Cockfosters 1 Hertford Town 3

[Horace]

Relatively comfortable win on a lovely surface, mostly in pouring rain. Cockfosters have had a tough two openers, away to Chalfont St Peter plus this one. Hertford scored on 39 seconds from a corner - Ryan Wade headed into 6 yard box and GLENN DRAPER headed in from 2 yards. Cockfosters equalised with a gem of a goal from DAVE PIGDEN - cutting in from the right wing, along the bye line and lashing home from an acute angle.

Hertford's second came on 28 minutes. Keepr Chay Morris called for the ball and came rushing out beyond the 18 yard line to see his skipper, Samson Okeke head the ball over him. Fox in the box RYAN REDFORD homed in and stroked the ball home for a gift goal.

Cockfosters competed well but Hertford finished the stronger, and within 4 minutes of moving up from centre mid to striker, RYAN WADE powered home from 12 yards to make the final score 3-1 to Hertford

 

Attendance 68 (Rhodes - including another of your heroes, Louis Dainty, who was there to sign for the home side).

[Manorborn100]

Well done Horace a great result - keeps us off bottom spot (for the time being anyway).

 

Look forward to seeing you next month for the now traditional hammering you give us.

 

[Rhodes]

Originally Posted By: Horace

(Rhodes - including another of your heroes, Louis Dainty, who was there to sign for the home side).

Horace - I'm absolutely amazed to hear this as I thought Louis bled yellow and green like me, thanks for telling me.

[Horace]

Rhodes - I have ignored my ignoring of you to reply to this post.

Louis has missed as season with injury, and said that he didn't want to play in Div 1 when he could play in the Premier Division. He spoke highly of Kenny Dyer.

[Greg_Dyke]

Go Blues !

[Rhodes]

Horace - I appreciate this information, did you know Louis before tonight or did you just approach him in the bar, I'll be interested to get 3praise's take on this, despite it's undoubted unreliability, as I would have thought Louis was the last person to leave Haringey just because they were relegated as it makes him out to be a primadona. How come the topic of conversation got onto 'the great' Kenny Dyer, he had all the players eating out of the palm of his hand at Haringey, Clement Temile style, so it's no surprise Louis spoke highly of him. Did my name happen to crop up in the conversation out of interest as my ears started burning out of the blue at about 8.35.

[HTFCew]

Originally Posted By: Rhodes

Did my name happen to crop up in the conversation out of interest as my ears started burning out of the blue at about 8.35.

That must have been for another reason, as Louis approached Horace after the game, not at half time.

[Rhodes]

Why on earth would Louis approach Horace, I'm intrigued

[HTFCew]

Originally Posted By: Horace

Cockfosters equalised with a gem of a goal from DAVE PIGDEN - cutting in from the right wing, along the bye line and lashing home from an acute angle.

I thought it was Moniatis as well. In the pics Pigden is centre when the goal goes in.

[Horace]

Originally Posted By: Rhodes

Horace - I appreciate this information, did you know Louis before tonight or did you just approach him in the bar, I'll be interested to get 3praise's take on this, despite it's undoubted unreliability, as I would have thought Louis was the last person to leave Haringey just because they were relegated as it makes him out to be a primadona. How come the topic of conversation got onto 'the great' Kenny Dyer, he had all the players eating out of the palm of his hand at Haringey, Clement Temile style, so it's no surprise Louis spoke highly of him. Did my name happen to crop up in the conversation out of interest as my ears started burning out of the blue at about 8.35.

As HTFCew says, Louis approached me, after the game, to enquire as to the whereabouts of Michael Bakare. Kenny Dyer's name cropped up when Louis said that he was a really good coach (implying, but not saying, that the present one wasn't). You doubt my word by saying "undoubted unreliability", but everyone knows that I only tell the truth (as opposed to you "telling it as you see it").

[Rhodes]

Horace - No it's not your word I doubt, I meant that I will be interested to get 3praise's view on Louis's defection to Chalk Lane despite the spin he will no doubt put on it, I know your word is your bond. I thought it was common knowledge that Michael Bakare was at Broxbourne or did that deal fall through.

[Horace]

Michael didn't go to Broxbourne. Someone said he was at Mauritius Sports & Pennant.

[ONE]

Cockfosters equalised with a gem of a goal from DAVE PIGDEN - cutting in from the right wing, along the bye line and lashing home from an acute angle.ome side).

 

Montanis had the run down the bye line and then squared it to pigden who had the simple task of sweeping into the empty net !

[Horace]

Originally Posted By: HTFC ONE

Cockfosters equalised with a gem of a goal from DAVE PIGDEN - cutting in from the right wing, along the bye line and lashing home from an acute angle.ome side).

Montanis had the run down the bye line and then squared it to pigden who had the simple task of sweeping into the empty net !

Thanks for clearing that up HTFC ONE! From the other end, in the rain, I saw Moniatis leave Drapes for dead and strike the ball. I had him down as the scorer (a view shared by two "groundhoppers" next to me). Only changed it to Pigden when I saw the official scorer's name later. The goal, as a whole, was a "gem".

I thought the lads did well in the conditions and with a depleted squad!

[ONE]

from their point of view it was a 'gem' of a goal ! .. poor olde drapes and Killer got a strip torn off them at half time ! ha ha

 

yeah your spot on....with the players we have unavailable and the conditions it was a good result...cockfosters put up a spirited fight last night and i'm sure they will give plenty of teams problems this season

[Reds76]

Despite losing, this was a much better display from Cockfosters and still without four or five of the key players that helped get promotion (I understand Hertford were without their main striker too?).

Once we get some of our players back we should pick up a few results to get us off the bottom!

But for any Hertford fans out there thinking of possible title rivals, I'd say you're a better outfit than Chalfont - that 4-0 scoreline from Saturday is a bit misleading cos we totally lay down for them and two of their goals came late on.

And for Reds supprters, don't worry - Craigy will get it right!

[HTFCew]

Originally Posted By: Reds76

(I understand Hertford were without their main striker too?).

The other half of the deady duo - Kevin Cooper, just got back from his hols yesterday, so didn't play last night

[ref1]

I thought the birthday boy had a good game last night as well...

[blues06]

whos the birthday boy

[Jonno]

Did Tourlamain turn out for Cockfosters?