Team for Tonight

[Alan W (GNFC)]

Another clean sheet I guess - now 6 in last 12 league games - given that FGR had a record of W4 D1 L1 F18 A8 from their last 6 home games, its certainly not disastrous, although I had hoped we'd be good enough to take all 3 points.

[Jimmy]

Possibly one of the worst games I've ever seen.

 

0-0 flattered both sides.

 

Possible shout for a penalty at the end after their keeper handled Moore in the area but strangely Luke stayed on his feet.

 

All that happened was they got the ball, gave it away then we did the same.

 

Respect to the other 18 people who made the journey to support the team.

[Stu M]

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FleetFanatic said:
Now Grays 0 Dagenham 4

And a rubbish crowd of 1,065, considering Dagenham fans didn't have far to travel.

These Hammers fans clearly can't be bothered with their token non-league sides once they're not top of the league anymore.

[Jessica]

Trying to get a positive thought re last night's game.

 

Well we got a point, Macca played for 90 mins, we keep't a clean sheet, had a good trip both ways, in good company.

 

Sorry but that's about it.

 

It was a poor game and the low attendance and the half demolished stands did nothing to help the atmosphere, it was also freezing cold.

 

The comedy music at half time helped us keep warm, rocking around the clock with Bill Hayley, a sight to be-hold, perhaps we could get Chris and Paul as the half-time entertainment this Saturday!

[jc]

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Jimmy said:
Possibly one of the worst games I've ever seen.

Indeed - there was only one shot on target all game that I can recall, and that was an effort that trickled easily into Holloway's arms.

Interesting comments from Liam regarding last night's match - to claim that our hardest games this season have been both matches against Forest Green is somewhat bizarre - particularly in the case of the home match, which was fairly comfortable except a few hairy moments in the last ten minutes.

Following the Accy defeat, recalling McCarthy was a wise move. But Fuller was again given only a late sub appearance - somewhat curious given that we have no other proper wide-left midfielders fit at present.

Also, interesting to note that McCarthy, rather than McKimm, was the captain in the latter's first full 90 minutes back.

I'd have taken a point before the game, which is probably the only real positive to come out of last night.

[Drummer Scott]

Not the best of games last night but at least we didn't lose. Hopefully we can get a couple of good results in the next two games.

[Harry J Allstars]

I'm still cold now. I forgot my laptop Chas so was unable to listen, you should get yourself on a DAB station then I would.

 

In the end all we wanted was a goal, give us that and we would have been well happy, as it was though it felt a bit like a wasted journey. The laugh we had there and back was all worth it though and we should do it again sometime. Not this season though as all our away games are now on saturdays so we won't have that "the 19 of us are in this together feeling".

 

Lets see where the Conference send us next season on a Tuesday night. Morecambe maybe?

[Jimmy]

It was up there with the coldest I've ever been.

 

Some people were all puckered and red.

[Harry J Allstars]

Freezing weren't it Jimmy, we could of done with a Ring of Fire.

 

About the teams performance can anyone explain this to me? Jacko is out injured so on Friday Daish played Jukebox, Bowry, Slatter and for some reason left sided midfielder Bradley Johnson on the right.

 

Watkins had to run the length of the pitch in order to put the cross in. England use this as they have to due to this country being unable to produce a talented left sided midfielder but we have two left sided midfielders. Bradley Johnson does what he has to do quite well despite rumours that he is cocky and we haven't seen enough of Fuller to form an opinion.

 

Also Scott Gooding has up until recently been poor but over the last few games has been not too bad. Why then on Friday did Daish take him off to bring on Luke Moore? We then had to bring one of our centre backs to play right back. Why not take off James Smith, who was having "a bit of a mare"* as he was too blame for two of the goals, leaving Gooding on and no one has to be played out of position.

 

Its things like this that make me, along with one or two others, question Daish's managerial credentials. Were not talking why are the opposition getting the better of us or why are we 5-0 down, I don't think were playing that bad, this is easy stuff. Just play people in their correct positions and it will all fit into place.

 

I don't have anything against Daish as a manager and think that since he has come in we have moved forward, could be a little more forward with the fans as he comes across as an ogre, but for the team performances we seem to be doing pretty well.

 

The decisions he makes baffle me though, it doesn't matter if they're an honest bunch of lads or if they give 100% if they're being played out of position it isn't going to matter that much. Sorry to be so open and forward but I travelled all the way to Forest Green last night and paid £9.00 to watch my team so I feel that entitles me a little bit of a moan.

 

*I am entitled to use the comment "having a bit of a mare" as I was actually at the game so was able to see the player’s performance unlike some people who just use this comment randomly.

[David Holden]

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Also Scott Gooding has up until recently been poor but over the last few games has been not too bad. Why then on Friday did Daish take him off to bring on Luke Moore? We then had to bring one of our centre backs to play right back. Why not take off James Smith, who was having "a bit of a mare"* as he was too blame for two of the goals, leaving Gooding on and no one has to be played out of position.

 

Because we changed the formation to 3-4-3. Smith, Smith and Watkins are all experienced as centre backs so are the natural three to keep on.

[Harry J Allstars]

I had realised we moved to a 3-4-3 formation but just couldn't work out why he'd taken off Gooding.

 

Also I was not aware that Watkins was an experienced centre back, I remember hearing about one of our loaned in left backs having a bit of centre back experience but thought that was Brett Johnson.

 

With us reverting to that it makes it all the more of a mystery as to why we didn't seem to have a left midfield seeing how the only attacking prowess we had on the left was Watkins and he was being ordered to play centre back.

 

After we had gone to this formation Drury run down the left put in a beautiful little cross and oh look we scored.

 

Perhaps we should be playing the two Smiths along with MaCarthy at the back with Watkins an out and out left midfielder? Watkins is a very good tackler though and I realise that we would lose him in this area of the field.

 

This way we could play Rawle, Sodje and Charlie up front or any five with midfielders, Bowry and Mckimm could sit and distribute with Drury and Watkins on the wings and Slatter running from deep offering support to the strikers which he seems to do quite a lot. Plus we'll soon have to make room for Saunders, the peice of midfield bite we're missing at the moment.

[Slartibartfast]

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Harry J Allstars said:
Perhaps we should be playing the two Smiths along with MaCarthy at the back with Watkins an out and out left midfielder? Watkins is a very good tackler though and I realise that we would lose him in this area of the field.

This way we could play Rawle, Sodje and Charlie up front or any five with midfielders, Bowry and Mckimm could sit and distribute with Drury and Watkins on the wings and Slatter running from deep offering support to the strikers which he seems to do quite a lot. Plus we'll soon have to make room for Saunders, the peice of midfield bite we're missing at the moment.

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[Fleetbabe]

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Harry J Allstars said:

Also Scott Gooding has up until recently been poor but over the last few games has been not too bad. Why then on Friday did Daish take him off to bring on Luke Moore? We then had to bring one of our centre backs to play right back. Why not take off James Smith, who was having "a bit of a mare"* as he was too blame for two of the goals, leaving Gooding on and no one has to be played out of position.

I hate to say it Harry, but what game were you watching on friday night? I didn't think the back 4 played too bad, and we may not know the full story. Was scott carrying an injury?we don't know.

[Harry J Allstars]

I hate to say it Fleetbabe, but what post are you reading? Where did I say the back four played badly? I said Scott played quite well so if he was carrying an injury then that makes his performance even better.

 

Your right the back four didn't play badly, but they did conceade goals to stupid errors.

 

Who in your office told you to say that?

[FleetFanatic]

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[Harry J Allstars]

Old farts.

 

"If I was ten years younger and single, I would."

[FleetFanatic]

Really? What would you do?

[Fleetbabe]

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Harry J Allstars said:
I hate to say it Fleetbabe, but what post are you reading? Where did I say the back four played badly? I said Scott played quite well so if he was carrying an injury then that makes his performance even better.

Your right the back four didn't play badly, but they did conceade goals to stupid errors.

Who in your office told you to say that?

I was reading the one where you said that James Smith had "a bit of a mare" and was at fault for 2 of the goals. I don't recall him being at fault, but I suppose if you're looking for someone to blame, you pick on the player with the least confidence of all 4, and deplete his confidence even further!
If I remember rightly, and my memory has just been jogged, the back three played well after Scott went off, and played as 3 centre backs, not a left back, right back and 1 centre back. Scott played well too, and I'm not saying he was injured.
Also, I seem to remember that Jukey played out on one wing, and Slatts on the other, with Brad and Bob sitting inside them, not Bradley playing out on the right.
I'm not at liberty to divulge who told me to say what, if in fact anyone did.

[Harry J Allstars]

Nice use of the exclamation mark there FB, did Greg! teach you that one?

 

FB famed for saying Drury had a good game when everybody else, even himself, said he was playing terrible.

 

Lets leave Gooding out of it as I never said he played badly on Friday.

 

On Friday we conceaded three goals to Accrington. If the team functions properly then that wouldn't happen. Accrington were not on fire at least not enough to warrent a three goal performance. I just think James Smith played badly that is all. It happens to us all. My favourite player and a friend, Ross Smith, had a poor preformance on Tuesday. Had he been at fault for any goals we conceaded I would have laid the blame at his door.

 

Why do you feel the need to defend our players all the time? Is it because of your priviledged position being friends with some of them?

 

James Smith played badly on friday, admit it. And you don't have any Matt Lovel to lay the blame on this time.

[Fleetbabe]

I'm not going to start an arguement of any sort. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but when it's targeted at one player who has been in and out of the side, it kind doesn't help them.

Which goals was he at fault for then?