Truro

[Terry]

Defensive tactics at home.

45 minutes of misery then another 45 minutes of tedium

How boring was that.

Outplayed by a stronger Truro side for most of the 90 minutes.

Entertainment value ? ZERO !

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Was it a goal? Truro clearly thought so, but neither ref nor linesman had any idea, so how could it have been given?
However, we certainly didn't deserve to win and can't help thinking our game plan was all wrong. Truro were bigger and stronger, while we had neither skill or ideas to unlock them.
Andrade looks to have something, but while Blair is a willing runner, he doesn't (yet) look a good finisher. Overall, the eleven starters today don't look any better than what we had last season. Early days of course, but on today's showing we certainly don't look anything special.

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I was standing by the corner flag & it seemed to me that the ball was over the line. The linesman wasn't up with play so I don't see how he could have seen it, he certainly didn't flag for a goal & must have chickened out when confronted by the Truro players & the ref.

Both Truro goals resulted from free kicks, both of which were dubious decisions. Truro certainly conned the ref on a number of occasions.

The real problem was team selection. Sam Smith may be a good prospect but if Greenidge is fit then he should be on the pitch, as we saw after he came on. To start with 3 forwards on the bench but no central striker on the pitch is bizarre. It was obvious after 10 minutes that changes were needed.

[patm]

Agree with all comments, especially Blair who most of his match played one man football - ok, there wasn't much support but..

Interesting thing is that George had to MAKE them go to the edge of the pitch to thank the supporters - and some of them were not happy to 'be made to' in public. I know it was a hot day, I know it was early days, but very different attitude to last season. They need to look at themselves.

[Dan]

Aug 17, 2024 16:49:54 GMT @61666 said:

Was it a goal? Truro clearly thought so, but neither ref nor linesman had any idea, so how could it have been given?
However, we certainly didn't deserve to win and can't help thinking our game plan was all wrong. Truro were bigger and stronger, while we had neither skill or ideas to unlock them.
Andrade looks to have something, but while Blair is a willing runner, he doesn't (yet) look a good finisher. Overall, the eleven starters today don't look any better than what we had last season. Early days of course, but on today's showing we certainly don't look anything special.

Seems harsh but Sam Smith was def a weak link.
How on earth was he selected in preference to Greenidge ! No comparison at any level.
Far too often we looked in trouble with any one of their long throws, just not big enough at the back to cope.
Out-muscled in midfield where only Sam Corne looked the part as per usual.
The oppo always seemed to have an extra player
Rarely did much up front, not helped by lack of skills, guile, ball control, decent passing and nil threat in the air.
Just as well Truro didn't put their chances away, that could have been so embarrassing.
Only 2 and it could have been 6 !
Truro bossed it for 75% of the match imo.
We had a go for a while in the second half (eventually) but too little, too late.
With Stone's defence always looking vulnerable, it was hardly a surprise, when Truro deservedly nicked it at the end.
Most of the time it was just plain boring, which has the Genco stand snoozing.

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Terrible game and really seemed to drag.

Most frustrating thing was Truro figured out our game plan in the first 15 minutes and were comfortable from there onwards. Why we didn't change things up from the unrelenting long balls to players who kept getting bullied I'll never know.

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Get rid of the computers and the wastes of spaces using them. Get a proper football coach in who will teach them what to do. It seems all we do in training is run the players to a standstill then tell them their fitness level is down 0.83562346643%. If a player is bent over with his hands on his knees breathing heavily you know he is shagged out you don't need a Apple Mac guru to tell you. Ditch the computers and get back to football basics like practising marking,shooting,passing and whinging. All the computer shit cannot teach them how to play the game .

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Well, my pre-season optimism is looking a bit mad now. We weren't very good at St Albans and we were shite today.

The team George put out was very second-rate, and he should have recognised that early in the game and adjusted it. How we came back after half-time with the same 11 was mystifying. Truro were big and fast (and, lets face it, better than us), so why did it take him so long to bring on Greenidge and Fonkeu? Neither player may be perfect, but at least they can't be so easily knocked off the ball. And leaving Blair on his own up-front for so long was just criminal. He isn't a 20-goal-a-game striker - a Luque or an Amanchi - he is a forward who needs a partner. On his own he was next to useless. And, as has been said, Smith isn't up to that sort of fast, physical opposition - he's a great prospect coming on from the bench and could easily turn into a regular, but at the moment, he isn't ready.

But it wasn't simply team selection, it was the way we played (or didn't play). Long ball is hopeless at the best of times, but against their huge defenders is was a complete waste of time. In Corne, Benton, Bentley, etc we have players who can pass on the ground and work the ball up the field, and we have players who can attack down the wing. But all we did was pass sideways, backwards, sideways, backwards, sideways, and then, when we got fed up with doing that, aimlessly (literally) pump it forward. Whereupon it just came straight back, usually accompanied by four or five strapping big players in white.

I'm afraid my verdict after these two games is that we don't really have a squad that's up to making the play-offs, let alone the Championship. Early days for such pessimism, I know, but I challenge anyone who saw those games to explain to me how George is going to turn what looks like a bunch of second-raters and journeymen into a team capable of regularly winning games.

And, one last thing - Riley Court. A player I have a lot of time for, he is talented, an excellent passer of the ball, and reads the game well, he more than deserves regular starts. So, why don't we make use of him?? I couldn't really see what he did in the first half, but in the second, he was playing right in front of us - or rather he was standing and running right in front of us - almost always without the ball! No bugger would pass to him. Eweka in particular didn't seem to know he was there - and when he eventually did appear to see him and 'passed' to him, he hit it so hard, even the Flash couldn't have got to it. On the few occasions when Court was given the ball, he looked intelligent and useful, and we actually looked like a team that was about to do something positive. We needed a player with Fonkeu's bulk to come on, but it was pity that it had to be Court who went off.

[jackster]

Not sure what could have done the business today.

It was just so dull and boring from the start.

Credit to Truro, they were easily the better side on the day and fully deserved 3 points.

Stones were just useless from the kick off and for most of the match.

Hapless and hopeless sums it up for me.

Must find a better alternative for my Saturday afternoons.

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Aug 17, 2024 18:45:02 GMT @johndaubneyslegs said:

Well, my pre-season optimism is looking a bit mad now. We weren't very good at St Albans and we were shite today.

The team George put out was very second-rate, and he should have recognised that early in the game and adjusted it. How we came back after half-time with the same 11 was mystifying. Truro were big and fast (and, lets face it, better than us), so why did it take him so long to bring on Greenidge and Fonkeu? Neither player may be perfect, but at least they can't be so easily knocked off the ball. And leaving Blair on his own up-front for so long was just criminal. He isn't a 20-goal-a-game striker - a Luque or an Amanchi - he is a forward who needs a partner. On his own he was next to useless. And, as has been said, Smith isn't up to that sort of fast, physical opposition - he's a great prospect coming on from the bench and could easily turn into a regular, but at the moment, he isn't ready.

But it wasn't simply team selection, it was the way we played (or didn't play). Long ball is hopeless at the best of times, but against their huge defenders is was a complete waste of time. In Corne, Benton, Bentley, etc we have players who can pass on the ground and work the ball up the field, and we have players who can attack down the wing. But all we did was pass sideways, backwards, sideways, backwards, sideways, and then get fed up with doing that and aimlessly (literally) pump it forward. Whereupon it just came straight back, usually accompanied by four or five strapping big players in white.

I'm afraid my verdict after these two games is that we don't really have a squad that's up to making the play-offs, let alone the Championship. Early days for such pessimism, I know, but I challenge anyone who saw those games to explain to me how George is going to turn what looks like a bunch of second-raters and journeymen into a team capable of regularly winning games.

And, one last thing - Riley Court. A player I have a lot of time for, he is talented, an excellent passer of the ball, and reads the game well, he more than deserves regular starts. So, why don't we make use of him?? I couldn't really see what he did in the first half, but in the second, he was playing right in front of us - or rather he was standing and running right in front of us - almost always without the ball! No bugger would pass to him. Eweka in particular didn't seem to know he was there - and when he eventually did appear to see him and 'passed' to him, he hit it so hard, even the Flash couldn't have got to it. On the few occasions with Court was given the ball, he looked intelligent and useful, and we actually looked like a team that was about to do something positive. We needed a player with Fonkeu's bulk to come on, but it was pity that it had to be Court who went off.

Such a negative and pessimistic post from jdl.

Were Stones really that bad ?

Are the club's prospects so grim ?

ON THE TEAM'S SHOWING TODAY  -  ABSOLUTELY !!
 

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Aug 17, 2024 18:49:58 GMT nick said:

Aug 17, 2024 18:45:02 GMT @johndaubneyslegs said:

Well, my pre-season optimism is looking a bit mad now. We weren't very good at St Albans and we were shite today.

The team George put out was very second-rate, and he should have recognised that early in the game and adjusted it. How we came back after half-time with the same 11 was mystifying. Truro were big and fast (and, lets face it, better than us), so why did it take him so long to bring on Greenidge and Fonkeu? Neither player may be perfect, but at least they can't be so easily knocked off the ball. And leaving Blair on his own up-front for so long was just criminal. He isn't a 20-goal-a-game striker - a Luque or an Amanchi - he is a forward who needs a partner. On his own he was next to useless. And, as has been said, Smith isn't up to that sort of fast, physical opposition - he's a great prospect coming on from the bench and could easily turn into a regular, but at the moment, he isn't ready.

But it wasn't simply team selection, it was the way we played (or didn't play). Long ball is hopeless at the best of times, but against their huge defenders is was a complete waste of time. In Corne, Benton, Bentley, etc we have players who can pass on the ground and work the ball up the field, and we have players who can attack down the wing. But all we did was pass sideways, backwards, sideways, backwards, sideways, and then get fed up with doing that and aimlessly (literally) pump it forward. Whereupon it just came straight back, usually accompanied by four or five strapping big players in white.

I'm afraid my verdict after these two games is that we don't really have a squad that's up to making the play-offs, let alone the Championship. Early days for such pessimism, I know, but I challenge anyone who saw those games to explain to me how George is going to turn what looks like a bunch of second-raters and journeymen into a team capable of regularly winning games.

And, one last thing - Riley Court. A player I have a lot of time for, he is talented, an excellent passer of the ball, and reads the game well, he more than deserves regular starts. So, why don't we make use of him?? I couldn't really see what he did in the first half, but in the second, he was playing right in front of us - or rather he was standing and running right in front of us - almost always without the ball! No bugger would pass to him. Eweka in particular didn't seem to know he was there - and when he eventually did appear to see him and 'passed' to him, he hit it so hard, even the Flash couldn't have got to it. On the few occasions with Court was given the ball, he looked intelligent and useful, and we actually looked like a team that was about to do something positive. We needed a player with Fonkeu's bulk to come on, but it was pity that it had to be Court who went off.

Such a negative and pessimistic post from jdl.

Were Stones really that bad ?

Are the club's prospects so grim ?

ON THE TEAM'S SHOWING TODAY  -  ABSOLUTELY !!
 

I would have said 'accurate" and "realistic"...

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Mildly disappointing result. Onwards and upwards.

One positive is the desegregation worked well. Two sets of fans metres apart and both behaved. Even boring dance man got moved on twice. You can thank those who argued long and hard for the change, despite being told it was impossible.

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We will grow. I to the season I am sure. Probably should give Truro some credit who seemed well drilled and had players who knew how to win a game

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Only person to blame today was George. He got it all wrong, selection and tactics.

On to the next one

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George got it wrong today but shit happens sometime.

The 2 youngsters didn't exactly play great.

Better players left on bench.

Has the team shrunk since last season?

We looked smaller, slighter and weaker.

Truro always had the extra man.

Defending was so poor for the 2 goals plus the other 6 Truro nearly scored.

We struggled to deal with crosses and the guy with the long throw caused bedlam every time. Looked so vulnerable.

A really flat performance.

Not good enough.