Saturday 30th July

[E10rifle]

We are all over the shop. No strikers, a right back at left back, a centre back at right back and the best right back in the division in central midfield. Lucky not to be behind. Good time to play us with so many players injured/suspended/coming back from injury methinks. Grimsby a decent side who are working extremely hard, but lacking the final ball in attacking areas. Look an excellent ante-post bet for the Mid-Table Cup.

 

[Casey]

Wow! We've subbed our keeper.

Jack Powell also off but he is returning from injury. Hessanthaler on for him.

Casey

 

[WilsdenBantam]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1553393522266472448

 

[E10rifle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1553393522266472448

Incredible stuff. Being suspended for a week should give him enough time to get injured until Christmas.

 

[EricSabin]

Wow! We've subbed our keeper.

Jack Powell also off but he is returning from injury. Hessanthaler on for him.

Casey

Was that a half time Twitter poll gone wrong?

 

[Chief Rocka]

That's enough football for me today.

 

[Son of Cod]

VERY soft pen that. Orient off the hook here after a fairly even opening where we held our own, that's a tough one to take.

 

[E10rifle]

Heh. Just scored our first penalty since January 2020. Think we’ve missed 7 in the interim. Harsh handball decision; Grimsby certainly unhappy about it.

 

[pontoonlew]

Seems the refs are just as shit at this level, awful decision and we’re 1 down

 

[Son of Cod]

His arm was down, but it did hit him so I can see why it was given from that perspective...but was that fuckers like on target. It was going high and wide and onto one of those balconies in the corner.

 

[Son of Cod]

Jesus that's an absolute screamer too. Welcome back to L2!

 

[E10rifle]

Seems the refs are just as shit at this level, awful decision and we’re 1 down

Not much luck about the second goal…

 

[Son of Cod]

No complaints on that one of course

 

[Posh Harry]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1553393522266472448

It can’t be that much of a surprise. Tomlin has never been the brightest

 

[Son of Cod]

So we find ourselves 2-0 down despite matching Orient I think overall. Have to say at certain passages of play though they have looked comfortably better than 80/90% of the sides we played last season which makes perfect sense. I think Orient are a better team than what we're seeing though. I think once they're going they'll be up there. So we can take some heart in matching them in the main. May as well go for it now though. Get Taylor on, get JMD on.

 

[EricSabin]

Martin Woods promoted to the EFL for this season.

Spoiler: he’s dogshit

 

[saddler78]

This should be 5 or 6.

 

[Son of Cod]

We've been getting a bit battered here for the last 5/10.

 

[Posh Harry]

Martin Woods promoted to the EFL for this season.

Spoiler: he’s dogshit

He is. Thinks he’s the dogs bollocks, just remove the dogs and you can sum him up.

I think there were 4 promoted this season and I can promise you it is not going to help the level of referees one bit

 

[Chief Rocka]

This should be 5 or 6.

There's still time!

 

[Son of Cod]

Clifton has struggled today. He might have found his level last season.

 

[E10rifle]

So we find ourselves 2-0 down despite matching Orient I think overall. Have to say at certain passages of play though they have looked comfortably better than 80/90% of the sides we played last season which makes perfect sense. I think Orient are a better team than what we're seeing though. I think once they're going they'll be up there. So we can take some heart in matching them in the main. May as well go for it now though. Get Taylor on, get JMD on.

Yeah, we’re missing Drinan, Ogie & Wood who would all be starting, plus Smith & Clay only fit for the bench and Kelman suspended. Jordan Brown would arguably be in the side as well ahead of old man Pratley. But I definitely wouldn’t be too worried; there’s far worse than both of us in the division.

 

[saddler78]

danny Johnson hat trick

 

[Son of Cod]

Yeah, we’re missing Drinan, Ogie & Wood who would all be starting, plus Smith & Clay only fit for the bench and Kelman suspended. Jordan Brown would arguably be in the side as well ahead of old man Pratley. But I definitely wouldn’t be too worried; there’s far worse than both of us in the division.

You've been comfortably better this half. I think I wrote that just after the second goal but you've controlled the entire half now. Promising signs for you if you're missing that many players and are doing such a number on us now.

 

[Casey]

Don't like criticising oppo players when were not playing them but that was very poor from Tomlin.

Casey

 

[E10rifle]

danny Johnson hat trick

Scored from a combined total of 4 yards?

 

[saddler78]

Scored from a combined total of 4 yards?

Maybe 5 lol

 

[Monkey Tennis]

We're losing this.

 

[EricSabin]

Martin Woods promoted to the EFL for this season.

Spoiler: he’s dogshit

Balanced a terrible penalty decision for Colchester by giving us a terrible penalty decision. Christ this man isn’t cut out for the football league.

 

[EricSabin]

He is. Thinks he’s the dogs bollocks, just remove the dogs and you can sum him up.

I think there were 4 promoted this season and I can promise you it is not going to help the level of referees one bit

Yep just given us a terrible penalty decision to even it up. He’s the sort of referee that gets players hurt.