Wealdstone (H) - 08/12/2018

[casper]

Saints Starting XI vs @wealdstonefc: Snedker; Herd; Clark; Noble (C); Knight; Diedhiou; Wyatt; Sambou; Merson; Moyo; Kiangebeni.

Saints Substitutes vs @wealdstonefc: Kamdjo; Da Costa; Banton; Gardiner-Smith; Bonfield (GK).

[Hatboy]

They missed a couple of sitters in the first half, we played better in the second half and had a couple of good chances ourselves probably a fair result either side would of been gutted to lose.

With Ralston gone and the lack of goals lately (4 in the last 7 games) things are looking bleak, still got the 4th worst defence in the league even East Thurrock (2nd bottom) have a better defence than us.

[latinquarter]

Utter garbage today, awful game. Can't believe no one's talked about the new parking restrictions around the ground, the council doing all they can to put fans off going by car.

[saint2015]

I didn't think it was that bad.... in the second half at least.
They tried hard against a physical side and without any coherent refereeing

[hoofit]

Dec 8, 2018 18:16:40 GMT latinquarter said:

Can't believe no one's talked about the new parking restrictions around the ground, the council doing all they can to put fans off going by car.

Typical Council - Was there really a problem parking on Saturdays? Mon-Friday maybe with commuters that have been displaced by earlier parking schemes.
They really have no idea. Now lots of parking spaces all over the town - but no-one can use them due to restrictions.

I thought second half we played much better - still not good enough though.

[casper]

IA post match interview :-

[lagerman]

I didn't think it was a great game today either, we have to do better than what we produced today.
Wealdstone missed what looked like a sitter in the first half after Snedker did well to parry a shot, we only really had 2 shots that were saved thoughout the whole of the game, and 3 or 4 shots in the 2nd half over the bar.
Wealdstone were a bit better than us but that said, I wasn't impressed by them either, a poor game all round l thought. Good to see Sam starting but he looked a bit leggy in the 2nd half due to match fitness l expect, and that's why maybe, he got hooked.
Zane Banton ?? Well, he needs games l feel, as he deserves a place in the team l feel.

[lagerman]

But a clean sheet and a point .... I'll take that.
Would have preferred a win, but it is what it is

[minty]

Dec 8, 2018 18:59:30 GMT hoofit said:

Dec 8, 2018 18:16:40 GMT latinquarter said:

Can't believe no one's talked about the new parking restrictions around the ground, the council doing all they can to put fans off going by car.

Typical Council - Was there really a problem parking on Saturdays? Mon-Friday maybe with commuters that have been displaced by earlier parking schemes.
They really have no idea. Now lots of parking spaces all over the town - but no-one can use them due to restrictions.

I thought second half we played much better - still not good enough though.

Nimbys of St. Albans strike again. What gets me is that all those massive houses with too many spare bedrooms have driveways for parking anyway. OK parking restrictions for weekdays fair enough but Saturdays?? And the council is supposed to be helping the club move forward,

[citycentresaint]

The council would happily like to see the club go under. They do nothing to support the club.

[COYS]

Pretty poor game between two sides having an off day. We didn’t want to shoot and Wealdstone seemed to have forgotten how.

Positives though in another clean sheet and we were definitely the better side by the end. Hoping it’s the start of an upward trend that we can take into Christmas.

[saintolly]

Absolute garbage yesterday as has been the last few weeks bar a couple of good second half performances, couldn't see any positives to take out that game apart from a clean sheet and how Solomon got MOTM I don't know as he weren't at all great either and what is it with us and not shooting? Do they not practise that in training? So many times yesterday we got into great positions and just didn't shoot its so frustrating as Ian said in his interview we've got quite a hectic Christmas period and some very tough games coming up, Hemel home & away would be the perfect games to kick start our season back up. Keep the faith COYS

[lagerman]

I'm just wondering whether it's maybe even a confidence thing, not taking responsibility for having a shot on goal?
For fear of missing, instead of passing to another player.
What does that player then think? "Damn, l should have passed the ball" or some thing like that, then frustration creeps in. That's when you need someone out there on the pitch cajoling, encouraging and shouting support, keeping the Players heads up, keeping them believing.
We must continue to do our bit too, from the terraces, however poor it might be at times.
We saw in the 2nd half that we had 2 or 3 shots on goal that went over the bar, but l agree, that shooting is something we have to work on, running, getting into good positions, and having a pop at goal when the opportunity arises.
We're just getting dragged back into our own half all too often.
COYS

[casper]

Match highlights :-

[Canary Saint]

TBF - Shooting from both sides was pretty cr*p.

[albanian]

I thought we played alright on Saturday. Plenty of positives, but the team are low on confidence and the goals have dried up. Thought we were comfortably the better team in the second half and a little unlucky not to knick it. Clark at left back looked decent.

[saint2015]

Agreed. Thought Clark did pretty well.
Should have scored in the second half.... Wyatt bicycle kick stole a sitter from Zane