National League Fixtures - 16/2/2019

[Master D]

Think its safe to say that barring a miracle the bottom 3 are all gone.

Yep looks like it. Their goal differences are all horrendous too, which is a pretty good indication of who is going down.

 

[#Beebot]

4 points from games against Solihull is better than most will earn this season. Gutting to lose but we were rolled over really. Shouldn’t have been a red but again, to be expected given they’re a team full of masters of the dark arts. If we go down, that bottle job won’t be the reason.



Yeah he seemed exactly that kind of player. Annoying because he’s actually quite tidy.

Every team in this league wastes time and goes after the ref. If we aren't doing that then we're costing ourselves points.

 

[#Beebot]

Probably Maidenhead's best performance since promotion. Orient missed a couple of decent chances but so did we and i thought we were the better side after taking the lead - was expecting an onslaught but it never came. To a man excellent.

 

[E10rifle]

Hoping we do better in the second half. They’ve been out on the pitch for 100 minutes but only played 45.

 

[Leewilson]

We're doing our best to go down. Peter Taylor is clueless.

 

[chief]

Last time we came from behind to win away from home was March 2017. Christ.

 

[The Terminator]

We're going to need to be alot braver and more clinical to go up in this run in, too many indecisive decisions and missed chances in the in final third have cost us today because we should've got something out of the game.

We don't cross enough as well, a bit too much over playing and cutting back.

A Shame Jay Simpson not quite fit enough for 90mins yet, he was one of only 3 of our players who fully turned up today.

Maidenhead to their credit executed a good game plan and should really have scored a second on the break. Impressed with their 27, they had alot more about them up front than back in October and I would expect them to stay up now.

 

[Shotsfan1993]

On todays evidence Halifax are coming down with us, Maidstone and Braintree.

I think that was the worst game of football I have ever watched.

Waddock needs to go

 

[Tin Roofs & Stone Steps]

Dear oh dear Maidstone!
Not a chance in hell you’ll stay up after what I’ve just seen.
We were poor, gave the ball away time and time again and made hard work of almost everything but could have won that 6-0!

 

[DarkSithLord]

Cant believe Fullarton hasnt be sacked at Halifax to be honest

 

[chief]

Dear oh dear Maidstone!
Not a chance in hell you’ll stay up after what I’ve just seen.
We were poor, gave the ball away time and time again and made hard work of almost everything but could have won that 6-0!

One less plastic pitch in this league, so good riddance.

 

[Raymondo316]

Dear oh dear Maidstone!
Not a chance in hell you’ll stay up after what I’ve just seen.
We were poor, gave the ball away time and time again and made hard work of almost everything but could have won that 6-0!

I accepted we were going down back in December.

The damage was done back in the summer when we signed shit like Quigley & Mullings and then appointing a clueless fraud of a manager in Harry Wheeler.

 

[Raymondo316]

One less plastic pitch in this league, so good riddance.

Bath City are meant to be installing a 3G pitch soon and they could win the National South playoffs.

 

[chief]

Bath City are meant to be installing a 3G pitch soon and they could win the National South playoffs.

Rooting for everyone but Bath and the Southern EVIL™ in the National League South ELIMINATORS then.

 

[Master D]

Add Bath City to the Scum List.

 

[John Still]

Hope you all got your winnings from my Gateshead tip. Taylor is starting to tread water now, sarcastically clapping his first bit of abuse from home fans singing you don’t know what you doing does not bode well. We look a shambles, that mid season run should just see us safe but I can’t stomach much more of Taylor’s tactics.

 

[Chief Rocka]

Hope you all got your winnings from my Gateshead tip. Taylor is starting to tread water now, sarcastically clapping his first bit of abuse from home fans singing you don’t know what you doing does not bode well. We look a shambles, that mid season run should just see us safe but I can’t stomach much more of Taylor’s tactics.

I know I did, Pools/Heed double, just shy of 10/1, cheers!

 

[Semi-skimmed Silk]

The damage was done back in the summer when we signed shit like Quigley & Mullings and then appointing a clueless fraud of a manager in Harry Wheeler.

 

[Raymondo316]

Still not quite sure how he managed to get a move to a football league club.
He was utterly shite for us & he was that bad at Dagenham that they kept trying to send him back to us.

 

[Urban]

Our fans are weird. More moaning at dropping 2 points against the league leaders than when we got battered by Braintree 4-0 or lost 2-0 at home to Maidstone.

I’m extremely negative about my club but at least I’m negative about the right things!

 

[springerbfc]

A good point for us. Obviously disappointing to concede so late and to let a 2 goal lead slip but I wasn’t expecting anything before the game.

15 points from 18 games should be more than enough to stay up. Sutton away up next and I would certainly take another point.

 

[Pliny Harris]

Afraid to say I lost it a bit today.

I've never chanted for a manager's head and wouldn't want to do such a thing while there's still a game to be played, but I did a load of "Fullarton outs" at the final whistle today. Cue a strange, very non-league combination of me clapping towards the players and shouting towards the manager. Even let out a boo.

I just became overwhelmed with the feeling that we weren't wanting to score today. We haven't in five league games now, and have scored 26 in the league in total. What turned me was a free kick in a decent position that wasn't taken by Matty Kosylo as usual, but as the rather indifferent defensive midfielder Niall Maher. When he did, he basically flicked it up over the wall and to the left for a goal kick, while being left of the nets anyway. To me if it's a crap free kick, it's fired well over. You don't see them clip it wide like that if they're trying.

Then time and time again on while pushing it forward in the second half, players were reluctant to go into the box, and if they got it there, they'd miss out on touching if even if it were easier to do so. Our defence cleared up well against a similarly toothless Aldershot who were there for the taking, and as bad a Shots team as I've seen. Completely gone from their home fixture (that which I could see from their shocking away end).

I can't believe you can be that bad purely from the way you set up or lack of confidence. Fullarton refused to give an interview again today, which of course is a very encouraging sign of a manager who's capable of turning things around and on our side. His football is Heath's without the hoofing or effort. We've signed a team bottleless #proballerz who are quite possibly playing like shit to get him out. We're sticking 10 men in the box to defend corners against the third worst team in the league, fifteen minutes in then the assistant manager claims we set up to win. God. Damn.

Fed up of this bugger. Those who know me will know too well how I back managers to the hilt. I wouldn't celebrate him going, but he must do so to give us a chance of survival and so he can find a field of work he's competent in. This football is such a drag it's incredible.

 

[Farleigh]

Another defeat incoming.

We've yet to win a Kent derby since we been in this league.

We never beat Kent teams and we never win on 3G, which is... unfortunate.

 

[SomeMightShay]

Yep looks like it. Their goal differences are all horrendous too, which is a pretty good indication of who is going down.

Well our game yesterday had the feeling of two teams going down without a fight. An abysmal game played out with neither capable of hitting a barn door with a banjo.

If we fail to pick up a win in this run of three games against relegation contenders (not forgetting how crap we are away to Southern teams makes a defeat or another 0-0 against Maidstone on Tues probable). Then we are almost certain for the drop without some drastic changes and yet another manager.

 

[Luke Imp]

Is there anything more non-league than losing at home to an Alan Devonshire side? We've all been there.

 

[DarkSithLord]

Is there anything more non-league than losing at home to an Alan Devonshire side? We've all been there.

Losing at home to a Billy Heath team?

 

[DarkSithLord]

Afraid to say I lost it a bit today.

I've never chanted for a manager's head and wouldn't want to do such a thing while there's still a game to be played, but I did a load of "Fullarton outs" at the final whistle today. Cue a strange, very non-league combination of me clapping towards the players and shouting towards the manager. Even let out a boo.

I just became overwhelmed with the feeling that we weren't wanting to score today. We haven't in five league games now, and have scored 26 in the league in total. What turned me was a free kick in a decent position that wasn't taken by Matty Kosylo as usual, but as the rather indifferent defensive midfielder Niall Maher. When he did, he basically flicked it up over the wall and to the left for a goal kick, while being left of the nets anyway. To me if it's a crap free kick, it's fired well over. You don't see them clip it wide like that if they're trying.

Then time and time again on while pushing it forward in the second half, players were reluctant to go into the box, and if they got it there, they'd miss out on touching if even if it were easier to do so. Our defence cleared up well against a similarly toothless Aldershot who were there for the taking, and as bad a Shots team as I've seen. Completely gone from their home fixture (that which I could see from their shocking away end).

I can't believe you can be that bad purely from the way you set up or lack of confidence. Fullarton refused to give an interview again today, which of course is a very encouraging sign of a manager who's capable of turning things around and on our side. His football is Heath's without the hoofing or effort. We've signed a team bottleless #proballerz who are quite possibly playing like shit to get him out. We're sticking 10 men in the box to defend corners against the third worst team in the league, fifteen minutes in then the assistant manager claims we set up to win. God. Damn.

Fed up of this bugger. Those who know me will know too well how I back managers to the hilt. I wouldn't celebrate him going, but he must do so to give us a chance of survival and so he can find a field of work he's competent in. This football is such a drag it's incredible.

Ouch. Cant think of anything worse that.

Notts fans absolutely detested him too.

 

[Pliny Harris]

Ouch. Cant think of anything worse that.

Notts fans absolutely detested him too.

Yep, I've heard about it from them. Not sure what the differences are, because 12 games surely is too short a time to fully know.

We've been freewheeling all season though. The only times we've won can be attributed to times you'd expect the players to not need to fire themselves up: the start of the season, in the FA Cup, a Boxing Day "derby" and after that all you have is Barrow away in the Trophy, and Dover at home when they were bottom. He may have spent a long time getting to this point, but management's not for him.

 

[Red-Hybrid]

I've got to wonder what went through Barrow's head not to start Tollitt. In just a couple of games he has impressed. On the highlights, his pass to Jennings was fantastic. It's a great relief we have him for another month. Especially for the trip to Orient in a few weeks.

I think it was also a blessing in disguise that Grant and Bevon couldn't play. They are still useful players but are often just too slow for a decent counter attack.

 

[Master D]

Watching the highlights show. Funny seeing the Orient no.2 standing there with his hand up for about 10 minutes appealing for offside despite the fact it was he that played the man a good 5 yards onside.

Also our game, complete nonsense of a penalty given against us. The headed goal from Pearson was simply epic though.