Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #90 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 16:20:20 » |
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I really think it is. I cant remember 1 goal scored against us that was an unstopable strike or a well worked move with no defensive culpability for us.
Thats the most annoying thing. If we had cut even half the cock-ups out we'd be looking like a half decent side with a repectable points tally.
Most goals are the products of mistakes somewhere, even at a higher level than we play at, in Div 3 it is quite unusual to see a goal scored, which is solely good play by the attackers. The better teams make fewer mistakes, especially of the most basic variety. In the last couple of weeks I've doubled the quota of goals seen dropped in from weak free kicks, relative to the previous 40 odd years. |
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« Reply #91 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 17:41:03 » |
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When you watch ITV's 'The Championship' you see the level of competent defending decrease from
each division.Some of the levels of defending in Div 2 are simply comical.I watched 'Football Gaffes'
on ITV4 yesterday,wondering if STFC would appear? Sure enough,it showed Tom Heaton rushing out
of his area, against Port Vale at the County Ground,in october 2005.The ball bounced high over his
arms and led to an easy goal.We lost the game 2 - 1
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"It's not delusions of grandeur sir,it's intolerance of mediocrity and minimal performances."
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« Reply #92 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 19:58:03 » |
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I remember Nicky Hammond doing something similar at Ipswich-the day Fjortoft scored his first goal
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« Reply #93 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 19:59:54 » |
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When you watch ITV's 'The Championship' you see the level of competent defending decrease from
each division.Some of the levels of defending in Div 2 are simply comical.I watched 'Football Gaffes'
on ITV4 yesterday,wondering if STFC would appear? Sure enough,it showed Tom Heaton rushing out
of his area, against Port Vale at the County Ground,in october 2005.The ball bounced high over his
arms and led to an easy goal.We lost the game 2 - 1
That really was a howler. |
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« Reply #94 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 20:26:36 » |
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I can remember Digby kicking the ball straight to Merson v Boro....we were top and 1-0 up and cruising...Merson scored then Emerson got the winner.
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« Reply #95 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 20:36:58 » |
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was that david thompson and george ndahs debuts?
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« Reply #96 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 20:38:23 » |
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Yeah..Ndah scored a peach on his debut.
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #97 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 20:42:48 » |
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I can remember Digby kicking the ball straight to Merson v Boro....we were top and 1-0 up and cruising...Merson scored then Emerson got the winner.
TBF, Merson still had a bit to do... In fact, you could make a case for that game being some sort of high water mark, we've been going down hill since. |
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« Reply #98 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 20:47:04 » |
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Was a great finish Reg...and i agree that game is clearly etched in my memory...its as you say been downhill since.
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« Reply #99 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 21:00:00 » |
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Was a great finish Reg...and i agree that game is clearly etched in my memory...its as you say been downhill since.
We could compete with the likes of Boro back then...we haven't played them since that season. The reason for difference is Steve Gibson...a model chairman, whereas we've had nothing but problems, he's managed to steer Boro to some degree of success. |
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« Reply #100 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 21:02:55 » |
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And the same goes for Reading....i hope our guys are watching how theyve done things.
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« Reply #101 on: Monday, October 6, 2008, 21:14:19 » |
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And the same goes for Reading....i hope our guys are watching how theyve done things.
True, but I've no time for Reading, whereas Boro have always been a proper football club. There are of course major differences to our situation....with Reading, they owned Elm Park, which was a shit hole with no potential, so relatively easy to sell and get a new ground. Middlesboro, is an industrial wasteland, with plenty of relatively cheap land available for development, and all sorts of grants available. The CG is still decentish ground, which we don't own and there is little if any cheap land in Swindon for a development. The only way it would happen if the Board want to pay for it, and there is little evidence they want to do it. |
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« Reply #102 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 06:44:13 » |
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I remember Griemink "doing a Smith" in front of the Townend within 2 minutes of the start of a game.
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« Reply #103 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 18:08:39 » |
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I remember Griemink "doing a Smith" in front of the Townend within 2 minutes of the start of a game.
v Cardiff I think |
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« Reply #104 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 18:31:31 » |
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I am pretty sure that Reading were trading at a fairly significant loss for most of their ascent too?
Yes they've been successful but it has come at a cost, depends how you define "well run" but to me it is living within your means.
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