Fisher game comments

[Chris1]

We had only one shot in the first half, Charley, straight at the keeper. It was just one-way traffic. Fisher were faster, first to every ball, nicking it off our toes from every pass. They seemed to have the run of the park, and really our defence did well to keep the score to 1-0 at half time.

 

The second half began with a beautiful curled free kick into the top corner and at 2-0 we were down and out.

 

Their forwards Goulding and Tomlin were running riot and it was just a matter of how many we would lose by. Or so it seemed.

 

We threw caution to the wind and went all-out attack. Big Robbie came on and suddenly we started to rattle them. Before you knew it he had scored.

 

Then they opened our defence again and it was 3-1. Again it seemed like there was no way back, but our boys seemed to grow twice as determined and twice as quick.

 

The young lad on loan Karl K-A did some lovely ball control before setting up Charley for the second and we were back in it.

 

It’s funny how a game can turn. To be honest I think the main thing was the introduction of Howarth, and to an extent Watson. With these big boys against them Fisher just looked terrified. The game was won up front in the air.

 

I will let someone else describe goals 3 and 4, because I was too delirious to remember what happened.

 

It is the biggest contrast of two halves of football I think I have ever seen.

 

Player ratings (feel free to disagree!):

 

SCS 8; some great saves in the second half, without which we really would have been sunk.

 

Smith 7, Young 7, Trott 7, Skinner 7. No individual was to blame for the goals.

 

Harte 6 (not suited to the right wing), Saunders 8 – key man in the middle throughout the match, Morris 6 – unfortunately took a knock before the fightback, Jackson 7. Sub: KKA 8 – some lovely touches.

 

Pinnock 7 – ended on the right wing, Side 9 – never gave up when we were losing and took his goals well. Subs: Haworth 9 – made all the difference, Watson 8 – also played a big part in the revival.

 

Margate supporters who couldn’t make it, you missed the most exciting turnaround of recent years, certainly since I have been watching the Gate. As a game 10/10 without a doubt.

 

Not sure what Fisher fans would make of it. I suppose they will say their team threw it away, but that wasn’t so. Perhaps they were over-confident and took their foot off the gas, but that is to take nothing away from our team, because they didn’t know when they were beaten and came back like tigers.

 

[urchinboy2]

excellent result for you guys ,

[Boney Crisp]

We were poor in the first half, but in the last 20 minutes we were playing them off the park and playing the best football we have played for a while. We battled more in the second half even when the game seemed to dead and buried. They should have gone down to 10 men just before there 3rd, BUT WHO CARES WE WON 4-3!!!

[michael]

Thats going to cause a few up front selection dilemma's.

 

Bully teams out of it with Watson and Haworth .

 

Sounds like we are as desperate for a central defnder as ever though

[Boney Crisp]

Originally Posted By: michaelmichael

Sounds like we are as desperate for a central defnder as ever though

What you hear and what you see are completely different things.

What you have to remember is that Fisher are a full time team and therefore they are going to be a lot fitter, they were also quicker then us and were extremely physical.

[Jake]

What a game! It still hasn't quite sunk in yet, at 3-1 I thought we was out, but what a turn around by the lads! Very enjoyable game too.

[AncientBlue]

At the end of the game the Fisher keeper turned round and applauded us fans, then applauded our lads and wished us good luck in the next round. Magnanimous in defeat and a very nice gesture.

[Gringo]

Originally Posted By: AncientBlue

At the end of the game the Fisher keeper turned round and applauded us fans, then applauded our lads and wished us good luck in the next round. Magnanimous in defeat and a very nice gesture.

Was that Paul Nichols? as for right back, why get rid of Oates?

[Tony_T]

Don't know who he was, but agree with AB, his gesture at the end was very welcome!!

 

The programme says Simon Overland btw

[AncientBlue]

Comments from Fisher Forum:

 

This afternoons disaster

 

Posted on 29/9/2007 at 19:11:55 by DWT

Oh dear! What went wrong? We scored three goals against a team from a lower division than us, it should have sufficed.

The glamour of the FA Cup is that the little fellows get to have a tilt at the bigger guys, and sometimes they manage to unhorse them: it is just our luck that today we were the bigger guys and the little fellows performed a great act of giant killing in the finest tradition of this esteemed competition. I can only wish Margate the best of luck

Maybe next year eh?

C'MON THE FISH!!!

 

Posted on 29/9/2007 at 19:31:41 by Tim

Hard to take Dave but yes, well done to Margate.

 

Posted on 29/9/2007 at 19:24:51 by DWT

There is something else I feel that I should add:-

"OH NO! NOT AGAIN!! THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR SEASON AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS OF DISAPPOINTMENT!!! AAAAAAARRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!"

 

[Tony_T]

I have a lot more respect for their gracious fans than I do for their whinging players!!!