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You’ve watched a very different game to what most of us saw there mate.
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Well, if you don’t understand football…….

It was a disappointing day but a few on here need to give their head a wobble.

We conceded two very poor goals. We were by far the better footballing team. In fact their game was based on a really strong commitment to denying space and defending strongly - and sending long balls forward - and there weren’t many of them - they didn’t have the ball for long enough.

Fair play to them, they probably couldn’t believe they’d got the goals and they absolutely knew their jobs defending.

We didn’t find it easy getting good possession in the final third and consequently didn’t create the chances we might have. But we had enough and this Board would be a different read!

It’s half-time. The heads will be down but we watched one team trying to play football, patiently and on the floor and another whose ale-house style offered them little, but they absolutely knew how to defend.

We might still make Wembley, and if we don’t Cookie et al will absolutely know what’s needed to improve the side for next year.

69/70 season. Ernie and Kevin Randall up front. Tommy Fenoughty class on the ball. Dan Archer - had to take every free kick, every corner! Charlie Bell missed nothing in the air, Albert Phelan calm and collected by the side of him.
First game was under lights - something magical when you?re 6.

gordon_brittas, on 01 February 2025 - 03:35 PM, said:

Neither a player nor a game of football do you have the first clue about

Some very harsh comments on here.
We?ve lost a game at the most sickening time when the ref missed yet another foul on Dobs and gave it the other way.
We failed to create enough clear cut chances but did enough to win the game - or alternatively, there is no way Cheltenham deserved the win.
Given that the back four hasn?t played together this season and the front four hasn?t played together before, we were the superior side?..and ffs get off Thompsons back - ridiculous.