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No Cameron. I reckon he picked up a groin strain on Tuesday.

2-0 after 48 minutes. Roberts (40, pen) and Pittman (48)

Here goes:

We played 4-4-2 throughout, obviously to fit the trialists into the team and to give the fringe players a run.

Ratings are my own opinion only:


GK - MacDonald - 8/10 - Made one really good save, saved the routine balls and claimed a few corners and set plays. Kicking was a little better and hoping he will see the unfortunate injury to Bass as a great opportunity. A good game.


Def - Wynter - 6/10 - Average really, doesnt seem to have much pace, more misplaced passes than completed passes.

Def - Davis - 7/10 - Good speed and footwork as we have come to see, shame his distribution is STILL poor.

Def - Sokolik - 4/10 - Not sure what has happened, doesnt look interested, did not mutter a word the whole first half and then went off injured.

Def - Niate - 7/10 - Makes a few clumsy challenges but then makes up for them with his pace and strength, I think will be very important at heart of defense.


Mid - Banton - 5/10 - Is he fit? Or just off the pace? Enough said.

Mid - Leitch 7/10 - Worth signing, made some good passes, is spritely and gets around, could add a bit of an engine/gas to the midfield, small guy.

Mid - Tanner 5/10 - Was fairly invisible compared to Leitch.

Mid - Bawling - 7/10 - Did not do anything amazing but his passing at times was superb and knows how to set up opportunites, shame no team mates scored any of them!


For - Roberts - 7/10 - I think he has done enough to earn a contract, prefer him to Reid, seems to have a bit more of a football mind, not as fast, terrier style may be useful - Good penalty.

For - Pittman - 3/10 - He gets one mark more than Keating (2/10) for managing to score a tap in. Just so low in confidence and needs more pitch time which he is unlikely to get.


After 60 minutes a number of changes were made, nothing overly exciting. Still 4-4-2 and bloody hell how did Keating miss, it was harder to miss than score. He was maybe 2 yards out, open goal and shinned or scuffed the ball. He then also missed the rebound. The kid is trying to hard. We have seen in the past he can score.

Of the goals, Roberts - deserved his, penalty awarded for a clumsy foul.
Pittman - tap in.

- Should have won by 4 or 5.


Maybe one of the trialists will be signed and perhaps a loan player or two?

Noted that Cameron and Nabi sat in the stands with Gowling.

Saw Gary Hill (ex Woking and Dagenham manager) - He is currently not in management but looked like he was scouting, perhaps for a club up that part of country.... he made lots of notes! Waste of time really (sorry Gary), but anyway, best to keep the opposition guessing! Ha

I am looking forward to next Saturday, still a player or two light... but atmosphere on the bench and between players seems good.

Time will tell...

Oh, and Ref was good!

__quiet__gull wrote: ↑28 Jul 2018, 19:40
Ratings are my own opinion only:

I've never understood why people feel the need to post this and things similar. Obviously, like, so obviously that you could literally bring an alien to Earth from the planet Zarg and show him a post like that and he would understand that the ratings were 'merely your opinion' obvious.

Aside from that, thanks. Nice to see that a lot of our players were poor to average and we still managed to win a match and create the chances to make an observer think we should have won more comfortably still.

Winnin' the league, lads.

Matt.

Matt88 wrote: ↑28 Jul 2018, 20:34 I've never understood why people feel the need to post this and things similar. Obviously, like, so obviously that you could literally bring an alien to Earth from the planet Zarg and show him a post like that and he would understand that the ratings were 'merely your opinion' obvious.

Aside from that, thanks. Nice to see that a lot of our players were poor to average and we still managed to win a match and create the chances to make an observer think we should have won more comfortably still.

Winnin' the league, lads.

Matt.

Valuable response, note to the forum... and the forum mods, I will stop posting because of this twit.

Looking forward very much to meeting you, real men do not hide behind words.

Keep up the great posts Quiet Gull - I have really enjoyed reading your opinions. Don't give up just because of one negative comment, and you have obviously made a huge effort to actually watch the matches you are commenting on. At the very least your posts don't contain such grammatical howlers as this example on the OS this evening : 'United were rarely threatened and could of had further goals in the second half.' Er... shouldn't that be 'could HAVE had'?? Call me pedantic but it really grates to see such bad English in print!

Matt88 wrote: ↑28 Jul 2018, 20:34 I've never understood why people feel the need to post this and things similar. Obviously, like, so obviously that you could literally bring an alien to Earth from the planet Zarg and show him a post like that and he would understand that the ratings were 'merely your opinion' obvious.

Aside from that, thanks. Nice to see that a lot of our players were poor to average and we still managed to win a match and create the chances to make an observer think we should have won more comfortably still.

Winnin' the league, lads.

Matt.

Rest assured, people value posts like his far more than idiotic ones like yours

__quiet__gull wrote: ↑28 Jul 2018, 21:09 Valuable response, note to the forum... and the forum mods, I will stop posting because of this twit.

Looking forward very much to meeting you, real men do not hide behind words.

Oh come on, one tongue in cheek retort and you're going to stop posting? Don't be soft. This is a fecking football forum.

Just my opinion though....

Matt

Matt being his normal Oh look at me how clever I am annoying self !

He hasn't changed ....what a shame..

Dutchgull wrote: ↑29 Jul 2018, 01:22 Matt being his normal Oh look at me how clever I am annoying self !

He hasn't changed ....what a shame..

Absolutely no need for him to make that comment was there - keep posting Quiet Gull!

ACW2IOW wrote: ↑29 Jul 2018, 01:35 Absolutely no need for him to make that comment was there - keep posting Quiet Gull!

TBH, why should Matt change, his posts are humorous and hits the nail on the head on most occasions.

lucy6lucy wrote: ↑29 Jul 2018, 02:49 TBH, why should Matt change, his posts are humorous and hits the nail on the head on most occasions.

Yeah, his twatty, sarcastic and unnecessary comments to someone who has gone out of their way to do a match report was right on the money. Hilarious.

Quiet Gulls postings are far more useful and relevant than those of Matt!

Photo of James Roberts penalty at Dorchester, yesterday. As seen from the stands.