Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United
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Mixed game that, Cambridge looked a lot better than us for the first twenty minutes then we began to grow into the game. Our midfield looked very weak first half but second half Dawson and Maddox seemed to have a lot more time on the ball and closed them down very well. I felt we got the lucky breaks tonight with the own goal and then with the moment of madness by their defender to get himself sent off.
I know we can still get sucked into it but feel Duff needs to be getting our better players tied down and preparing for next season now. Perhaps talk contracts with Addai, Atangana, Broom and potentially Raglan now so we can get them signed up before the end of the season. I don't want to be going into May wondering if we will lose our better players again and realistically we are very unlikely to go down from this point.
I know we can still get sucked into it but feel Duff needs to be getting our better players tied down and preparing for next season now. Perhaps talk contracts with Addai, Atangana, Broom and potentially Raglan now so we can get them signed up before the end of the season. I don't want to be going into May wondering if we will lose our better players again and realistically we are very unlikely to go down from this point.
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Agree. Could easily have gone against us but we got the breaks at the right time. Certainly not a great game, couldn't fault anyone for effort though, we kept possession well, Broom & Hussey involved, we offered very little up front, good to see Boyle back. A win on Saturday would pretty much carry us home.
The second pen didn't look anything like a penalty to me so I think justice was served on that one. Not that Billy dived for it, just naturally went down after a perfectly good tackle. Thought the ref actually had a good game otherwise, apart from a couple of early dodgy decisions and the one Maddox got given against him for backing in.
We were trying to work out how many players had missed penalties this season, we had the following:
Brian Graham (Crawley or pre-season?)
Manny Duku (Walsall)
Kevin Dawson (Crawley or Carlisle)
Luke Varney (FGR)
Billy Waters (Cambridge)
Were there any others?
Brian Graham (Crawley or pre-season?)
Manny Duku (Walsall)
Kevin Dawson (Crawley or Carlisle)
Luke Varney (FGR)
Billy Waters (Cambridge)
Were there any others?
Didn't Barnett have one saved at FGR,but put in the rebound?Robin wrote:We were trying to work out how many players had missed penalties this season, we had the following:
Brian Graham (Crawley or pre-season?)
Manny Duku (Walsall)
Kevin Dawson (Crawley or Carlisle)
Luke Varney (FGR)
Billy Waters (Cambridge)
Were there any others?
I'm surprised we've had so many penalties. Do we normally have this many in a season. Also, they said on the radio at Grimsby that we've conceded more penalties than anyone else in the division this season - I can't remember one that's been saved, but opposition have missed the target a couple of times.
Worth having him in the team just for that reason. Pens win gamesSi Robin wrote:Our penalties record this season, excluding Connor Thomas, is dreadful. Has any other player actually scored one in a 90 mins game this season?
Thomas may not do much else, but he's bloody mustard from the spot.
Scotty saved one at Macc's the night GJ was sacked.Shade wrote:I'm surprised we've had so many penalties. Do we normally have this many in a season. Also, they said on the radio at Grimsby that we've conceded more penalties than anyone else in the division this season - I can't remember one that's been saved, but opposition have missed the target a couple of times.
Completely agree, this 'approach' could end up coasting us and for Duff to say he doesn't get involved in penalty takers is a bit of a cop out, he makes decisions on every aspect of the playing side of CTFC but not penalties...?Ihearye wrote:Where is the team management and leadership on the team, that allows the first person to grab the ball, to take the penalty? Utter shambles !
Couldn't agree more Longmover & Ihearye. Barnett took one earlier in the season because he wanted to get off the mark, as did Billy on Tuesday. Both those pens ended up in the stingers.longmover wrote:Completely agree, this 'approach' could end up coasting us and for Duff to say he doesn't get involved in penalty takers is a bit of a cop out, he makes decisions on every aspect of the playing side of CTFC but not penalties...?Ihearye wrote:Where is the team management and leadership on the team, that allows the first person to grab the ball, to take the penalty? Utter shambles !
Leave it to Thomas thank you.