Post by Dave on Feb 27, 2009 19:48:13 GMT
Well last Sunday was the most fantastic day on the forum, some of the best posts ever written and contributions from so many members, all those posts deserved to see every one who wrote that day a winner. I thank you all for you posts this week and you never know, it could be you who wins next week.
I would like to thank ohtobeatplainmoor for his great posts made live from the game this week, what a world we live in these days
ohtobeatplainmoor and tufc01 were so close to wining this week, tufc01 gave us his best match report ever and ohtobeatplainmoor has made more of his excellent posts and great contributions on the match threads.
But they were both beaten by only one point and thanks to all those who do vote and I hope we will see more getting their votes in, if you do not know how it all works, you can read about it here.
torquayfansforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=help&action=display&thread=858
This weeks winner gets his third award, when he joined the forum, he just came in to read the posts, I just thought he was a young lad from Barton, then we had a thread running on Newton Abbot FC and he made a post that blew us all away. Since then he has continued to bring such great knowledge and debate to the forum.
This weeks winner is
Barton Down very well done
One of this weeks post made by Barton Downs.
There was a déjà vu thread recently and I certainly had that sense when we went one down yesterday with my mind flashing back to the first goal at Southport. I used the old “not at the races” standby on that occasion and I see Merse used it again in his first posting when he returned home from Kettering. Or, as he asks, were Kettering (and Southport by my implication) super-revved? Either way, it’s not healthy to pose the same question twice in three weeks.
Good match reports, as ever, from one and all concerning a game which was bumpy in the first half, engrossing in the second. For neutrals, it was probably one of those encounters which was more interesting when the goals weren’t being scored. You sensed the game’s fourth goal would be the vital one but, of course, it never came.
Kettering were a changed outfit to the indifferent bunch I saw, on an admittedly difficult pitch, at Tiverton recently. Maybe that was a reflection of how they viewed the FA Trophy this season – sidetracked by the FA Cup from a competition they could have won? - but yesterday showed Kettering (and their manager) know what it’s about. They’ve decent players – with experience – in the right places and a certain method of play.
This begs questions as to where Mark Cooper – looking more like his dad Terry by the day – is heading with his managerial career. He’s forty now and in his fifth year of management - having previously been at Tamworth – with an excellent record at Kettering. I guess he didn’t have much cash at Tamworth but has been trusted with rather more at Kettering. What next? Will he become an established Football League manager? Or remain a Conference big hitter? Paul Buckle is two years younger – almost to the day – and three years behind as a manager. They played together at Exeter for a while – maybe as rivals for the same place in midfield? – so it’s tempting to speculate how their management careers will eventually compare.
And what will the future bring for Kettering? They’re certainly one of the bigger never-been-in-the-Football-League clubs and there’s a long history of the club meaning something in a working-class football-minded community. If they’d won that ballot in 1927 – instead of us – their achievements in the League may have been pretty much in line with ours. But there’s also a chequered side to their history – of ups and downs, enterprise and maladministration, big names and cowboys – that can be seen in the ground and its fittings. The present administration – meddling with Gazza aside – seem to be a force for progress but is there a ceiling which will be reached soon? I’d certainly be interested to learn how the current state of the ground fits with Football League requirements.
One last thought about yesterday’s occasion is to give a big vote of thanks for all concerned for not starting the game until 3.05pm. This was probably only noticed by those who had sights on the 1726 from Kettering to St Pancras – which always represented a challenging hike – and our cause wasn’t helped by the five minutes stoppage time (probably justified) and delays on the line due to children throwing stones at trains between Kettering and Wellingborough. I made the 1920 from Waterloo and hope others caught their scheduled trains from Paddington.
Finally, as for Torquay United, I see there is a discussion about whether the manager knows his first-choice team. I, for one, am struggling to name mine and – as with other posters – my uncertainty intensifies as I move from the safer ground of defence into midfield and attack. Like others, I’ve tried to champion Dsane’s cause but I’m finding that increasingly difficult at moment (and would prefer to see him used as a striker). I’ve faith in Carlisle but not to the extent of him starting – or being involved - for ninety minutes of every game. Sills can be a devastatingly effective player at this level – and is exactly the sort of player we’ve craved over the years (to the extent he’ll always be remembered fondly) – but you can see why he’s not succeeded higher up the leagues. We miss Hargreaves when he’s not playing but, equally, demand he produces the goods every time he plays (which, with the best will in the world, asks a lot of your oldest player). And, yes, I’d echo those calling for more of Carayol and Green but I’m less sure about Benyon. There’s something there – just as there was with Ellis Laight? – which suggests a player who’d be a force at just one level below (or capable of earning a contract with a part-time Conference club). But would you offer Benyon a contract extension? Or Danny Stevens for that matter?
But - when it comes down to it - we're talking about Conference players, aren't we? Good Conference players I hasten to add, with a few who could be playing in the Football League, but all seemingly prone to that mixture of talent and application - laced with inconsistencies and shortcomings- which is the nature of the beast. That's true at any level but increasingly so with each little step downwards
I would like to thank ohtobeatplainmoor for his great posts made live from the game this week, what a world we live in these days
ohtobeatplainmoor and tufc01 were so close to wining this week, tufc01 gave us his best match report ever and ohtobeatplainmoor has made more of his excellent posts and great contributions on the match threads.But they were both beaten by only one point and thanks to all those who do vote and I hope we will see more getting their votes in, if you do not know how it all works, you can read about it here.
torquayfansforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=help&action=display&thread=858
This weeks winner gets his third award, when he joined the forum, he just came in to read the posts, I just thought he was a young lad from Barton, then we had a thread running on Newton Abbot FC and he made a post that blew us all away. Since then he has continued to bring such great knowledge and debate to the forum.
This weeks winner is
Barton Down very well done
One of this weeks post made by Barton Downs.
There was a déjà vu thread recently and I certainly had that sense when we went one down yesterday with my mind flashing back to the first goal at Southport. I used the old “not at the races” standby on that occasion and I see Merse used it again in his first posting when he returned home from Kettering. Or, as he asks, were Kettering (and Southport by my implication) super-revved? Either way, it’s not healthy to pose the same question twice in three weeks.
Good match reports, as ever, from one and all concerning a game which was bumpy in the first half, engrossing in the second. For neutrals, it was probably one of those encounters which was more interesting when the goals weren’t being scored. You sensed the game’s fourth goal would be the vital one but, of course, it never came.
Kettering were a changed outfit to the indifferent bunch I saw, on an admittedly difficult pitch, at Tiverton recently. Maybe that was a reflection of how they viewed the FA Trophy this season – sidetracked by the FA Cup from a competition they could have won? - but yesterday showed Kettering (and their manager) know what it’s about. They’ve decent players – with experience – in the right places and a certain method of play.
This begs questions as to where Mark Cooper – looking more like his dad Terry by the day – is heading with his managerial career. He’s forty now and in his fifth year of management - having previously been at Tamworth – with an excellent record at Kettering. I guess he didn’t have much cash at Tamworth but has been trusted with rather more at Kettering. What next? Will he become an established Football League manager? Or remain a Conference big hitter? Paul Buckle is two years younger – almost to the day – and three years behind as a manager. They played together at Exeter for a while – maybe as rivals for the same place in midfield? – so it’s tempting to speculate how their management careers will eventually compare.
And what will the future bring for Kettering? They’re certainly one of the bigger never-been-in-the-Football-League clubs and there’s a long history of the club meaning something in a working-class football-minded community. If they’d won that ballot in 1927 – instead of us – their achievements in the League may have been pretty much in line with ours. But there’s also a chequered side to their history – of ups and downs, enterprise and maladministration, big names and cowboys – that can be seen in the ground and its fittings. The present administration – meddling with Gazza aside – seem to be a force for progress but is there a ceiling which will be reached soon? I’d certainly be interested to learn how the current state of the ground fits with Football League requirements.
One last thought about yesterday’s occasion is to give a big vote of thanks for all concerned for not starting the game until 3.05pm. This was probably only noticed by those who had sights on the 1726 from Kettering to St Pancras – which always represented a challenging hike – and our cause wasn’t helped by the five minutes stoppage time (probably justified) and delays on the line due to children throwing stones at trains between Kettering and Wellingborough. I made the 1920 from Waterloo and hope others caught their scheduled trains from Paddington.
Finally, as for Torquay United, I see there is a discussion about whether the manager knows his first-choice team. I, for one, am struggling to name mine and – as with other posters – my uncertainty intensifies as I move from the safer ground of defence into midfield and attack. Like others, I’ve tried to champion Dsane’s cause but I’m finding that increasingly difficult at moment (and would prefer to see him used as a striker). I’ve faith in Carlisle but not to the extent of him starting – or being involved - for ninety minutes of every game. Sills can be a devastatingly effective player at this level – and is exactly the sort of player we’ve craved over the years (to the extent he’ll always be remembered fondly) – but you can see why he’s not succeeded higher up the leagues. We miss Hargreaves when he’s not playing but, equally, demand he produces the goods every time he plays (which, with the best will in the world, asks a lot of your oldest player). And, yes, I’d echo those calling for more of Carayol and Green but I’m less sure about Benyon. There’s something there – just as there was with Ellis Laight? – which suggests a player who’d be a force at just one level below (or capable of earning a contract with a part-time Conference club). But would you offer Benyon a contract extension? Or Danny Stevens for that matter?
But - when it comes down to it - we're talking about Conference players, aren't we? Good Conference players I hasten to add, with a few who could be playing in the Football League, but all seemingly prone to that mixture of talent and application - laced with inconsistencies and shortcomings- which is the nature of the beast. That's true at any level but increasingly so with each little step downwards