Todays Match

[*Keith*]

Latest score is Northwich 0 Gravesend 1.

Liam Hatch the scorer.

[*Keith*]

Gravesend now 2 up with Tim Cole scoring.Northwich are down to 10 men.

[*Keith*]

Half time score is Northwich 0 Gravesend 2.

2 goals in the last 5 minutes with Strouts hitting the post as well and 1 sending off for 2 bookable offences for Greg Rioch of Northwich.

Bookings for Kwashi and Hatch.

 

Team: Wilkerson,Sturgess,Watts,Cole,Lee,Jackson,McKimm,Strouts,

Kwashi,Stadhart,Hatch.

Subs.: Turner,Sodje,Grace,Booth,Parker.

[*Keith*]

Parker on for Hatch after 52 minutes and Lee booked for dissent soon after.

[*Keith*]

Northwich 1 Gravesend 2 after 70 minutes.

Booth on for McKimm a minute later.

Sturgess was booked after 60 minutes.

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Sturgess sent off in the 90th minute.

[*Keith*]

Full time score is Northwich 1 Gravesend 2.

[Red Marauder]

Great Result today lads!

 

I couldn't make the trip north so I had to settle for the regular updates on Radio Kent which were provided by our very own Chas Webster. Cheers Chas!

[I.C.@G&NFC]

The first half was fairly evenly matched up until Greg Rioch was sent off for a vicious tackle on Tostao. With Northwich down to 10 we rightly took control of the game and should of been three up at half time.

 

Second half we came out with all guns blazing, but as usual we couldn't put the ball in the net. A defensive error gave Northwich their goal and the boost they needed to grab back a point. Like so many times before the game came to a nailbiting conclusion, when in fact for the sake of one more goal we should of killed the game off.

 

The officials once again had a major roll to play in a sport where they should be seen and not heard. Two reds and nine? yellows make this sound like a virtual bloodbath. Yet there were only two seriously punishable fouls, both in the first half. Greg Riochs challenge on Tostoa, for which he was rightly sent off for his second yellow. And a late tackle by Matt Lee, which at that time earned him only a warning.

 

Still, three points is three points, well done lads and lets convert those chances into goals.

 

I'm already looking forward to next season, by then we'll know what to expect of the other Conference sides and will hopefully have got use to prima donna officials trying to get in on the act and make a name for themselves.

[David Holden]

If Paul Sturgess's foul in the last minute warrented a yellow card, (I was too far away to tell), why didn't the same type of foul on Che get the same treatment.

 

We don't mind you being an incompetent twat, so long as you are a consistent incomptentant twat.

[Alan Somerset]

I see from the Conf. stats, this was our first away win to Northwich.

In our three other trips there, we lost two and drew one. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/bounceblue.gif" alt="" />

[David Holden]

It was also our first goals in this fixture too.

[Guest]

Pleased see the names on the shirts have been re-done in

'Premiership' style. However, not sure about white letters on

grey/silver background. Personally thought black would have

been better.

 

I am wondering what colour letters will appear on the home shirts ?

 

My guess is either red or black.

 

Just like Connex, we are getting there (eventually)

 

Still the team has performed brilliantly and that is what

really matters.

 

KM