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Post by jdl on Nov 26, 2022 17:00:59 GMT
Bloody hell!! I ended up missing the whole game - listened to most of it stuck in a traffic jam on the Blackwell Tunnel approach road!
We were one up, then I lost the signal - by the time I got it back we were 3-1!
Still 20th, thanks to teams above us mostly winning, but at least we have a bit of a gap between us and the Zone of Death. And we no longer have the worst goal difference!
Bugger - they scored while I was typing that! I can even jinx a game I'm not at!!!
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Post by Nick on Nov 26, 2022 17:17:41 GMT
That's more like it. Proper entertaining match. Looked good going forward most of the 90 minutes. Came very close to scoring a couple more. Plenty of running and quick passing. No doubts about the effort and commitment today. Some close stuff at both ends. Stones only just shaded it but a worthy 3 points and a bonus - GOOD FOOTBALL
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Post by Stonethecrow on Nov 26, 2022 17:19:12 GMT
Just like the best of last season.
Well done Stones, very enjoyable.
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Post by daveu on Nov 26, 2022 17:40:37 GMT
So many, long stoppages, should be at least eight minutes add on, 12 if the world cup. Nice free kick from them, but could have been 5-0 instead of 2-1. Jack hit the bar, Christy missed two sitters. Could be two all though. And just five mins added. Nice goal from a free kick that should never have been. And that added time was the longest 5 minutes I've ever experienced. The ref almost seemed to be waiting for them to score.
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Post by pwoodstone on Nov 26, 2022 17:43:30 GMT
Well. That was a proper game. Can’t really say anyone wasn’t very good. Keeper had to make some saves but no more than theirs. We started brilliantly on the front foot and when they scored their goal ( brilliant hit but avoidable - Dom who was brilliant throughout with a bit of over play but their player, not for the only time, went down Very easily, they had the rest of the half.
Second half though we were “at it” and could have scored a few more.
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Post by 61666 on Nov 26, 2022 17:47:33 GMT
Great to see Jerome playing football and showing off his skills. And Christy scored! Shame about Ellul going off injured as he had started well, KLF did ok deputising though. Strange referee (par for the course, I suppose), started ok, but after the penalty gave is nothing. Half the time was picking up on throw ins from the right place, but then twice in a couple of minutes let them steal at least thirty yards without penalty. Why we couldn't play like that last week is anyone's guess and it has probably cost the club around twenty grand, with the gate being a thousand less today. Onwards and hopefully upwards at Woking next week.
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Post by jdl on Nov 26, 2022 17:50:27 GMT
Sounds like I missed the best game for a while. Typical! Still, Bill thinks I was there...
The mystery is, if we can play like that against a nominally better team, why can't we do it against the rubbish ones?
It's not because we're at home, it doesn't seem to have much to doo with the quality of the opposition - it doesn't even seem to have much to do with who's picked. In fact, it seems to be almost entirely random.
Will we play as well away at Woking, or home against Altricham? Even Sword wouldn't give you ods on our games!
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Post by steveh21 on Nov 26, 2022 17:56:25 GMT
Thought George Fowler was immense. Great team performance. Well done Hak. We have now won or drawn more than we have loat.. an important stat as we head for mid-table.
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Post by deadly on Nov 26, 2022 17:56:54 GMT
So unlike Stones to be so quick out of the blocks. But happily we were and looked very dangerous. Something amazing happened A good goal from Christie Pattison. Then a well taken penalty from Regan Booty. Then a great goal against from a dodgy free-kick. Last 15 minutes of first half was all Pretty Maids but we hung on. Nice for Odusanya to score so early in the second half. Settled down to play some neat football, could have easily scored a couple more. But the opposition wernt mugs and got one back just before the end of added time. All in all a good match, nice football. Not sure we look like keeping too many clean sheets despite good performances from our keeper and defenders. Maybe our midfield somehow needs to improve defensively. But at least we looked going forward, so hey I aint going to grumble.
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Post by jdl on Nov 26, 2022 17:59:57 GMT
Great to see Jerome playing football and showing off his skills. And Christy scored! Shame about Ellul going off injured as he had started well, KLF did ok deputising though. Strange referee (par for the course, I suppose), started ok, but after the penalty gave is nothing. Half the time was picking up on throw ins from the right place, but then twice in a couple of minutes let them steal at least thirty yards without penalty. Why we couldn't play like that last week is anyone's guess and it has probably cost the club around twenty grand, with the gate being a thousand less today. Onwards and hopefully upwards at Woking next week. 1,824 isn't that bad, especially with Maidenhead bringing so few. We had a few gates around that last year, before the season started to pick up. I'd guess that's an idication of our core support. Which isn't bad by non-league standards, even at our level. Nearly 2,000 who turn up no matter what isn't to be sniffed at. Dartford, Fleet, and more than half a dozen NL clubs would be well pleased to have a 'poor gate' like that!
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Post by Bernie on Nov 26, 2022 18:02:00 GMT
Attendance 1825. So allowing for fewer away fans, that’s 700 Oldham glory hunting stayways. Probably helped having the more hardcore home fans, combined with a two goal cushion for much of the game. Meant the players could relax a bit and enjoy playing attractive football. Not completely there yet, but I’ve felt for a while things were improving. All the teams below us who played also dropped points. Did Star Security really try to throw Luque out? Also, another game where away fans were told no buying on the day, complained on social media so were allowed to. What is the actual policy? Excellent interview from Hakan. youtu.be/Sr3bD4x3QAg
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Post by pwoodstone on Nov 26, 2022 18:04:49 GMT
So unlike Stones to be so quick out of the blocks. But happily we were and looked very dangerous. Something amazing happened A good goal from Christie Pattison. Then a well taken penalty from Regan Booty. Then a great goal against from a dodgy free-kick. Last 15 minutes of first half was all Pretty Maids but we hung on. Nice for Odusanya to score so early in the second half. Settled down to play some neat football, could have easily scored a couple more. But the opposition wernt mugs and got one back just before the end of added time. All in all a good match, nice football. Not sure we look like keeping too many clean sheets despite good performances from our keeper and defenders. Maybe our midfield somehow needs to improve defensively. But at least we looked going forward, so hey I aint going to grumble. The Dom and Christie goals were the other way around . There was a passing move in the late second half where we held it for about 3 mins left to right and back and forth and in the end Jerome had a shot saved. That would have been a goal for the ages.
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Post by daveu on Nov 26, 2022 18:24:40 GMT
So unlike Stones to be so quick out of the blocks. But happily we were and looked very dangerous. Something amazing happened A good goal from Christie Pattison. Then a well taken penalty from Regan Booty. Then a great goal against from a dodgy free-kick. Last 15 minutes of first half was all Pretty Maids but we hung on. Nice for Odusanya to score so early in the second half. Settled down to play some neat football, could have easily scored a couple more. But the opposition wernt mugs and got one back just before the end of added time. All in all a good match, nice football. Not sure we look like keeping too many clean sheets despite good performances from our keeper and defenders. Maybe our midfield somehow needs to improve defensively. But at least we looked going forward, so hey I aint going to grumble. Think you're confusing Christie and Dom. Dom scored the first, Christie the third.
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Post by Andy on Nov 26, 2022 18:28:33 GMT
The players def wanted it today. But combined with a really nice passing game, both long and short. Training sessions this week must have helped. Players showing some skills and causing Maidenhead problems all afternoon. JBM, what class - but plenty of other seriously good performances. Confidence growing and about time. Keep it up lads !
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Post by deadly on Nov 26, 2022 18:31:12 GMT
So unlike Stones to be so quick out of the blocks. But happily we were and looked very dangerous. Something amazing happened A good goal from Christie Pattison. Then a well taken penalty from Regan Booty. Then a great goal against from a dodgy free-kick. Last 15 minutes of first half was all Pretty Maids but we hung on. Nice for Odusanya to score so early in the second half. Settled down to play some neat football, could have easily scored a couple more. But the opposition wernt mugs and got one back just before the end of added time. All in all a good match, nice football. Not sure we look like keeping too many clean sheets despite good performances from our keeper and defenders. Maybe our midfield somehow needs to improve defensively. But at least we looked going forward, so hey I aint going to grumble. Think you're confusing Christie and Dom. Dom scored the first, Christie the third. Talk about rubbing it in. I think my mistake had already been highlighted by woody. Anyhow, we scored !
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