1-0 Welling. 89th minute!

JT not on bench? Must have walked out or been sacked as Powell was on bench??

Well done to the new lad on the clean sheet.

How did Clarky do in goal ??
Know him very well? good lad !!

Thought we were lucky today
For the first 20 mins we were totally overrun, especially their wingers.

Moore was awesome and deserved his MoM

Hopefully now we have our first home win out of the way we can go onto better things

Ps

Jamie Turner was at the game, and was warming up with the team before the match.  Sat in the stand for the match, so i believe that he has not been sacked, nor left in a huff.

You had me going there !!

We were lucky today. They overrun us for long periods but we did well to stick in there. Rode our luck when they hit the post twice and they should have had a penalty but did create some chances ourselves, normally through the work of Coleman, who I thought was excellent.

JT might have been there but him and Smudger have had words and he has been told to sort himself out. I respect Neil for telling him how it us.

I agree with you Chelwing

Polo Mug if you want to say something to me 07907 105 755

There... I dont let any pratt mug me off without asking to "clear things" face to face.

Take the opportunity

After attending every game so far this season I have finally flipped at how poor and unprofessional our manager is. I've not missed a Welling home game for nearly 13 years but this manager hasn't got a clue, lets be honest with ourselves. Sorry to come on here and be so negative but I thought we were awlful and outplayed today by a far superior outfit and put in yet another ****e display although the win was nice and badly needed. The new keeper, Mooro and the back four were awesome, the midfield was a shambles and couldn't string two passes together although Chippy did battle well, and the front three weren't firing today. Neil, what are you playing for mate, you cant run, dont tackle and give the ball straight back to the opposition every time you get it. Blackman does nothing for the team, argues with everyone in his eyeline and is absolute garbish, and **** knows who the number 11 was today, he looked about 10 and could play in my boys Sunday league team. I hate to say it so early into the season but I feel JgFc is right, we have employed an absolute joker to manage our football club!!!

To be fair there is more than enough written about matches for anyone to form an opinion about the team and individual players and the comments about JT were put up with question marks indicating that they were posing a question.

I often agree with points that JGFC makes, but i dont like the way that he constantly wants to get in a fight with people. I agree that sometimes he is targeted by a group of fans, but he also comes out with schoolboyish comments.

He will probably attack me for being anonymous, but I just want to read balanced arguments without vitriol being thrown in either direction. To be fair to JGFC i realise that Mark X and others are guilty of the same thing. Maybe I am being naive but i just want to read a reasoned debate not a slanging match.

I would hope that this view is that of the majority of people who post would agree with me.   

bruno how can you accept that jgfc uses the managers face in way that belittles him and the team for that matter on a forum that we would all hope would be in support of the team?

My advice to anyone is don't say anything if you're three sheets to the wind.

Famous saying........

Better to say nothing and let people think you're a fool than to open your mouth and leave them in no doubt.

Just a quick shout from a Bath fan. Cheers for making us welcome yesterday and thanks for the video

Look forward to welcoming you all down to our place and have a few pints. Only a few of course

Johnny the Roman

Anonymous wrote:

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After attending every game so far this season I have finally flipped at how poor and unprofessional our manager is. I've not missed a Welling home game for nearly 13 years but this manager hasn't got a clue, lets be honest with ourselves. Sorry to come on here and be so negative but I thought we were awlful and outplayed today by a far superior outfit and put in yet another ****e display although the win was nice and badly needed. The new keeper, Mooro and the back four were awesome, the midfield was a shambles and couldn't string two passes together although Chippy did battle well, and the front three weren't firing today. Neil, what are you playing for mate, you cant run, dont tackle and give the ball straight back to the opposition every time you get it. Blackman does nothing for the team, argues with everyone in his eyeline and is absolute garbish, and **** knows who the number 11 was today, he looked about 10 and could play in my boys Sunday league team. I hate to say it so early into the season but I feel JgFc is right, we have employed an absolute joker to manage our football club!!!

I have to disagree on some points with you Anonymous. Although the team didn't play to their full potential, we created some good chances ( especially Nicky Wards miss  ) Leon was only inches wide from having the goal of the season and Omari Coleman had a few chances too. Clarke Masters perfomed well most of the time and Mooro had another great game. The team need to communicate with each other before things will settle down. The game itself was quite entertaining, although painful sometimes to watch, but we came away with the win.
As for Neil Smith, I thought that he had a reasonable game. He was on the field dictating play and getting in some good tackles. He isn't afraid to have a go when it counts. Admittedly some of his passes went walkabouts, but then again, so did a lot of the Bath passes.
As for being a joker of a manager, that is still up for debate, but I feel that he needs a bit more time to get everyone playing in a good passing, flowing way.
Blackman I agree is not what he is cracked up to be. His passing, work rate and scoring ability is somewhat dire. Either he has to buck his ideas up pronto, or be shown the door.
The number 11 was as you say a bit wet behind the ears and seemed like a schoolboy out of his depth.
One thing that I can't understand, why leave it so late to bring on Keevil and Muku? They made an impact straight away, especially Muku with his touchline runs at the defence. We needed more penetration from the flanks.
The goal was great though. A brilliant free kick from Chippy and clinical finishing from Tony Sinclair. Let's hope that this is the start of a good run for us.
On last thing.........is it me, or did anyone else think that the ref was a total disgrace? Blackmans booking for an innocuous challenge was a joke. Then, from their free kick, our goalie was knocked to the floor from a Bath forwards challenge that was really late, yet the ref and 'Mr I should have gone to Specsavers ' linesman didn't see a thing. Even Arsene Wenger could have seen that one  

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I think Blackman's booking was for mouthing off at the lino. I was sitting right near where the incident took place and it was definately a foul. If he'd kept his mouth shut he would probably have got away with just a talking to.

I think every Welling supporter I spoke to at the game yesterday was confused with the team selection Spud, as they were at the Thurrock game, including the directors and Barrie. Think you should go for the managers job when Neil Smith gets the boot after roughly the Eastbourne game!!!

I can assure you that the anonymous posts are not all from one person and if this is yet another dig at JgFc past experience tells me that if he ain't logged in as JgFc he puts JgFc at the end of the anonymous postings he makes. Now can we stop baiting JgFc and get back to football please.

-- Edited by bruno at 22:58, 2007-09-02

You would be surprised if you knew who at least one of those who has made anonymous critical postings was and which one has recently talked to himself.

I was certainly surprised and could be generous and say that he had not logged in when he posted but its happened more than once in the last 2 weeks so...

-- Edited by bruno at 01:47, 2007-09-03

Totally agree with Wingnut's thoughts apart from a couple of bits.

I asccept that JT has made mistakes this season, but people tend to omit that he has pulled off some blinding saves as well, Bognor particularily spring to mind. Maybe a rest will do his confidence good. Agree that Nicky Ward looks a good prospect but it takes talent beyond the call of duty to miss from where he did and have the ability to put the ball out of the ground.

I like the back four as they stand. Neil needs to replace himself with Keevil and we cant play Lloyd anymore, of that I have made up my mind. He puffed and blowed all game and produced little, I dont doubt he has the passion but I would prefer Muto to play there, he can make little impact with bringing him on with 12 mins to go. Neil, give it a rest and do what you came to do which is manage

Omari will come good still, nice touch as well to adjust the defender's shorts just as the throw in was about to come in.

I still however dont feel good about Friday's game on the basis we got out of jail at the weekend. Bath City supporters seem a nice bunch from what I saw and spoke to a few of them, they will do well this season but must feel as though they were robbed as we played an extra defender in the woodwork