: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:40 am  

Had this link emailed to me yesterday, which details the records of all clubs in the English league's performances over the last nine years. Of all the teams who have been in the league for the whole period we have the worst record, given that it's hardly surprising that some of us are a little bit cynical is it?

Had this link emailed to me yesterday, which details the records of all clubs in the English league's performances over the last nine years. Of all the teams who have been in the league for the whole period we have the worst record, given that it's hardly surprising that some of us are a little bit cynical is it?

: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:49 am  

Did anyone else see the crowd trouble last night? quite alot of police around shortly after the final whistle.

: Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:48 pm  

Rotherham 1 up away at Macclesfield

: Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:16 pm  

Gillingham beat Chester City 2-0 with goals from Andy Barcham and Leigh Mills

: Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:10 pm  

Bary Conlon 2 wins in a row and 2nd in the league,looking good so far this season.

: Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:06 pm  

mathewjamie20. wrote:

Bary Conlon 2 wins in a row and 2nd in the league,looking good so far this season.

A pleasing performance too once we took control of things after the first 20. Plus Nicky Law offers more than Colbeck on the right IMO, was very good indeed (barring the obvious moment!)

: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:40 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

A pleasing performance too once we took control of things after the first 20. Plus Nicky Law offers more than Colbeck on the right IMO, was very good indeed (barring the obvious moment!)

Personally I think we need to move the ball quicker, and stretch our opponents more - for all the control of the game we had we didn't create that many chances and at 0-0, or even 1-0 - we are only a few seconds away from problems.

I think having Arnison and Heckingbottom back at full-back will help, Moncur just doesn't look natural at right back to me - and though Luke O'Brien did OK he seemed to panic a bit with the ball at his feet and hit too many aimless long balls or go back to the keeper. Having the former two back gives us more IMO as they play the roles better, and have a much better relationship with their wingers - which gets us moving forward with more purpose.

As an aside I thought Tom Clarke was superb, the difference in having him there rather than Matt Clarke was clear to see - he was comfortable on the ball so when we passed it from the back we did so confidently and set the right tone, as opposed to Matt Clarke's uncomfortable, awkward manner when he is in possession.

: Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:17 pm  

Asim wrote:

Personally I think we need to move the ball quicker, and stretch our opponents more - for all the control of the game we had we didn't create that many chances and at 0-0, or even 1-0 - we are only a few seconds away from problems.

I think having Arnison and Heckingbottom back at full-back will help, Moncur just doesn't look natural at right back to me - and though Luke O'Brien did OK he seemed to panic a bit with the ball at his feet and hit too many aimless long balls or go back to the keeper. Having the former two back gives us more IMO as they play the roles better, and have a much better relationship with their wingers - which gets us moving forward with more purpose.

As an aside I thought Tom Clarke was superb, the difference in having him there rather than Matt Clarke was clear to see - he was comfortable on the ball so when we passed it from the back we did so confidently and set the right tone, as opposed to Matt Clarke's uncomfortable, awkward manner when he is in possession.

Agree with you about moving the ball quicker and Luke O'B. O'B was driving me up the wall. Every time he picked up the ball you were just waiting for the punt upfield.Furman, McLaren and Daley could sometimes show for him a bit more on occasions though. As you say the passing was still a bit slow but it noticeably picked up after about 20 minutes, up until then we literally didn't string more than 3 passes together. The only thing with playing passing football though, is not to just complete passes for the sake of it, but make sure every pass has a purpose, commits a man, or as you say, stretches the play.

Actually thought Moncur was excellent last night, and wasn't far from being our MOTM, but I can't argue with Tom Clarke getting it. Everything he does is with a certain conviction, something Matt Clarke sometimes lacks.

: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:27 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

Actually thought Moncur was excellent last night, and wasn't far from being our MOTM, but I can't argue with Tom Clarke getting it. Everything he does is with a certain conviction, something Matt Clarke sometimes lacks.

I do think Moncur is a good defender, and did well last night, but he just doesn't seem natural in the full back role to me, he seems to do well individually but doesn't seem to fit in with his winger, and even his centre back colleague, at times - maybe it's just because he hasn't played there that often.

If we do only have Tom Clarke for a month I'd like to see Moncur given a run alongside Lee in the middle, the Matt Clarke/Lee partnership seems to have gone downhill rapidly after a good start - Lee looked better than I've seen him for a while last night too.

: Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:24 pm  

Asim wrote:

If we do only have Tom Clarke for a month I'd like to see Moncur given a run alongside Lee in the middle, the Matt Clarke/Lee partnership seems to have gone downhill rapidly after a good start - Lee looked better than I've seen him for a while last night too.

Lee did look excellent on Tuesday night. The thing is, he was playing with a centre half that didn't have the odd brain explosion now and again, which Matt Clarke tends to do. Tom Clarke and Moncur both looked more comfortable, and this enabled Lee's game to prosper.

I personally thought Furman was a high contender for MOTM on Tuesday. The lad absolutely runs his legs off, at times to no benefit, but everything he did seemed to have a meaning on Tuesday, if you get my drift. His passing was on the button, and his cover defending was good.