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Post by David Graham's Eighth Pint on Nov 15, 2008 17:58:00 GMT
We were never top though today, were we? The Lewes -v- Burton game, for whatever reason, was a late result coming in. I assume there must have been a delay at kick-off. It meant we were top for a few minutes. Well, we certainly were according to the Sky Sports Soccer Saturday live league table. |
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Post by NickGull on Nov 15, 2008 18:01:40 GMT
Ah right, thanks for that DGEP. I was watching 'Final Score' on BBC One, and it said we were top, but I thought they'd got it wrong because Burton had won! Only three points behind now  |
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Post by David Graham's Eighth Pint on Nov 15, 2008 18:18:57 GMT
Absolutely! Our game in hand is on Tuesday night AND we have a marginally better goal difference than Burton so a really good chance to be top going into the game at Woking next week. Which is kind of what I was getting at in my post on the last page.  |
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Post by Dave on Nov 15, 2008 18:46:48 GMT
Well today we could have seem our run end, or York lose their unbeaten home record, unless the game ended in a draw and then both teams would have kept their runs going. What a great effort once again, in a team that may have seen weakened by the players, who would have been first choice today.
I take back my views about the need to play fringe players in the lesser cup games, I had felt that such players would not be match sharp and would be unable to come in a do a decent job. Well Ellis sure proved me wrong and it goes to show, that all the work they do in training, must be first class.
It sounded as if Dsane was not doing too well up front, a place he would I think prefer to start anyway, but I said in the Dsane thread, that he would not keep missing the chances that came his way, today he put a good goal away, to get the team on its way.
It also sounded like Bevan had a good game and pulled of some top drawer saves, I have to ask, do we need Poke back, Bevan's record must now surly be better than Pokes in goal for us.
Like you all my heart sank when York got their goal, in seasons past you knew it was going to happen and we often went on to lose the game. OK we got some good fortune, with their keeper dropping a cross, but I have always believed you have to make your own luck.
Also in games past, we would after letting in a late goal, just end up even deeper and that is always fatal, as you just invite a second goal. The boys must have been really hungry to get the win and credit to them and the team selection and tactics used by Bucks today.
It sure feels good to be a TUFC fan at this time, I know our next game is on Tuesday night and that will play its part on the size of the crowd. We could go top and lets hope as many fans as possible do their best to be there, the team and the club deserve to be supported by us.
We all said that this season, we were better off than last, due to have a team with more strength in depth, that has surly been proved yet again today, so a big well done to those players like Ellis, who has had hardly any games. To come and give a man of the match performance speaks volumes to the team spirit, we now have at our club.
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Post by jmgull on Nov 15, 2008 18:52:36 GMT
....a point would have been just fine up there, we all agree on that. The way the game panned out, you could have expected us to have to hang on for a torrid last 5 minutes once York had equalised. Did we hell! Most teams in that situation, would have used that free kick in injury time, to do that awful "keep it in the corner and run the clock down" stuff. We send Ellis et al up from the back......the rest is history. Lucky late winner again?.............not on your life. Like i said we aren't "Most teams" - we are rapidly becoming a bit Special . Congrats to the players and especially the Manager (who once AGAIN) got it right. |
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Post by NickGull on Nov 15, 2008 19:03:08 GMT
Anybody know how many Gulls fans were up there today?
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Post by Dave on Nov 15, 2008 19:25:08 GMT
Anybody know how many Gulls fans were up there today? Did not hear an figures given out on the radio, I hope we will get a report or two later, from any members who were at the game, they may have heard it given out at the game. |
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Post by NickGull on Nov 15, 2008 19:29:24 GMT
The attendance was 2,412 according to the BBC.
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Post by buster on Nov 15, 2008 20:02:51 GMT
Like most I would have settled for a point. So 3 is an excellent return.
The run has been something I`m sure none of us could have imagined back in August. well done once again to PB, the coaches and the players.
Although these are great times to be a Gull, I`m not getting carried away. A club equalling run has only got us into a play off slot. Nothing has been achieved yet in terms of the league.
lewes arguably represents the toughest hurdle yet since the run began. Its a home game where any dropped points in what is going to be a tight season, would be seen as a blow to promotion. If we scrape out a 1-0 win I`ll be more than pleased.
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Post by ohtobeatplainmoor on Nov 15, 2008 21:02:20 GMT
Anybody know how many Gulls fans were up there today? Did not hear an figures given out on the radio, I hope we will get a report or two later, from any members who were at the game, they may have heard it given out at the game. Radio Devon estimated between 100 /150. That was a fantastic result - it was also really sweet to notch a late goal against them after the match earlier in the season!! I wasn't expecting a win today - it sounded as tough and competitive game as we were all expecting, so to win in the manner we did says such a lot about the team at the moment. Great to see Ellis back - playing against Dyer and Sodje today is the sort of test that I believe will make him improve a player - I really believe that he is capable at playing at a much higher level and hope that over the remainder of the season he can produce the form that means he is a fixture in the starting line-up. The drive and the determination in the squad is there for everyone to see. We have been without one of the most electric players of the last few weeks in Carayol - we changed our formation that has been so successful as of late to reflect this and still we got the win. I'm not so bothered about the record as such - but at the moment is proving to be something positive (rather than a millstone which prevents makes less positive and less eager to go for the win). As Buster says above, the Lewes game on Tuesday will be another test to our team - I'm absolutely convinced that the squad will go about the match with exactly the same attitude as if we were playing Burton. |
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Post by Dave on Nov 15, 2008 21:07:27 GMT
otobe, the players need to forget about the record, when we play Lewes on Tuesday night, it is often the case if life, that trying to hard to achieve something, often is the reason for failure.
They need to just think about winning the game and worry if they broke the record, when the final whistle blows.
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Post by ohtobeatplainmoor on Nov 15, 2008 21:29:19 GMT
I remember when we were on the record of consecutive wins back in 1998 - Jason Roberts had just been recalled by Wolves for their trip to Leeds in the FA Cup and we faced Cambridge - who hammered us 3-0 - and a run one win in several games began (effectively cosing us automatic promotion)!!
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Post by grumpycynic on Nov 15, 2008 21:53:19 GMT
Anybody know how many Gulls fans were up there today? According to their pa announcer, it was 244. |
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Post by stuartB on Nov 15, 2008 22:18:01 GMT
Walker on the BBC website whinging like hell tht he fouled their keeper to get the winner
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Post by Dave on Nov 15, 2008 22:21:01 GMT
Walker on the BBC website whinging like hell tht he fouled their keeper to get the winner Well can understand he would be upset at losing today, will have to see if anyone at the game had a good view of it, or wait until we see the goals on the TV. |
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