Gills match thread
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well everyones frustrated with that prat
Poor first half and all but last few minutes of the second. Lacklustre, slow to think and act, very predictable, either getting themselves in trouble trying to play out from the back or hoofing hopeful long balls up to isolated strikers. Reveals just how much Butcher offers the team. Back to the training ground on Monday.
Once again referee Drysdale has done Stanley out of being treated fairly.
If Ross was booked for kicking the ball away then virtually the whole team from Gillingham should have been booked. He chose to ‘miss’ seeing the clear push down on Hughes going for a diving header right at the end. Stanley did not play well today but Drysdale did not treat us fairly!
So many times this guy has ruined Stanley matches over recent seasons.
IMHO Drysdale is not good enough to referee matches at any level!
If Ross was booked for kicking the ball away then virtually the whole team from Gillingham should have been booked. He chose to ‘miss’ seeing the clear push down on Hughes going for a diving header right at the end. Stanley did not play well today but Drysdale did not treat us fairly!
So many times this guy has ruined Stanley matches over recent seasons.
IMHO Drysdale is not good enough to referee matches at any level!
Ref not great today cashy, but we didn't play well. They carried a threat upfront with crosses into our box. Our midfield were poor. We were better when Cassidy came on for Sykes...but we were well under par today. And no luck in the box.....header against the bar and denied the Hughes penalty late on....Even McC's free kick at the end was poor.....
My two penny worth, we didn't start well but came more into the game as first half wore on - big blow losing Butcher to a broken nose, Russell tried but to be honest wasn't an adequate substitute for Matt
We were much better in the second half but a combination of the Gills' physical tactics & Mr. Drysdale's apparent reluctance to penalise any of them (possibly afraid of the reaction from that nice Mr. Evans if he did so) culminated in in just not being our day. Colby could/should have done better with some of the corners put in by Sean & yes, I think we should definitely have had a penalty when Hughes was hauled down in the dyeng minutes but I'm not too despondent - of course I'm not happy that we lost but it grates more that it was against an Evans team who played exactly as you would expect them too & were allowed to get away with it by our friend Mr. Drysdale
We were much better in the second half but a combination of the Gills' physical tactics & Mr. Drysdale's apparent reluctance to penalise any of them (possibly afraid of the reaction from that nice Mr. Evans if he did so) culminated in in just not being our day. Colby could/should have done better with some of the corners put in by Sean & yes, I think we should definitely have had a penalty when Hughes was hauled down in the dyeng minutes but I'm not too despondent - of course I'm not happy that we lost but it grates more that it was against an Evans team who played exactly as you would expect them too & were allowed to get away with it by our friend Mr. Drysdale
Giveover the ref didn't make us lackluster nor did he make us lump aimless passes upfront, our midfield was poor today Russell might as well not have come on for Butcher Pritchard unusually quiet, think Coley dropped one putting Sykes at wing back showed by switching him second half.Ok the ref probably got the penalty wrong but today we were beaten by the better side on the day. We even playing so poor had some chances which is a positive when you're having a bad day but we managed to squirm those very tough game away at Hull Tuesday.
Three clear penalties not given.
One game doesn’t define a season.
One game doesn’t define a season.
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Well if Hull were watching....they won't be expecting too much on Tuesday. Butchers injury a real problem..thats the worst thing that's happened today....did anybody else see an elbow?
On the other hand if they watched us last Friday & again today, they'll be as flummoxed as the rest of us & won't know what to expect - lulling them into a false sense of security
Hope Matt Butcher is ok, we really missed him after his injury - didn't see how it was inflicted & neither apparently did Mr. Drysdale
Referee Drysdale is poor.. we all know that, and once again he lived up to his reputation, even turning up in semi-disguise with shaven head and full beard !.
But this does not detract from the lack of drive, cohesion, craft, and even basic football skills which was clearly there to see throughout the team this afternoon.
A trend which if not quickly and surely reversed might well see a return to mid-table anonymity!.
The Gills performance was exactly as expected and did little to add to a dreary and uninteresting game. But isn’t this what Steve Evans believes to be the way to present football to the masses ?.
Hull City looms large , and much more will be needed from all picked to play against them. Hope it appears !.
( If you think my post is somewhat grumpy then blame it all on Lockdown lethargy ! )... ON STANLEY ! ON TO GREATER THINGS !!.
But this does not detract from the lack of drive, cohesion, craft, and even basic football skills which was clearly there to see throughout the team this afternoon.
A trend which if not quickly and surely reversed might well see a return to mid-table anonymity!.
The Gills performance was exactly as expected and did little to add to a dreary and uninteresting game. But isn’t this what Steve Evans believes to be the way to present football to the masses ?.
Hull City looms large , and much more will be needed from all picked to play against them. Hope it appears !.
( If you think my post is somewhat grumpy then blame it all on Lockdown lethargy ! )... ON STANLEY ! ON TO GREATER THINGS !!.
On the money Andy.
Ref didn't lose us this we were poor and at times bullied.
Getting fed up of our forwards whinging and moaning throwing the hands up.
Sooner see you hand a bit out.
The forwards and midfield looked like strangers at times like I said earlier we just didn't click today, one forced substitute then one more after 80 minutes would have thought has apart from a ten minute spell at beginning of second half we were pretty second best surely the time for change but I ain't the boss, hopefully a better performance Tuesday many changes I wouldn't think so unless a new face or two sign on.
Well that'll teach us! 
They do say that pride comes before a fall.
Was this the same Stanley that embarrassed Charlton at the Valley & beat the Gills on their own midden?
Or was it back to the 'Jekyll & Hyde' Stanley of old?
Ruthless & efficient at dispatching victims with ease when out on the prowl, reverting to a hapless walkover back home once the serum has worn off.
Let's hope Mr Hyde returns to stalk the KCOM stadium next Tuesday.
They do say that pride comes before a fall.
Was this the same Stanley that embarrassed Charlton at the Valley & beat the Gills on their own midden?
Or was it back to the 'Jekyll & Hyde' Stanley of old?
Ruthless & efficient at dispatching victims with ease when out on the prowl, reverting to a hapless walkover back home once the serum has worn off.
Let's hope Mr Hyde returns to stalk the KCOM stadium next Tuesday.
yesterday was just a train of events that cost stanley. butcher going off injured, the ross no foul that eventually led to their winner, hitting the bar when the free header should have been on target then the push on hughes when he was going for the header. even with drysdales willingness to penalise stanley at every opportunity and his nelsons eye approach to them another day we,d have won. for a good number of years now stanley seem to save their best performances away from the wham and when there is anything that goes wrong it always seems to be at the wham.
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