Eastleigh v Torquay United - Boxing Day 2017

lucy6lucy · Post by **lucy6lucy** » 26 Dec 2017, 14:33

Anyone know why Eastleigh have gone from 8/11 the other day to win , are now currently 8/5, Torquay are 9/5.

bringbackthecowshed · Post by **bringbackthecowshed** » 26 Dec 2017, 15:08

Why have radio devon gone over to gargoyle? utter shite

Dutchgull · Post by **Dutchgull** » 26 Dec 2017, 15:18

Maybe the problems are at Eastleighs end ?

bringbackthecowshed · Post by **bringbackthecowshed** » 26 Dec 2017, 15:23

FFS Its the 21st century and Radio Devon can't get a radio link from Hampshire

Bristol_Gull · Post by **Bristol_Gull** » 26 Dec 2017, 15:52

Why did we bother signing Gnabouyou if he’s never going to start?!

nickbrod · Post by **nickbrod** » 26 Dec 2017, 16:04

Well he did in the FA Trophy match but then was sacrificed when Barnum-Bobb was sent off.

nickbrod · Post by **nickbrod** » 26 Dec 2017, 16:17

A Jamie Reid penalty separates the two sides; can we hang on or score again?

Dutchgull · Post by **Dutchgull** » 26 Dec 2017, 16:23

Dowling off another red

Dutchgull · Post by **Dutchgull** » 26 Dec 2017, 16:31

OH FECK

Dutchgull · Post by **Dutchgull** » 26 Dec 2017, 16:55

A bloody good point !!

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » 26 Dec 2017, 17:04

I’ll wait to hear what those who went make of the performance before judging whether it was a point won or 2 lost. Feels like 2 lost to me atm

brucie · Post by **brucie** » 26 Dec 2017, 17:13

We were playing with a man less with the wind and rain in our faces so obviously its a fantastic effort to hang on for a point.

It sounded like one of those games where the ref was always going to send off one of our players - strangely enough he didn't see fit to issue a yellow when they conceded a penalty.

We may well have won that with eleven men on the pitch.

Rjc70 · Post by **Rjc70** » 26 Dec 2017, 17:29

Certainly feels like we gifted them that point. First Dowling, then Dorel straight after - it felt like slow-mo knowing he would punch it into his crowded area and he managed to find their player perfectly.

Held on well at the end. Fair play to Efete, who looked like a fish out of water at wing back, but his effort stayed til the last. Some set pieces we have been working on, to put it politely, need a bit more work. Good effort by Reid throughout, Gosling looked fresh and raring to go, which was good to see given Dowling getting himself suspended.

Dorel 3 (Daft. Yeah, it was wet, but his punching was poor and gifted them the goal)
Efete 4.5 (battler. No wing back, but tried hard to be)
Davey 4.5 (shaky)
McGinty 7 (solid captain marvel)
Andrésson 6.5 (looked decent)
Davis 7 (defended and attacked well)
Lathrope 6 (Alright. Not great. Key to not losing, though)
Young 6 (Ok. Tested the keeper a couple of times)
Dowling 3 (stupid boy)
Reid 7.5 (our best player)
Keating 6 (bags of effort, and won the penalty. No real quality to him)

desperado · Post by **desperado** » 26 Dec 2017, 17:39

May well have been a good point in the conditions and circumstances but the fact remains we have to start
winning games, we should have hung on and won , another mistake has cost us , Dorel apparently
With GD now TEN points adrift, the gap continues to grow
Need to win the next two but cant see BW losing at home twice in 5 days but you never know.
Simply have to beat Eastleigh at home, then we are away at Wrexham .....

westyorkshiregull · Post by **westyorkshiregull** » 26 Dec 2017, 17:51

Keep believing as my uncle one told me. Hope is being able too that there is daylight despite the darkness.
If there was 6 games remaining then i would say impossible . 20 games left it is very much game on. I would say though wins are vital in the next 10 games .

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