Bishops Stortford 3 City 2

[Canary Saint]

 

Best side won - Lord Lippy's got a lot to do <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[Rob_the_Saint]

What a shocker - no shape, no midfield and * adopts Alan Hansen accent * terrible defending.

 

10 days to sort it out before Stevenage otherwise it will be a total embarrassment. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

[Electric ~soul~]

Stevenage won 7-0 today.

[Yellow_Fox]

For the last 4 league games we have had the same starting XI, bar Okuonghae for Theobald at Halifax, played well and got points in the bag.

 

Todays starting XI saw 2 changes, Flynn & Hakim for Seeby & Benyon, and we play like a Sunday League team.

 

Benyon has been on fire recently and any team would miss a striker who is in form. So what/who could have such a big impact on the team ?

 

Could this be related to the 'surprise' return of Hakim ?

Has his return caused disharmony in the dressing room ?

Are we just too complacent against lower league opposition ?

Do we play better when we are the underdogs ?

Have recent results been covering up problems in the team which have been there for most of the season ?

 

Personally, I think it is a combination of all of the above, to one degree or another. Probably the only 'positive' to come out of todays game is that we can now concentrate on the league without any distractions. Results generally over the holiday period and our own next 4 games will give us a clear indication of where we are likely to finish in the table come the end of April.

[ASF]

This was absolute [****!!****]. I felt more embarrassed than I did against Oxhey Jets. Bishops Stortford were no more than a route one side and we couldn't compete. Where was the marking in defence and the pressure in midfield? There seemed to be no direction or game plan. We gave then far to much time on the ball as we have done all season! Let's face it, we would have murdered them last season!

[cityman]

"we would have murdered them last season!"

 

What a load of nonsense, we might have lost to them last season , we might have beaten them if we played them next week ...who knows ????

[Little Miss Urchin]

You lost (even without me).

 

Keep yourself in the Conference, that's where you really want to be, surely. When you've secured your position you can whip their backside.

[bsfc]

hey, we're far from a route one side. i think that's the first time i've heard us described as such in 20 odd years of watching the mighty bishops! we counter attack using pace through the middle. yesterday reminded me of why we got rid of certain players. best of luck for the rest of the season.

[Yellow_Fox]

The 2nd round draw has paired Yeading v Bishop's Stortford. Perhaps the result on Saturday turned out in our favour in some bizarre way. Don't want Bazza suspended again !

[HelenC]

Thats good. I never want to go there again!!

 

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[MiddxSaint]

We also avoided a trip to Boreham Wood by losing to Oxhey Jets.

[Canary Saint]

So many positives I'm starting to get a warm comfortable feeling - on the hand I might have just wet my pants <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

[MarkCol]

If we had of beaten this lot we would have Yeading away again.