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Post by Hatboy on Jan 24, 2015 14:46:36 GMT
Can't believe no one has even started a thread on the game yet !
Saints Team To Play Maidenhead United: Welch, Hall, Locke, Chappell, Kaloczi, Comley, Beckles, Corcoran, Lowe, Malcolm, Frendo
Subs: Gorman, Smith, Wales, Keenleyside, Manny
Today's best available odds:
Basingstoke Town (13/10) Draw (5/2) Bromley (2) Concord Rangers (2) Draw (13/5) Whitehawk (13/10) Eastbourne (20/19) Draw (13/5) Wealdstone (11/4) Gosport Borough (1/2) Draw (7/2) Bishop Stortford (11/2) Havant & Waterlooville (4/6) Draw (16/5) Sutton Utd (19/5) Maidenhead Utd (6/4) Draw (5/2) St Albans (9/5)
Form guide:
Maidenhead @ Home WWLWDL F 12 A 10 Pts 10 Saints on the road WLWLLL F 5 A 8 Pts 6
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Post by PaperSaint on Jan 24, 2015 14:54:43 GMT
Late change - Gayle unwell so Comley playing and Gorman sub
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Post by Hatboy on Jan 24, 2015 14:57:30 GMT
Kaloczi moving back into defence I guess then
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Post by Hatboy on Jan 24, 2015 15:09:01 GMT
Comley red card !!!
Davymac will not be happy with Def Com 1 !
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Post by Saint on Jan 24, 2015 15:11:08 GMT
Maidenhead 1-0 up
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Post by westwalessaint on Jan 24, 2015 15:22:29 GMT
The number of red cards received by Saints players due to complete lack of discipline. Not only does it cost the club financially, it costs the club games! Do these players have a brain??!! ?
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Post by Saint on Jan 24, 2015 15:24:39 GMT
Do we know that it was even a red? No point judging before we see the vid!
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Post by Saint on Jan 24, 2015 15:36:49 GMT
1-1! Malcolm!
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Post by Saint on Jan 24, 2015 15:55:03 GMT
1-1 HT.
Tom Norman's tweeted that he's fuming with the officials... Coms sending off questionable?
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Post by Saint on Jan 24, 2015 16:17:36 GMT
Frendo effort off the post.
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Post by Saint on Jan 24, 2015 16:22:02 GMT
Maidenhead red card, 10 a side.
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Post by Hatboy on Jan 24, 2015 16:22:04 GMT
10 v 10 now
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Post by Saint on Jan 24, 2015 16:28:16 GMT
Frendo, Corcoran off, Smith and Wales on.
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Post by citycentresaint on Jan 24, 2015 16:33:08 GMT
Surprised DJ Campbell is still allowed to play football.
I wouldn't trust him in my team.
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Post by Hatboy on Jan 24, 2015 16:43:25 GMT
Keenleyside on for Malcolm
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Post by Hatboy on Jan 24, 2015 16:55:28 GMT
Man City, Chelsea, Spurs and Southampton all knocked out of the cup
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Post by Saint on Jan 24, 2015 16:57:17 GMT
1-1 FT
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Post by Boomer on Jan 24, 2015 18:08:24 GMT
Attendance 405.
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Post by notsorecentconvert on Jan 25, 2015 0:20:18 GMT
One question about Maidenhead... Their big mural that spells Maidenhead Utd FC on the wall at one end... It's a nice idea but there is room for it to say Maidenhead United, so why doesn't it?
Anyway, our starting line-up looked strong and when I learned that Gayle was unable to play I was at least cheered by the fact that Comley was back.
In common with all but one man in the ground (the linesman on the railway side of the ground) I had no idea why Comley was sent off within seven minutes of the start.
The uncharitable part of me thinks he lashed out at DJ Campbell because he knew Campbell was famous and he wanted to prove he was the guvnor.
Whatever the truth of the incident, there's usually a reason why talented footballers don't make it at a higher level and spending 83 minutes in the dressing and leaving your ten team-mates to it is one of them.
Our disciplinary record is dreadful and no effort seems to be made to improve it but some of our worst challenges were no more than late or clumsy.
Anyway, after a very bright start up the slope we found ourselves down to 10 following an incident no one saw.
The defence and the goalkeeper didn't cover themselves in glory defending the free kick. While it was very well taken, we did leave the fella with a very inviting portion of the goal to aim at.
However, Joe Welch more than redeemed himself with two or three absolutely blinding saves. He really is a very good shot stopper and he kept us in it.
We thoroughly deserved the equaliser in the first half. It was a very nicely taken goal by Malcolm too and I will forgive his lack of commitment in challenges and his reluctance to chase and close down if he scores goals.
Going down the slope in the second half gave me confidence but we didn't keep the tempo anything like high enough. I can forgive that because we played with 10 for 80+ minutes. Even when they had a man sent off we didn't have enough to compensate. We definitely could have won but a draw was a fair result.
High spots were Beckles, who dropped back to replace Gayle in defence. Kalozci who had to do the job of two men in midfield. Corcoran who played well but had to be subbed to save him from a red card. Lowe who was fast, skilful and positive. Frendo who held up the play well and kept the pressure off the midfield and defence.
I shared Lee Chappell's frustration late on. Long throw into the box came to nothing and he shouted to the bench "where was everyone?" Good point. Although the second half was not great, it was a decent point and, but for the dismissal, it could have been all three.
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knockers
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Post by knockers on Jan 25, 2015 1:44:21 GMT
set off to follow saints today got as far as paddington all trains delayed due to jumper further down line at twyford, went to waterloo but no trains would have got me there in time for ko, spent pm on embankment following saints via mobile, gutted, good point prob, my next game basingstoke home on 14th feb, first match ever saw was basingstoke in 1992, a 4-0 win, steve clark double think, same score be nice, COYS
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Post by Saint on Jan 25, 2015 5:14:14 GMT
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Post by PaperSaint on Jan 25, 2015 9:43:42 GMT
We started extremely well and Maidenhead looked unlikely to cope with our line-up until the incident that resulted in the red for Comley. I didn't see it - like everyone else in the ground except the linesman - so can't comment further. However, after then going one down, I thought we did well to keep a now confident Maidenhead team at bay and also grab a classy equaliser. Welch made one superb stop but otherwise we limited their attacks. Second half they came at us more strongly but our atracks looked more threatening - their keeper making a finger tip save to keep out a good Frendo strike. After their red, we actually seemed to struggle more (probably also due to their bringing on a lively youngster, Barratt). The pitch looked dire (and also sloped downwards and sideways) which made a passing game very difficult to maintain in most areas of the pitch - wasn't the most attractive game but after playing with 10 men for more than 85 minutes (with all the added time) I was happy to see us come away with a point. Also, our normally loud away support was disrupted by the noted train difficulties and first half - Maidenhead placing a large number of schoolkids behind their goal who kept singing throughout the half and broke our crowd in two! Is this some new kind of strategy Maidenhead have developed in their bid to try and move away from the relegation zone?
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Post by Hatboy on Jan 25, 2015 21:04:13 GMT
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Post by Boomer on Jan 25, 2015 22:27:00 GMT
Really not much else to say about the game that has not already been said. After the Comley/Campbell incident (which I didn't see either) and the subsequent free kick, that Tarpey scored, I did fear that we might be in for a long afternoon. However, after initial pressure from Maidenhead following the goal, we gradually started to take a lot more control and equalised with a clinical finish from Michael Malcolm, after being played in superbly by James Kaloczi. I felt that the 2nd half continued in much the same way as the 1st half had finished, until John Frendo was subbed with 25 mins to go. The resultant effect was that we lost the one person, who was holding the ball up and as much as we got the ball into their half, it seemed to be being returned with interest and for the last 10 minutes or so, we were forced to defend in numbers. A tremendous battling performance by all 10 players on the day, with colossal performances by Beckles and Kaloczi especially but with 11 on the field, I feel sure we would have more than likely returned with all 3 points. The pitch was an absolute disgrace and on a par with the quagmire, we had to suffer at Bromley just before Christmas. Overall, though, a somewhat scrappy game and probably a fair scoreline.
COYS!
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Post by Hatboy on Jan 26, 2015 17:45:54 GMT
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Post by COYS on Jan 26, 2015 18:40:17 GMT
Why were we in blue? Such a pet hate of mine, that. There'd be no clash at all between our yellow home kit and their black-and-white.
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Post by Hatboy on Jan 26, 2015 20:53:31 GMT
I just hope it was a genuine red and not another 'Richard Graham' decision !
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Post by Boomer on Jan 27, 2015 21:46:57 GMT
Same referee at Havant v Concord tonight - Ian Cooper from Rochester. Sounds like he has been handing out cards like confetti. 2 Havant players sent packing so far, one straight red, the other 2 yellows. Mr. Cooper wasn't very convincing on Saturday, either. At least if we are still playing Havant on Feb 10, they will one regular first teamer suspended.
Tonight's final scores -
Havant 0 Concord 1 Hayes & Yeading P Gosport P Hemel 1 Sutton 2
Not surprised at the Hayes & Yeading postponement, after seeing the state of Maidenhead's pitch on Saturday. Sutton's winner at Hemel came in the 89th minute,
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Post by eartheart on Jan 27, 2015 23:04:20 GMT
Jeepers, we could have had 3 sent off against Maidenhead - shocking challenges
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Post by eartheart on Jan 27, 2015 23:04:34 GMT
Jeepers, we could have had 3 sent off against Maidenhead - shocking challenges
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