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Post by Lobster on Oct 2, 2024 4:57:09 GMT
We're down to 10 already, Rawlinson lost possession as last man and pulled down their striker, literally 2 minutes in, poor decision making from Rawlinson poor, i say stupid decision, their man gets a goal and we have 87 minutes and 11 men to equalizer. beggars' believe a seasoned pro make such a missake. I said when it happened I would rather they had scored than we went down to 10 men, but I suppose the argument against that is we won the game, and we're probably still a better side than Stockton even a man down. Plus, I was thinking if you're Stockton, would you rather score after 2 minutes or be a man up? You'd probably rather score, so those two opinions can't both make sense. The bigger problem really is that Rawlinson got himself into that position in the first place. I did think going back to the first half of South Shields game that we were far too dithery and casual in some dangerous positions. I'm not saying "just hoof it", but I do think you have to be realistic about the limitations of sixth-tier defenders. I saw a graphic the other day that said that Arsenal, who are better than they've been in years, are now sending 85% of their goal kicks long. |
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Post by southernblue on Oct 2, 2024 5:04:43 GMT
Icing on the cake with this is that the Leamington game is now postponed. Which is good for me as it’s a relatively easy game to get to as an exile and I couldn’t make the original date. Bit of a bummer for me, I was looking forward to seeing the Blues soon. Not sure I'd want to make Leamington on a Tuesday night. Glad we're through though of course. |
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Post by jamieablock on Oct 2, 2024 5:26:10 GMT
We're down to 10 already, Rawlinson lost possession as last man and pulled down their striker, literally 2 minutes in, poor decision making from Rawlinson poor, i say stupid decision, their man gets a goal and we have 87 minutes and 11 men to equalizer. beggars' believe a seasoned pro make such a missake. Why do people like you sap the good out of everthing. |
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Post by steveo1 on Oct 2, 2024 6:41:59 GMT
Main thing is we got through and it’s extra cash in the coffers. I actually felt the sending off and the way we won meant people went home made up with the result than a bog standard two nil result against eleven men. Deserved red card but I don’t think the lad would have scored still lot of ground to make up with Burke steaming around and keeper to beat.
Burke outstanding, Kev Roberts such a dependable experienced player to have in these circumstances was excellent, Bainbridge everywhere and Woody despite some questionable passes giving the ball away put in a real shift defensively. It simply wasn’t that type of game for the attackers.
I think the main concern now is squad depth. Caton playing wide and having to chase back looked shattered, similar with Kurt uptop. Peers got injured, Rawlinson suspended, Pollock injured, Willo long term out. At the moment the likes of Burke, Woody, Weeks, Caton, Kurt snd Bainbridge are going to be our glue players. Would love to see a loan coming in if some of these are out a while as huge month to come Farsley, Scunny and Curzon with the cup wedged between.
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Post by jimianto on Oct 2, 2024 7:49:45 GMT
poor, i say stupid decision, their man gets a goal and we have 87 minutes and 11 men to equalizer. beggars' believe a seasoned pro make such a missake. I said when it happened I would rather they had scored than we went down to 10 men, but I suppose the argument against that is we won the game, and we're probably still a better side than Stockton even a man down. Plus, I was thinking if you're Stockton, would you rather score after 2 minutes or be a man up? You'd probably rather score, so those two opinions can't both make sense. The bigger problem really is that Rawlinson got himself into that position in the first place. I did think going back to the first half of South Shields game that we were far too dithery and casual in some dangerous positions. I'm not saying "just hoof it", but I do think you have to be realistic about the limitations of sixth-tier defenders. I saw a graphic the other day that said that Arsenal, who are better than they've been in years, are now sending 85% of their goal kicks long. Twice against Rushall and he got away with it, twice on Saturday and got away with it. It was only a matter of time until passing directly to an opposition player in his own half was going to get punished. |
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Post by jimianto on Oct 2, 2024 7:53:50 GMT
We're down to 10 already, Rawlinson lost possession as last man and pulled down their striker, literally 2 minutes in, poor decision making from Rawlinson poor, i say stupid decision, their man gets a goal and we have 87 minutes and 11 men to equalizer. beggars' believe a seasoned pro make such a missake. The irony! |
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Post by jimianto on Oct 2, 2024 8:01:08 GMT
I thought Burke was outstanding and deserved the winner. He encompasses everything you would want from a Chester player. Another decent shift by Bainbridge too - saw how much we missed him in midfield in time he was filling in at centre back - the bloke's a machine in the middle of the park.
We probably didn't need the lads to expend that much energy in a midweek game. Glad it didn't get to extra time. Hopefully Peers only got a knock and nothing too serious, as Caton & Kurt looked out on their feet when they came off.
Hopefully Pollock will be fit again soon, otherwise I hope that we can get another CB on loan.
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Post by Moltisanti on Oct 2, 2024 8:06:18 GMT
poor, i say stupid decision, their man gets a goal and we have 87 minutes and 11 men to equalizer. beggars' believe a seasoned pro make such a missake. Why do people like you sap the good out of everthing. Because he’s a miserable, negative man who can’t spell. He’s always at it. Anyway. Let’s ignore the negative crap from the usual suspects, on to Farsley and Scarborough. UTFS Man!! |
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Post by eltonblues on Oct 2, 2024 8:34:42 GMT
I thought Burke was outstanding and deserved the winner. He encompasses everything you would want from a Chester player. Another decent shift by Bainbridge too - saw how much we missed him in midfield in time he was filling in at centre back - the bloke's a machine in the middle of the park. We probably didn't need the lads to expend that much energy in a midweek game. Glad it didn't get to extra time. Hopefully Peers only got a knock and nothing too serious, as Caton & Kurt looked out on their feet when they came off. Hopefully Pollock will be fit again soon, otherwise I hope that we can get another CB on loan. Pollock was doing an intensive warm up session at the away match and looked okay, I am sure he will play on Saturday. 👍 |
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Oct 2, 2024 8:51:14 GMT
Assuming its the seven day clause for Rawlinson's suspension then - so he can play this Saturday against Farsley Celtic but will miss the FA Cup tie at Scarborough the week after.
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Post by Moltisanti on Oct 2, 2024 8:55:23 GMT
Good to hear he will play on Saturday.
Lucky to have RAWLS at the back.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Oct 2, 2024 9:02:51 GMT
I think the main concern now is squad depth. Caton playing wide and having to chase back looked shattered, similar with Kurt uptop. Peers got injured, Rawlinson suspended, Pollock injured, Willo long term out. At the moment the likes of Burke, Woody, Weeks, Caton, Kurt snd Bainbridge are going to be our glue players. Would love to see a loan coming in if some of these are out a while as huge month to come Farsley, Scunny and Curzon with the cup wedged between. Yep, hitting the time of the season now where injuries and suspensions are kicking in and the same players are putting in shifts every game. Just got to get through it. |
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Post by Harry Lime on Oct 2, 2024 9:25:10 GMT
Good to hear he will play on Saturday. Lucky to have RAWLS at the back. Do you prefer Rawlinson or Pollock? |
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Oct 2, 2024 9:27:43 GMT
At this point, Harry, we just need fit and available players. End of.
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Post by Moltisanti on Oct 2, 2024 9:35:39 GMT
Good to hear he will play on Saturday. Lucky to have RAWLS at the back. Do you prefer Rawlinson or Pollock? 2 best centre halves in this vile league. |
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Post by noddy on Oct 2, 2024 10:17:47 GMT
Do you prefer Rawlinson or Pollock? 2 best centre halves in this vile league. And Burke? |
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Post by vandycandy on Oct 2, 2024 11:15:25 GMT
To be fair Kev Roberts is more than capable of slotting in at CB during an injury/suspension crisis. There is nothing that man can't do!
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Post by btb on Oct 2, 2024 11:57:47 GMT
Good win on the night. As Cal said, the game plan went out of the window after two minutes and the rest of the first half was spent watching Stockton knock it around. We made some tactical changes at half time and were the better side in the second half. Credit to Stockton though because they came to have a go and had one or two half decent players.
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Post by chesterken on Oct 2, 2024 12:26:39 GMT
I would have preferred a less tense evening but the lads battled for 95 minutes and fully deserved to go through, loved the way everyone in the dugout was verbally urging Burke to get on the end of that corner and he didn’t disappoint.
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Post by 1paulcarden on Oct 2, 2024 13:31:46 GMT
I thought they all put a shift in last night after going down to 10 men. Weeks was the only one who appeared off colour as he gave the ball away far more regularly than normal. Burke deservedly man of the match but Woodthorpe has to be in there for player of the season so far. Never below an 8/10.
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Post by hblock on Oct 2, 2024 15:09:53 GMT
Feared the worst when we went down to 10 men but watching the game you couldn't tell they had a man advantage.
On to Scarborough now. Anyone seen much about their new away end?
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Post by weareblues on Oct 2, 2024 15:26:25 GMT
Icing on the cake with this is that the Leamington game is now postponed. Which is good for me as it’s a relatively easy game to get to as an exile and I couldn’t make the original date. Bit of a bummer for me, I was looking forward to seeing the Blues soon. Not sure I'd want to make Leamington on a Tuesday night. Glad we're through though of course. Having been to Leamington a few times i think we've done you a favour. Dreadful awayday i don't even think we've ever scored there either... |
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Post by Moltisanti on Oct 2, 2024 15:34:59 GMT
Bit of a bummer for me, I was looking forward to seeing the Blues soon. Not sure I'd want to make Leamington on a Tuesday night. Glad we're through though of course. Having been to Leamington a few times i think we've done you a favour. Dreadful awayday i don't even think we've ever scored there either... Worst away in this league |
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Post by weareblues on Oct 2, 2024 15:37:31 GMT
Having been to Leamington a few times i think we've done you a favour. Dreadful awayday i don't even think we've ever scored there either... Worst away in this league Without doubt followed by Brackley |
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Post by agl on Oct 2, 2024 15:41:34 GMT
Having been to Leamington a few times i think we've done you a favour. Dreadful awayday i don't even think we've ever scored there either... Worst away in this league Brackley runs it close. Mind you it's quite a long short list. |
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Oct 2, 2024 15:41:40 GMT
Aye, literally in the middle of nowhere, not much more than a park pitch with a barrier around it, and think we've always had stinkers there like 1-0 defeats or 0-0 draws.
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Post by agl on Oct 2, 2024 15:42:36 GMT
Worst away in this league Without doubt followed by Brackley Just beat me to it🤣 |
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Post by yoshimitsu on Oct 2, 2024 15:58:24 GMT
Bit of a bummer for me, I was looking forward to seeing the Blues soon. Not sure I'd want to make Leamington on a Tuesday night. Glad we're through though of course. Having been to Leamington a few times i think we've done you a favour. Dreadful awayday i don't even think we've ever scored there either... Yummy. Looking forward to it even more now. |
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Post by agl on Oct 2, 2024 16:28:22 GMT
Having been to Leamington a few times i think we've done you a favour. Dreadful awayday i don't even think we've ever scored there either... Yummy. Looking forward to it even more now. Leamington (or Royal Leamington Spa) is a lovely town. Well worth an afternoon (assuming match is on a Tuesday evening). Sadly, as posted above, the ground is in the middle of nowhere with a terrible pitch and depressing club house. I think the pitch is part of the reason we never do well there. Grass is usually ankle high. |
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Post by Moltisanti on Oct 2, 2024 16:36:07 GMT
Worst away in this league Brackley runs it close. Mind you it's quite a long short list. Definitely close but Brackley has a couple of pubs within walking distance at least. |
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