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Post by Amber Aleman on Mar 13, 2013 22:25:51 GMT
To help put our defeat to Truro in perspective, Chelmsford lost 4-1 at home to Hornchurch this evening.  Hornchurch went ahead with a 2nd minute penalty and were 2-0 up inside ten minutes. A Dave Rainford og put them 3-0 up in the second half before a goal for each side in the last fifteen minutes. |
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Post by Del on Mar 13, 2013 22:29:16 GMT
Thats odd.They used to call it the old pals act!
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Post by jr on Mar 14, 2013 16:52:39 GMT
It's cost me my bet for the weekends football already as that was my banker!!
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Post by nigcapgue on Mar 14, 2013 17:24:10 GMT
To help put our defeat to Truro in perspective, Chelmsford lost 4-1 at home to Hornchurch this evening. Hornchurch went ahead with a 2nd minute penalty and were 2-0 up inside ten minutes. A Dave Rainford og put them 3-0 up in the second half before a goal for each side in the last fifteen minutes. Do not see the point! Hornchurch are now 17th Truro still bottom |
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Post by Andy K on Mar 14, 2013 19:10:27 GMT
Do not see the point! Hornchurch are now 17th Truro still bottom Sutton were 12 places higher in the league than Truro. Chelmsford were 14 places higher than Hornchurch plus Chelmsford had only lost once at home previously this season. I think the point is that obviously we were not the only shock result of the evening. One could argue that of the 9 teams below us, we've only beaten 1 at home (Eastbourne) and have lost at home now to two of the bottom 3 (yet to play Billericay), so perhaps it was less of a surprise. |
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Post by nigcapgue on Mar 14, 2013 21:22:41 GMT
Do not see the point! Hornchurch are now 17th Truro still bottom Sutton were 12 places higher in the league than Truro. Chelmsford were 14 places higher than Hornchurch plus Chelmsford had only lost once at home previously this season. I think the point is that obviously we were not the only shock result of the evening. One could argue that of the 9 teams below us, we've only beaten 1 at home (Eastbourne) and have lost at home now to two of the bottom 3 (yet to play Billericay), so perhaps it was less of a surprise. It was not about a 'shock result' it was all about the teams inability to perform |
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Post by markf on Mar 14, 2013 22:16:04 GMT
Why is it whenever we lose a game, nobody gives any credit to the oppo? Ok, after the first 20 mins or so Truro were mainly happy to defend and hit us on the break & it worked. No, we we didn't play well but there was another team out there fighting for every ball, defending like crazy to protect a second-string 'keeper and showing some useful attacking play when they could.
It's not all about us, is it?
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Post by os on Mar 14, 2013 23:14:42 GMT
I think Truro ground out a result against a team who simply didn't perform on the night. I am still totally bemused by Truro's style of play. I can understand a side desperate for a point or to stay in the league or to gain a playoff place etc defending for all their life and trying to hit with a free kick or even on the break. Given Truro's hopeless position surely looking to play football and having a go at teams before you go out of the division is the way to go? I wouldn't want to travel 300 miles be 16pts adrift with 9 games left and see us set up for a 0-0 draw and a point?
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Post by billy on Mar 14, 2013 23:44:52 GMT
I think Truro ground out a result against a team who simply didn't perform on the night. I am still totally bemused by Truro's style of play. I can understand a side desperate for a point or to stay in the league or to gain a playoff place etc defending for all their life and trying to hit with a free kick or even on the break. Given Truro's hopeless position surely looking to play football and having a go at teams before you go out of the division is the way to go? I wouldn't want to travel 300 miles be 16pts adrift with 9 games left and see us set up for a 0-0 draw and a point? Good post. |
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Post by Andy K on Mar 14, 2013 23:46:32 GMT
Why is it whenever we lose a game, nobody gives any credit to the oppo? Ok, after the first 20 mins or so Truro were mainly happy to defend and hit us on the break & it worked. No, we we didn't play well but there was another team out there fighting for every ball, defending like crazy to protect a second-string 'keeper and showing some useful attacking play when they could. It's not all about us, is it? Totally agree - best team won on the night. As did the best team at Havant, and Chelmsford. But we're always going to look at it from a Sutton point of view, and you summed it up great. They did everything we struggled to do! |
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Post by os on Mar 15, 2013 0:02:38 GMT
Totally agree - best team won on the night. As did the best team at Havant, and Chelmsford. But we're always going to look at it from a Sutton point of view, and you summed it up great. They did everything we struggled to do! I am not sure the word 'best' fits with anything I saw on Tuesday and again watching the video, maybe least worst? Lets face it Truro are bottom because they are not very good, they did not turn out a world beating performance in fact they were poor too. The reason we lost was because we put up a performance which would see us struggle agaist a combined Counties side. I though Havant were excellent on the counter against us, and we could do with that boy Ollie Palmer! |
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Post by medibot on Mar 15, 2013 1:21:13 GMT
Ever heard of playing within your limitations? Maybe months of being smashed means they know their approach on Tuesday is the only way to win games?
They certainly have players who can actually take set pieces which is more than we offer.
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Post by nigcapgue on Mar 15, 2013 10:08:43 GMT
Totally agree - best team won on the night. As did the best team at Havant, and Chelmsford. But we're always going to look at it from a Sutton point of view, and you summed it up great. They did everything we struggled to do! I am not sure the word 'best' fits with anything I saw on Tuesday and again watching the video, maybe least worst? Lets face it Truro are bottom because they are not very good, they did not turn out a world beating performance in fact they were poor too. The reason we lost was because we put up a performance which would see us struggle agaist a combined Counties side. I though Havant were excellent on the counter against us, and we could do with that boy Ollie Palmer! Well put OS You have hit the 'nail on the head' The U's have totally underperformed on too many occassions this season and we cannot keep saying its another bad day at the office After the loss v Bath their supporters came and asked me to pinch them to establish whether or not they had been dreaming |
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Post by Stewart on Mar 15, 2013 10:59:00 GMT
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Post by billy on Mar 15, 2013 11:51:44 GMT
Why do you have to admire them ?  I think they need someone to put a friendly arm round them and give them some help and advice. |
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I think they need someone to put a friendly arm round them and give them some help and advice.