Yeovil Matchday Thread.

[Reg Smeeton]

Bormuff are beating Orient....which could be a good thing as their home record is dreadful.  I'd sooner they get a result today rather than Sat.

[lebowski]

luton are down to 8 men at bristol rovers, and still hanging on for the draw...

(no doubt i've jinxed them now)

[adje]

He's just called Paynter a squad player.

I don't think that's very fair.

When Cox goes I think he'll be a regular starter-not sure whether thats a good thing though

[Peter Venkman]

Well that was a game of 2 halves!

1st half we were crap, they were as crap but hit the post with a good effort.

2nd half we were all over them, well for 40 minutes anyway, we came out on fire and everyone played better after the break.

Brezovan...catch the bloody ball man..otherwise he did nowt wrong at all.
Comminges...got better as the game went on, worked the line well when he got over the half way line along with JPM.
Ifil...Immense
Aljofree...Stewart had the better of him early on and got injured early on.
Vincent...did better at centre half than at fullback, did ok.

McGovern...1st half he wasnt there 2nd half he tore them apart with some trickery and did very well.
Peacock...1st half poor 2nd half did ok, made some good challenges but gave the ball away a fair bit too.
Easton...not the best game I have seen him play but didnt really put a foot wrong in the second half, good passing and moving forwards.
Kaid Mohamed...1st half he was attrocious, 2nd half was one of the best player for us skinning the right back at every chance, improve his corssing and he will be a good winger.

Cox...unbelieveable work rate, great passing and reading the game, great run and crosses, man of the match by far a goal and he would have 10/10.
Corr...did well, took his goal well but too was lost first half. had a lot of niggles with Skiverton until Skivvy thumped him full on and deserved to go, trickled his goal in beautifully!

Nicholas...looked composed and attacked well a good game.
Allen...didn't hardly kick the ball when he came on.
Paynter...looked lethargic but overall did ok.

to sum it up...1st half 3/10 second half 9/10, about 1,000 Town fans there in good voice in the second half outsinging the home yokels and that bloody annoying drum!

Well happy with that result!

PS...great to see Fred and Hertha again and a very merry christmas to you all!

[sonic youth]

that's two good wins in a row, fair play to byrne. he can still GTFO out though

[DMR]

Just got in, immense second half, McGovern and Mohamed were abysmal and sublime in the first and second halfs respectively.

We absolutely must sign cox, he got the reception he deserved at the end, workjed his nuts off.

Ifil was brilliant, Nicholas changed the game when he came on - a left back who can actually get forward!!! Proof today that we're miles better without that overrated muppet Aljofree.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

I wonder if Fitton has been doing the half time team talks for the last 2 games. We seem to have played well in the 2nd half for both of them  

[lebowski]

we used to play better in the second half under sturrock as well.

often teams use the first half to have a look at the other side.

it's a bit like a music festival, you use the first 3 or 4 songs to get the sound levels right.

[sonic youth]

Ifil was brilliant, Nicholas changed the game when he came on - a left back who can actually get forward!!! Proof today that we're miles better without that overrated muppet Aljofree.

that doesn't make any sense, how can a left-back improved the side in the absence of centre-back?

aljofree is a solid centre-back, disagree entirely. he's been playing all season with a succession of injuries as well so fair play to him.

[lebowski]

byrne said on the radio that aljofree is still poorly.

poor hasney  

get well soon.

[DMR]

Ifil was brilliant, Nicholas changed the game when he came on - a left back who can actually get forward!!! Proof today that we're miles better without that overrated muppet Aljofree.

that doesn't make any sense, how can a left-back improved the side in the absence of centre-back?

aljofree is a solid centre-back, disagree entirely. he's been playing all season with a succession of injuries as well so fair play to him.

Because Vincent was excellent when he moved inside, looked more solid than Aljofree, he's quicker than Aljofree and he doesn't always hoof the ball straight out of play (OK he's a hoofer but not as bad as Aljofree). It also meant Nicho was at LB and he's more effective there than Vincent on his day as he gets forward. Nicho was superb today as were our back four in the second half - a direct result from the catalyst that was Aljofree's departure.

That sounds like I've got a huge downer on Aljofree - I don't - however I think we look better without him and if Williams was 100% fit he shouldn't play.

[Berniman]

Just got back from the morgue that is Huish Park!

Agree with JJ's sum up!  Also agree with Sonic, Aljofree is a quality centre back and when fit we are most definately better with him in it!

His problem today was that he was struggling to breath from his illness!  Needed to keep taking stabs from his inhaler! Unless it was a mini bong they had going on the side!

Anyway, 3 points! Onwards and upwards!

[sonic youth]

fair point. however, vincent has as much composure as a bowl of jelly whereas aljofree is the complete opposite, he knows when to hoof it out of play but is equally capable of slowing the game down, taking a touch and using the ball properly.

vincent is horribly one dimensional when he plays left-back, he can't get forward and his distribution is shocking. not only that but he's error prone and his positional sense is questionable at times.

my only complaint(s) about aljofree is that he can be a little cumbersome at times, his communication isn't brilliant either but that's a theme throughout our side.

in summary, vincent's shit, nicho's decent, aljofree's ace.

[sonic youth]

His problem today was that he was struggling to breath from his illness!  Needed to keep taking stabs from his inhaler! Unless it was a mini bong they had going on the side!

byrne said he's suffering from a chest infection as well. combined with his asthma i'm surprised they took a gamble on him to be honest

[axs]

that was a good second half and a good away win. we weren't convincing for the first half but we deserved to win over 90 minutes.