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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 21:31:45 GMT
Anyone know why Morley has a touchline ban? Was it from the game earlier in the season (Alfreton?) when he appeared to take a swipe at someone after the final whistle. Yes it was
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Post by onetrevorstorton on Jan 19, 2019 21:33:39 GMT
I think its time to play the two matts as full backs and stick with it waters and thompson , they will grow as they gain the experience they need . Play offs is a bonus this season if we can get there , without our first choice two strikers we are weak upfront playing a 17 year old up front with little support did not work but his time will come i am sure .
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Post by dc2cfc on Jan 19, 2019 21:58:33 GMT
Very frustrating game today,
First half we came out quick and were playing the ball around quite well. Just felt like we were over playing it at times just by not getting the ball into the box quick enough.
Second half started poorly and just never really got going, then got caught with 2 men at the back for their goal !
Does anyone know if the keeper tipped the Mooney shot onto the bar ? It happened that quick couldn’t really remember !
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Post by rhodri on Jan 19, 2019 22:08:41 GMT
Very frustrating game today, First half we came out quick and were playing the ball around quite well. Just felt like we were over playing it at times just by not getting the ball into the box quick enough. Second half started poorly and just never really got going, then got caught with 2 men at the back for their goal ! Does anyone know if the keeper tipped the Mooney shot onto the bar ? It happened that quick couldn’t really remember ! Yeah from what I could tell from the Harry Mac he got a hand to it. If that had gone in, I think we'd have probably gone on to score a few just on momentum
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Post by rhodri on Jan 19, 2019 22:11:59 GMT
We miss Stopforth so much. He sets our tempo. We haven't played that well since he got injured. I'd look to play Jackson further up the pitch with Thompson at full back next week, maybe even the same with Waters LB and McKenna LW. Give Mahon and Mooney a rest which with Blyth being off would be a couple of weeks. I'd have took top half back in June, and am reticent to criticise because the effort cannot be faulted. I can handle a lack of finesse (Howson, Grand) because they genuinely leave nothing on the pitch. But if we want to progress we will need to raise our income to recruit more quality because currently half of our long defensive passes end up in the seats. #UTFS Seconded on putting the youngsters at full back and playing Mckenzie and Jackson in their actual positions. Not seen Mooney play well for a few months tbh. Crazy to think Jackson has had a few MOTM awards whilst playing out of position
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 22:29:34 GMT
Am i right in thinking their is only 2 people allowed in the technical area of the Dugout's but today Curzon had 3 surely the Lino should of spotted this and told 1 to sit down
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Post by Rio Doherty on Jan 19, 2019 23:51:31 GMT
My match highlights:
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Post by chislenko on Jan 20, 2019 0:43:14 GMT
Need to get rid of these two clowns now and bring in a proven manager like Graham Barrow.
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Post by paulinem on Jan 20, 2019 1:43:30 GMT
Need to get rid of these two clowns now and bring in a proven manager like Graham Barrow. Don’t think that would be.a popular decision on current Goats form! Seriously let down by GB’s decision too to work for them. Let’s go Jonno and Bern!
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Post by chesterken on Jan 20, 2019 5:55:03 GMT
There is no team in this league that could have had the amount of injuries to key players that we have had to contend with and still stayed at the top end of the league, in all my years of watching Chester I cannot remember a run of losing players like we have this year. We just need to get Asante and Dudley back up top and I feel we are more than capable of going on an unbeaten run to get us back in the mix, you only have to look at teams like Stockport when we played them six weeks or so ago they were talking about sacking the manager and now after a little run of unbeaten games they are back in the Title race.lets just keep the faith and I’m sure things will start to get back to normal let’s not forget that with so many players missing we have had to play players in the team who have slipped out of form, but with the addition of the new lads we will be in a position to drop players from the squad if they don’t produce the goods on the pitch.
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Post by johny9 on Jan 20, 2019 8:33:31 GMT
Disappointing result but like people have said any team in the country missing the amount of players we are will drop points , it’s frustrating because I think we would have won this league with a bit more luck on the injury front. I know people have a lot more patience with academy lads but Matty waters and LMH are not ready to be starting in this league , thought Mcallister was good again in the middle , Howson ,Livesey and grand have done well this year but their clearances and distribution at times is shocking , free headers or passes straight out of play or back to opposition, Howson and Livesey had 2 headers 6 yards out in the first half from corners and didn’t hit the target . I’m praying the game is off Saturday so we can have a 3 week break which will Hopefully be enough for a few players to come back and get Stopforth closer to coming back ready for a big push on the final 15 games 🔵⚪️
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Post by billyw on Jan 20, 2019 8:46:38 GMT
Need to get rid of these two clowns now and bring in a proven manager like Graham Barrow. Wrexham fans are calling for Barrow to be sacked.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2019 9:14:34 GMT
Need to get rid of these two clowns now and bring in a proven manager like Graham Barrow. Wrexham fans are calling for Barrow to be sacked. I think (hope) he was being ironic. Agent Barrow doing a fine job at the red red robins.
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Post by 1967blue Chester Lads on Jan 20, 2019 9:19:50 GMT
Irony is we should have been 3up by halftime, your probably the idiot that was shouting obscenities at the players through out the game Nope sat there with my head in my hands thinking there are a thousand better things to do than watch this crap. Well that again was utter crap. 2 weeks running it's been awful. Seriously thinking about going to the next home game even tho chester mad.
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Post by chislenko on Jan 20, 2019 9:23:43 GMT
Wrexham fans are calling for Barrow to be sacked. I think (hope) he was being ironic. Agent Barrow doing a fine job at the red red robins. You are correct nwas, it was ironic, just thought I would get it out of the way before the usual moaners came along thus denying them their bit of gloating pleasure.
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Post by Cestrian1987 on Jan 20, 2019 9:38:29 GMT
Why are Chester fans/grown men calling him ‘Agent Barrow’?
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Post by martinblue47 on Jan 20, 2019 9:59:09 GMT
Need to get rid of these two clowns now and bring in a proven manager like Graham Barrow. 🤐
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Post by Harry Lime on Jan 20, 2019 10:10:17 GMT
Selection was interesting yesterday. Obviously the managers are trying to mix it up and find a blend that works. Having both Asante and Dudley missing was a big loss. Also Hughes not available either, that's your 3 first choice strikers out.
I expected Dudley to upfront with Mahon, Green and McKenna behind. Smalley has been poor recently so can understand why Marsh-Hughes started, but it would have easier for him to come on after an hour to freshen it up.
Don't really like playing wingers centrally. They tend to run into trouble, and don't support the striker well.
Mooney and McKenna actually started really well, but disappeared second half. Mahon overplayed as usual. Had an early chance to shoot and took too many touches and lost it. Also had a chance to cross and turned back into trouble and lost the ball (again). You move the ball wide in order to create an opportunity to cross into the box. Not to go back and try to eat two men again. I would have subbed him the second time he did it.
You know we're struggling for ideas when we swap Mooney and Mahon over. It rarely works. We just lose shape as no runners go into the box.
I thought our subs would be Thompson for Mooney/Mahon allowing Jackson to push up. Then Green for McKenna. Surely Green needs to be central as a playmaker, he's no winger.
A tough month ahead now with Special, Kiddie, Boston and Bradford. One advantage might be come the playoffs is that some of our players maybe fresher as they've missed chunks of the season.
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Post by waggoner on Jan 20, 2019 10:39:13 GMT
Why are Chester fans/grown men calling him ‘Agent Barrow’? Because they (the Wxm fans) took great pleasure in rubbing our noses in it when he decided to manage them. I think it is ironic that they are struggling. So this would be the reason for the 'agent Barrow' quip.
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Post by durdy on Jan 20, 2019 10:45:20 GMT
Why are Chester fans/grown men calling him ‘Agent Barrow’? Because they (the Wxm fans) took great pleasure in rubbing our noses in it when he decided to manage them. I think it is ironic that they are struggling. So this would be the reason for the 'agent Barrow' quip. Also the day we lost our league status v Peterborough the Goats took great delight in displaying a banner at their hone match reading Agent Smith job well done referring to the Mad Yank
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Post by Jack on Jan 20, 2019 10:53:23 GMT
Really disappointing yesterday, you could sense we were going to sleepwalk to a defeat as soon as we came out for the 2nd half. We lost everything that was good in the first half - no tempo, second to every ball and no sustained spells of pressure.
I think people are underestimating Curzon a bit as well. We should be beating them, but they're a decent little side who are perfectly set up to play away from home. They should have been dead and buried at half time, but they weren't and on the balance of the second half I couldn't really begrudge them a win.
Team selection was a bit odd as well. If we're going to see the best of Green, we need to play him in the hole behind a striker and give him a run of 5 or 6 games. Strange move to throw McKenna in centrally, I'd have thought it'd have made more sense to play him wide left and drop either Mooney or Mahon. I actually thought Marsh Hughes did really well yesterday, didn't look out of place and in the first half he caused loads of problems.
Mooney and Mahon haven't become bad players overnight, they're both outstanding on their day but they're both really out of form. It happens all the time, particularly lower down the leagues, that wingers struggle in January and February - fatigue kicks in and the pitches become a bit bobbly. I'd be looking to give McKenna and Jackson a run out at Spenny and let them have a rest. This'd also greatly improve our options coming from the bench. Mooney in particular just looks completely out of ideas, I don't think he beat his man once yesterday. No reason to panic, he'll be an asset for us in the run in but he just needs a break.
Let's be realistic, we could easily have been 3-0 up at half time and no one would have argued. We missed key chances and paid the price. Disappointingly, we seemed to lose our composure in the second half - loads of basic errors and silly mistakes.
We're more than capable of beating Spennymoor, we just need to take our chances when they come. We're in 7th place despite having had a really sticky patch - we can't wallow and feel sorry for ourselves, a few wins on the spin and we'll be right back in the thick of it.
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Post by Cestrian1987 on Jan 20, 2019 10:53:55 GMT
Why are Chester fans/grown men calling him ‘Agent Barrow’? Because they (the Wxm fans) took great pleasure in rubbing our noses in it when he decided to manage them. I think it is ironic that they are struggling. So this would be the reason for the 'agent Barrow' quip. Makes it sound like we still think he’s one of us, and he’s not and never will be again. Can’t wait till he’s sacked. Judas.
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Post by waggoner on Jan 20, 2019 11:22:08 GMT
He is still a chester legend as far as i can remember. Just because he took a job at our rivals this should not change?
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Post by midfieldgeneral on Jan 20, 2019 11:25:19 GMT
Need to get rid of these two clowns now and bring in a proven manager like Graham Barrow. Are you serious?. Difficult to see anyone doing better with our injury list. Do you not think with any combination of Asente Dudley Stopforth Burton Matty Hughes we wouldnt have won the last 2 games?
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Post by Cestrian1987 on Jan 20, 2019 11:29:58 GMT
He is still a chester legend as far as i can remember. Just because he took a job at our rivals this should not change? Yep, to me and most Chester fans I know
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Post by Cestrian1987 on Jan 20, 2019 11:31:01 GMT
Need to get rid of these two clowns now and bring in a proven manager like Graham Barrow. Are you serious?. Difficult to see anyone doing better with our injury list. Do you not think with any combination of Asente Dudley Stopforth Burton Matty Hughes we wouldnt have won the last 2 games? He’s on the wind up.
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Post by South Wirral Blue on Jan 20, 2019 11:36:43 GMT
Selection was interesting yesterday. Obviously the managers are trying to mix it up and find a blend that works. Having both Asante and Dudley missing was a big loss. Also Hughes not available either, that's your 3 first choice strikers out. I expected Dudley to upfront with Mahon, Green and McKenna behind. Smalley has been poor recently so can understand why Marsh-Hughes started, but it would have easier for him to come on after an hour to freshen it up. Don't really like playing wingers centrally. They tend to run into trouble, and don't support the striker well. Mooney and McKenna actually started really well, but disappeared second half. Mahon overplayed as usual. Had an early chance to shoot and took too many touches and lost it. Also had a chance to cross and turned back into trouble and lost the ball (again). You move the ball wide in order to create an opportunity to cross into the box. Not to go back and try to eat two men again. I would have subbed him the second time he did it. You know we're struggling for ideas when we swap Mooney and Mahon over. It rarely works. We just lose shape as no runners go into the box. I thought our subs would be Thompson for Mooney/Mahon allowing Jackson to push up. Then Green for McKenna. Surely Green needs to be central as a playmaker, he's no winger. A tough month ahead now with Special, Kiddie, Boston and Bradford. One advantage might be come the playoffs is that some of our players maybe fresher as they've missed chunks of the season. Do you think we'll still be in contention though by then?
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Post by Harry Lime on Jan 20, 2019 13:25:37 GMT
Selection was interesting yesterday. Obviously the managers are trying to mix it up and find a blend that works. Having both Asante and Dudley missing was a big loss. Also Hughes not available either, that's your 3 first choice strikers out. I expected Dudley to upfront with Mahon, Green and McKenna behind. Smalley has been poor recently so can understand why Marsh-Hughes started, but it would have easier for him to come on after an hour to freshen it up. Don't really like playing wingers centrally. They tend to run into trouble, and don't support the striker well. Mooney and McKenna actually started really well, but disappeared second half. Mahon overplayed as usual. Had an early chance to shoot and took too many touches and lost it. Also had a chance to cross and turned back into trouble and lost the ball (again). You move the ball wide in order to create an opportunity to cross into the box. Not to go back and try to eat two men again. I would have subbed him the second time he did it. You know we're struggling for ideas when we swap Mooney and Mahon over. It rarely works. We just lose shape as no runners go into the box. I thought our subs would be Thompson for Mooney/Mahon allowing Jackson to push up. Then Green for McKenna. Surely Green needs to be central as a playmaker, he's no winger. A tough month ahead now with Special, Kiddie, Boston and Bradford. One advantage might be come the playoffs is that some of our players maybe fresher as they've missed chunks of the season. Do you think we'll still be in contention though by then? Play offs? Yes. With a full squad and reasonable luck, we are a match for anyone. Unfortunately we may end up 6th to 7th and have to play 3 away games. Could still see us pushing for 3rd or 4th though. Much of that will depend on getting key players fit, and in form, and finding the right blend. Worry is, I think the managers are starting to lose confidence in finding that blend. I've been saying for months about changing formation, and team, away from home. With the players we've brought in we can now start to do that.
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Post by chesterken on Jan 20, 2019 15:26:49 GMT
We miss Stopforth so much. He sets our tempo. We haven't played that well since he got injured. I'd look to play Jackson further up the pitch with Thompson at full back next week, maybe even the same with Waters LB and McKenna LW. Give Mahon and Mooney a rest which with Blyth being off would be a couple of weeks. I'd have took top half back in June, and am reticent to criticise because the effort cannot be faulted. I can handle a lack of finesse (Howson, Grand) because they genuinely leave nothing on the pitch. But if we want to progress we will need to raise our income to recruit more quality because currently half of our long defensive passes end up in the seats. #UTFS Seconded on putting the youngsters at full back and playing Mckenzie and Jackson in their actual positions. Not seen Mooney play well for a few months tbh. Crazy to think Jackson has had a few MOTM awards whilst playing out of position I thought Mooney showed flashes of his old self in the first half but did fade badly in the second half as did a few others, managers do their homework and you could see the full back is showing him outside only and not letting him cut inside onto his stronger foot. Same goes with Mahon they know he wants to twist and turn but they also know that he rarely puts the ball in first time so it makes him easier to mark, he could combat that by putting the ball in first time but we all know he seems unable or unwilling to do that
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Post by Lobster on Jan 20, 2019 16:39:25 GMT
I think people are underestimating Curzon a bit as well. We should be beating them, but they're a decent little side who are perfectly set up to play away from home. It’s a bit embarrassing to be honest, reading some of the ‘the likes of Curzon Ashton’ comments. They’re a solid midtable team, and have won four in a row. Yes, if you want to get promoted it’s the sort of home game you hope to win, but they’re not a pub team just because they’ve got a bit of a weird name. God knows we’ve been in these league for long enough and you’d think some of our fans would have a bit more humility!
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