Match thread

Any team news yet and does anyone know if it's on tune in today?

Tondeur reckons 4-4-2

Mckeown
Parslow
Pearson
Toto
Thomas
Mackreth
Disley
Clay
Arnold
LJL
Pitman

Subs: everyone else

Will be listening in Chicago, as soon as I know what tune in radio station it is on.

Quoted from chaos33

Tondeur reckons 4-4-2

Mckeown
Parslow
Pearson
Toto
Mackreth
Disley
Clay
Arnold
LJL
Pitman

Subs: everyone else

Must be confident, starting with ten men.

Just setting off for BP, c'mon lads.

I thought he said Pittman starts - Hannah on the bench

Edited clever clogs. I missed out Aswad!  

Quoted from Belfast Town

Will be listening in Chicago, as soon as I know what tune in radio station it is on.

It should be on BBC Radio Humberside website shouldn't it? The FA Cup is live on the BBC I thought.

Quoted from chaos33

It should be on BBC Radio Humberside website shouldn't it? The FA Cup is live on the BBC I thought.

You can only stream it off the BBC website from within the UK.

TUNE IN STATION?

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Quoted from Bruce Springsteen

TUNE IN STATION?

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Cheers

GTFC substitutes: Bignot, Hannah, Neilson, Doig, Humble, Walker, McLaughlin

We have got 7 subs today but no keeper,

That worries me,

I just hope Macca never gets injured.

Quoted from Chrisblor

You can only stream it off the BBC website from within the UK.

If you´re a Mariners Player subscriber you can listen on there if outside the UK.

Come on town!

Quoted from Chrisblor

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Getting the un available message, anyone got it working on live event 6?

Quoted from Codswede

Getting the un available message, anyone got it working on live event 6?

No.
Same unavailable message.... Will have to crank up the steam powered computer!
UTM

Barnet leading Wycombe

Typical go 442 and get at them

Bollox

Losing 1-0 Good solo goal by Oxford

Losing today may be a blessing.  After Huddersfield last year our form dipped massively.  

Arnold start putting a shift in you twit

I would take the loss rather then a replay, i would of rested Arnold and Clay there needed for Halifax Tuesday.

B0llocks again

If we dont pull it back by 60 mins rest our best 3 players ready for Tuesday.

Oh dear.

I'be chaging formation and some personel at HT.

Shocking short corner (what's the point in them?) led to first and they just walked that second in. This is excrement and why is JM on the pitch? He's hopeless.

Why are we playing 442 after having success with 433?

Yeah prize money would have been nice but you ask any fan its league priority for me.  Oh well c'mon town

Hard to tell who is on the winning run in this game.

Oh well, that's that then.  Not at the races today.

Formation is a farse. Looks like we're playing with two defensive midfielders, one winger and three strikers. It's incredibly lop sided and has left LOADS of space at the back for them to exploit. We knew they were a passing team, we should have set up to press and counter. Arnold and Pittman have been invisible - mainly because they don't appear to know where they're meant to be playing.

451 been working well recently why change it ?

Why PH why should have kept the same team and just replaced those that are missing.   No shame in losing to a team in the league above.  

Not happy but rather we lose today than on Tuesday,

We might have a great 2nd half and turn it round,

BUT

The league has got to be our priority.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Formation is a farse. Looks like we're playing with two defensive midfielders, one winger and three strikers. It's incredibly lop sided and has left LOADS of space at the back for them to exploit. We knew they were a passing team, we should have set up to press and counter. Arnold and Pittman have been invisible - mainly because they don't appear to know where they're meant to be playing.

Agree

4-2-3-1 May work for the likes of Chelsea but for us it sucks. They have ripped us to shreds with their forwards pace against our defence. A good start has been slowly taken away and we have a mountain to climb.

The lad who has scored both goals is making his debut ,

Pity their top scorer is not playing,

Hurst might have had a plan to stop him,

It's hard to stop somebody you have not heard of.

As long as we've gave it a go I'll be happy losing to a better team sometimes you have to hold your hand up and say ok we've been beaten by a better team.  However if they've just not put any effort in and rolled over and died then they need a kick up the backside.

More urine poor defending. This has been a disgraceful performance.

Out of character performance today. Hope we bounce back quickly

Take Lenny and Pearson off to save them for Tuesday now.

Re : cup/trophy v league

Just had a chat with wapping mariner about exactly the same. Of course we would love another cup run like last year for the £££ but, give me promotion any day. That's not to say we should not show the competitions any disrespect either

Tinkerman strikes again !

Quoted from Chrisblor

More urine poor defending. This has been a disgraceful performance.

Are you there Chris?  Has any Town player had a decent game up to now?  

Laughably bad. Wish the missus hadn't almost literally pushed me out the front door. Diabolical!

Just got in and seen the scoreline, Wasn't expecting this, Lets hope the lads heads don't drop and are rearing to go Tuesday.

They look like they're not even trying that's what really gets me.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Formation is a farse. Looks like we're playing with two defensive midfielders, one winger and three strikers. It's incredibly lop sided and has left LOADS of space at the back for them to exploit. We knew they were a passing team, we should have set up to press and counter. Arnold and Pittman have been invisible - mainly because they don't appear to know where
they're meant to be playing.

Spot on with the whole shape of the team And about Aronld &
Pittman. Hurst should have changed a lot of things at half time.
Diz off what the fook is all that about?????

Tough to criticise the formation when we were well on top for the first 20 minutes. Lack of changes at half time is a bit baffling though

Town 2 penalty shouts-not given..

Buckley just said it was a corner and no way a penalty Ian.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Buckley just said it was a corner and no way a penalty Ian.

I'm not there....My mate texted me!!

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Are you there Chris?  Has any Town player had a decent game up to now?  

Yes. LJL had a good first twenty minutes. That aside, everyone has been terrible. Oxford aren't that good either. We've just been inept - in both a footballing and tactical sense.

Quoted from barralad

I'm not there....My mate texted me!!

Sorry mate, I thought you was reporting from your seat in the pontoon.

I notice Barnet are losing too. Smart tactics from the top two teams. Get knocked out the cup early on and concentrate on the league!

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Sorry mate, I thought you was reporting from your seat in the pontoon.

No sophisticated phone here mate!!

Quoted from Chrisblor

Yes. LJL had a good first twenty minutes. That aside, everyone has been terrible. Oxford aren't that good either. We've just been inept - in both a footballing and tactical sense.

Thanks mate, Tondeur and Buckley seem to think Oxford are well in control and are the better team.

Ross Hannah offside - you do surprise me John Tondeur

Adrian Forbes v Ross Hannah for most offsides? Must be a close one!

Att. 3,241.

Just turned on the tele and surprised were loosing 3-0.May loose out on some prize money but hopefully now we can focus and give everything on the league UTM

1-3 Pearson

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Thanks mate, Tondeur and Buckley seem to think Oxford are well in control and are the better team.

We're flattering them. All their goals have been the result of poor play on our part. We've played too many bad passes and mis-controlled too many simple balls today and they've punished us for that.

Pearson's just volleyed one in though!

I mean look at it this way - since we've gone 4-4-2 it's 1-1 and we've still not been playing as well as we can. Hurst has a lot to answer about the formation in the first half.

Pearson scores not from a header. Must be a first!

It's strange but I genuinely thought we'd beat Oxford on the top of conference/bottom of league 2 theory. On the basis that Wycombe are also beating Barnet with ease maybe the conference isn't that strong this year?

Barnet have been a man down for a lot of the game though.

And Wycombe are top of League 2

Just hope the lads are not too deflated with todays result and can take our league form into Tuesday's game, Hopefully with Pearson scoring that will give us confidence.

The league has to take priority for me.

How many bookings have we picked up today?

Barnet TWO reds !!

Best news of the day

Shockingly inept "display" with quite literally ZERO positives. Woeful in the extreme.

Quoted from Badger57

Shockingly inept "display" with quite literally ZERO positives. Woeful in the extreme.

That is way over the top. There was another team on the pitch you know and they were better than us today.

Quoted from oldun

That is way over the top. There was another team on the pitch you know and they were better than us today.

I don't think so. That was the most unexciting FA Cup tie involving Town I've ever seen, really it was. We had a 10 minute patch in the first half where Lenny hit the post and McCreth hit a feeble shot that their keeper still managed to fumble. Apart from that we were dismal. There was no fight at all. It's the FA Cup for heaven's sake, let's have a go at least! Yes, Oxford outplayed us in all departments and were never in any danger of not winning this game. Yes, they were better than us but that wasn't difficult was it?

Quoted from Badger57

I don't think so. That was the most unexciting FA Cup tie involving Town I've ever seen, really it was. We had a 10 minute patch in the first half where Lenny hit the post and McCreth hit a feeble shot that their keeper still managed to fumble. Apart from that we were dismal. There was no fight at all. It's the FA Cup for heaven's sake, let's have a go at least! Yes, Oxford outplayed us in all departments and were never in any danger of not winning this game. Yes, they were better than us but that wasn't difficult was it?

Did you not see the defeats to Tamworth or Bath City?

Quoted from BIGChris

Did you not see the defeats to Tamworth or Bath City?

No I didn't. I'm sure there have been many dismal Fa Cup games that I did see but thankfully I've forgotten them in the mists of time!

Quoted from LondonMariner43

Why are we playing 442 after having success with 433?

Complaints about 4-5-1 (or 4-3-3 if you like) is my guess.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Buckley just said it was a corner and no way a penalty Ian.

I'd like to see it again but it looked one to me from the Upper left side.
Most of the Ponny looked up in arms about it too.

Quoted from BIGChris

Did you not see the defeats to Tamworth or Bath City?

I did , so I think this one can join the list .   Just a waste of money .

I know we like to see town win, but why can't fans enjoy watching the football played by the opposition as well. I thought it was an interesting game to watch until the last 20 mins or so when there was little for either team to play for.