on in the summer into the following season!  UTR
 

 

[G Brown]

I’ll be honest, I only ever came on here to defend Bakes & Unders from completely unnecessary negative comments/criticism, and that transferred to Scotty when he took over… 
 

Now Scotty has gone from here, I’m off too because to be blunt, this forum is nothing but people spouting negative bollocks!

2 years on from certain relegation, be careful what you wish for…

Goodnight and god bless!

[Sharpediver]

I think the criticism of Scott and the team here is absolutely ridiculous. As other more sensible posts have explained, we're punching well above our weight in this division and although the final scoreline was disappointing yesterday,  we almost pulled off an incredible comeback. It was an exciting match to watch especially in the second half. I thought both teams battled extremely well given the conditions.

The facilities at the club now are superb - it's a great day out coming to Arbor Park.  We've got so much to be proud of both on and off the pitch. The crowds are coming and yesterday's would have been higher had the weather not been so abysmal.

I think the constant negativity from some on here is really not justified in any way. It's almost delusional and it's not how or many others see things. The club is on the up. There will be setbacks on the way inevitably but look at where we are compared to 2 years ago when Scott took over. 

Keep up the outstanding work Scotty and also everyone else associated with the Club. 👏 👏 👏 

[Windsor Rebel]

9 minutes ago, G Brown said:

I’ll be honest, I only ever came on here to defend Bakes & Unders from completely unnecessary negative comments/criticism, and that transferred to Scotty when he took over… 
 

Now Scotty has gone from here, I’m off too because to be blunt, this forum is nothing but people spouting negative bollocks!

2 years on from certain relegation, be careful what you wish for…

Goodnight and god bless!

Agree G Brown, thats why i dont post much on here these days having been along standing

member. Trouble is, a lot of our newer, younger supporters have not been through the hard

times with Slough, watch too much Premier League football and expect our club to perform

like a top Prem side every week. Also, after listening to the comments at the game yesterday,

some of our fans are just thick idiots, plain and simple.

[bonjour]

Well said Scott.

I sent a message to a fellow rebel at 9.13 this morning saying if I was Scott i would come of this forum and I'm pleased to see he has.

we could go through the season winning 46 league games and there would still be people who say it wasn't good enough.

Maybe we should get an area in the corner at Arbour Park like Woking do and all the moaners can go there, at Woking they call it moaners corner (does what it says on the tin)

Anyway I've supported the rebels home and away for nearly 60 years and yes I will be at Chippenham on Tuesday cheering the lads on and always will.

 

COYR

 

[SloughFlyer]

1 hour ago, Scott Davies said:

Just scrolled back to see your positive comments post Dorking and I can’t see one?

Im coming off this forum, it’s not for me. It’s for supporters. I was asked by the club to engage with the fans when I took over as it was something that Bakes and Unders had created but I’ll be honest I don’t really enjoy it. I don’t need positive comments, not fussed about those.

And I’m doing this whilst we are sat in 8th btw so there’s no panic stations 👍🏼

 

 

You probably missed me being the only person that agreed with your decision on Matt Lunch as well?

I think it's a shame that you feel the way you do and it'll be a loss to the forum, but if it's not for you, it's not for you.

As a manager in the past 2 years you have been fantastic (and long may it continue). A breath of fresh air since Neil and Jon left and your attitude towards management is also modern and positive. Does that mean I agree with you 100%, happy clap regardless of result, performance or decision, of course not, but that's the game we all love. 

The whole point of the forum is for people to give their opinions, good bad or indifferent, but it's not for everyone. I've given opinions on players (North, Lunch specifically) that have been universally disagreed with, I've given opinions on the managers and board members that have been positive when most others were being negative, that's what I'm on the forum for, discussion. If people only want positivity and want to talk to people with exactly the same opinion as them, then a forum probably isn't the place for them.

[Kaiser Gibbs Batman (KGB)]

I take a close interest in a number of clubs that I have "accumulated" through life and I fear none off this is unusual. It's just that these days people have many more opportunities through social media to make their opinions known more widely. Back in the day there were fans at the Dolphin who were convinced that they could manage the team better than Tommy Lawrence. There were people Following Frickley Athletic who couldn't accept that could no longer compete in the National League or at least at the top of the NPL.

Although I don't go to matches, I think I have read enough on here to get some understanding of Scott's approach to matches and I am grateful for his willingness to "explain". It is a pity that he feels the need to withdraw but that is his decision and I for one respect him for it. We had a reasonably successful manager at Horsham a while back, albeit at a much lower level, who simply wouldn't engage in discussions with supporters about players and tactics because, in his words, "They don't understand anything about it".