Big game on Tuesday, cant see them bringing more than 40 or 50 in midweek so a chance for us to get behind the boys and grab a big three points. If we play like we did Tuesday Dover will have a very hard game.
coyw
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LOL, i think you will be surprised, we're actually better supported for midweek games than we are for weekend games. In recent times we have taken 250 to Ebbsfleet, 200 to Thurrock, 150 to Bromley and Maidenhead and about 130 to Sutton for our midweek aways. You'llk be looking at around 150 tomorrow night minimum i'd imagine. Also note we don't all stand behind the goal either if that's what you're just going to count.
Weirdly , i'd imagine home teams have better things to be doing with their time then trying to count away supporters regardless of who the the home or away club is .. the majority of away support will always still stand behind the goal regardless
As long as you sing up, give and accept a bit of banter to add to it (regardless of whether you are sitting or standing) then it won't matter whether there is 30 or 30,000 of you , just don't bring that div with the drum this time :)
LOL, i think you will be surprised, we're actually better supported for midweek games than we are for weekend games. In recent times we have taken 250 to Ebbsfleet, 200 to Thurrock, 150 to Bromley and Maidenhead and about 130 to Sutton for our midweek aways. You'llk be looking at around 150 tomorrow night minimum i'd imagine. Also note we don't all stand behind the goal either if that's what you're just going to count.
always makes for better games when there are quite a few away fans
I don't think I can make it until the second half tonight, so will be keeping an eye on this forum and Twitter to keep up to date until then. Think I'll give Radio Kent a miss...
That was somewhat against the run of play. penalties for holding don't usually get given. martin's arms were all over him though. must've been just inside area. Looked tight.
even though we had a fair amount of possession and pressure in the second half, Dover handled it really well, particularly their keeper. they are a good team and will be hard to beat. their number 9 looks quality.
Modeste came on for them during the second half and did his usual of getting booked for diving.
We battled well to get a point out of that, but we did lack quality on the final ball.
Not even sure our pen is on the video as was following ball, Daisy said in his interview he didnt see it as he was following the ball, Ref had a great view and saw something, Thought their pen was very soft and reminded me of Del boy in only fools and horses where he fell through the bar flap.
Mr Cooper was the ref who sent off 3 players and gave us a penalty only to change his mind about 2 minutes later at Staines last season. Dont think he is on either Managers xmas card list,
Interviews with Jamie Day and Kiernan will be up and Highlights will follow over next 24 hours or so, Good point we had a superb work ethic and belief tonight and laid seige on Dover in second half, felt they shaded first half even though we played lots of nice football in their half without creating a lot, second half was all out assault on their goal. Could have won it but point is a good result.
Need to take the last two performances into Thurrock and not take them easy.
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On the 6 yard box where the ball was going, cant really see the foul on the video, see Mitch backing away and Mainy taking a tumble right in front of the ref. but ref has a clear view, silly foul to commit in 4th minute of stoppage time IF hes pushed him.
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Funny how their fans think we are moaning and the ref was on our side, Wynter already booked then cynical foul on Kiernan stopping him, free kick plus lecture given no red card, Bricknell kicked the ball away timewasting after free kick, gets lecture from ref no card, then commits foul gets yellow. theres two cases where the ref should have dished out two yellows and two reds. Clear yellow card offences ignored by the ref in Dovers favour. Theo had been booked and the ref deemed he fouled the keeper, despite trying to turn away from Walker, could easily have got a second yellow and a red, Ref dished out another lecture instead.
Always going to get some bias from fans but lets be sensible and realise he was poor for both teams. The 4 also COULD have had 2 yellows and got a talking too for one. But the other two SHOULD have had two yellows no question.
Good game shame we never got an excellent ref to control it. Really good turn out from dover must have been 150 of them there, good turn out for midweek in the rain.
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Dover would have got credit from me if it wasn't for the fact that Keeper time wasted from 20 minutes in and frankly made no friends tonight. They resorted to exactly the same thing they did at PVR last season i.e. hitting the deck for no reason and staying down for 30 minutes , walloping the ball out of play when free kicks were given to waste time and constant shouting at officials. Also, Forster running on the pitch waving his arms , screaming like a little girl before the (frankly useless , 5-a-side league at best) Ref had even blown a whistle regardless of a situation.
Saying that , one positive .... THEY DIDN'T BRING THE DRUM!! :D
Felt Dover were better side for first part of first half. We were just coming into the game and then conceded the penalty. They seemed content to sit on their lead and play up to the target man (May?) who was certainly quite effective. Lots of time wasting and harranguing the officials which seems par for a lot of teams in this league. Thought we controlled the ball for large periods without creating a lot of clear cut chances but our passing and movement was good most of the night and we full deserved the late late equaliser. Although the last two games have only got us one point out of six the football has been encouraging and we will be right in the mix if we can continue to play like that on a regular basis.
On the positive side I felt it was Gallagher's best game for us by quite some distance. He was up against a good side with a good midfield. He seemed to be playing a bit deeper and not charging around the pitch like he has in some games. He kept it simple and kept the ball moving nicely throughout the game - perhaps we havwe found his best position and a good option while the manager is unavailable. One slight negative for me was, as in the Dorch game, our wide attacking players did not carry enough threat. They have pace to burn but seem unwilling or unable to play to their strengths - we need to get more out of them as the season progresses.
If we can continue the level of performance from the last game and a half then we will have a good season.
