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Post by nonleaguegas on Sept 10, 2014 1:22:53 GMT
Anyone else think the blackthorn looks horrible with big empty spaces everywhere? Not a bad crowd tonight though.
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Post by PeterHooper57 on Sept 10, 2014 1:48:42 GMT
More supporters than I expected; however, we have lost 2,000 off the gate since the first home match, and the trend is downwards. UTG
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Post by Peter Parker on Sept 10, 2014 5:12:27 GMT
Another solid 3 pts tonight and another 100% record taken too.having seen all the home games plus the FGR game on the box I've seen nothing for us to fear and if we can start scoring more we could still have a run at the play offs at least.we look like a team that's difficult to play against and the longer we can keep up the good home form then teams will come to the mem and look for a draw which is to our advantage I believe.Were improving slowly and if only we could get that 2nd goal when on top (Telford,FGR and tonight )the last 10 minutes won't turn into a rearguard action and the confidence may really kick in for the players.Get something at Lincoln to keep the vultures away then 2 home games will give us an opportunity to really kick on.Really thought we'd be down to 4 - 4 1/2k attendance tonight with the Braintree game proving to be the tipping point for a lot of fans so well played the faithful 5k. When you knock of non attending ST holders there was less than 5000 there last night |
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Post by GasHeadGaz on Sept 10, 2014 5:18:31 GMT
Another solid 3 pts tonight and another 100% record taken too.having seen all the home games plus the FGR game on the box I've seen nothing for us to fear and if we can start scoring more we could still have a run at the play offs at least.we look like a team that's difficult to play against and the longer we can keep up the good home form then teams will come to the mem and look for a draw which is to our advantage I believe.Were improving slowly and if only we could get that 2nd goal when on top (Telford,FGR and tonight )the last 10 minutes won't turn into a rearguard action and the confidence may really kick in for the players.Get something at Lincoln to keep the vultures away then 2 home games will give us an opportunity to really kick on.Really thought we'd be down to 4 - 4 1/2k attendance tonight with the Braintree game proving to be the tipping point for a lot of fans so well played the faithful 5k. When you knock of non attending ST holders there was less than 5000 there last night How many didn't turn up? |
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Post by Curly Wurly on Sept 10, 2014 5:53:06 GMT
Another solid 3 pts tonight and another 100% record taken too.having seen all the home games plus the FGR game on the box I've seen nothing for us to fear and if we can start scoring more we could still have a run at the play offs at least.we look like a team that's difficult to play against and the longer we can keep up the good home form then teams will come to the mem and look for a draw which is to our advantage I believe.Were improving slowly and if only we could get that 2nd goal when on top (Telford,FGR and tonight )the last 10 minutes won't turn into a rearguard action and the confidence may really kick in for the players.Get something at Lincoln to keep the vultures away then 2 home games will give us an opportunity to really kick on.Really thought we'd be down to 4 - 4 1/2k attendance tonight with the Braintree game proving to be the tipping point for a lot of fans so well played the faithful 5k. When you knock of non attending ST holders there was less than 5000 there last night Sorry, but I don't think this is true. As usual, the ground filled within 5 minso of kick off. 5000+ seemed just about right to me. Seeing as we were down to under 4000 in the last games at Eastville, I am still impressed by our core support in this division after a poor result on Saturday. |
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Post by faggotygas on Sept 10, 2014 6:15:44 GMT
Amazed that Cunnington hasn't got a mention from anyone yet (Apologies if he was and I've missed it) as I don't think he lost a header all night. The fact that we spend most of the game smashing clearances long, means that a player like him is crucial. I still think we need a midfielder making a late run, as Cunnington holds the ball up well, Taylor does well at dragging his man away from his space, but yet we no one who can burst through to take advantage of that space. he didn't put a foot wrong all night. far better player than most people realise, and has a brain. very impressed. personally he would have been my joint MOTM, with Trotman, who was the beast we needed in the middle. Agree with this, plus Cunnington and Taylor look like they have an understanding, most flickons found him. Cunnington reminds me of Richard Walker in his ability to hold the ball and find a player, even when the ball has been smashed at his head. Between the 2 of them, they hardly lost a header all night, and I thought that was the difference between the teams. I haven't been away this season - how the hell is this team losing to part timers? What do they do differently away? |
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Post by Peter Parker on Sept 10, 2014 6:51:49 GMT
When you knock of non attending ST holders there was less than 5000 there last night How many didn't turn up? well I don't know the exact number, but I remember it being said that 10% off ST season tickets don't turn up for any given game. My ST has already been counted (and not used) for the last home game.
Still a good crowd by the standards of the conference (and League 2) though
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Post by michaelb on Sept 10, 2014 7:04:12 GMT
Good solid performance again, only a few goals from being a real force I think, oh and a little consistency.
Interesting that peoples MoM on here could be one of a few which indicates a good all round performance to me.
Thought Cunnington,Trotman did well, Martin had his best game yet, Mansell is a rock but for me Matt Taylor was tireless and gets my MoM.
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Post by GasHeadGaz on Sept 10, 2014 7:06:47 GMT
well I don't know the exact number, but I remember it being said that 10% off ST season tickets don't turn up for any given game. My ST has already been counted (and not used) for the last home game.
Still a good crowd by the standards of the conference (and League 2) though
We have about 3000 season tickets? So 300 didn't turn up. 4700 is still good for a non-league night game. Those 300 have paid, so not a problem if they don't turn up. |
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Post by clockendgas on Sept 10, 2014 7:32:40 GMT
imho i thought it was a fair crowd after saturdays showing, mid week games difficult for many including myself, with family, work etc, and it aint cheap, well not for my age group, crowds will grow the higher we get up the league, keep behind the team even if the board are clueless.
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Post by nailseamark on Sept 10, 2014 7:52:41 GMT
I thought Cunnington was immense last night. Won every single header, great in the air and surprisingly quick for a big guy.
The first half was a shambles, the only shot I remember was our goal. Second half we dominated and probably deserved the result from that performance. Unfortunately we couldn't take any of our opportunities against 10 men.
Play like this away from home and you loose.
Ah well with Harrison coming back next match and Balanta trying to get fit, this team can only get better!
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Post by Gas Since 1957 on Sept 10, 2014 7:54:13 GMT
imho i thought it was a fair crowd after saturdays showing, mid week games difficult for many including myself, with family, work etc, and it aint cheap, well not for my age group, crowds will grow the higher we get up the league, keep behind the team even if the board are clueless. One of the better features last night was that, in general, the moaners and whingers in the crowd either were not there or kept quiet for once. Other than groans at a few misplaced passes, I didn't her the usual vitriol aimed at any of our players (which is what I think DC is referring to). The support wasn't generally loud, but at least it wasn't all negative. I stand in the West Enclosure which is where the more vocal criticism tends to come from. We were helped by the fact that the referee and linesman were so bad that they took all the nasty comments from the West Enclosure, so maybe they copped it instead of our players. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 7:58:24 GMT
Another solid 3 pts tonight and another 100% record taken too.having seen all the home games plus the FGR game on the box I've seen nothing for us to fear and if we can start scoring more we could still have a run at the play offs at least.we look like a team that's difficult to play against and the longer we can keep up the good home form then teams will come to the mem and look for a draw which is to our advantage I believe.Were improving slowly and if only we could get that 2nd goal when on top (Telford,FGR and tonight )the last 10 minutes won't turn into a rearguard action and the confidence may really kick in for the players.Get something at Lincoln to keep the vultures away then 2 home games will give us an opportunity to really kick on.Really thought we'd be down to 4 - 4 1/2k attendance tonight with the Braintree game proving to be the tipping point for a lot of fans so well played the faithful 5k. When you knock of non attending ST holders there was less than 5000 there last night Which,when you look back to previous seasons of league football for Rovers night matches against the Wrexhams,orients,rochdale etc is literally a couple of hundred down on the attendance . Not the couple of thousands the bleating poisonous would want. At the moment. So it looks like the middle finger to the RPS....The Rovers Poison Squad!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 8:03:48 GMT
imho i thought it was a fair crowd after saturdays showing, mid week games difficult for many including myself, with family, work etc, and it aint cheap, well not for my age group, crowds will grow the higher we get up the league, keep behind the team even if the board are clueless. One of the better features last night was that, in general, the moaners and whingers in the crowd either were not there or kept quiet for once. Other than groans at a few misplaced passes, I didn't her the usual vitriol aimed at any of our players (which is what I think DC is referring to). The support wasn't generally loud, but at least it wasn't all negative. I stand in the West Enclosure which is where the more vocal criticism tends to come from. We were helped by the fact that the referee and linesman were so bad that they took all the nasty comments from the West Enclosure, so maybe they copped it instead of our players. The sad thing is,like on here, we all know another defeat or draw and the told you so will be drooling again. A lot are absent again since last nights win but will be frothing at the mouth when we lose/ draw next time. patience is a virtue but a lt of Rovers supporters think they are owed the world...now! |
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Post by faggotygas on Sept 10, 2014 8:13:50 GMT
One noticeable feature so far this season has been that the team are being encouraged to pass the ball quickly after receiving, rather than hanging on to it for to long. Lots of shouts of 'play it' from the bench, Marcus Stewart especially. This is positive for me. One of the first targets that Joachim Low set the Germany team when he took over was to reduce the average time before passing.
The 2 players who haven't really got used to that yet are Clark and Lockyer, which is why I think its right that both are kept out of the midfield for the time being, while they catch up.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 8:24:21 GMT
I think the sooner we wake up to the fact that just because a team is part time it does not mean they are rubbish, the easier we will find life in this league.
Come the end of the season I fully expect some of the part time teams will finish above plenty of full time clubs ..... Braintree are currently mid-table having won half their games, I full expect them to finish at least mid-table. Yes we should want to beat every team, but the way things go into melt down because we lost to part timers makes little sense.
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Post by Igitur on Sept 10, 2014 8:32:44 GMT
Refs are easy targets, but the ref was particularly poor.
Some Wrexham players were wusses and were out-muscled fairly and lost the ball but got a free kick.
They easily went to ground, but also raised a hand in appeal and got a free kick.
'Decisions' seemed to go the other way to the actual offence.
Four yellows for us and two for them, plus a sending off, yet the game was not dirty. I do not know what Conference rules are, but getting 5 yellows in the league meant a fine, yet the incompetence of the ref is ignored.
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Post by LJG on Sept 10, 2014 8:54:24 GMT
Much better performance tonight which was needed after Braintree.... As others have said, we had a little bit of good fortune and we still had patches of iffy passing but it's still early in the season and still a relatively new team that are still finding their feet so is to be expected a little bit. But overall much improved and a much needed 3 points. I'm still confident we'll be there or thereabouts come the end of the season and personally I think DC is the right man to be in charge - not got any real logic to back it up comprehensively but my gut says if we stick with him we will get to be where we want to be, out of this league - whether it's this season or next I'm not sure but I think we won't be in the conference for long. I'm with the guys who say its ridiculous to be calling for heads after one defeat - different if we hit a run of a number of games without a win and we're dropping like flies but I think we need to stick with someone for a reasonable amount of time and back and support them and break the manager merry go round cycle we've had for the last few years. We deserved tonight's win and I'm pleased we got it - now we just have to get our away form going and get some wins away from home starting at a difficult place, Lincoln. Onwards and upwards and keep the faith guys on what may be sometimes a roller coaster season.... One defeat didn't see us 15th in the Conference did it? Can't say I share this manic, bipolar attitude. A lucky last minute bungle against Halifax and suddenly everyone has these baseless hopes about DC, then back to the misery when we get found out by part-timers and now we're back to talk of "at least play offs" completely without foundation. We had six shots on goal last night! We will be found out again. |
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Post by faggotygas on Sept 10, 2014 9:24:39 GMT
You can't rely on shots alone as an indicator, bearing in mind that hitting the post is judged the same as a shot from 40 yards that misses by miles. The quality of the opportunity matters more.
From where I was standing, Rovers had more high quality opportunities to score than Wrexham, and deserved to win the game.
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Sept 10, 2014 9:30:36 GMT
Not there tonight and delighted with 3 points - but 6 shots with only 1 on target per BBC. Appreciate stats can mislead but that sounds like a fairly poor return for 90 minutes at home? Reviews seem to suggest a reasonable performance though? Don't bother judging the game by these stats, it is really not a true reflection. Wrexham would have 2 shots on target from 2 very weak free kicks that dolled up into Mildenhall's hands. A battling performance from Rovers, and despite Wrexham keeping posession better than us, we looked the more threatening overall. Quite correct. Except for mildenhall's miracle save & Tom Lockyear heading one out from under the bar. But obviously the scrambled save by the Wrexham keeper wasn't counted either |
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