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Post by devadiva on Sept 19, 2018 18:21:22 GMT
Last night was the best performance I can ever remember - that's how long we have been putting up with dross under the last few managers. These lads are an absolute breath of fresh air in the dugout and you can see their energy and desire transferring to the players who all put a superb shift in, constantly pressed Kidderminster all over the pitch (looks like we were the "harriers" last night) and showed the guile and quality to create chances. Kiddy had their moments but I thought the tactics we employed were spot on - four centre backs across the back line with Gary Roberts marshalling in front of them meant we weren't overly under pressure on the flanks as we had been during the first few games of the season. The back four had no need to get forward and had enough support from Mahon and Mooney who got up and down incredibly well considering they were essentially playing wide in a front three whilst Stopforth was his usual self - that lad pops up everywhere. I wasn't sure how the second half would go when we withdrew the target man and sent on Hughes who is a different type of forward but we weren't overly lumping the ball forwards anyway and Hughes made an absolute nuisance of himself and took his second goal brilliantly well. Final word for Iwan Murray - this teenage lad was thrown in minutes before kick off having originally been named on the bench but he grabbed his chance with both hands and thoroughly deserved his MOTM (is he legally allowed to accept the champagne?!) - he is going to make us some serious wedge if he can carry on like that, an unreal debut performance. It's great to see we haven't lost a home game so far this season (two wins, two draws, scoring eight goals) - a far cry from the last two years. Five games unbeaten now, goal difference back to even, improving performances and climbing the table. We've beaten third-placed BPA (scoring five against them), we've inflicted second-placed Kidderminster with their first defeat of the season... what's stopping us going to runaway leaders Chorley in the next league game and doing a job on them? He said he was 18 when he collected his m-o-m award last night. What a difference to the likes of Dawson. Richards et al. Seeing Richards crumble to the ground under his first tackle was SO predictable. Thank god we got rid. How he ends up at teams pushing for promotion (Dover then Kiddy) confuses the hell out of me. Must have a good agent!
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Post by Rio Doherty on Sept 19, 2018 18:37:21 GMT
My match highlights:
I really hope you enjoy this vlog as my videos haven’t magically disappeared this time!
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Post by spencerwhelanleftpeg on Sept 19, 2018 18:55:27 GMT
Just admit you made a mistake Rio. 😉 I accept that Billy 😀, especially as I was half way through typing my match report. It’s just a little annoying when people jump in to say words like ‘’ludicrous’’ for no reason 👍. RIO thanks for your match summary a good read as usual. Our club could do with another 300 or so keen passionate supporters of your age. I did speak with you briefly after the awful display at aggborough last season. Ok you were technically incorrect with your two games in hand but I knew exactly the point you were making when I read your report last night. I didn’t attend the game but did listen to it on bbc Hereford and Worcester (they offer live commentary on all harriers games). They were quite happy to acknowledge that they were beaten by a better side on the night who in their words were clinical in terms of taking chances, Things are for the first time in some considerable time starting to look positive for our club. Let’s focus on that rather than nit picking on here. Come on city.
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Post by 54321 on Sept 19, 2018 18:59:23 GMT
Great vid rio
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Post by bing on Sept 19, 2018 20:07:50 GMT
Yes. Top work Rio. I like the fact that you're in the South Stand so you can add a bit of commentary!
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Post by dmcnally on Sept 19, 2018 20:17:19 GMT
Official highlights out at 10pm 👍 been looking forward to these all day!
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Post by trev on Sept 19, 2018 20:34:55 GMT
He said he was 18 when he collected his m-o-m award last night. What a difference to the likes of Dawson. Richards et al. Seeing Richards crumble to the ground under his first tackle was SO predictable. Thank god we got rid. How he ends up at teams pushing for promotion (Dover then Kiddy) confuses the hell out of me. Must have a good agent! A typical Kane Richards cameo last night. Questionable effort and utterly ineffective. The sadistic side in me just wishes the duo had come in last season and dealt with him and the other useless journeymen. Players like Richards couldn’t possibly cope with the work ethic of the duo, who seem to hate losing and players giving less than 100% in equal measure. To doubters including myself, after the Blyth debacle, Telford, irritation with their social media profile and concerns over the quality of player recruitment , last night perhaps demonstrated what the duo are all about. Despite key injuries, the team were 100% committed, well set up and organised, and gritty and the players seemed to enjoy the experience - and even youth was given a genuine chance which paid off. It is hard to believe that the poor attitude and lame performances of the likes of Richards , Dawson, Bell, Turnbull, Rowe turner, White, James and too many others would have been remotely tolerated under the current regime - and quite rightly too. Although it is likely to be a bumpy road ahead, and at times criticism may well be justified, I am now getting a sense that this time we may actually have a management team who are the real deal and will hopefully move the Club in the right direction - and not a moment too soon.
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Post by stangandy on Sept 19, 2018 20:43:07 GMT
Agree great vid - thanks Rio
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Post by midfieldgeneral on Sept 19, 2018 21:45:32 GMT
Seeing Richards crumble to the ground under his first tackle was SO predictable. Thank god we got rid. How he ends up at teams pushing for promotion (Dover then Kiddy) confuses the hell out of me. Must have a good agent! A typical Kane Richards cameo last night. Questionable effort and utterly ineffective. The sadistic side in me just wishes the duo had come in last season and dealt with him and the other useless journeymen. Players like Richards couldn’t possibly cope with the work ethic of the duo, who seem to hate losing and players giving less than 100% in equal measure. To doubters including myself, after the Blyth debacle, Telford, irritation with their social media profile and concerns over the quality of player recruitment , last night perhaps demonstrated what the duo are all about. Despite key injuries, the team were 100% committed, well set up and organised, and gritty and the players seemed to enjoy the experience - and even youth was given a genuine chance which paid off. It is hard to believe that the poor attitude and lame performances of the likes of Richards , Dawson, Bell, Turnbull, Rowe turner, White, James and too many others would have been remotely tolerated under the current regime - and quite rightly too. Although it is likely to be a bumpy road ahead, and at times criticism may well be justified, I am now getting a sense that this time we may actually have a management team who are the real deal and will hopefully move the Club in the right direction - and not a moment too soon. I think the duo would have got a few of those around the throat or done a Tony Pulis for it, whem he tried to headbutt James Beatie.Lol
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Post by MPW on Sept 19, 2018 21:52:20 GMT
The decision to give the pen against us looked harsh at the time and still looks harsh on the video as Livesey purposely put his arms to his side, so what is he supposed to do when the ball is thumped in to you from virtually point blank range?
Also, Murray should be applauded for trying to stay on his feet when fouled in the area, their defender got nowhere near the ball.
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Post by Lobster on Sept 20, 2018 6:03:57 GMT
It actually really annoys me refs giving handballs like that. The rules clearly say a handball has to be deliberate and the referee should consider the position of the player’s arms, so why are they pointing to the spot in situations like that? Penalties for handball should really be very rare.
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Post by bing on Sept 20, 2018 6:49:50 GMT
I've seen it reported further up the thread that Iwan Murray did well to stay on his feet for the pen but now read this from the match report on the Harriers Online site. when Joel Taylor won the ball cleanly in the area the late addition to the Chester side, Iwan Murray, dived flamboyantly to win the penalty.
I suspect both can't be true! Having just seen the official highlights, how anyone could say that, "Iwan Murray, dived flamboyantly to win the penalty" when he stayed on his feet, is beyond me! I think he may feel a bit silly now!
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Post by bing on Sept 20, 2018 6:53:35 GMT
It actually really annoys me refs giving handballs like that. The rules clearly say a handball has to be deliberate and the referee should consider the position of the player’s arms, so why are they pointing to the spot in situations like that? Penalties for handball should really be very rare. Has the legislation changed for this? I'm sure more and more penalties are given when the arm is virtually by the player's side. Agree that discretion has to come into it. I never liked the old interpretation about deliberate handball as you'd get players - John Terry as a prime example - who'd spread his arms as a shot came in. To me, this is a deliberate handball although he didn't actually think to himself, "I'm going to use my right hand to stop this".
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Post by South Wirral Blue on Sept 20, 2018 6:56:07 GMT
I've seen it reported further up the thread that Iwan Murray did well to stay on his feet for the pen but now read this from the match report on the Harriers Online site. when Joel Taylor won the ball cleanly in the area the late addition to the Chester side, Iwan Murray, dived flamboyantly to win the penalty.
I suspect both can't be true! Having just seen the official highlights, how anyone could say that, "Iwan Murray, dived flamboyantly to win the penalty" when he stayed on his feet, is beyond me! I think he may feel a bit silly now! I thought that. It was a blatant peno and any Kiddy fan who can't see it doesn't understand the rules. Speaking of Kiddy fans, they do enjoy a 'handball' shout don't they. Reminded me of Hednesford away back in the Evo-Stik.
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Post by Si on Sept 20, 2018 7:48:35 GMT
Seeing Richards crumble to the ground under his first tackle was SO predictable. Thank god we got rid. How he ends up at teams pushing for promotion (Dover then Kiddy) confuses the hell out of me. Must have a good agent! A typical Kane Richards cameo last night. Questionable effort and utterly ineffective. The sadistic side in me just wishes the duo had come in last season and dealt with him and the other useless journeymen. Players like Richards couldn’t possibly cope with the work ethic of the duo, who seem to hate losing and players giving less than 100% in equal measure. To doubters including myself, after the Blyth debacle, Telford, irritation with their social media profile and concerns over the quality of player recruitment , last night perhaps demonstrated what the duo are all about. Despite key injuries, the team were 100% committed, well set up and organised, and gritty and the players seemed to enjoy the experience - and even youth was given a genuine chance which paid off. It is hard to believe that the poor attitude and lame performances of the likes of Richards , Dawson, Bell, Turnbull, Rowe turner, White, James and too many others would have been remotely tolerated under the current regime - and quite rightly too. Although it is likely to be a bumpy road ahead, and at times criticism may well be justified, I am now getting a sense that this time we may actually have a management team who are the real deal and will hopefully move the Club in the right direction - and not a moment too soon. Pretty sure Richards wasn't here last season, but I take your point that Bern and Johnno wouldn't stand for anyone putting less than 100% in. Frustratingly there is a player in Richards which he did show at times, but McCarthy took the edge away from his game by telling him to calm down and he ended up almost trying to tackle in protest of that and went on an almighty sulk. Him and Alabi could have been a great partnership if both firing but I think they both have a lot of people telling them they are better than what they are and would never do the sort of scrapping and work in the channels that someone like Matty Hughes would do. I couldn't make the game on Tuesday but my old man told me that Richards got a lot of stick when he came on. The only thing that upsets me slightly about that is that he did muck in with the community side of things and was always doing the soccer schools etc, and I did respect him for that.
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Post by Lobster on Sept 20, 2018 8:15:55 GMT
It actually really annoys me refs giving handballs like that. The rules clearly say a handball has to be deliberate and the referee should consider the position of the player’s arms, so why are they pointing to the spot in situations like that? Penalties for handball should really be very rare. Has the legislation changed for this? I'm sure more and more penalties are given when the arm is virtually by the player's side. Agree that discretion has to come into it. I never liked the old interpretation about deliberate handball as you'd get players - John Terry as a prime example - who'd spread his arms as a shot came in. To me, this is a deliberate handball although he didn't actually think to himself, "I'm going to use my right hand to stop this". I think maybe 'clumsy' or 'avoidable' is a better term than deliberate. For example, if a player slipped over in the box and put his hands out to break his fall, then landed with his hands on top of the ball, it wouldn't be deliberate but it would be a poor piece of defending and it would be hard to argue it wasn't a penalty.
The official rule even says though that "the position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an infringement", so even a player with his arms in a stupid place could make a case for no penalty.
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Post by Hannibal on Sept 20, 2018 8:30:59 GMT
A typical Kane Richards cameo last night. Questionable effort and utterly ineffective. The sadistic side in me just wishes the duo had come in last season and dealt with him and the other useless journeymen. Players like Richards couldn’t possibly cope with the work ethic of the duo, who seem to hate losing and players giving less than 100% in equal measure. To doubters including myself, after the Blyth debacle, Telford, irritation with their social media profile and concerns over the quality of player recruitment , last night perhaps demonstrated what the duo are all about. Despite key injuries, the team were 100% committed, well set up and organised, and gritty and the players seemed to enjoy the experience - and even youth was given a genuine chance which paid off. It is hard to believe that the poor attitude and lame performances of the likes of Richards , Dawson, Bell, Turnbull, Rowe turner, White, James and too many others would have been remotely tolerated under the current regime - and quite rightly too. Although it is likely to be a bumpy road ahead, and at times criticism may well be justified, I am now getting a sense that this time we may actually have a management team who are the real deal and will hopefully move the Club in the right direction - and not a moment too soon. Pretty sure Richards wasn't here last season, but I take your point that Bern and Johnno wouldn't stand for anyone putting less than 100% in. Frustratingly there is a player in Richards which he did show at times, but McCarthy took the edge away from his game by telling him to calm down and he ended up almost trying to tackle in protest of that and went on an almighty sulk. Him and Alabi could have been a great partnership if both firing but I think they both have a lot of people telling them they are better than what they are and would never do the sort of scrapping and work in the channels that someone like Matty Hughes would do. I couldn't make the game on Tuesday but my old man told me that Richards got a lot of stick when he came on. The only thing that upsets me slightly about that is that he did muck in with the community side of things and was always doing the soccer schools etc, and I did respect him for that. Kane Richards spent last season as a peripheral player at Dover Ath. Because Kidderminster are a full time club I would imagine he's on a decent wedge.
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Post by Derry Blue on Sept 20, 2018 17:26:56 GMT
I accept that Billy 😀, especially as I was half way through typing my match report. It’s just a little annoying when people jump in to say words like ‘’ludicrous’’ for no reason 👍. Incorrect Rio. I said it was ludicrous, because it was ludicrous. Now go and finish your homework. Hard man
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Post by 54321 on Sept 20, 2018 17:30:28 GMT
Derry Blue spot on mate.
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Post by richard on Sept 20, 2018 17:38:03 GMT
Agree great vid - thanks Rio Enjoyed that Rio, Keep up the good work
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Post by Hannibal on Sept 20, 2018 17:46:58 GMT
Ludicrous ~~~ absurd or incongruous to the point of provoking laughter.
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Post by 54321 on Sept 20, 2018 18:40:12 GMT
condescending
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Post by bonecrusher on Sept 20, 2018 22:00:46 GMT
Bloody hell some people need to get a grip.
Look I like Rio. No-one could doubt commitment to the club. I respect that. I wasn't abusive and the emoticon should suggest it was meant to be friendly banter.
No offence meant. Anyone who spends time on a fans forum is going to some stick at some point and far worse than that.
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Post by glanaber1 on Sept 20, 2018 22:00:50 GMT
Here again we have someone who does not appreciate all that Rio does on here and for the club and his recordings , I have no idea who billyw aka God is but get a life
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Post by bonecrusher on Sept 20, 2018 22:12:21 GMT
Seeing Richards crumble to the ground under his first tackle was SO predictable. Thank god we got rid. How he ends up at teams pushing for promotion (Dover then Kiddy) confuses the hell out of me. Must have a good agent! A typical Kane Richards cameo last night. Questionable effort and utterly ineffective. The sadistic side in me just wishes the duo had come in last season and dealt with him and the other useless journeymen. Players like Richards couldn’t possibly cope with the work ethic of the duo, who seem to hate losing and players giving less than 100% in equal measure. To doubters including myself, after the Blyth debacle, Telford, irritation with their social media profile and concerns over the quality of player recruitment , last night perhaps demonstrated what the duo are all about. Despite key injuries, the team were 100% committed, well set up and organised, and gritty and the players seemed to enjoy the experience - and even youth was given a genuine chance which paid off. It is hard to believe that the poor attitude and lame performances of the likes of Richards , Dawson, Bell, Turnbull, Rowe turner, White, James and too many others would have been remotely tolerated under the current regime - and quite rightly too. Although it is likely to be a bumpy road ahead, and at times criticism may well be justified, I am now getting a sense that this time we may actually have a management team who are the real deal and will hopefully move the Club in the right direction - and not a moment too soon. Good post.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 20, 2018 22:20:12 GMT
A typical Kane Richards cameo last night. Questionable effort and utterly ineffective. The sadistic side in me just wishes the duo had come in last season and dealt with him and the other useless journeymen. Players like Richards couldn’t possibly cope with the work ethic of the duo, who seem to hate losing and players giving less than 100% in equal measure. To doubters including myself, after the Blyth debacle, Telford, irritation with their social media profile and concerns over the quality of player recruitment , last night perhaps demonstrated what the duo are all about. Despite key injuries, the team were 100% committed, well set up and organised, and gritty and the players seemed to enjoy the experience - and even youth was given a genuine chance which paid off. It is hard to believe that the poor attitude and lame performances of the likes of Richards , Dawson, Bell, Turnbull, Rowe turner, White, James and too many others would have been remotely tolerated under the current regime - and quite rightly too. Although it is likely to be a bumpy road ahead, and at times criticism may well be justified, I am now getting a sense that this time we may actually have a management team who are the real deal and will hopefully move the Club in the right direction - and not a moment too soon. Pretty sure Richards wasn't here last season, but I take your point that Bern and Johnno wouldn't stand for anyone putting less than 100% in. Frustratingly there is a player in Richards which he did show at times, but McCarthy took the edge away from his game by telling him to calm down and he ended up almost trying to tackle in protest of that and went on an almighty sulk. Him and Alabi could have been a great partnership if both firing but I think they both have a lot of people telling them they are better than what they are and would never do the sort of scrapping and work in the channels that someone like Matty Hughes would do. I couldn't make the game on Tuesday but my old man told me that Richards got a lot of stick when he came on. The only thing that upsets me slightly about that is that he did muck in with the community side of things and was always doing the soccer schools etc, and I did respect him for that. He scored the winner against the scum too, hero status.
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Post by everhopeful on Sept 21, 2018 4:35:33 GMT
We’ve got the Nuneaton game coming up which will make it 2. Ludicrous reasoning there. Why do you have to be offensive?
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Post by everhopeful on Sept 21, 2018 4:37:30 GMT
Bloody hell some people need to get a grip. Look I like Rio. No-one could doubt commitment to the club. I respect that. But every now and then he has a babyish reaction to a bit of gentle ribbing (or in the case of his extensive match highlights some feedback). I wasn't abusive and the emoticon should suggest it was meant to be friendly banter. No offence meant. Anyone who spends time on a fans forum is going to some stick at some point and far worse than that. If you like Rio and speak to him as offensively as that, you must be really foul to people you don't like!
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Post by billyw on Sept 21, 2018 6:57:26 GMT
Here again we have someone who does not appreciate all that Rio does on here and for the club and his recordings , I have no idea who billyw aka God is but get a life FFS why have a go at me. If you took the trouble to read the posts you will see that the original point was made by someone (not me) pointing out an error in Rio's logic and he was right to do so. Rio then tried to defend his position which was branded ludicrous by another poster (not me). I simply told Rio to admit he had made a mistake with a smiley motif. Oh and for your information, I have a great life.
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Post by bonecrusher on Sept 21, 2018 15:34:32 GMT
Here again we have someone who does not appreciate all that Rio does on here and for the club and his recordings , I have no idea who billyw aka God is but get a life FFS why have a go at me. If you took the trouble to read the posts you will see that the original point was made by someone (not me) pointing out an error in Rio's logic and he was right to do so. Rio then tried to defend his position which was branded ludicrous by another poster (not me). I simply told Rio to admit he had made a mistake with a smiley motif. Oh and for your information, I have a great life. There was nothing wrong with your post.
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