FAT: Boreham Wood v Torquay United 3pm 15 December 2018

Johnson reaction - he thought both sendings off were harsh . A few walking wounded as well....

This really ought to have been a day for squad players to bear most of the brunt.
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Agreed, bollock dropped IMO.

Should have been squad players in the last round of this competition, let alone this one! 

Its so easy to be critical in hindsight and many would have been moaning if we had not been competitive especially for the fans that traveled to see us put in a decent performance.
The supporters that traveled deserved to watch a team that's been performing well and I have no doubt GJ would have considered this as his responsibility when selecting who played.
As I understand it we did perform and looked pretty good again and the fans that bothered to travel should be satisfied with the effort in the circumstances.
Garry Johnson for certain knows far more than we do particularly with regard to "momentum and consistency" so I'm not at all surprised he didn't make too many changes and kept faith with players that were fit and have been performing well while trying to get others game time and match fitness.
What he has no control over is the inconsistent and unpredictable refereeing standards that played a major part in yesterdays game.
We will have to deal with it, accept it and move on and not start a witch hunt or blame individuals for incidents that happen in a split second of match played in truly awful conditions.
It's a small test of GJ's ability to get through this minor crisis, regroup and remain strong and positive for the only competition that were left in and only one that ever really mattered.

Injuries and suspensions were always going to play a part in our season and we are sure to have setbacks along the way - its how those setbacks are dealt with that count and I trust GJ to make sure we are just as strong in the weeks ahead.

It is easy to be critical in hindsight but have a look at what I wrote before the game. That was easy to write, too. Incidentally, this ref’s last game he gave 5 yellows and 2 reds over 90 minutes. Now I didn’t know that before the match, but the management team will have. No witch-hunt. Just a blip. And it was a real positive that Hall and Sendles-White got some decent minutes under their belt.

Hemel match 12/1 is now postponed as they beat Eastleigh yesterday, but there are likely to be some benefits of a two week break after 5 matches in two weeks from 22/12 to 5/1 on the positive side. Also, future opponents after that on a Trophy weekend are already out of the competition. Another plus.

That doesn’t stop the accusation. Think yourself lucky you didn’t get the ‘what tosh you talk’ treatment I managed to get elsewhere.