Newport Team:
01 Danny Potter
03 Lee Baker
04 Tom Miller
06 Ismail Yakubu
25 Paul Rodgers
07 Danny Rose
08 Scott Rogers
14 Tommy Doherty
27 Felino Jardim
09 Craig McAllister
26 Elliott Buchanan

16 Andrew Hughes
18 Glyn Thompson
20 Ryan Gilligan
17 Wayne Hatswell
10 Sam Foley


Grimsby town Team:
13 James McKeown
03 Lee Ridley
05 Darran Kempson OFF
15 Shaun Pearson
19 Bradley Wood
08 Craig Disley
11 Frankie Artus
16 Tyrone Thompson
07 Michael Coulson
10 Liam Hearn
12 Rob Duffy

21 Andi Thanoj
18 Serge Makofo
09 Damian Spencer
26 Charlie I'Anson
39 Anthony Elding

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Come on town, Do it for matty

COMMON TOWN!!!!!
IF MATTY'S STORY CAN'T INSPIRE THEM NOT A LOT ELSE WILL!!!

DO IT FOR OUR 24!!!

UTFM

Do you think he'll get a mention in the team talk? It's bound to be on their minds given how recently they met him

Duffy in for Elding
Mofo on the bench

Kempson and Pearson in the back four.New lad in midfield and Duffy in for Elding.

Thought Eagle would have come in but pretty much the changes i expected.

0-0 i see the defensive changes are working so far, well done H&S ;)

Quoted from sutton mariner

COMMON TOWN!!!!!
IF MATTY'S STORY CAN'T INSPIRE THEM NOT A LOT ELSE WILL!!!

DO IT FOR OUR 24!!!

UTFM

WHS

Quoted from sutton mariner

COMMON TOWN!!!!!
IF MATTY'S STORY CAN'T INSPIRE THEM NOT A LOT ELSE WILL!!!

DO IT FOR OUR 24!!!

UTFM

WHS

Quoted from ginnywings

Kempson and Pearson in the back four.

glad Kempsons back

I have lost all my positivity,

Come on Town , get it back for me. :(

Glad Elding's been dropped but what the intercourse does Rob Eagle have to do to get a game? We've not scored a goal in 180 minutes and he's probably one of our most creative players.

Also I think it's time Arthur started in goal too, i'm not convinced by McKeown

Quoted from grimsby pete

I have lost all my positivity,

Come on Town , get it back for me. :(

For the first time i with you Pete on that, got up this morning to a feeling of not being bothered. I wonder if it was watching the 95/96 season last night and despite conceding 69 goals we played cracking footy

Quoted from Chrisblor

Glad Elding's been dropped but what the intercourse does Rob Eagle have to do to get a game? We've not scored a goal in 180 minutes and he's probably one of our most creative players.

Also I think it's time Arthur started in goal too, i'm not convinced by McKeown

what about Makofo though bit unlucky today I feel to get dropped

Come on town do it for matty!

Quoted from mariner marc

what about Makofo though bit unlucky today I feel to get dropped

He was the one causing Braintree the most trouble until S + H took him off  :o

ffs Kenny Arthur is doing the commentary, he should be playing!!

Im over my little mid-week mood, back for optimism had a ticket to go today but had work, so gutted i couldn't go, UTM

Quoted from grimsby pete

He was the one causing Braintree the most trouble until S + H took him off  :o

and looked very good in pre season

Quoted from mariner marc

and looked very good in pre season

Maybe saving him as an impact player for later on when the Newport defence begins to tire.

Quoted from Chrisblor

ffs Kenny Arthur is doing the commentary, he should be playing!!

Will be interesting to hear what he has to sat during the game, especially if we concede!

UTM

Quoted from mariner marc

and looked very good in pre season

...and he was the most dangerous player against Fleetwood.

"Would you settle for a draw?" - JT's been reading the Fishy!

I think the defence will be better today with Kempson there to shout at them.

Quoted from grimsby pete

I think the defence will be better today with Kempson there to shout at them.

Did you see him at Braintree?! Haha he was going nuts!!!

Quoted from upthestripes

"Would you settle for a draw?" - JT's been reading the Fishy!

Just waiting for him to ask "Who's your twit of the week?"

Quoted from sutton mariner

Did you see him at Braintree?! Haha he was going nuts!!!

thats what I like about kempson technically not the best but makes up for it with commitment and passion

Quoted from Harry Haddock

Just waiting for him to ask "Who's your twit of the week?"

Now that I'd love to hear!

Yellow card for TT for a high boot that draws blood

I like Tyrone, we need a player to get stuck in..
What odds him being sent off?

Luton 1 down to Southport. Not a great start for the favourites

Quoted from Alkalineroger

I like Tyrone, we need a player to get stuck in..
What odds him being sent off?

Haha i like him already, enough with the boo boys if he puts in a worldie today

Alfreton 1 - 3 Forest Green it's all going off in that game

Scunny and Targers both 1-0 down

Gateshead winning again as well. A dark horse? 3 wins from 3 if they get it.

Quoted from sutton mariner

Did you see him at Braintree?! Haha he was going nuts!!!

Yes I sure did, just what the other " players " need.

Quoted from upthestripes

Gateshead winning again as well. A dark horse? 3 wins from 3 if they get it.

Cummins has been the stand out player for the last 2 games !!

Quoted from Super Clive

Cummins has been the stand out player for the last 2 games !!

We really are cursed! I'm starting to believe it

Scrappy dappy doo

this must be one of the most uninformative threads ever....

Quoted from upthestripes

Scrappy dappy doo

Yep sounds woeful

Didn't Eastbourne have a good start kast season. Lets see hiw we are doing after a dozen games. The likes of Cummins will get found out imo.

Will the first goal of the season ever come?

I hope we dont create another record this season, by not scoring in so many consecutive matches. What is the current record?

Here comes 1-0

HT

Radio Hulls commentary is about a min behind soccer sat on sky ?

Positive start.

What mood will Scott be in now

Quoted from Chrisblor

ffs Kenny Arthur is doing the commentary, he should be playing!!

He should be on the bench. No sub keeper, FFS! Even Woods learned that is stupidity after Rushden last season. Sorry, but every time I see Coco and Spunky I can't help whistling the clown tune.

Elding on for Hearn :o

Hearns gone off for Elding.  :o

Mansfield 1 up against Braintree
Hearn off second half

Quoted from Super Clive

Will the first goal of the season ever come?

Hearn on for Elding not looking good

is that tactical or for injury ??? info please peeps... not just comment  thanks

Ankle injury for hearn

Quoted from gary_elton

is that tactical or for injury ??? info please peeps... not just comment  thanks

Hearn ankle injury

Quoted from gary_elton

is that tactical or for injury ??? info please peeps... not just comment  thanks

Ankle injury by the sound of it

179 Town Fans. Great effort. UTM!

Ah the words Bradley wood and afters, go together so well

Under the cosh a bit by the sound of it.

Quoted from sonik

179 Town Fans. Great effort. UTM!

I'd say that looks like a stay away personally.

afte a home defeat and a debacle at Braintree I'd say that was a decent turnout.... well done.. you
all deserve medals....

Was worried about Ridley marking Rose before this game and he is getting a lot of the ball.

Also worried we are getting penned in and the ball is coming straight back.

Wood needs to be careful

Christ this Town team are rubbish.
We just arent creating anything.
rubbish

Thank heavens they cant shoot.

Has Eagles upset someone ???

Quoted from Career Underdogs

Christ this Town team are rubbish.
We just arent creating anything.
rubbish

My thoughts too! nothing created,
Come on Town ffs

Free kick to town

C,mon town

come on town

Pearson header ?

Corner, MMMMMMMaaaaaarrrriiiiinnnneeeeerrrrrrrssss

Wasted corner. RUBBISH

FFS Get this management team out and Fenty out.

We are positively Sunday league

Get Makofo on to create some chances.

Quoted from Tinymariner

Get Makofo on to create some chances.

Here here

Have we still got no-one at this club who can put a decent ball into the box?

Our delivery is shocking.

are we sponsored by Dominos ??? their delivery is crap too....

Quoted from ginnywings

Have we still got no-one at this club who can put a decent ball into the box?

Our delivery is shocking.

Yep Artus has been dreadful with dead balls today.

1 point from 3 games i'd expect us to get 6, maybe 7 points from. Great!  :o

Kempson you flipping cart horse twit

FFS

Peno for newport

Fcuk

Oh no

Carthorse.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Kempson you flipping cart horse twit

Looks like he'll be in for another ear bashing from his old man tonight!

Kempson Off

Ref's a flipping helmet too

Sent off, sounds a bad decision.

FFS kempson off and a pen

Better and better.....

SAVED!

YES  :)

Saved!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

McKeown is a hero i was wrong to say Arthur should start

get in

Come on town!

GET IN SON

Woo hoo!

Get in.....

Kempson still off though, Lino can suck my bottom

More to the point,we re now struggling for defenders for the next few games.

Fook me,a bit of luck,penno saved.

COMMON TOWN!!!!

Fcuking referees in this league do my brain in..
Well done mckeown, some much needed confidence

flipping get in!!! take a draw now!

So that's Kempson out for the next three games then,  just when he was building up some match fitness, so I guess I'Anson will be back in for then next fortnight then.

listening on an iphone app, seems lot slower than direct from RH...

kempson off

good keeping, cmon town lets nick 1 now

Still bottom of league without scoring

1 game ban for that.

Why are the ref's in this league so shockingly bad? I guess when you're in a bad league, you get bad officials.

Come on Town !

Artus has been terrible.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

listening on an iphone app, seems lot slower than direct from RH...

Have you got an app called 'tunein radio'? You can search for radio humberside and listen to the digital stream which has all the town matches?

Quoted from GrimmyGrimGrim

Why are the ref's in this league so shockingly bad? I guess when you're in a bad league, you get bad officials.

Linesmans decision apparently.

Quoted from ginnywings

Linesmans decision apparently.

Linesman awards the penalty, ref decides to sent him off surely?

Quoted from Alkalineroger

Have you got an app called 'tunein radio'? You can search for radio humberside and listen to the digital stream which has all the town matches?

That.s what I use, just seems a bit behind some of the other posters on here.

How are we lined up now then?

Quoted from Biccys

Artus has been terrible.

Are you there ?

It's at least a 30 seconds behind. I've swtiched to Humberside online now.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

That.s what I use, just seems a bit behind some of the other posters on here.

Think it's slightly behind radio humberside on DAB which is what I'm listening to at mo.
Great app though

We have to have better delivery into the box than this.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Linesman awards the penalty, ref decides to sent him off surely?

After a long discussion with the lino.

Tondeur thinks it was the linos call.

Sick of hearing this season and last about poor delivery into the box.How hard is it to cross a ball?

Town under a lot of pressure.

Free kick on  edge of town box..

Here it comes...

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

How are we lined up now then?

Ridley at CB. Not sure who's at LB. Artus ?

I was citing the useless officials and this shite league for twit of the week/ century most of last season,but none of you would back me.
So please they are twits supreme from now on.

Cmon Town.

Come on !

Phew!!! C'mon Town!!!!!

I reckon if we build on this we could stay up this season.

Quoted from psgmariner

I reckon if we build on this we could stay up this season.

One can hope.

Quoted from psgmariner

I reckon if we build on this we could stay up this season.

Too early to say

How bad would we be without Bradley in defence

Quoted from Madeleymariner

How bad would we be without Bradley in defence

Pearson sounding decent today as well.

Quoted from ginnywings

Sick of hearing this season and last about poor delivery into the box.How hard is it to cross a ball?

My thoughts too ginnywings  :-/

Another booking, poor refereeing or lack of discipline?

5 yellows, 1 red - is that a fine?

Staying Up! Staying Up! Staying Up!

Well played Pearson :)

I suppose under the circumstances with kempson being sent off and them missing a penalty a point is acceptable.

:)

Happy with that, considering 10 men as well.

A point!

Thoughts for today
Stopped the rot, sounded like there was commitment maybe just lacking in quality..
UTM

i'd have taken that.

Quoted from Harry Haddock

Staying Up! Staying Up! Staying Up!

Well played Pearson :)

:)

will this mean we are still bottom then ?

Well earned point and a turning point hopefully.

Frankie finally finds a town player and the fcking ref blows! Love this league.

Onwards and upwards

Definitely satisfied with that. A clean sheet away from home after going down to ten men and after they missed a penalty at one of the better teams in the league. Sounds like we defended well and it was very important we didn't lose that as we've stopped the rot now.

Two home games now so hopefully we can get our first win on Tuesday night.

Joint bottom with Alfreton. They are also minus 7 goal difference but they have scored

Good away result, Lets pick it up from here and support the boys on tuesday for a possible home win  ;)UTM!

We're not rubbish anymore...lol

Dire officials again-do the conference order them to make it harder for the bigger clubs (crowdwise) so they keep us in the league to help finace the part timers. Cant remember refs against Luton, York etc. seeming to be against us.

Yes. Happy with the point utm

Well done town , difficult game even  if wed won our first two . Got to be happy with a point going down to ten and saving the joke pen . Season starts today

Quoted from AndyGTFC

Definitely satisfied with that. A clean sheet away from home after going down to ten men and after they missed a penalty at one of the tougher teams in the league. It was very important we didn't lose that as we've stopped the rot now.

Two home games now so hopefully we can get our first win on Tuesday night.

really? we were dire and did not get a proper shot on target in 90mins judging by the commentary

Sounds like we did well to hang on.

Pleased for mckeown and pearson. Hopefully we can go on a bostonesque run of clean sheets now.

Worried about Hearn as seems he is the only striker who ever looks dangerous.

Still very early days but win the next game and things suddenly look quite so terrifying.
UTM

confidence building draw. lets try and get on a mini run now

Stopped the rot, just, now lets find the back of the net next game.

absolute rubbish! you stupid lot fall for it again like you do every year. two bad defeats followed by a 0-0 and your happy! 3 games and no goals scored and still at the bottom! well i,m not happy and i,m no mug, not like some of you lot.

Still the strongest team in the league.

Being positive after the shocking start to season we are only 6 points behind top spot, no team has a 100% record.

Still early days.

Today's clean sheet and team performance will obviously help the confidence and hopefully we can follow this up with a win Tuesday and get our season moving.

Cheers !

Couple of home games coming up = 6 points for the mariners ;)

Decent point under all circumstances. Nothing more than that but it's something to build on.

Quoted from BruceytheFish

Being positive after the shocking start to season we are only 6 points behind top spot, no team has a 100% record.

Still early days.

Today's clean sheet and team performance will obviously help the confidence and hopefully we can follow this up with a win Tuesday and get our season moving.

Cheers !

Well said brucey  :)

Quoted from realityman

absolute rubbish! you stupid lot fall for it again like you do every year. two bad defeats followed by a 0-0 and your happy! 3 games and no goals scored and still at the bottom! well i,m not happy and i,m no mug, not like some of you lot.

I actually agree with this

Our lack of a cutting edge is worrying though.Not only are we not scoring but we aren't creating owt either.

Cant remember if we have ever started a seasong going 3 games without scoring. Any takers?

Quoted from Madeleymariner

really? we were dire and did not get a proper shot on target in 90mins judging by the commentary

Yeah, we didn't pose much of a threat attacking wise and that is a bit of a concern but we defended well and kept a clean sheet. Newport is a tough place to go at the best of the times, nevermind when you go down to ten men and concede a penalty. Onwards and upwards from here on.

Ist game poor refereeing help cost us the game against a decent team

2nd game was disgraceful and a freakish result

3rd game a good recovery and a confidence booster

4th game UTM

I say well done Super Clive for predicting the correct result in his title thread!

Would you mind doing the same on Tuesday, but Stating a 5-0 or similar  ;)

A draw away to Newport is a good result.  (thumbup)

Lets hope the team / management have got their excrement together and realise that the only way to go  in this League is.... UP !!

(thumbup)


UTM (groupwave)

Good to hear Town getting stuck into Newport and not rolling over.  McKeown penalty save earns us a point after Kempson fudged up.  We need more effort on goal, 2 shots on target and 2 off is woeful.

Quoted from carrot top

Cant remember if we have ever started a seasong going 3 games without scoring. Any takers?

For most other clubs it would be 96 years ago. For us it was 2008.

Rochdale 0-0
Brentford 0-4
Chesterfield 0-1

We didn't win a game in the first six during the 1997/98 season. That win came at Millwall from a 20 yard Livo effort as he was centre back that game

I said I wouldn't be happy with a draw and I'm not particularly.
I'll wait to see what happens against Cambridge first, before I look at it as turning any kind of corner.

Quoted from realityman

absolute rubbish! you stupid lot fall for it again like you do every year. two bad defeats followed by a 0-0 and your happy! 3 games and no goals scored and still at the bottom! well i,m not happy and i,m no mug, not like some of you lot.

WHS

WHS is bullshit.

Today was always going to be about attitudes, effort and a solid defensive showing - how come myself + several others predicted a 0-0 (albeit with some luck but the principle of soaking up the pressure was always on the cards...)?

Look at the formation - 4-3-3 but easy to switch to a 4-5-1 with a 5 man midfield, does it get more obvious than that ?

Yes we could have gone a lot more attacking to try to create chances, but in light of Braintree was it really the best time to risk another collpase away from home if we conceded early ? How would that affect everyone's confidence from players to fans ? The effects could have been disastrous.

Whether you agree or like it or not, today was all about keeping a clean sheet and building confidence - job done !

Realitman you don't even understand the basic reality of the situation , let alone football.
You're so far up your own @rse you call others stupid but if brains were dynamite you couldn't blow your nose.
It's no suprise to see a complete tosspot who gets kicks out of seeing the club fail would be happy to risk a further demise of confidence before 2 important home games where the real tests start - I hope no-one gives you the time of day cos you're obviously not a GTFC fan at all...

We stopped the rot and a clean sheet if there the only 2 positives out the game that will do me

Quoted from 1600

WHS is bullshit.

Today was always going to be about attitudes, effort and a solid defensive showing - how come myself + several others predicted a 0-0 (albeit with some luck but the principle of soaking up the pressure was always on the cards...)?

Look at the formation - 4-3-3 but easy to switch to a 4-5-1 with a 5 man midfield, does it get more obvious than that ?

Yes we could have gone a lot more attacking to try to create chances, but in light of Braintree was it really the best time to risk another collpase away from home if we conceded early ? How would that affect everyone's confidence from players to fans ? The effects could have been disastrous.

Whether you agree or like it or not, today was all about keeping a clean sheet and building confidence - job done !

Realitman you don't even understand the basic reality of the situation , let alone football.
You're so far up your own @rse you call others stupid but if brains were dynamite you couldn't blow your nose.
It's no suprise to see a complete tosspot who gets kicks out of seeing the club fail would be happy to risk a further demise of confidence before 2 important home games where the real tests start - I hope no-one gives you the time of day cos you're obviously not a GTFC fan at all...

bloody hell, i agree with 80s - well said

Quoted from Roast Em Bobby

bloody hell, i agree with 80s - well said

WHS!!  (100)(100)(100)(100)

Hahaha. Can't score and won't score.
You lot are bottom and certs for going down

Quoted from 1600

WHS is bullshit.

Today was always going to be about attitudes, effort and a solid defensive showing - how come myself + several others predicted a 0-0 (albeit with some luck but the principle of soaking up the pressure was always on the cards...)?

Look at the formation - 4-3-3 but easy to switch to a 4-5-1 with a 5 man midfield, does it get more obvious than that ?

Yes we could have gone a lot more attacking to try to create chances, but in light of Braintree was it really the best time to risk another collpase away from home if we conceded early ? How would that affect everyone's confidence from players to fans ? The effects could have been disastrous.

Whether you agree or like it or not, today was all about keeping a clean sheet and building confidence - job done !

This is what they should have done last Saturday. You build a successful side from the back. I would take a load of 1-0 and 0-0 scorelines from now to the end of October if it meant we got points in the bag and grew some confidence.

Quoted from 1888

Hahaha. Can't score and won't score.
You lot are bottom and certs for going down

Go fuc k your mum male private ed

Quoted from Billybigbollox

Go fuc k your mum male private ed

It's a weekend he'll be in his dad's.
Sorry meant 'at' his dad's

Quoted from upthestripes

It's a weekend he'll be in his dad's.
Sorry meant 'at' his dad's

Haha ........ ;D

Quoted from 1600

WHS is bullshit.

Today was always going to be about attitudes, effort and a solid defensive showing - how come myself + several others predicted a 0-0 (albeit with some luck but the principle of soaking up the pressure was always on the cards...)?

Look at the formation - 4-3-3 but easy to switch to a 4-5-1 with a 5 man midfield, does it get more obvious than that ?

Yes we could have gone a lot more attacking to try to create chances, but in light of Braintree was it really the best time to risk another collpase away from home if we conceded early ? How would that affect everyone's confidence from players to fans ? The effects could have been disastrous.

Whether you agree or like it or not, today was all about keeping a clean sheet and building confidence - job done !

Realitman you don't even understand the basic reality of the situation , let alone football.
You're so far up your own @rse you call others stupid but if brains were dynamite you couldn't blow your nose.
It's no suprise to see a complete tosspot who gets kicks out of seeing the club fail would be happy to risk a further demise of confidence before 2 important home games where the real tests start - I hope no-one gives you the time of day cos you're obviously not a GTFC fan at all...

Spot on ! 6 points off top ! UTM!

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

This is what they should have done last Saturday. You build a successful side from the back. I would take a load of 1-0 and 0-0 scorelines from now to the end of October if it meant we got points in the bag and grew some confidence.

So would I but don't think going defensive is necessarily any guarantee of a load of 1-0 scorelines.

Just look at all of Woodsy's away draws - the defence stopped leaking goals but we didn't win a thing on our travels until we HAD to attack (trying to survive relegation).
Then we started conceding again but we also started winning a few too !
Alas, the previous 25 match winless run left it all too late  :o
I think the truth is, he never really "sorted out the defence", we just stopped conceding because we got more men behind the ball to grind out draws.  :-/

Don't think we did anything wrong whatsoever coming out on the front foot at Braintree, think it was a very good and positive thing.  :)
For one, we didn't take our chances - we could have been ahead.
Also 3 of the goals we conceded were from corners(Scott said we'd been working on them!) so don't think you can blame the 5-0 on gaps in defence from going attacking - it was just that players lacked concentration then the wheels fell off...

Generally I hate going defensive - 3 pts rewards attacking play.
But in light of the Braintree disaster, today was almost an exception to the rule - any repeat scoreline would have been disasterous for everyone !!!  :o  
So we kept it tight.... ?
Confidence clearly needed rebuilding - you could almost call it a recovery mission or "stopping the rot" ahead of Tuesday.

I fully agree that you always need to be solid at the back.
But unless we attack to create enough chances and WIN games we're gonna be stuck at the wrong end of the table and no-one will be happy...

So I just hope we remain positive, attack, dominate and try to win our fair share of away games this season.
If we don't try then we might as well kiss any thoughts of promotion goodbye (if we still believe we can do it which I think we have to !)

I say onwards and upwards, show respect but let the opposition worry about us more than we worry about them.
Let's try to keep faith we can still be one of the top sides in this league.  :)

alot better game yesturday got copulated over by the ref and linesman but well done to the lads!. massive thanks goes to macca for that penno save justice was served :D the only thing i dont like is the 433 formation it does not work and the sooner S&H realise it the better. we are getting ripped apart down the wings i would like to see the team like this.


       Hearn          Makofo


Eagle    Disley   Church     Coulson


Artus    Garner  Ianson     Wood


               Mckeown

Can't see us ever playing that front 2. But yeah, wouldn't be surprised to see a return to 4-4-2 on Tuesday (especially if Church is fit).

Quoted from Lew19

alot better game yesturday got copulated over by the ref and linesman but well done to the lads!. massive thanks goes to macca for that penno save justice was served :D the only thing i dont like is the 433 formation it does not work and the sooner S&H realise it the better. we are getting ripped apart down the wings i would like to see the team like this.


       Hearn          Makofo


Eagle    Disley   Church     Coulson


Artus    Garner  Ianson     Wood


               Mckeown

Depends what you define as 4-3-3.If the two forward wide men drop into midfield quickly,we then become 4-5-1 and the wingers of the opposition should be nullified.When we brought on Makofo,i was surprised to hear Tondeur commenting on his tracking back and tackling.At one point he ran 60 yards to get a tackle in.If you have forward players out wide with the energy to do this,then 4-3-3 works well.

Our attacking play will come into effect with a growth in confidence and that doesn't happen when you get a 5-0 battering at Braintree.When teams are struggling,the way forward is to keep it tight and look for clean sheets to give you the growing confidence to then go and impose yourself on the opposition.

I always thought that our start looked a very tricky one and so it proved.League favourites first up and then a trip to a newly promoted side playing their first home game against one of the bigger names in the division.Even then,we could have been out of site before they scored and the managers cannot legislate for defenders not doing the basics.Two goals just before half time was a crushing blow.Nearly all newly pomoted sides are full of confidence and momentum,no mattter what level they are at.

I think the point yesterday and surviving a sending off and penalty was just what we needed but we must build on that now and get at least 4 points from the next 2 games.

We also need to give the managers time before we start sharpening our knives.We can't keep hounding them out of the club and giving Fenty the green light to panic and get rid again.Someone has to be given the chance to build somewhere along the line.Buckley and Slade both took a while to get us going.

Quoted from ginnywings

Nearly all newly pomoted sides are full of confidence and momentum,no mattter what level they are at.

Very true.

Quoted from ginnywings

I think the point yesterday and surviving a sending off and penalty was just what we needed but we must build on that now and get at least 4 points from the next 2 games.

A win in the next 2 for sure.

After a poor start we will go on a long unbeaten run that will rocket us up the table, then we will go on to finish 3rd.
Marinette!!

Quoted from upthestripes

After a poor start we will go on a long unbeaten run that will rocket us up the table, then we will go on to finish 3rd.
Marinette!!

Is that 3rd from top or 3rd from bottom Ian ?  ;D

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Is that 3rd from top or 3rd from bottom Ian ?  ;D

lol, I'd prefer not to say then I've doubled my chances of being right!
Nah 3rd from top, definitely 3rd from top ;)

Quoted from 1600

WHS is bullshit.

Today was always going to be about attitudes, effort and a solid defensive showing - how come myself + several others predicted a 0-0 (albeit with some luck but the principle of soaking up the pressure was always on the cards...)?

Look at the formation - 4-3-3 but easy to switch to a 4-5-1 with a 5 man midfield, does it get more obvious than that ?

Yes we could have gone a lot more attacking to try to create chances, but in light of Braintree was it really the best time to risk another collpase away from home if we conceded early ? How would that affect everyone's confidence from players to fans ? The effects could have been disastrous.

Whether you agree or like it or not, today was all about keeping a clean sheet and building confidence - job done !

Realitman you don't even understand the basic reality of the situation , let alone football.
You're so far up your own @rse you call others stupid but if brains were dynamite you couldn't blow your nose.
It's no suprise to see a complete tosspot who gets kicks out of seeing the club fail would be happy to risk a further demise of confidence before 2 important home games where the real tests start - I hope no-one gives you the time of day cos you're obviously not a GTFC fan at all...

I can go along with this so far. The worrying aspect for me is that had Newport scored (and you are right we did ride our luck and not only with the penalty) we would have been struggling to respond/react and push for an equaliser. It was most definitely not a calm, measured defensive performance. The defensive side was obviously 110% better than Braintree, thanks I believe to the inclusion of Kempson who brought the best out of Pearson-the latter having easily his best game in a Town shirt. The rest of it was decidedly no better. We didn't have any measure of control of the midfield although Thompson showed more bite than anyone else has this season. It was nice to see someone get amongst their players and unsettling them. We created zilch and on the basis that we have to score to get this seemingly elusive win the so called creative players need to get much more involved. There appears to be no identifiable tactics when we have the ball.
It was certainly "Job Done" at a ground where we got bullied out of a result last year. I join with you in hoping that the teams confidence levels rise on the back of it.

Hear you loud and clear and can well believe all of that.

Can't say I'm not concerned either (said there was work to be done after Ferriby) but am clinging to the hope we'll be more attacking minded and working on our tactics with the ball Monday and even Tuesday.
Which isn't a lot of time so we best get cracking sharpish - I might even have had the lads in today as well to be honest...

Quoted from Chrisblor

Kempson you flipping cart horse twit

Oh, how constructive.  I take it you were at the game?

Thought not...

Seen the highlights on MP and thought Kempson missed the header and accidentally brought down the man outside the box.
Never a penalty or a red card for me.

Quoted from 1600

Seen the highlights on MP and thought Kempson missed the header and accidentally brought down the man outside the box.
Never a penalty or a red card for me.

is it appealable you reckon?

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

is it appealable you reckon?

I would think it is, but I wouldn't hold your breath on getting it over turned.