Match thread

Quoted from Bigdog

Dis scores. LOL.

4-3-3 Disley sitting in front of back four covering full backs bombing on. Clay in to break up play and Nolan as playmaker. Arnold, Bogle/Hoban and Amond up front.

3-5-2 same 3 midfield, Tait on right Arnold left. Bogle/Hoban up front with Amond. Pearson, Gowling, Toto back three.

I don't think the quality of this league is all that this season and we've underachieved through changing the side around and unsettling the dressing room.

I really hope my gut feeling is wrong and we do get promoted.

Good shout re Dis.........

I must agree we need to have a plan B, I thought we controlled the game after the goal.

We still might do it mate even if it's the play off's,

Up the mariners. With support like that how can we not be proud to be Town supporters! Great second half performance. This result will be a real confidence boost for the players and the fans!!

Got to be happy with that. Macca didn't have a serious shot to save and we had all the best chances. The only frustration for me is that we can go there and win but we lose games like Halifax away. 2 or 3 more wins and we'd be right in the mix now.  

Oh by the way,thought the ref was a complete homer, gave us nothing.

Quoted from ginnywings

Got to be happy with that. Macca didn't have a serious shot to save and we had all the best chances. The only frustration for me is that we can go there and win but we lose games like Halifax away. 2 or 3 more wins and we'd be right in the mix now.  

Understand what you are saying but let's just enjoy the moment.

A proper defensive away performance from us and their only chance was the long lump into the box, hoping for something to fall their way. FGR highly unimpressive yet again. Frustrating that they can be consistently just above average and this has been good enough for them to be well ahead of us.

A pity we didn't do more going forward at points in the game and we weren't nearly ruthless enough with those chances after the goal. Not convinced that Hoban is the answer up front - he can certainly hold it up if the ball comes straight into his feet and he had a couple of decent efforts, but he's slow as hell and didn't exactly run his socks off. Need better crosses into the box if he's to score some goals, I'd have thought.

An immense solid performance by Town. One of the best centre back pairings in this league stopped FGR in their tracks. FGR tried the direct ball game, and testing us from set plays, but Pearson and Gowling were rocks.  Good to have kept their decent players like Marsh-Brown and Frear quiet.  We also worked their keeper a few times.  

Town looked dangerous on the break and played some reasonable football on an absolute pudding of a pitch.  We should've made it 2-0 when Podge had a good chance.  Hoban looks a very useful acquisition and a good debut from him, holding up the ball well and also forcing their keeper into a good save.  

Totally agree ginnywings, you get that shambles at Halifax away and then they go and win at one of the most in form and free-scoring teams in the league.  Supporting Town can be unpredictably infuriating and joyous at the same time.

Fair play and respect to Ady Pennock for giving us credit for our performance.  No sour grapes from him and an open and reasoned assessment of the game and the title challenge.

Safe journey back to all the fans who made it down there.

Isn't that just the answer though. FGR are consistent(ly adequate). If we've got the best central defenders in the league, it takes that to stop them - other sides don't have our assets.

Quoted from Tangerine Chris

Hurst is boring the world now on it

Funny reading back through comments after a great win. Makes some people look like right pr1cks.

FGR have got a lot of tall players in their squad and now it's clear why they score so many late goals.  Even if Parkin (6 ft 4) is not being effective (which is rare), the 3 subs they put on tonight were Williams 6 ft 2, Guthrie 6 ft 3 and Moore 6 ft 5. .  Town have got the personnel to deal with those sort of players.  Pearson and Gowling would run through brick walls for the cause.  It also helps by experienced players defending well, not giving away any dangerous free kicks, and nullifying quality players in terms of stopping the ball getting in the box in the first place.

Credit goes to Paul Hurst were it is due: it was a solid and professional performance by Town who did their homework on the style FGR play.