Chester v Bishop’s Stortford - Match Thread

Is he though? Reasonable scoring record of 8 in 28 games in the NL South, which should in theory be the same standard as our league. Before today I'd have said I've seen more in him than in Norton.

Convinced that there’s a good player in Norton, I just think maybe he needed something like that today, that slice of luck to fall his way to get him going. He’ll probably also need some patience from the stands (no guarantee at all). He’s a winger as well who’s filling in right up top whilst we are short, everyone can see how much he’s trying by the amount of people saying they are pleased for him.

Okeke was a breath of fresh air, still clearly a bit raw but bags of potential. Taylor much improved, thought it was more than just being allowed to go forward more, he did so with much more purpose and determination than usual and his deliveries in to the box were better.

Food for thought, Weeks may have scrabbled a few goals together late last season but his overall performance levels also noticeably dipped, before Glendon came back on to the scene. Maybe start there rather than going to the easy option.

I bet you are a great man manager.

Hard to make a judgement on us yesterday as Bishops Stortford were really poor. We made slightly heavy weather of a game that could have been 7-0. On the whole, we got 3 points with no injuries so a successful day.

However, there are still a few issues to sort. Firstly, we’re a bit boring for large spells in games. You can argue that’s no concern, and whilst we’re in and around the playoffs you’d be probably be right. That being said, people stood all around me yesterday were totally disengaged with the game for the first 45 minutes, it was like it was a background game on the telly in the pub. Like in say, fine whilst we’re winning but could cause problems down the line.

Secondly, we’ve got to find a way to sustain pressure for longer spells. We had them on the ropes when we scored our 1st and looked like we’d have gone on to get a hatful. But the spell of pressure dies off and we slowly retreat backwards. If we’re honest, we were keeping the ball in the corner to secure a 1-0 win against the worst team we’ve played all season. Cal will say it’s about finishing chances and he’s right, but we have to find a way to put poor teams to bed and kill them off early doors.

Okeke was great. Look forward to seeing him in a different test at Chorley on Tuesday. Rightly MOTM although I thought Glendon and Taylor both did well too.

Norton showed some real pace and composure to gat the 2nd.

Would have also been a very different result if Kole Hall had his boots on the right feet.

Was one hell of a finish to beat the keeper.

Considering we have been absolutely hammered with injuries to senior players this season we are going into the business end in 4th place.

Okeke looks a good addition, Caton and Peers hopefully fit for Tuesday and hopefully we can kick on to grab a playoff spot.

Wins a win at the end of the day. We can play well and lose, or play poor and win. Kole Hall needs a goal more than any one at the moment

also for your information there was people who had a more of a go at Dudley than I did looking back at it perhaps I was over the top on Dudley but I do think that NLP is his level glad he's doing well at Radcliffe and wish him well always put a shift in

Had to sit in the main stand yesterday for the first time since I was a kid due to 6 days straight of scaffolding around the wind turbines in Liverpool Bay had completely ruined my knees 😂

Anyway, observation - definitely a way we could get a concourse and bar beneath there? Little rejig of the lay out, few beer and food stands and maybe a few TV’s with the half time scores on? Insulate it too?

I know it’s not a priority, just like to dream.

Either way, nice to watch the game from a different angle but fuck me some of the old timers in there cracked me up.

When Norton was coming on I heard ‘may as well be Graham Norton’ which actually tickled me. And then another causal bit of racism about Okele being German - must be a‘funny part of Germany he comes from’

Honestly, no wonder Cal wants to fight them all.

I like a moan as much as the next person and it’s part of the charm of being a Chester supporter. But the central sections of that stand are at another level. If I can’t get on the terrace I’d rather sit in the west.

That Norton line is generally funny tbf. Ah well he’s off the mark now.

Seen a lot of comments on this thread referring to Okeke as RAW which isn’t far off those connotations either.

Please explain how you make the leap from raw to casual racism?