IAN O'CONNELL- Still going strong !

[Cookie]

Chelmsford City finally registered their first win of the season when an Iain O'Connell double gave them a 2-1 win at local rivals Heybridge Swifts, whose reply came from a late Carl Griffiths penalty.

 

Lets get IAN back thats what I say. Will do a good job at the back and shore up the defence again. Barnett up front. Perhaps IAN is playing up front now(ha ha)having got BOTH goals.

[TonyM]

Always liked Ian as a player and his wit in the dressing room always gave the guys a lift,but would he want to come back,I would like to see it

[michael]

Top bloke, great servant , unlucky with injuries ,but should have been shown the door one year earlier.

 

I just hope Bill Edwards is not going down the same road.

He seems way off the pace and out of form entirely these days

[TonyM]

Dont think there is a lot wrong with Bill,play him as last man,great player,play him out of position he may find that hard,would still want him in the side,maybe he had more time on the ball when playing in conf;but still rate him as one of the best.

[Cookie]

Edwards with the understanding between him and O'connell would be an asset at this time.

[TonyM]

Could not agree with you more tone,strong at the back,maybe a bit more in midfield but I still think our problem is getting back to HDP,with a Chairman,people with money to invest then we will be back where we belong,up the gate.

[Cookie]

Absolutely agree with you which brings me back to "whens everything going to kick-start again on that front".Its all too quiet and though grateful to vikki for that statement am assuming thats not "new" information but old. Ooops sorry, got carried away again there.Its just that nothing is coming out really, AGAIN.

Agree that that is the way back up, back to hartsdown!!

But for the present time we dont want to slip any further down the pyramid so we have to shore up things right now to prevent that.Dont want to go where Dover are heading, so that defence MUST be sorted immediately. No panic, just an observation.

[michael]

I think too many are living on past excellent performances.

Its what people are performing like today that counts.

 

'You are only as good as your last performance(so my wife reminds me )

[Cookie]

We are looking for improvement Michael no matter what it entails,no matter who it involves.Fact of the matter is that IAN is STILL playing and it cannot be worse than what we have at present.

At least we know what we are getting with him and even if it were slightly less than previous it would suffice.

[michael]

Do you recall how slow Iain was in his last year after his unfortunate injuries

[TonyM]

Sorry MM,but have to disagree with you on that,Ian is and to me still is a decent player put him with Bill at the back that can only be better than what we have got at the moment,he can only add strengh to our small squad

[michael]

I do not wish to talk ill of a loyal servant, but on current form, Bill is part of the problem.

 

We are al getting older and slower, and unfortunately that includes Bill and Iain

[Guest]

Can I remind you that the players read this site. From the way you talk about players you don't rate (most of the squad it seems) you must be the most disliked supporter. How does that make you feel Michael? Next time you go to a match make yourself known to them, go on but then you probably haven't got the guts!

[Cookie]

Bill was star player against Weymouth I.M.O. Was the "boss" that day for sure.

[michael]

Thankyou for your comments Forum Watcher.

 

I do not entirely disagree with your overiding comment,and if you read my posts more carefully, you would see that where i have been critical-actually of one player only- and concerns over Bills recent form i have been toying with the merits/demerits of being publicly critical for some of the reasons that you outline.

 

However, having followed a team for 29 years,more recently made reasonable financial contributions, and now enduring some performances from certain quarters that in my opinion do not meet minimum standards ,and above all show no sign of being corrected;imo i felt it necessary to be more forthright recently.

Thankyou for noticing the change of emphasis

 

I must assume that you have read and followed my posts over the last 3 years, and overall you will have found some very encouraging and supportive threads of every aspect of the clubs development.

Maybe that is why i do agree with you, that it is sad that now, one has chosen to be critical of certain small quarters.

I respectfully suggest that whilst players may originally read this forum, they are not likely to be influenced by individual comments and if they are that itself is of concern, as it would suggest that they do not possess the necessary strength of character for their role,and indeed should consider whether they feel happy to take an additional wage for playing semi-pro football if they are unable to accept supporters comments.

 

 

As regards remaining anonymous,i do not actively seek a high profile as my business life gives that to me, but you are misguided in your suggestion that i am a 'shrinking violet'.

 

Lets hope for a win today