Just heard that Press Association will no longer be covering National League games so all those websites - BBC, Sky Sports, etc.. that we all use to get live scores during games and stats after games will no longer have them.
I guess that means everything from BBC website to Soccer Saturday on...
He obviously missed our 8-0 destruction of Hyde, first game of the 2013-14 season with Anthony Barry pulling the strings, won the league in August we did.
For the first game we'll probably go for ..
3-5-2
Russell
Clough/Racine, Bennett, Pinnock
KMB, Sinclair, Traore, Carter, Frear
Tubbs, Moore/Doidge
Cooper seems to prefer a physical/athletic/workhorse striker Doidge/Moore, beside a pure goalscorer Tubbs/Murphy.
Rather than going for Tubbs and...
Yeah Newport's first goal was just a quality goal with Marlon Jackson too powerful, losing Pinnock and producing a great header. Second goal they caught us on the break but the goal came from poor communication between Bennett and Clough. The third was a dicey handball penalty.
Lost 2-1 to Shortwood United last night. Mainly development and academy players plus Liam Noble, who again took his goal well, and Wade Elliott who is still on trial.
Think we've seen to last of the 18yo Dutch trialist.
Big French keeper looked ok, except for their goals which were both 1v1s...
" ... in Barry we have someone who is like a hybrid of Keates and Harris (without the stupid tackles)" .. I think you mean "without the tackles". Never seen someone pull out of so many tackles before.
Yeah that was all bullshit, Pennock made up the story about maintaining the pitch and got himself photographed holding a mower to make some vague, pathetic attempt to curry favour with the fans about how much hard work he was putting in to distract attention from the shit run of form that cost...
Brimscombe & Thrupp 1-9 Forest Green.
They are in the Hellanic League, 4 Divs below, but to be fair they beat us 1-0 in preseason last year and we'd put out an equally strong side.
Two each for Liam Noble, Elliott Frear and Christian Doidge.
Our defensive set-up has failed to convince so far this preseason. I know with three at the back we may need to accept more 3-2 type results this season than 1-0, but it will be interesting to see how the fans (and management) react if we start August with a few 2-3 results, as I don't think...