Friday 22nd January & Saturday 23rd January

[denzel ecfc]

Well that was 78 minutes of dross bar a great strike from Collins. Last 12 minutes were great, two more great strikes from us and a bit of a scramble from Stevenage.
Not the greatest of performances or pitches but that should help us to reset. Big games against Morcomb and Carlisle next.

 

[Back in the DHSS]

Danny Lloyd woo hoo

 

[Bottega Don]

That was the easiest win we will get in a long time. We didn't even need to play particularly well to win that, just relied on some stinkers from Grimsby players. Premier League Pollock had a horror show against Ryan Loft I can't believe it.

Credit to Grimsby, we are shocking but you've gone and outdone us.

Still doesn't feel the same without fans in though.

 

[denzel ecfc]

Well we've got a hardly fit Ryan Loft up front on his own today. He's shocking at the best of times, nevermind when he's not fully fit.

1-0 Grimsby, a goal in about the 26th minute which will cause our team to fold as always and the game will just peter out

This aged well

 

[denzel ecfc]

Are Bolton losing yet?

 

[Bottega Don]

This aged well

In my defense we are a sunday league team. Thankfully, Grimsby are a kids team.

 

[kieran_vale]

That goal we just conceded is some of the most laughably inept defending I’ve ever seen. And it has some competition this year.

 

[Gladders]

Well maybe now there is no doubt who the worst team in the league is, yet again we get battered by another shite team in a relegation battle with us.

Give away far too many free kicks, can't defend set pieces and have absolutely no attacking threat what so ever.

Only positive from today was Matete who looks like he can play football, sure it won't be long before the rest of the players around him bring him down to our level. Holloway has a lot to answer for and Hurst has a massive week ahead to find some attacking threat otherwise there is no hope left.

 

[Chris FGR]

Deservedly in front, missed 2 sitters before Cadden's goal. Orient's only chance came after a great through ball from 50 year old Jobi McAnuff, who still looks class.

 

[kieran_vale]

Conlon with the equaliser. Some pretty awful keeping from the Walsall lad.

 

[Shrimpurh]

Mansfield much better than us

 

[kieran_vale]

Actually not been too bad a game this. Think as the half has gone on we’ve grown into it and look the better side overall. Always just think there’s more defensive howlers in us though.

Guthrie done ok leading the line.

 

[valefan16]

Story of two huge keeper errors.

Firstly a long punt forward Brown comes so Smith backs out but Adebayo pokes it into the empty net.

Then a free kick from about 30 yards plus. No idea why he had a pop but low hard down the middle and the keeper kind of just fell over. Maybe it moved as it travelled from its trajectory but not sure how it’s in.

Should of had a penalty seconds later, their last just bashes Guthrie as he has a header on goal.

Poor football from both sides, fairly scrappy and pitch isn’t helping.

 

[SVH]

Fairly even half but we should be in front. Mullin missed a one on one.

First goal going to be important here.

 

[Boz]

Early goal from Rovers, since then notlob dominated possession but neither keeper tested much. Some debatable refereeing decisions going the visitor’s way from our Wembley nemesis Neil Hair. Not entirely confident, we need to keep hold of the ball more.

 

[Soz]

That penalty shout was stone wall. Awful refereeing. Walsall prettymuch swan dived and got a free kick in the box minutes earlier.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Only got commentary but as Chris has said we sound like we're deserving the lead. Good because I was imagining us going on another new Year slump like we've been prone to. Orient not out of it though so not counting any chickens, especially if Jamille is going to miss sitters.

 

[Back in the DHSS]

Vaughan penalty 2-0

 

[valefan16]

This is a joke, the worst keeper error of the three. Gift a meh side three points

 

[kieran_vale]

Oh my that is an absolute howler from Brown. Took a horrible bobble but still that’s not good.

Masters of our own downfall again.

 

[valefan16]

These are so average yet we’ve made so many errors to literally gift 7 goals to them

 

[denzel ecfc]

Just seen the Bradford chance. Looked over the line to me!

 

[Bottega Don]

I've got a feeling Port Vale might not be as good as their fans thought they would be

 

[hellogregory]

Watching Oldham v Newport as Newport are our next opponents.

Oldham good value for their lead so far against 10 man newport, but have just blazed a penalty over which would have made it 4-2.

Nicky Adams has shown why he’s one of the best at this level with some top quality deliveries into the box.

 

[F!RTHY]

Just seen the Bradford chance. Looked over the line to me!

Playing them off the park here.

 

[Conker]

Hard fought but deserved win for Mansfield, five wins on trot now.

 

[kieran_vale]

I can’t even say we were especially shit or at least compared to how we’ve looked most of the season. There was plenty of endeavour at times against what looked a standard mid-table team but certainly two moments of just sheer craziness have caused us to lose.

 

[valefan16]

Not sure how we even go through that really.

Two massive keeper errors gift Walsall the points. They’ve not really done anything in the game but we’ve completely thrown away with those errors.

Overall play wasn’t bad and had enough chances.

Second time in 5 weeks we’ve absolutely gifted Walsall. Really frustrating.

Huge game Tuesday now.

 

[valefan16]

I've got a feeling Port Vale might not be as good as their fans thought they would be

Where have you been? We’ve not reckoned we’ve been good for months.

 

[Shrimper92]

One day we'll get off the fucking bottom