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Post by pedant on Jan 19, 2020 17:08:17 GMT
Thought I'd leave it 24 hours before posting.
After waiting my thoughts are: St Albans were lucky to win but we weren't unlucky to lose.
I might not know much about football tactics but I do know the object is to get that round, usually white, thing in the opposition's netty thing. For that to happen, unless you're very lucky and the opposition do all the work for you, you need to propel the ball in the general direction of that aforementioned netty thing.
Seemed to me that on far too many occasions yesterday our midfield and defence forgot that basic tactic. Hak seemed to put the blame on the forwards. In my opinion that wasn't the area we were weakest in.
Also when we're a goal down and not pushing forward why replace a forward/attacking midfielder with a defensive midfielder with 2 goals in his career?
Who was to blame. Poor performances from the players and poor tactics so take your pick.
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Post by shamstone on Jan 19, 2020 17:31:21 GMT
Your spot on mate. I gave my season ticket away today hopefully for someone else to appreciate it more. I can’t stomach the shit that’s being fed. I think we have some very good players, but they aren’t a very good team. Or maybe the management are just blagging it. Still is starting to remind me of Basset and Pleat. Yesterday’s men Hello Shamstone I was sitting opposite you on the coach and didnt even know it was you. You handed your season ticket to me but it was sennockian who finally took possession of it I only hope you dont regret your decision. I have felt like sending mine back to the club on several occasions ,especially last year ,but it's the for better or worse thing with me ,having watched us all through the wilderness years I cannot just stop now. Hi mate. Yeah. I’ll go back, but not this season. That was just too painful. I need to get it out my system
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Jan 19, 2020 19:44:32 GMT
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Post by rockstar on Jan 19, 2020 19:44:32 GMT
Going part time is the way to go next season and going forward. We can’t compete with other teams so going part time will help us get the best part time players. I don’t see the owners doing this but I think it will be best for the club.
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Jan 19, 2020 19:56:46 GMT
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Post by nws on Jan 19, 2020 19:56:46 GMT
Not sure I understand the criticism of our management duo at St Albans. I was sat directly behind the dugouts and Hakan waved his arms about on 3 separate occasions ,I am not sure whether they were tactical waves or he was signalling,tic tac style,that our odds on winning had plummeted to 100/1. On 5 occasions he ventured to the bench to whisper sweet nothings into the lugholes of JS2 who,to his credit,was doing a magnificent impression of looking dead on the bench it's just a shame he wasnt wearing yellow he would have looked like a stuffed lemon. The two substitutions should have been made at half time and therefore Marshall would not have been on the pitch to score the winner . Interesting tweet from him apologising and saying he will he back hopefully back where we got him from. It could though have been a different story had someone got on the end of decent Amaluzor cross in the first few minutes but alas nobody did and that was Amaluzors last worthwhile contribution to the game. Hoyte and George were in hooftastic form and Wishart kept turning into to trouble at left back. Was Iffy Allen on the pitch? He was announced in the starting line up but I never saw him once. Akanbi cannot play up front on his own every game and needs help because he is starting to look very tired. The only player that cannot be criticised is Lewington who had nothing to do all game and had no chance with Marshall's excellent finish though it was at his near post and that us a bit of a no-no for keepers. Hard to find any positives at all,even the chips were shit and no mushy peas or gravy. Interesting that the mobile bar was situated right outside the gents and I wasnt willing to pay £4 for a pint of piss even though I paid £12 to watch our players take it.All in all a shit day at the office and before the game I was saying we should rest the first team on Tuesday in readiness for the next 2 league games but they dont deserve a rest and it is a good opportunity for the management to try and knock us into some sort of meaningful shape as opposed to a bunch of headless chickens. We are not out of play off contention but let us also note we are only 10 pts above the relegation places and more performances like today and we will be starting to look over our shoulders . This has had me laughing. Mainly because I can picture you saying it
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Post by nws on Jan 19, 2020 19:58:35 GMT
When someone says something that is close to the truth , you lot slag him off or revert to pathetic jibes ... Then hold & behold , you all go on attacking the team , management & owners , so none of you are better than anyone who dares to say how he feels. You are all like a bunch of all women arguing amongst yourselves and none of you have a united solution , how to turn the fortune of our club round !. By all accounts & what the St. Albans site implied , it was a crap game played by 2 sides that were average and they were thankful for the 3 points they gained. Excuse me Frenchstone but do not class us as all the same I am not on here arguing with any one, I come on here an post my views in between games or directly after a game my son an I have travelled to see, an after yesterdays game I did nail my colours to the mast an say that I am losing faith in the managers and in fact the owners as well. I follow the club week in week out home an away so I,m entitled to voice my opinions, an as I said sooner or later the managers need to accept that the poor performances are there fault. We should be able to beat the likes of St Albans Hemel Hempstead an Dorking an Tonbridge week after week yet we as a team run around like headless chickens we have managers waiting until the dying moments of a game before bringing on a sub which is pointless. In regards to turning the fortunes of the club around, I think that has to start with the owners being honest with us fans. They rely on us to turn up week after week, but whilst we are all grateful for them bringing the club back to Maidstone they must accept that they need are continued support and sadly if they continue to treat us like mushrooms some fans will stop going to games. I,m not saying we must be told every single deal that is struck at the club but some increased levels of honesty will boost fans confidence. So maybe if your looking for more positive posts may I suggest you recall some of the negative posts that you have put up for people to read. Thank you for making that argument against Frenchstone😂😂😂
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Post by jakeyboi on Jan 19, 2020 20:30:48 GMT
Hello Shamstone I was sitting opposite you on the coach and didnt even know it was you. You handed your season ticket to me but it was sennockian who finally took possession of it I only hope you dont regret your decision. I have felt like sending mine back to the club on several occasions ,especially last year ,but it's the for better or worse thing with me ,having watched us all through the wilderness years I cannot just stop now. Hi mate. Yeah. I’ll go back, but not this season. That was just too painful. I need to get it out my system shamstone my old mate dont stay away from this forum though
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Post by La femme de Vic Jobson on Jan 19, 2020 20:32:56 GMT
I said at the start of the year i had a brief chat with Teryy pre season an he admitted the club could not afford to be in the National League an did not want to go back up this year, now thats fine but why do they have to hide these things from the fans, they expect us to follow them week in week out all over the country which I dont mind doing but it would be really refreshing if for a change there was honesty across the board. No lies no false promises, because if they keep trying to pull the wool over fans eyes sooner or later gates will drop dramatically yes we have a lot to be thankful to the owners for but let,s not forget we as fans have helped them a lot in getting to where we are today by keeping the faith an showing our loyalty to the club. In fairness, TC might not be that great at hiding things if he told you that to your face.
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Post by shamstone on Jan 19, 2020 20:41:09 GMT
Hi mate. Yeah. I’ll go back, but not this season. That was just too painful. I need to get it out my system shamstone my old mate dont stay away from this forum though I couldn’t possibly, mate. It’s all about the bantz
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Post by jakeyboi on Jan 19, 2020 21:15:45 GMT
I said at the start of the year i had a brief chat with Teryy pre season an he admitted the club could not afford to be in the National League an did not want to go back up this year, now thats fine but why do they have to hide these things from the fans, they expect us to follow them week in week out all over the country which I dont mind doing but it would be really refreshing if for a change there was honesty across the board. No lies no false promises, because if they keep trying to pull the wool over fans eyes sooner or later gates will drop dramatically yes we have a lot to be thankful to the owners for but let,s not forget we as fans have helped them a lot in getting to where we are today by keeping the faith an showing our loyalty to the club. In fairness, TC might not be that great at hiding things if he told you that to your face. I would stand fact to face with Terry an see who,s lying then, his exact words were he was glad of the relegation because the club could not afford to play in the NL they could survive in NLS and lower but until another investor/s come along this is the best we can hope for, bring in young players close season hope 2 or 3 turn out to be good enough to sell on an make profit s on them. Sadly as fans we all need to have that special dream at the start of each season.
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Post by hongkongstone on Jan 20, 2020 1:52:23 GMT
Agree. We were impacted by Noah's late withdrawal more than I initially feared we would be. Wishart has forgot how to defend in the left back role. Iffy & Justin never ran past their man enough and when they did the crossing was mediocre. Ibby has been off his best over the last two games. Gavin had his poorest game in a long time. His crossing was poor. Temelci has one weakness. He cannot head a ball. Overall the worst attacking performance of the season. Finally we never coped with their sloping pitch. Hadn't the first idea on how to play on it - overhit passes in the first and didn't have the desire to pass and drive our way up the pitch in the second. Judging by his performances I saw last season Wishart has NEVER known how to defend in the left back role.
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Post by La femme de Vic Jobson on Jan 20, 2020 8:26:43 GMT
In fairness, TC might not be that great at hiding things if he told you that to your face. I would stand fact to face with Terry an see who,s lying then, his exact words were he was glad of the relegation because the club could not afford to play in the NL they could survive in NLS and lower but until another investor/s come along this is the best we can hope for, bring in young players close season hope 2 or 3 turn out to be good enough to sell on an make profit s on them. Sadly as fans we all need to have that special dream at the start of each season. The point was he probably isn't MI6 material if this was supposed to be a secret which he then told to your face.
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Post by jakeyboi on Jan 20, 2020 9:04:47 GMT
I would stand fact to face with Terry an see who,s lying then, his exact words were he was glad of the relegation because the club could not afford to play in the NL they could survive in NLS and lower but until another investor/s come along this is the best we can hope for, bring in young players close season hope 2 or 3 turn out to be good enough to sell on an make profit s on them. Sadly as fans we all need to have that special dream at the start of each season. The point was he probably isn't MI6 material if this was supposed to be a secret which he then told to your face. Exactly, despite all that him an Oliver have achieved for this club IMO he is not nor ever going to be the sharpest knife in the box is he.
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Jan 20, 2020 9:21:15 GMT
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Post by jdl on Jan 20, 2020 9:21:15 GMT
Sword should submit his post as a guest writer for PP. After adding paragraphs and punctuation. Not enough swearing...
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Post by davec on Jan 20, 2020 9:29:12 GMT
The point was he probably isn't MI6 material if this was supposed to be a secret which he then told to your face. Exactly, despite all that him an Oliver have achieved for this club IMO he is not nor ever going to be the sharpest knife in the box is he. He is sharp enough to be a successful business man and buy a football club
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St Albans
Jan 20, 2020 9:35:57 GMT
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Post by sword65 on Jan 20, 2020 9:35:57 GMT
Sword should submit his post as a guest writer for PP. After adding paragraphs and punctuation. Not enough swearing... I normally only swear when I am upset or angry and things may have been different if I hadn't taken BETFRED for £77 which definitely cheered me up after a poor performance..
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