Waltham Abbey 2 Enfield Town 0

[Hawkeye Pierce]

I missed the first half but I'm told I didn't miss much of a spectacle. 1 - 0.

 

Second half Abbey sat back happy for Town to dominate because they knew we would not score on their pudding of a pitch.

 

2nd goal was straight in from a corner. Chopper!

 

Is this the first season the ESL was won by Christmas

 

Good Luck to Abbey next season in the Intermediate league. Ground nowhere near ready for Grade E let alone grade D. Abbey won the league - Certainly the most negative team I've seen this season! Town 80% of the game in the second half but not good enough in front of goal!

 

Abbey had two shots and scored both times!

 

As for the ref poor isn't an adequate word to describe what I saw. Definite penalty refused and seemed to only blow up when we had the ball and an Abbey player would lay down for a rest. Bless

[Guest]

onion bag

ball

in it goal

3 points

funny old game football

[Guest]

Compo

 

grow up you plonker.abbey won because they scord 2 goals.not the pitch?i would like to say to all the abbey lads well done boys.done yourself proud and i hope most of the esl like me are so pleased

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Your entitled to your opinion I'm entitled to mine!

[AbbeyMan]

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I missed the first half but I'm told I didn't miss much of a spectacle. 1 - 0.

Second half Abbey sat back happy for Town to dominate because they knew we would not score on their pudding of a pitch.

2nd goal was straight in from a corner. Chopper!

Is this the first season the ESL was won by Christmas

Good Luck to Abbey next season in the Intermediate league. Ground nowhere near ready for Grade E let alone grade D. Abbey won the league - Certainly the most negative team I've seen this season! Town 80% of the game in the second half but not good enough in front of goal!

Abbey had two shots and scored both times!

As for the ref poor isn't an adequate word to describe what I saw. Definite penalty refused and seemed to only blow up when we had the ball and an Abbey player would lay down for a rest. Bless

Judging by this post, you missed the second half as well (!) and you obviously don't know about the ground criteria. As I have said elsewhere sort yourselves out before slagging off other clubs.

If we were negative today then GREAT!

Our lads had a job to do and they did it well. I would settle for being negative AND WINNING every match until the end of the season 2-0... as I'm sure you would.

The 2nd goal was actually from a free-kick a couple of yards from the corner flag and, yes, it went straight in at the far post. Harry Elmes.

Your description of the ref is not fair at all... it seemed to me that YOU were getting all the favourable decissions!

Anyway boys, 1st half of the season nearly over... keep up the good work for the 2nd half and you will be worthy champions!

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[coupwotcoup]

I suppose Abbeynut is still getting p!ssed down the clubhouse? I rang him earlier and he did seem a tad chipper, and why not.

[Guest]

Great i bet the anoraks were in total shock you can lose town and fingers crossed it will happen next week to.yes your done good things at brimo and got fans.but take it on the chin finnish 2 nd and face facts (you aint all that)

[Robson]

First things first...

 

You type like a complete nonce.

 

Secondly...we can take a bad result on the chin - and we have finished second in this league more than once before, so we already know how it feels.

 

It is only Christmas, and there is a long, long way to go. Write us off at your own peril.

 

[Guest]

and do you know what a nonce is mister robson?

 

make my day and tell me?

[Mr Happy]

Stop hiding behind anonymous posts and grow up!

[Guest]

maybe you know mr happy ? come on get typing.its christmas time and money is short

[Mr Happy]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Guest]

robson

i await your reply

[Sponsor of Beer]

Can't complain that Town lost, I think Abbey had their tactics about right. Unfortunately, that seemed to include falling over holding your head whenever the ball was in a dangerous area and possession was lost. I guess that within the laws and current advice to officials that's probably OK, but it looked more like gamesmanship from where I was watching.

 

I think those and other 'dubious' tactics had an effect on the referee's ability to control the game. It appeared to me that any selection from free kick, free ball and drop ball were on offer after the repeated theatatricals. Perhaps the ref would care to come on the forum and explain; it certainly confused the players and most of those watching. Having seen the ref twice this week, he seems to have an aversion for the whistle and an arm pointing towards the penalty spot!

 

And while I'm on the subject, why was it necessary to kick off before 3pm?

[Guest]

ha ha ha ha maybe the league will give you the points.

[Guest]

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robson
i await your reply

Nonce = child molester. However, I meant it in the sense you made a complete [****!!****]-up of your posting.

But, whilst we're on the subject - I do believe the Abbey fans made several chants about the said topic, directed at the Town fans.

Leave it that, shall we?

[lovely stuff]

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Quote:

I missed the first half but I'm told I didn't miss much of a spectacle. 1 - 0.

Second half Abbey sat back happy for Town to dominate because they knew we would not score on their pudding of a pitch.

2nd goal was straight in from a corner. Chopper!

Is this the first season the ESL was won by Christmas

Good Luck to Abbey next season in the Intermediate league. Ground nowhere near ready for Grade E let alone grade D. Abbey won the league - Certainly the most negative team I've seen this season! Town 80% of the game in the second half but not good enough in front of goal!

Abbey had two shots and scored both times!

As for the ref poor isn't an adequate word to describe what I saw. Definite penalty refused and seemed to only blow up when we had the ball and an Abbey player would lay down for a rest. Bless

Judging by this post, you missed the second half as well (!) and you obviously don't know about the ground criteria. As I have said elsewhere sort yourselves out before slagging off other clubs.

If we were negative today then GREAT!

Our lads had a job to do and they did it well. I would settle for being negative AND WINNING every match until the end of the season 2-0... as I'm sure you would.

The 2nd goal was actually from a free-kick a couple of yards from the corner flag and, yes, it went straight in at the far post. Harry Elmes.

Your description of the ref is not fair at all... it seemed to me that YOU were getting all the favourable decissions!

Anyway boys, 1st half of the season nearly over... keep up the good work for the 2nd half and you will be worthy champions!

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Dell.

I don't begrudge Abbey the win at all. Your game was better suited to the (awful) pitch and you adapted to the conditions slightly more intelligently.

But if you seriously think that abbey didn't get most of the faviourable discisions then i can only question your sanity or your eyesight.Stone wall penalty/missing Abbey No5 boot the ball over the goal for a corner/stopping the game with Town in possesion 5 times in the second half when Abbey players went down injured.There were plenty of more incidents like that as well.

Yes Abbey only had two shots on goal and scored with both. Yes, Town had most of the second half. Saying that, i thought a draw would have been a fair result,because i felt both teams failed to perform on the day.

[coupwotcoup]

Somehow I don't think Abbey will regard themselves as underperforming on the day.

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Abbey did a job and the biscuits for the refs guide dog probably swung it in their favour!

[lovely stuff]

I just find the fact that the Ref AND the linesman both give a goalkick after an abbey player boots the ball 20 foot over the bar (without a Town player within 5 yards of him).

 

For this to happen their can only be three explainations.

 

1. Both officials had a temporary mind-block AT the same time.

 

2. Both officials have VERY poor eyesight.

 

3. something more sinister.