Hard game, but we go into it with confidence and playing well. Important to get on top of them early like we did at Farnborough. Good chance to cement a position at the top this week with games v Tonbridge and Eastbourne. When our work rate is honest and our movement is evident i wouldnt fear any team in this league. Lets do our thing and keep kicking on.
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1 3 points. 2 someone does updates on here for the exiles and under the thumb and those at work. 3 that scoop has bought "classics" by Joe McElderry and plays it over the tannoy tonight.
Pass and move do your groove lads.
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We've really been building pressure the last few minutes. A few good chances but no goal yet. Our defence is looking a little vulnerable through the middle, as evidenced by the goal.
we've created a lot of chances, but have only had one or two on target. Tonbridge havehad two meaningful attacks and scored from both. Don't think they'll struggle to score goals this season.
Tonbridge counter attack with purpose and are well-drilled for their set pieces. I suspect their away form will be pretty good this season.
However, their defence doesn't look good and we ran them ragged at times, but were let down by a poor quality end product. For our goal, their defence had a couple of opportunities to clear it.
Similarly, we had chances to get rid of the ball for both of Tonbridge's goals. Loui made a great effort to clear off the line for the second goal, but they scored from the rebound. Think our 'keeper could have done better with the first goal, but then their player shouldn't have been allowed to shoot in the first place.
We need to improve second half to get anything out of this, and I'm sure Jamie will raise them.
You can talk abouit the two goals we conceeded were poor and the middle of the park weren't at their best and we missed chances.....
But boy oh boy do we ahve a team spirit and that out shone everything in the second half, took the game to them and Andy Pugh is going to be a goal machine.
Excellent result against what could be a form side this season-well done Jamie and the team
Brilliant comeback, really, really great win. Quite possibly the best night I've had at PVR. Just really hope we can keep this team together, 5 in 4 for Pugh, can't be long before league teams are sniffing around him. Man of the match for me was Pires. Everyone knows he can be frustrating at times (including tonight when he shot from far out rather than playing in Pugh or Cumbers), but he's very talented and can turn games - we certainly wouldn't have won tonight without him
Parkinson got the 3rd may have been going in from loick but came off parky. Video interviews with jamie and Parky in an hour or a bit more and highlights tomorrow.
2 nil and you .......... great singing from the wings fans in the new stand when we went 3-2 up and the angels fans gloating was silenced. i did call it and 2-0 down told them angels they wouldnt be laughing at 90 mins!!
Well done boys, special mention to loick who keeps on going this season and is like a juggernault battering defences.
Keep it up all of you, proper team spirit and never say die... at times we were superb tonight a very one sided game but 2-0 down somehow and great belief to keep going.
same again saturday lads.
Sammy is a week or so from being available he said tonight so thats a bonus and daisy must be near a comeback too. competition for places.
For them Collin was excellent, first goal was a beautiful strike from distance, their timewasting (after ref told them twice to get on with it in first 20 mins!!) probably caught up with them, they look like they will score a few and will finish mid table which isnt bad first season up, definitely not one of the poorer sides we see at PVR in this league, notwithstanding the fact they didnt create much apart from the 2 goals. Their 8 was mouthing at the ref all the time and him being booked probably helped stop the chirping. What i noticed was when one of theirs was being booked or talked to he always had a team mate holding his hand and giving the ref verbals.
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Excellent performance from all of the team. It shows spirit and determination to come back from 2 - 0 down. To score on the stroke of half time must have lifted the guys to come out and do battle in the second half.
My man of the match is Faz - tireless running all over the park and great delivery to the box. As for the officials - what a joke. The ref and lino on the old stand side missed so much it was embarrassing. How many oppo handballs did they not give? The lino even said at one stage that ' he didn't see it ' - yeah, well done Arsene
Now joint top of the league and flying high - keep going lads.
Andy Pugh......My Man of the match. Effort, movement, control. Made a difficult chance tonight look easy. Very very rarely wastes the ball. I love watching him play.
Mind you all three frontmen were a hand full tonight..