National League Fixtures - 9/3/2019

[E10rifle]

Yeah, to you. We always get Edinburgh’d and this game is another carbon copy.

Perfectly reverse-Jonahed by me, there.

On the evidence of this game, I assume “getting Edinburgh’d” means “getting beaten by comfortably the better, more technical side”?

 

[EnglishRed]

Perfectly reverse-Jonahed by me, there.

On the evidence of this game, I assume “getting Edinburgh’d” means “getting beaten by comfortably the better, more technical side”?

It means 'getting sucker punched by the team who have been second best for most of the game'.

Orient have been the better side this half. First half was a different story.

 

[Southern Shayman]

Wrexham are all huff and puff, but look devoid of any quality whatsoever.

 

[E10rifle]

It means 'getting sucker punched by the team who have been second best for most of the game'.

Orient have been the better side this half. First half was a different story.

Yeah, you were just about the better side in the first half, but in truth you only had one real chance - when Tollitt flashed wide. It was offside as well.

Sure, you worked hard and won a lot in midfield, but in general you’ve defended very deep and hacked it forward to a lone striker. Your crossing has been dreadful as well. Orient have had all of the clear-cut chances in both halves.

 

[EnglishRed]

Yeah, you we’re just about the better side in the first half, but in truth you only had one real chance - when Tollitt flashed wide. It was offside as well.

Sure, you worked hard and won a lot in midfield, but in general you’ve defended very deep and hacked it forward to a lone striker. Your crossing has been dreadful as well. Orient have had all of the clear-cut chances in both halves.

Oh we've got nothing up front. Been the same for about three seasons. I think a draw would have been fairer but on balance if either team was going to win it it wasn't going to be us.

And if we're going to nitpick Ekpiteta could have picked up a second yellow quite easily with a different referee. And as for Turley with his stamp and shoulder charge into Beavon... How he never got pulled up for either of those...

 

[E10rifle]

Wrexham are all huff and puff, but look devoid of any quality whatsoever.

Unfortunately that’s all it takes to win games in this shitty division. Wrexham are clearly very good at the back, but I can see why they’ve barely scored a goal all season.

 

[Master D]

Ref clearly under orders to ref both teams out to secure a damaging 0-0 draw and give Solihull the advantage but luckily there was a winner in the game.

Game exactly as expected but not too worried. We've got back-to-back tinpotters at home now and Orient have the run-in from HELL. It's that rugby team we should be worried about.

 

[chipmunx]

Halifax v Ebbsfleet OFF - waterlogged pitch

 

[fifaking]

Don't have enough quality going forward. Simple as.

Losing Walker after 10 seconds was a blow too, everything good in midfield will go through him

 

[chipmunx]

Don't have enough quality going forward. Simple as.

Losing Walker after 10 seconds was a blow too, everything good in midfield will go through him

will he be out for Tuesday?

 

[Master D]

Don't have enough quality going forward. Simple as.

Losing Walker after 10 seconds was a blow too, everything good in midfield will go through him

Walker is the key for us, annoying as fuck if he's out for a while now. We need Summerfield back, although people seem to think he's shite now for some bizarre reason. There's no way Akil Wright can be considered a better player.

That goal is fucking painful to watch, we don't clear it properly with the ball bouncing around the box and then it takes about 25 different deflections to end up in the net.

 

[Master D]

FC Halifax game v Ebbsfleet called off an hour before KO, waterlogged pitch...

Tinpot.

 

[NolansOrient]

Decent game with 2 good sides, we were lucky with the deflected goal but probably edged it over the 90 minutes without being spectacular. Maybe a draw was fair but I don't think Wrexham ever really threatened apart from that offside shot in the first half. I'll happily take the 3 points though. Big day.

 

[The Terminator]

I thought we deserved the win myself, we made the better chances and openings and in the second half we defended well - Brill only had one save to make at the end and I can't think of a clear cut chance Wrexham had.

Craig Clay should've scored in the first minute. Simpson was excellent for us with his footwork at times.

The strong winds made the game very, very scrappy and at times difficult - something which isn't often picked up by the tv cameras.

Third time I've seen us play Wrexham this season, decent side but missing that ruthlessness you need in the final third.

 

[E10rifle]

Harrogant 2 up at Braintree already. Time the latter waved the white flag and relegated themselves back where they belong.

 

[The Terminator]

Still plenty of twists to come, after Tuesday night we don't play a league game for two weeks.

Anything can happen, playing Saturday-Tuesday for a while means we will drop points.

 

[chipmunx]

Barrow 1 Aldershot 0 Dior Angus

 

[chipmunx]

WTF Maidstone winning?

 

[E10rifle]

And if we're going to nitpick Ekpiteta could have picked up a second yellow quite easily with a different referee. And as for Turley with his stamp and shoulder charge into Beavon... How he never got pulled up for either of those...

Turley’s stamp was naughty and a definite booking, but the “shoulder charge” was actually Beavon running deliberately across him and getting knocked over. Ekpliteta didn’t do anything else remotely booking-worthy after his yellow.

Game exactly as expected but not too worried. We've got back-to-back tinpotters at home now and Orient have the run-in from HELL. It's that rugby team we should be worried about.

I actually prefer it when we play the better sides. We really struggle against the tinpotters who stick 10 behind the ball and use every shithousery technique in the book (hello Sutton and Boring Wood). We’re 6-2-1 against the sides in the playoffs.

 

[The Terminator]

I actually prefer it when we play the better sides. We really struggle against the tinpotters who stick 10 behind the ball and use every shithousery technique in the book (hello Sutton and Boring Wood). We’re 6-2-1 against the sides in the playoffs.

Likewise, our last home game against Maidenhead we struggled to break them down as they just sat back for nearly the whole game.

Barrow on Tuesday we played alot better against a side who wanted to attack and have a go and again today against a side who did have a go.

 

[doveranddover]

2up at Hartlepool, other scores going our way atm
[still take the draw]

 

[BarraMatt]

Mensah missed a glorious chance about 30 seconds before we scored. I'm not sure Waddock would have seen it because he had his head in his hands and back to the pitch.

 

[The Terminator]

MAIDSTONE ARE WINNING A GAME BY 2 GOALS

 

[chipmunx]

Maidstone 2 up?

 

[Chief Rocka]

2up at Hartlepool, other scores going our way atm
[still take the draw]

Two well taken goals, we’ve been rotten so far

 

[Raymondo316]

Havant are seriously the worst team I seen in a long long time....they actually make us look decent.

 

[Southern Shayman]

Halifax v Ebbsfleet OFF - waterlogged pitch

Ref declared it playable and with no extra rain called it off an hour later.

Only difference was that an injury and suspension ravaged Ebbsfleet had joined the inspection...

Read in to that what you will.

 

[BarraMatt]

Must have been the worst pitch Garry Hill's ever seen.

 

[E10rifle]

The Evil 1 up against RFC Solihoof. The Evil are still going to win the league.

 

[chipmunx]

somehow it's Barrow 1 shots 1