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Post by Keithsson on Nov 29, 2023 9:33:21 GMT
So sorry, life continues to get in the way. So just the links again... Match Centre - LinkMatch Tickets - LinkNLS Table - LinkNLS Form (last 6 H&A) - LinkNLS Home Form - LinkNLS Away Form - LinkThis fixture last season - YouTubeAll weekend fixtures... Aveley v Farnborough Bath City v Chelmsford CityBraintree Town v Weymouth Eastbourne Borough v Taunton Town Hampton & Richmond Borough v Hemel Hempstead TownHavant & Waterlooville v Dover Athletic Torquay United v Tonbridge AngelsTruro City v St Albans City Weston-super-Mare v Welling United Worthing v Chippenham Town Come on you Rebels!
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Post by topbloke on Nov 29, 2023 18:08:08 GMT
Apparently they faf around at the back alswell .Saturdays result could hinge on who makes the most mistakes playing this way . Ime not confident it will be them 😷😷😷
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Post by virgs1 on Nov 30, 2023 11:44:38 GMT
No need to apologise for life getting in the way. Thankyou for giving time to create the threads.
Pleased we've got a run at home coming up, hopefully we'll find our mojo again and rack up some points!
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Post by Keithsson on Nov 30, 2023 12:22:00 GMT
No need to apologise for life getting in the way. Thankyou for giving time to create the threads... Cheers. Although I'd happily swap the wrestling of an 11 month old teething granddaughter for an hour or so of peace at the computer if anyone wanted to have her? 😆 There was me stressing over the wedding... hadn't even considered the implications of their honeymoon 😱
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Post by Keithsson on Dec 1, 2023 13:51:53 GMT
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Post by Keithsson on Dec 2, 2023 13:12:15 GMT
Prostate UK will be in and around the ground today. Prostate cancer is a health issue that if it hasn't already effected you or your family, quite possibly will one day ☹ In today's cashless world therefore, a timely heads up in advance to bring some cash for their buckets 🙏🏻 Twitter/X
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Post by Keithsson on Dec 2, 2023 14:17:39 GMT
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Post by findonrebel on Dec 2, 2023 14:36:11 GMT
Would have liked to have seen Luque get a start, I know he hasn't been brilliant at times but I think a run of games might help him get some momentum going!
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Post by Keithsson on Dec 2, 2023 15:54:59 GMT
Sucker punch or what!!
To be fair Chippenham have shown more adventure than most. They're not pressing hard and are quite happy for us to have possession... but when they break they fully commit to it.
You can see why they're unbeaten in the last six away.
It hasn't been terrible, possession with a bit more purpose so far today. But we've not created many chances and the best one Ollie selfishly shot when Odei just needed a simple drag back.
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Post by Bally on Dec 2, 2023 17:21:09 GMT
Agreed. Good performance helped by a confident footballing team in Chippenham. Couple of good saves by Rees, Kane filling in at centre back and releasing Colbran wide worked wonders. Smith had a positive impact and assisted Pearce's 3rd. Lots of attacking balls into the box again, but with a bit more pressure and threat. I thought we invited them on and exploited the space behind confidently but felt we weren't as sharp as we should have been defensively. Any turn and we ran 2 yards past them and relieved the pressure. Pearce MOM for me for just scoring goals and completing the build up work!
Ref had a good game and while both teams wouldn't have agreed with everything, I thought we got the edge for the first time in a while and he let the game flow well.
Credit to Chippenham again. They look to play good football and had some nice passing in triangles.
Controversial comment time... what's up with the salmon and microwave meal comments from the announcer? Is he up there having a laugh with his mates? 😂
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Post by Keithsson on Dec 2, 2023 17:23:09 GMT
Bloody brilliant 😎
Whatever Hinsh put in the half time tea worked better than the waters at Lourdes 😇
That's what we've been missing, proper aggressive attacking intensity and from minute 46 onwards we suddenly found it in bucket loads.
You forget that Joel is not a natural centreback but his switch to rightback/wingback when Rea came on was a timely reminder. Brilliant switch, just shows how desperately we need more defensive options, a square peg was put in a square hole and Bob's your uncle.
MOTM was clearly Ollie. He might've been selfish for the best chance in the first half (as was Luque to him when he was sitting on a hat-trick) but when the shot is the best/only option there's none better at this level.
A word of praise too for Greg Luer. He's not a striker, his powderpuff shot after good control in the box first half demonstrates that. But out on the right he can still be of use to the squad.
Lets have more of that 2nd half purpose and less of the pointless possession. Win lose or draw playing that tempo and we'll all go home happy 😊
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Post by Keithsson on Dec 2, 2023 17:26:59 GMT
...oh, and Amen with bells on re: Roco Bally. Had Ollie not got the match ball he'd have got my MOTM, there were a couple of worldies in there 👏🏻
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Post by findonrebel on Dec 2, 2023 18:57:42 GMT
Wasn't at the game today so can't comment on individual performances but nice to see us come back in the second half, at 1 down I fully expected a park the bus from Chippenham in the second half!
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Post by Keithsson on Dec 2, 2023 19:05:28 GMT
Wasn't at the game today so can't comment on individual performances but nice to see us come back in the second half, at 1 down I fully expected a park the bus from Chippenham in the second half! They weren't even given the chance, they were hastily reversing into position but we came out of the traps like a thing possessed 🤘🏻
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Post by topbloke on Dec 2, 2023 19:37:51 GMT
A game of two halves this definitely was . First 45 was so predictable from us it was starting to become boring , thought they looked slick and tidy going forward but pretty mediocre at the back .and we duly gifted them a goal with some dreadful closing down /tackling. . Came out second 45 much quicker more direct and happy to have a shot at every opportunity simply blew them away . Thought Luer did ok today (his replacement Smith /just don't get ) As for Ollie , expecting him to be back on the bench , not only having the audacity to score a hatrick but also showing every watching pundit including the manager he is easily the best striker at the club . 😷😷😷
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