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Post by jdl on Aug 14, 2022 12:50:02 GMT
I think we were the better tean for long periods and had many many chances to score..ultimately only one stat matters.. who got the three points. Massive credit to Hak for timing the substitutions perfectly. Wait until York are knackered then unleash the pace. It's one of the things that make Hak and Terry stand out as a management team. In 50 odd years of watching football, at all levels, the one consistent factor has been that I've invariably disagreed with the manager's substitutions. Even Jay (blessed be His name) rarely seemed to get them right. And yet, again and again, changes games with the subs he brings on. Yesterday was a brilliant example - York were nearly out on their feet, and he brings one three fast, tricky, attacking players. York suddenly found themselves up against a side that was playing more like it was the first half hour of the game, rather than the last 30 minutes. And, yet again, what is fast becoming our hallmark - we turn a game round right at the end. Most probably remember last season as a series of 'easy' wins, fantastic talent on the pitch, humiliating defeats of our closet challengers (I'm ignoring Dorking here for obvious reasons!). But it was those few crucial games where we got a result almost at the death that made the difference.
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Post by daveu on Aug 14, 2022 13:09:08 GMT
Ok, so I've let the euphoria die down before posting as I do the disappointment when we lose. My view was that for probably the first 15 to 20 minutes York were the better side by quite a distance, but we hung on in there and gradually worked our way into the game. After that we more than matched them and we're unlucky to go in 1 down at the break. Second half, there was only ever going to be one winner, especially after the substitutions. Roarie had a 10 minute spell where he was literally undefendable and Sam Corne when presented with chances of that quality was his usual reliable self.
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Post by stewart on Aug 14, 2022 14:29:32 GMT
Sam Corne is now our leading scorer for the season, having double of his nearest rival. Has anyone actually seen this OG play, does get a few goals through the various leagues
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Post by Stonethecrow on Aug 14, 2022 20:08:59 GMT
Hak sees them in training. I see them in matches. I don’t think there’s much between them at all. Both are in the “good” category. But what matters most, how they perform in training or competitive keague matches ? I havn't met a single Stones supporter, other than on this forum, who rates Tom Hadler as second best.
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Post by Harry on Aug 14, 2022 20:12:25 GMT
Its a strange one. Hadler proved himself time and time again over a long and successful season. I don't understand why the management don't seem to share the supporters confidence in him.
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Post by Dan on Aug 14, 2022 20:15:25 GMT
Tom Hadler gives me the same sense of confidence when he's in goal as qhen Joe Ellul is playing centre back.
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Post by deadly on Aug 14, 2022 20:21:32 GMT
Hakan clearly wants to have two quality keepers at his disposal all season. To do that they both need game time. I have complete faith in the choices of the manager who won us promotion as champions. I have total faith in Hak too and luv him to bits. Doesn't mean he has to be right on this one. Tom Hadler made a serious contribution between the sticks last season. Hope to see him back sometime wearing the number 1 jersey.
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Post by daveu on Aug 14, 2022 20:31:38 GMT
Hakan clearly wants to have two quality keepers at his disposal all season. To do that they both need game time. I have complete faith in the choices of the manager who won us promotion as champions. I have total faith in Hak too and luv him to bits. Doesn't mean he has to be right on this one. Tom Hadler made a serious contribution between the sticks last season. Hope to see him back sometime wearing the number 1 jersey. Both keepers had a mistake in them last season. Hak is right in my opinion, there's very little to choose between them.
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Post by grovergreenstone on Aug 14, 2022 20:47:46 GMT
I have total faith in Hak too and luv him to bits. Doesn't mean he has to be right on this one. Tom Hadler made a serious contribution between the sticks last season. Hope to see him back sometime wearing the number 1 jersey. Both keepers had a mistake in them last season. Hak is right in my opinion, there's very little to choose between them. They may have both made an error or 2, but the amount of games Mersin played was way less, and still made multiple errors. The screw up against Hungerford at the Gallagher was shocking.
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Post by jdl on Aug 14, 2022 20:58:11 GMT
Both keepers had a mistake in them last season. Hak is right in my opinion, there's very little to choose between them. They may have both made an error or 2, but the amount of games Mersin played was way less, and still made multiple errors. The screw up against Hungerford at the Gallagher was shocking. Worse than Hadler's mad moment and getting himself banned for three games? Having two first team goalies may turn out to be Hak's best move this season (look at Chesterfield's two points lost at Dorking last week). But the problem with it is exactly this - he has to play both, and half the fans will always think he's playing the wrong one...
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Post by Terry on Aug 14, 2022 21:45:57 GMT
Are you serious jdl ? You saw Tom Hadler doing the business seriously well throughout most of last season and now you think Mersin is equal or better. As for half the supportes liking one and half the supporters liking the other. Not in the World outside of this forum.
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Post by daveu on Aug 14, 2022 21:58:16 GMT
Are you serious jdl ? You saw Tom Hadler doing the business seriously well throughout most of last season and now you think Mersin is equal or better. As for half the supportes liking one and half the supporters liking the other. Not in the World outside of this forum. Let's just forget his habit of conceding from free kicks early in the season shall we, or those occasions when defenders left the ball thinking he was coming for it. As I said, both keepers had the odd mistake in them, they wouldn't be playing at this level if they didn't. Mersin hasn't done anything wrong so far so let's not get on his back just because you have your favourites.
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Post by Dickie on Aug 14, 2022 22:06:22 GMT
Shocking ! Searching the archives for some distant record of when Hadler could have done better. Talk about scraping the barrel. Not going to rubbish Mersin in the way that you skate Hadler. For me Tom is Stones number 1.
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Post by Rob on Aug 14, 2022 22:10:10 GMT
Mersin makes good saves but has still looked shaky plenty of times and it just doesnt inspire confidence. As for his dustribution. Do me a favour. Did you miss his passing out direct to a York forward, who was so surprised he muffed the chance ? We got lucky, thats all.
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Post by jackster on Aug 14, 2022 22:11:23 GMT
TOM HADLER
Stones number 1
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