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Post by The Swansway on Sept 24, 2017 11:08:57 GMT
Nice one Rio
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Post by norwegianblue on Sept 24, 2017 13:59:24 GMT
After reading the team line ups, listening to the game and reading the comments from those who actually watched the game yesterday, it sounds like somethings happened behind the scenes for sure.
The squad is still the same that most of us felt happy with before the season kicked off.
Is it down to man management, team formation, tactics or even team spirit?
One incident that seems to be forgotten is the Hannah/Bell disagreement and Bell's 'tooth injury'. For a player to be out of action for so long puzzles me.
What happened?
Was it a changing room incident that will never be fully explained?
How did JM handle it and is that something that disrupted the squad?
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Post by bluesince79 on Sept 24, 2017 14:07:34 GMT
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Post by South Wirral Blue on Sept 24, 2017 14:09:24 GMT
Great to see smiles back on peoples faces after what was a very encouraging display. Having only had a couple of days to work on things, I didn't expect to see major differences from Bignot but he's definitely tweaked things. From the first time Lynch collected the ball it was obvious that we were looking to play out from the back when possible - it made total sense as why punt it to two small strikers? Playing this well will catch us out at times, and a couple of times we did give the ball away in dangerous areas but I'd much rather us attempt to play football on the deck like that. Also noticeable was the defence playing a higher line - its dangerous given our chronic lack of pace but having the defence and midfield playing closer together meant that we could win more balls in the middle of the park and allowed some neat short passes. The worry was not getting the second goal and getting caught out, but once it was 2-0 you felt that Maidenhead were gone and there was only going to be one winner. Great celebrations after both goals, loved seeing Shaw high fiving Rio - I'd have been pissing my pants with excitement if one of the players did that to me when I was his age! You could sense the collective relief amongst everyone and it was brilliant at the end seeing what it meant to everybody. I actually felt a bit emotional which sounds strange after a 2-0 win against Maidenhead but we all invest a lot emotionally and we've been badly let down in recent times and it was just such a great feeling to win a game at home again. Liked everything I saw from Bignot today. The tactics were spot on, fantastic energy on the touchline which is what we've lacked for years, and he was constantly encouraging and barking instructions. It's early days but it was a breath of fresh air in that dugout today. In terms of individual performances, the big man rightfully got MOTM but was pushed hard by a few others. I thought Kingsley put in a tremendous shift in a position not familiar to him - he kept the ball well, gave us energy and actually won a lot in the air. Akintunde was brilliant too, such an intelligent player. Honourable mention to Shaw who lasted surprisingly well given his lack of match fitness, and makes the decision to sideline him look even more silly. Don't want to get carried away, as Maidenhead weren't the best outfit we've seen here, but sod it lets just enjoy the winning feeling again! Agree about Maidenhead, they were poor yesterday but you've still got to go on and beat them. Our problem during this dreadful home run has been that we found a way to lose against a string of very ordinary sides. |
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Post by peterkaysock on Sept 24, 2017 16:45:26 GMT
Any highlights around yet?
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Post by Poe1974 on Sept 24, 2017 17:07:38 GMT
Any highlights around yet? A couple of replies up from yours mate 👍🏻 |
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Post by dmcnally on Sept 24, 2017 17:14:48 GMT
Responsibility on all the fans who attended to spread the word about how well we played and how entertaining the game was. Would be nice to get 1900 down for the Woking match and hopefully take 1000 plus to Prenton. Fingers crossed Mellon is still in charge when the Cestrians invade The attendance was poor yesterday but you can’t exactly say we didn’t expect it. Got to get the floating fans back in by following up yesterday’s win with a few more, and we’ll see them creeping back in. |
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Post by Hannibal on Sept 24, 2017 20:30:19 GMT
McNally ..... your photo reminds me of someone, but I can't quite put my finger on it?
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Post by MPW on Sept 24, 2017 21:31:03 GMT
I thought their midfielder No. 8 (Comley?) looked a quality player.
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Post by dmcnally on Sept 24, 2017 23:10:03 GMT
McNally ..... your photo reminds me of someone, but I can't quite put my finger on it? Marcus Bignot. Designed it a few weeks ago. |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Sept 24, 2017 23:20:44 GMT
National League Highlights:
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Post by Lobster on Sept 25, 2017 11:56:06 GMT
National League Highlights: Gotta be something funny going on at Southport surely? After a good start they've lost their last five games 6-0, 3-0, 4-1, 3-0 and 3-0. Not what you'd expect from a team Mark Wright has anything to do with. Why do Dagenham have a 'North Korean Daggers' flag? |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Sept 25, 2017 15:45:11 GMT
Match highlights:
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Post by Firestick Frank on Sept 25, 2017 16:30:56 GMT
Why do Dagenham have a 'North Korean Daggers' flag? Not sure why they have it but it's certainly cool. We should get one, standing up for the little guy. |
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Post by rcb on Sept 25, 2017 16:57:51 GMT
Washed your hands since Saturday yet Rio? You've obviously inspired Tom Shaw. Well played yourself by the way. You fairly returned the ball to both sides throughout the match. |
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