Correction after checking on stats Phil has a 71.5% success rate. 5 out of 7 and getting worse still not good enough :-(
Barnet Match Thread
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I see the consensus is that Phil scored the first... a few of us thought it was Kempo.
Well that's just my second viewing of Stanley this season. Have been reading about super performances on here all season (recent form excluded). Now I'm Stanley thru'nthru' but old enough to tell it like it is. Phil's report is a fair reflection of events, if rather polite. We had 3 good chances in the first half, Billy driving wide when well placed & he an another blazing over the bar instead of hitting the target. Seems like there is a fixation with finding the extremities of the goal instead of making the keeper work and maybe get a deflection, rebound or fumble. We aren't good enough in league 2 to be consistently precise so why not choose percentage shots ? At times the defence was open more than Arkwrights corner shop and first half the ball was airbourne so much the physio is going to be busy healing sore neck muscles. As for the sending off, why oh why do Stanley keepers opt to give a penalty in exchange for a red card. We still went 1 down but with a massive handicap & a forthcoming keeper problem. Not exactly the best choice. Half time came with me muttering about park standard footie and calling for the young mascot to be brought on second half - a tad disallusioned you might say.
Thank goodness they got it sorted after the break and our 10 bossed the game, even managing to keep the ball on the floor at times. I regarded our penalty effort as full credit to their keeper rather than Phil Edwards' shortcoming. Our goals were superb and overall we deserved the win.
You all have seen many more games than I - do we always play park football against the lower sides ? they are better at it than us but we are a different prosition when we keep the ball on the turf. An alternative report perhaps - but as scoop bluebottle once replied to eccles "what paper do I represent ? - brown wrapping paper my man" . Nice to re-acquaint and have a laugh over pre-match drinkie-poohs.
Thank goodness they got it sorted after the break and our 10 bossed the game, even managing to keep the ball on the floor at times. I regarded our penalty effort as full credit to their keeper rather than Phil Edwards' shortcoming. Our goals were superb and overall we deserved the win.
You all have seen many more games than I - do we always play park football against the lower sides ? they are better at it than us but we are a different prosition when we keep the ball on the turf. An alternative report perhaps - but as scoop bluebottle once replied to eccles "what paper do I represent ? - brown wrapping paper my man" . Nice to re-acquaint and have a laugh over pre-match drinkie-poohs.
Well done to Coley for swapping Chris for Jimmy for the second half - he was great. What a goal for Billy Kee. It reminded me of one that Shearer scored at Ewood against Man U when he shrugged off Pallister and blasted the ball past old red nose Schmeichel. Billy should have had a hat trick, but now he's got his eye in I think his goals will propel us into the play-offs. Massive desire from the lads was great to see. Lovely real ale pub called the Mitre in downtown Barnet IF we are down there again! Presumptuous, Moi??
Highlights here: BBC iPlayer - The Football League Show: 2009/2010: 13/03/2010
League 2 starts at around 55 mins in, we're at 1:06:50
Kee offside? My eye.
League 2 starts at around 55 mins in, we're at 1:06:50
Kee offside? My eye.
Having watched the highlights and read what Phil, Dan et al have written on this thread, I am not convinced the club are ready for promotion YET. It will come eventually, I believe, but play-offs this season, not too sure. Sure to be an improvement on previous seasons and looking at how hungry a certain Mr Kee was, lets start him up front more often, and when Bobby is back how about a 4-3-3 formation at home or 4-3-1-2 with Bobby attacking through the middle. Sure Coley knows what he is going to do without us armchair and part time supporters telling him. BTW thanks Lancsdave for clearing up the number of games Bav's will miss. Maybe we can get away without a goalkeeper for 2 games.
Just seen the highlights on telly, poor pass back from Winno, great header from Phil - Kempo was nowhere near it, good save from keeper for Phils penalty, great goal from Billy, but what was that celebration all about??? Nice for us not to play well and win!!! Well done to all those that travelled down to Underhill.
Not too sure about that, Val.
Val, the camera is on the top of the opposite stand to where the press box is, hence the mixed media reports of who scored the first goal. We had exactly the opposite view to the one on the camera shot!
And Kempson wheeled away like a madman making it particularly confusing!
It's a shame the highlights don't show the other chances as well - they'd give you an idea of how many Stanley actually created and (perhaps more tellingly) the relatively small number Barnet created after Stanley went down to ten men...
And Kempson wheeled away like a madman making it particularly confusing!
It's a shame the highlights don't show the other chances as well - they'd give you an idea of how many Stanley actually created and (perhaps more tellingly) the relatively small number Barnet created after Stanley went down to ten men...
Did we play well? Or do you mean you would rather us play well??
Kempo, Joyce and Ryan were awesome. Kee should have converted more of his chances but played well. I don't think anyone played poorly.
Symes is in desperate need of a rest and has been for the past few games.
Symes is in desperate need of a rest and has been for the past few games.
See Shaker's reply.
Brilliant day, brilliant result - I'd have been happy with a point after playing so long with 10 men so when Billy's winner went in it was fantastic, (even if I didn't actually know who'd scored it till after, just saw it hit the back of the net - superb
One of the highlights of the day on the way down was pulling up on the services to find a coachload of our friends from Barrow there, cue the song 'You're not Football league' & of course 'We Hate Barrow & we hate Barrow' - magic!
One of the highlights of the day on the way down was pulling up on the services to find a coachload of our friends from Barrow there, cue the song 'You're not Football league' & of course 'We Hate Barrow & we hate Barrow' - magic!
I see Gregg Blundell scored Barrow's winner, with a certain McEvilly on the bench. Is it the same one as the Crown's former favourite son?Brilliant day, brilliant result - I'd have been happy with a point after playing so long with 10 men so when Billy's winner went in it was fantastic, (even if I didn't actually know who'd scored it till after, just saw it hit the back of the net - superb
One of the highlights of the day on the way down was pulling up on the services to find a coachload of our friends from Barrow there, cue the song 'You're not Football league' & of course 'We Hate Barrow & we hate Barrow' - magic!
I see Gregg Blundell scored Barrow's winner, with a certain McEvilly on the bench. Is it the same one as the Crown's former favourite son?
Certainly was!!!