Post by Dave on Feb 14, 2009 8:01:14 GMT
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This weeks winner is
ohtobeatplainmoor Well done and thanks for all you do
Below is just one of ohtobeatplainmoor's great posts.
Right - where do I start!?
I've just got back home much earlier than planned courtesy of Beavon's goal - I don't tend to leave matches early but we could carry-on playing until the Altrincham and we wouldn't score. I caught to the last few minutes on Radio Devon on the drive home and I thought they were exceptionally generous with regards to describing our performance (more or less "all Torquay but Weymouth scored at the end of the each half).
Don't be fooled if you had to listen to that crap for 90 minutes, the total lack of composure or creation of genuine clear-cut chances made for a very easy night for an mediocre (at best) Weymouth defence.
It was dreadful - really as bad as the Ebbesfleet match although at least Ebbesfleet had more to offer through the side than a drab Weymouth side that was only brightend by the excellent Ryan Williams and the clinical Beavon.
There seemed to be little spirit, another display of no direction.
Hargreaves battled in the midfield but since the "long-shot" by Wroe he has done next to nothing - time for a spell on the sidelines. I'm 90% angry with our so-called fans when I hear cat-calls towards Dsane and Carlisle and also 10% bewildered why Wroe doesn't get the same treatment.
The chances that we had were due to perspiration rather than any genuine inspiration. when we saw the arrival of Stevens and Carayol I hoped to see us really test the fullbacks who had received first-half bookings. Carayol took a knock very early and didn't really have much effect other than the odd flash, Stevens at least got some crosses in, whereas Carlisle is playing very much like he did when he arrived (ie like a lost lamb).
Having hear Carlisle talk first hand about how he was really finding it hard to take the critisism from our "supporters" vocally during a match and been really hopeful that he might become a decent player, I believe that his rejecting to play league football witha progressive and attractive Exeter on a one year deal to join us simply because of a 2 year deal doesn't mean that he is a "mercenary" you wonder whether he really has his heart in it at Plainmoor.
It was clear that Christie (probably our better player for much of the game) was fading badly and was missing the match-sharpness that you need from a player to mak a real difference. We lacked the cutting-edge tonight - I assumed that Green was injured and Benyon is so far the pecking-order there is little chance of a way back at this club.
I would give the whole team 2 stars (out of 5), other than perhaps 1 for Dsane, Carlisle and Wroe. Even Bevan's kicking was dire tonight (although he made an excellent save to keep us in the game at 0-1). Maybe Hodges and Mansell played OK, but I think that I was too gobsmacked and concentrating on the rest of the totally sub-standard rabble on the pitch.
Time to go back to 4-4-1-1 and put Thompson in the team to support Sills from deep.
The verdict: tonight Weymouth clinical - Torquay comical.
**EDIT** Rob - was Woods dropped or injured?! I assume Ellis must have been injured tonight as well because surely we didn't have a bench of zero defenders or a keeper out of choice?!
This weeks winner is
ohtobeatplainmoor Well done and thanks for all you do
Below is just one of ohtobeatplainmoor's great posts.
Right - where do I start!?
I've just got back home much earlier than planned courtesy of Beavon's goal - I don't tend to leave matches early but we could carry-on playing until the Altrincham and we wouldn't score. I caught to the last few minutes on Radio Devon on the drive home and I thought they were exceptionally generous with regards to describing our performance (more or less "all Torquay but Weymouth scored at the end of the each half).
Don't be fooled if you had to listen to that crap for 90 minutes, the total lack of composure or creation of genuine clear-cut chances made for a very easy night for an mediocre (at best) Weymouth defence.
It was dreadful - really as bad as the Ebbesfleet match although at least Ebbesfleet had more to offer through the side than a drab Weymouth side that was only brightend by the excellent Ryan Williams and the clinical Beavon.
There seemed to be little spirit, another display of no direction.
Hargreaves battled in the midfield but since the "long-shot" by Wroe he has done next to nothing - time for a spell on the sidelines. I'm 90% angry with our so-called fans when I hear cat-calls towards Dsane and Carlisle and also 10% bewildered why Wroe doesn't get the same treatment.
The chances that we had were due to perspiration rather than any genuine inspiration. when we saw the arrival of Stevens and Carayol I hoped to see us really test the fullbacks who had received first-half bookings. Carayol took a knock very early and didn't really have much effect other than the odd flash, Stevens at least got some crosses in, whereas Carlisle is playing very much like he did when he arrived (ie like a lost lamb).
Having hear Carlisle talk first hand about how he was really finding it hard to take the critisism from our "supporters" vocally during a match and been really hopeful that he might become a decent player, I believe that his rejecting to play league football witha progressive and attractive Exeter on a one year deal to join us simply because of a 2 year deal doesn't mean that he is a "mercenary" you wonder whether he really has his heart in it at Plainmoor.
It was clear that Christie (probably our better player for much of the game) was fading badly and was missing the match-sharpness that you need from a player to mak a real difference. We lacked the cutting-edge tonight - I assumed that Green was injured and Benyon is so far the pecking-order there is little chance of a way back at this club.
I would give the whole team 2 stars (out of 5), other than perhaps 1 for Dsane, Carlisle and Wroe. Even Bevan's kicking was dire tonight (although he made an excellent save to keep us in the game at 0-1). Maybe Hodges and Mansell played OK, but I think that I was too gobsmacked and concentrating on the rest of the totally sub-standard rabble on the pitch.
Time to go back to 4-4-1-1 and put Thompson in the team to support Sills from deep.
The verdict: tonight Weymouth clinical - Torquay comical.
**EDIT** Rob - was Woods dropped or injured?! I assume Ellis must have been injured tonight as well because surely we didn't have a bench of zero defenders or a keeper out of choice?!