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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Sept 23, 2017 17:11:14 GMT
Hard working performance today.
Great result ground out, because in old rovers gone by, that would've been a draw.
Lovely day to watch football, glad we made most of conditions as fans as there won't be too many matches where we wear shorts and short sleeves!
Have to say, bemused a little at starting line up. Where was Sweeney, the obvious replacement?
Byron Moore starting? Bola on right?
These (and other) questions were soon to be answered..
My observations.
Positives:
Ellis my m o m. Simply never stopped running and covered every blade. Tracked back to support Bola. Got his head on most things in air. Great turn and cross in second half which just evaded our only player in box (Telford, I think). And capped it off with a brilliant killer individual goal.
Slocombe. Reliable keeps we've needed at start of campaigns.
Bola. This lad is class. His first touch, close control is a joy to watch. Just a little inexperienced in clearing the ball with head, although one clearance almost put Telford through on goal. Much better than the Chelski loanees last year.
Sweeney. Composed and assured performance. Glad he got his goal. Crowd favourite and even has his own elaborate chant!
Us. Gas in good voice for alot, but not all of match.
DC. Subs changed the match. Which begs question why not start with two of them? Moore made two exquisite crosses in first 10mins, made some decent break in plays, but apart from that isn't as imposing a winger as we need. Can see why he was subbed. Party isn't a centre back and was visibly moved when we conceded as he just wasn't strong enough when need be. Right changes at right time, but why put ourselves in that place to start with?
Negatives:
Referee. Actually got alot right in his decision making, just booked us way too often without reciprocating in similar circumstances, so very inconsistent. Moore simulation must have been a good call, because to me looked nailed on free kick. Linesmen were cr@p too. Poor officialdom again today, but we didn't help by giving away needless fouls. Lines booking was foolish from him as he'd been warned just a few mins before.
Use of Bodin. He seems to adopt a more central role, and fair play scored from that zone, but for me he is far more effective, potent and exciting playing somewhere on the right and crossing in (as per 2nd goal) or cutting in. It appears dc is forcing a 4-3-3 which I'm not sure helps billy's game. Can't complain with his contribution today though.
Ollie Clarke. Sure, a couple of good shots, both off target, but not sure he is 100% fit or something isn't right, because he just isn't hitting last season apex form for me. I'm not wholly confident he's best suited as our captain at this point in his career. Maybe the addition of Sercombe (which today was screaming out for) has affected the balance of his game?
Lee Brown. Never will criticise Legend, but is it just me or has he lost a bit of pace? And maybe popped on a lb or two?
Anyways... Great result, Gas. Blackpool physically strong, won't struggle in this league and can look forward to a positive season. I'll be looking to overtake them this year and set them as a target to get in front of. They are architectural third division opponents and on a cold, wet winter night, the result may have been different.. We'll see in January..
Onto Pompey..
I would seriously go Bola and Party on flanks. They've got a decent Connor Chaplin. Sh*tman is a threat, but hopefully Locks/Sweens can quash that. If we can counter quickly, I'd pick pace. Start Ellis/Telford and give ourselves a great chance to defeat an inconsistent Pompey team that traditionally we come unstuck at away, yet notoriously with Gas in adversity can set themselves up to thrive and who knows?
UptheGas!
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Post by eppinggas on Sept 23, 2017 17:32:39 GMT
Great result. Not sure about "They are architectural third division opponents"? Archetypal maybe... But thanks 0202b02ba...
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Post by Angas on Sept 23, 2017 17:33:01 GMT
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Sept 23, 2017 17:37:28 GMT
Great result. Not sure about "They are architectural third division opponents"? Archetypal maybe... But thanks 0202b02ba... Well if you're being pinickity so will I!! I'm o not 0 as in o2o2bo2ba! Haha! ...but I take your point 😊 xx |
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Post by harrybuckle on Sept 23, 2017 17:39:35 GMT
The free energy drinks provided by the match sponsors were lush I must admit I went back for a second one the pink variety. I reckon the players enjoyed their freebies at half time as Sercombe, Ellis, Sweeney, Bola and Lines were superb in the second period.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 17:47:18 GMT
O2 got that right in his summary. One addition, Chris Lines. The only Rovers player who should have been booked and wasn't, plus he was mint.
Happy days. We're on our way now.
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Post by crater on Sept 23, 2017 17:58:06 GMT
Ellis range his nuts off but showed no intent at all to actually win the ball.
Like the look of Telford and Bola is just too good a player not to make the team every week.
Lockyer aside the loans and the new signings are easily our best players
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Post by thecuregalore94 on Sept 23, 2017 18:20:08 GMT
A game of two halves. First half slow paced and at times sloppy, second half we looked so much more energetic and creative on the counter. Pleased with all three goals, very nicely taken. Brought a friend along to the Blackthorn end who isn't a follower of football, and even he said we had a second half that was great to watch and a good showing all round. UTG
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Post by JeffNZ on Sept 23, 2017 19:15:29 GMT
Much needed win well done to DC and the team.  I see from the BBC stats that we had five bookings today to their none. Together with 2 sendings off already this season is player discipline an issue? These stats would suggest not but whats the view of those of you atending the games to date? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 19:31:33 GMT
Much needed win well done to DC and the team. I see from the BBC stats that we had five bookings today to their none. Together with 2 sendings off already this season is player discipline an issue? These stats would suggest not but whats the view of those of you atending the games to date? The referee was the worst I have seen for decades, Jeff. Not sure one of the cards was justified. How they got away with none is beyond me. We beat 12 men today. |
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Post by JeffNZ on Sept 23, 2017 19:58:03 GMT
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Post by Angas on Sept 23, 2017 20:25:23 GMT
Commentary reckoned the ref was fine up to about the 40 minute mark. After that they couldn't make sense of his decisions at all.
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Post by GasMacc1 on Sept 23, 2017 20:27:26 GMT
Negatives: Referee. Moore simulation must have been a good call, because to me looked nailed on free kick. UptheGas! I wasn't well-placed to see whether or not there was contact, but I did see that Byron went to the referee at half-time and remonstrated animatedly. Why would he do that, if he didn't feel a sense of gross injustice? One of their subs, number 8 (D'Almeida), was guilty of simulation on three occasions, yet received no yellow card. The chap next to me wondered whether a simulation on the edge of the box might be punished more harshly than one in the middle of the field - he was trying to rationalise the referee's judgement - but then why was Stuart Sinclair booked at Bury for alleged simulation on the half-way line? The referee (Gavin Ward) seemed incapable of applying the same degree of control over the two sides even-handedly. That's Gavin Ward, who last season at Southend apologised to Darrell Clarke for erroneously giving a penalty against us for handball, costing us two points. |
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Post by eppinggas on Sept 23, 2017 20:36:08 GMT
I don't remember referees names as a general rule. But Gavin Ward - yes I to remember his name and his performance at Southend. I chose my words carefully... what a feckingc0ck.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 20:47:33 GMT
Commentary reckoned the ref was fine up to about the 40 minute mark. After that they couldn't make sense of his decisions at all. Hello my old friend  I think the radio commentator added a 0 to reality! |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Sept 23, 2017 20:49:26 GMT
Negatives: Referee. Moore simulation must have been a good call, because to me looked nailed on free kick. UptheGas! I wasn't well-placed to see whether or not there was contact, but I did see that Byron went to the referee at half-time and remonstrated animatedly. Why would he do that, if he didn't feel a sense of gross injustice? One of their subs, number 8 (D'Almeida), was guilty of simulation on three occasions, yet received no yellow card. The chap next to me wondered whether a simulation on the edge of the box might be punished more harshly than one in the middle of the field - he was trying to rationalise the referee's judgement - but then why was Stuart Sinclair booked at Bury for alleged simulation on the half-way line? The referee (Gavin Ward) seemed incapable of applying the same degree of control over the two sides even-handedly. That's Gavin Ward, who last season at Southend apologised to Darrell Clarke for erroneously giving a penalty against us for handball, costing us two points. Absolutely agree! He did get some unpopular decisions correct in my opinion, but had to rule the game with his biased hand of being a tw@t. In one instance he acknowledged a foul (and probably booking) but played advantage only for no advantage to be gained by us, and no foul awarded and no card given(?). 3rd division referees. But he is infamous with us. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 20:50:35 GMT
Negatives: Referee. Moore simulation must have been a good call, because to me looked nailed on free kick. UptheGas! I wasn't well-placed to see whether or not there was contact, but I did see that Byron went to the referee at half-time and remonstrated animatedly. Why would he do that, if he didn't feel a sense of gross injustice? One of their subs, number 8 (D'Almeida), was guilty of simulation on three occasions, yet received no yellow card. The chap next to me wondered whether a simulation on the edge of the box might be punished more harshly than one in the middle of the field - he was trying to rationalise the referee's judgement - but then why was Stuart Sinclair booked at Bury for alleged simulation on the half-way line? The referee (Gavin Ward) seemed incapable of applying the same degree of control over the two sides even-handedly. That's Gavin Ward, who last season at Southend apologised to Darrell Clarke for erroneously giving a penalty against us for handball, costing us two points. Truly shocking 'performance' by the referee. You know that Moore was fouled, not one of the Blackpool fans reacted to him going down, if that was a dive they would have been on their feet screaming at him, yet as you say, No 8 was throwing himself down all over the place and getting away with it. I honestly don't know what we've done wrong in the last 2 seasons, but we just can't get a referee to treat us fairly. Maybe we need to scream every time we get touched, roll around, go down clutching out heads, that seems to be what they are desperately waiting to give decisions for. Luckily for us, we beat the opposition today be being the better team and because our manager changed things at half time, we didn't win because the referee applied the rules fairly and evenly. Even at the end he added extra minutes from nowhere, no trainers had been on, only 1 goal scored, nobody warned for time wasting, 3 substitutions (61, 65 and 71 mins) plus 1 goal, 30 seconds each, that's 2 added minutes, not 4, but the team he had favoured all game were losing. |
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Post by gasheadpirate on Sept 23, 2017 20:54:26 GMT
The ref was awful. It was like playing against twelve. Good job DC made the changes at half time as I think we would have lost as the team just were not at the races first half. We were chasing the game and ga e the ball away far too easily. Second half we bossed the game and they barely had a look in. 3-1 was rather flattering overall but happy to take it. 😁
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Post by matealotblue on Sept 23, 2017 21:00:54 GMT
I wasn't well-placed to see whether or not there was contact, but I did see that Byron went to the referee at half-time and remonstrated animatedly. Why would he do that, if he didn't feel a sense of gross injustice? One of their subs, number 8 (D'Almeida), was guilty of simulation on three occasions, yet received no yellow card. The chap next to me wondered whether a simulation on the edge of the box might be punished more harshly than one in the middle of the field - he was trying to rationalise the referee's judgement - but then why was Stuart Sinclair booked at Bury for alleged simulation on the half-way line? The referee (Gavin Ward) seemed incapable of applying the same degree of control over the two sides even-handedly. That's Gavin Ward, who last season at Southend apologised to Darrell Clarke for erroneously giving a penalty against us for handball, costing us two points. Truly shocking 'performance' by the referee. You know that Moore was fouled, not one of the Blackpool fans reacted to him going down, if that was a dive they would have been on their feet screaming at him, yet as you say, No 8 was throwing himself down all over the place and getting away with it. I honestly don't know what we've done wrong in the last 2 seasons, but we just can't get a referee to treat us fairly. Maybe we need to scream every time we get touched, roll around, go down clutching out heads, that seems to be what they are desperately waiting to give decisions for. Luckily for us, we beat the opposition today be being the better team and because our manager changed things at half time, we didn't win because the referee applied the rules fairly and evenly. Even at the end he added extra minutes from nowhere, no trainers had been on, only 1 goal scored, nobody warned for time wasting, 3 substitutions (61, 65 and 71 mins) plus 1 goal, 30 seconds each, that's 2 added minutes, not 4, but the team he had favoured all game were losing. Nor any of their players. Was too far away to have any definitive view on it, but said at the time that the lack of reaction by their fans/players was an indicator for me. Especially as it was right on their door step so to speak and usually there is a vociferous reaction to these sorts of things. Anyway tiz done now.....we move on. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 21:43:22 GMT
Truly shocking 'performance' by the referee. You know that Moore was fouled, not one of the Blackpool fans reacted to him going down, if that was a dive they would have been on their feet screaming at him, yet as you say, No 8 was throwing himself down all over the place and getting away with it. I honestly don't know what we've done wrong in the last 2 seasons, but we just can't get a referee to treat us fairly. Maybe we need to scream every time we get touched, roll around, go down clutching out heads, that seems to be what they are desperately waiting to give decisions for. Luckily for us, we beat the opposition today be being the better team and because our manager changed things at half time, we didn't win because the referee applied the rules fairly and evenly. Even at the end he added extra minutes from nowhere, no trainers had been on, only 1 goal scored, nobody warned for time wasting, 3 substitutions (61, 65 and 71 mins) plus 1 goal, 30 seconds each, that's 2 added minutes, not 4, but the team he had favoured all game were losing. Nor any of their players. Was too far away to have any definitive view on it, but said at the time that the lack of reaction by their fans/players was an indicator for me. Especially as it was right on their door step so to speak and usually there is a vociferous reaction to these sorts of things. Anyway tiz done now.....we move on. Great isn't it, we won in the right way Poor first half, sorted it at half time, took over the 2nd half. Well done to the manager and players, for the performance (2nd half at least) and for sticking at it when it was obvious the ref came with an agenda. Lines was different class today, pleasure to watch. |
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