Boreham Wood (H) - 14/10/17 - FA Cup 4th Qual Rnd

[casper]

www.stalbanscityfc.com/important-match-information-saints-v-boreham-wood/

Match is to be segregated with a 12:30 kick off due to BBC live coverage online.

[ahad43]

*Boreham Wood

[citycentresaint]

Segregating their 50 to 100 fans will look funny.

But glad that the game will be shown live.

[Saint]

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41557714

[ahad43]

Can we edit the thread title please

[Saint]

Oct 9, 2017 18:04:55 GMT ahad43 said:

Can we edit the thread title please

Sorted.

[hoofit]

Segregation! Shame. I can't imagine the saints genteel heavies will want to get stuck into the boreham shufflers.

[minty]

Will there be a pop-up bar behind the stand? I thought that was a great idea last year at the Carlisle game. I imagine the bar will be packed at half-time.

[Saint]

Preview: www.stalbanscityfc.com/boreham-wood-preview-h-emirates-fa-cup-4th-qualifying-round/

IA interview: www.stalbanscityfc.com/ian-allinson-interview/

[sbys]

Oct 10, 2017 12:08:59 GMT minty said:

Will there be a pop-up bar behind the stand? I thought that was a great idea last year at the Carlisle game. I imagine the bar will be packed at half-time.

Unfortunately not as we've struggled to find sufficient volunteers to run a beer stall out of sight of the pitch and of course the game 

[saints17mad]

When was the last time we beat a team from a higher division in either the cup or trophy? Was it Telford?

[albanian]

We beat Chelmsford and Tonbridge in the trophy and also Tonbridge in the cup in 2013. Doesn't feel like such a great achievement, considering we swapped divisions with Tonbridge at the end of that season. But still the only times we've beaten higher league opposition in my 20+ years following the saints!

[saints17mad]

Thanks Albanian! Telford was just before my time and I couldn't remember any other victories.

Tomorrow is a good opportunity for all involved, COYS!

[casper]

Saints Starting XI: Snedker; Herd; Bender; Noble; Gardiner; Joseph; Murrell-Williamson; Sambou; Walker; Kiangebeni; Banton.

Saints Substitutes: Merson; Lucien; Eddie; Eshun; Joyce-Dwarika.

[theduffers]

How do I get live match link? Anyone know???

[Canary Saint]

Match Live

[Hatboy]

Very good quality www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/41354268

[nat038]

Men against boys.

[Hatboy]

Got one back Banton

[citycentresaint]

Ref looked out of his depth. However they were far more clinical in the final third.

Bender is a good player, but they kept targeting his flank.

[saint2015]

'Out of his depth' doesn't really do justice to the referee's ineptitude, or the anger and frustration he caused!
The first 2 goals were down to him so we did pretty well.... not easy when you know the ref isn't going to give anything your way.

[hoofit]

Yep, Ref was a nightmare - but think we might have come second anyway.

The boys put up a good fight esp the first half. But - BW were bigger and more brutal and got away with everything.

Entertaining game !

[saints17mad]

A good game and a shame we are out. I thought we played well and the penalty seemed a bit dubious from where I was but I've yet to see a replay. I didn't quite understand why Shuan didn't start, or why we didn't have the same line up as last weekend?

Bw didn't look they were a league above us and that's credit to the team. Dean didn't have the best of games but considering his season so far I can't grumble. Percy was too exposed during the first half and they were doubling up on him which was effective for them. In the second half at 3-0 down I was really disappointed we didn't go with two up front as we had nothing to lose.

Anyway onwards and upwards, hopefully the team will learn from this and all the players put in another shift. COYS!

[Canary Saint]

Live, I thought the penalty was harsh, but on seeing the replay it was a definite foul. The other two BW goals were both defensive mistakes by the Saints. City's forwards were just not good enough against the stout BW defence.

Disappointing, however now onward and upward.

[casper]

BBC highlights of the game :- FA Cup highlights: St Albans 1-3 Boreham Wood - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41622932

[casper]

Post match interview :-

[latinquarter]

We were excellent at times today, scoreline flattered them. Can concentrate on the league now, with maybe a tilt at the Trophy. The league's there for the taking - if we really want it.

[Hatboy]

I thought we played very well (Noble my Man of the Match) although all 3 goals were avoidable I thought the penalty was a bit soft then a lucky deflection and a mistake from Deano coming out but as said before I wont grumble after the displays he's put in this season nice to get a goal back (especially as i predicted Zane to score) and probably only really deserved to lose by a single goal but no complaints apart from as previously said thought Shaun should of started and this shows we still need another striker (a big target man) and ref was poor.

[supersonic]

The referee was awful. Any danger of signing / getting on loan a big brute of centre forward anytime soon - walker spends most of his time with his back to the attacking goal and falling over?

[jj123]

Very frustrating as the game was effectively over after 20 minutes with the dodgy penalty call. The amount of people questioning whether it was or wasn't, surely the referee couldn't have 100% known it was a penalty.

The Wood second goal was a clear foul on Bender and that was the game wrapped up.

Great to get the goal and have a ten minute spell of pressure but it felt like Wood never really got out of second gear. At times we played some good football but struggled against our stronger opponents.

Sorry Hatboy can't agree on Noble, thought he slowed the play down when we needed up tempo football and had two chances to score and fluffed both.

A few fans who I've spoken too who watched the game on BBC commented on how the Wood targeted Bender all game and Bender looked out of his depth. Thought this a little harsh.

I don't want to moan about the officials too much but it seemed that we were being penalised for 'fouls' which Wood wernt.

IA had to bring Merson on at half time, our long ball football to Walker was never going to work against the giant Wood CB, especially up front on his own.

Great to get a big crowd in, even though announced at only 1400, a decent pay day for the club, another decent run in the cup and having the game shown live on BBC which would've brought with it some bonus £ - does anyone know how much by the way?

Shocking by the Wood fans to mock IA - they wouldn't be where they are now if it wasn't for him.

Roll on Hungerford and let's keep up our league form - as we all know what happened last season when we were knocked out of the cup.