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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2023 21:31:45 GMT
Massive improvement from Tuesday is the positive we can take from the game.
For 60 minutes we saw probably the best refereeing performance of the season so far, wish I could say the same for the final 30 where the ref went right off the boil.
Fantastic ball in from Lewis for Ken to head home with aplomb.
Can anyone confirm who (if anyone) got the post match red card?
Kidlington is now a big game imo. We really need to start picking up points at home against the teams around us in the table.
I still believe.
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Post by harrythehaddock on Nov 5, 2023 0:22:04 GMT
that is the point though isn't it? 1 point out of 3 games, 2 against decent opposition, but would've been better to give up against the top teams n won 3 points against a not v. good Barton
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Post by ian on Nov 5, 2023 7:59:25 GMT
Massive improvement from Tuesday is the positive we can take from the game. For 60 minutes we saw probably the best refereeing performance of the season so far, wish I could say the same for the final 30 where the ref went right off the boil. Fantastic ball in from Lewis for Ken to head home with aplomb. Can anyone confirm who (if anyone) got the post match red card? Kidlington is now a big game imo. We really need to start picking up points at home against the teams around us in the table. I still believe. It was Ken, a second yellow for dissent. Problem was it wasn't Ken who made the remarks, and the officials had their back to two players who were behind them and chose the wrong player, as was pointed out after they showed the second yellow. However, they were adamant that they got the right man and refused to overturn it Unjustified one match suspension next week for Ken.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2023 8:11:37 GMT
There was speculation on the terraces that it was a straight red for Woody. Whilst we will miss Ken next week missing him for one game is more palatable than missing Woody for three. Maybe next week will be a chance to stick Tyriq in from the start and see how he goes? Who’d be a manager?!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2023 8:15:46 GMT
that is the point though isn't it? 1 point out of 3 games, 2 against decent opposition, but would've been better to give up against the top teams n won 3 points against a not v. good Barton I wouldn’t advocate giving up against anyone. One of the main things we’ve learnt from this season so far is that there isn’t an unbeatable team in this division. There’s some strong teams for sure but despite the efforts of many a chequebook there isn’t anyone taking the division by the scruff of the neck. Maybe there will be after Christmas but at the moment anyone appears capable of beating anyone. I do however agree that to be truly comfortable we need to be taking points from home games against the likes of Barton and Hadley.
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Post by ian on Nov 5, 2023 9:02:23 GMT
Looks like Biggleswade Town will be signing Ryan Kinnane - he was there yesterday, maybe just as an observer, but their second CB was woeful, being hooked at half time, and the Asst Manager is the man who steered Berko to the title with Kinnane as his skipper.
May of course all be a huge coincidence!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2023 9:13:18 GMT
I thought I saw Ryan in the bar but wasn’t sure if it was him. Their number six certainly didn’t have a great first half yesterday!
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Post by grahamdurban on Nov 5, 2023 10:07:36 GMT
I don't see how Barton and Hadley can be classed as top half teams one week then refer to them as being teams we should beat/pick up points against another week ? Imo both are poor teams who we should be beating or at least taking a point against .
Ken's absence next week is massive as is the game . Hope Hoppy plays as I'm looking forward to seeing him and his Dad who I always had a good relationship with .
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2023 10:48:19 GMT
I thought Hadley had turned the corner and would push up the table after their poor start but their results since they played us have proved me wrong and suggest otherwise.
I haven’t seen anyone class Barton as a top side. They’re certainly much improved on the poor side they had last season but I can’t see them troubling the play offs. They’ll probably be more than happy with mid table mediocrity this season.
The two best goalkeepers in the division will be playing at The Meadow on Saturday afternoon.
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Post by ian on Nov 5, 2023 10:59:08 GMT
I don't see how Barton and Hadley can be classed as top half teams one week then refer to them as being teams we should beat/pick up points against another week ? Imo both are poor teams who we should be beating or at least taking a point against . Ken's absence next week is massive as is the game . Hope Hoppy plays as I'm looking forward to seeing him and his Dad who I always had a good relationship with . I don't think anyone suggested that Barton and Hadley are top of the table teams, they are definitely the type of teams we need to target for points. As seen by their results, they are inconsistent, along with around 10-12 teams in the division. To an extent, yesterday and Bedford (as were North Leigh and Waltham Abbey) were almost 'free hits and we have taken good points against teams who are genuine top half/play off/promotion aspiring teams. The trick is to start taking points against the other teams and make their struggle worse than ours! Yesterday was another performance very much aligned to last Saturday, a definite response to the defeat against Barton. I can honestly say that the team and management were as down and deflated as I have seen them after Tuesday. But for two sloppy goals and a bit of luck from the 50/50 decisions, we would have left Biggleswade with at least a point.
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Post by grahamdurban on Nov 5, 2023 11:05:37 GMT
Previous posts suggest otherwise Ian .
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2023 13:19:46 GMT
That may well be the case. I certainly tipped Hadley to push on after they beat us. People are entitled to change their views based on subsequent events though. Taking into account Hadley’s results over the last two weeks there is certainly an argument that we should / could have got a point or three against them.
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