Should be a fairly decent squad. Few youngsters like Reece Grant, Matt Raffle and Harry Cullum?. Wonder if Jamie will start Mainy again and give Kurtis some minutes. Wonder if Ben Greenhalgh will be playing, he only looks to have played started one game for them this season.
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Jamie is quoted at Kent football site saying the ones who didnt play at Cray will play plus others that need more time, the youngsters who impressed at Thamesmead will be involved too. Seems a stronger side than anticipated with at least 6 or 7 first eam squad members playing according to Kent Online.
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Alexander O'Neal 1987 "I'm fed up cos all you wanna do is criticize "
After a slow start i thought we were the better side first half then they scored on half time. We should have scored a couple at least before they scored. Mainy and Kiernan probably should have scored. Second half i expected us to tire as lots of under 18s but we kept creating chances and had lots of pressure. I thought their 3rd goal in injury time was offside. But we looked to be tiring in the last 10 minutes and they were popping balls over the top and stretching us.
Our senior players were excellent tonight in getting the youngsters through it and keeping their shape. Interestingly Matt Raffle was rightfully given man of the match and when you consider that Kiernan and Clarkie had decent games, that shows you how well the lad played. Mainy bounced back and looked ok, Clarkie pinged a couple of Hoddle type balls.
Of their players who were ex wings, Liam Bellamy looked decent and has progressed. Greenhalgh had lots of the ball but no end product and their players were moaning at him. We probably should have stuck 3 or 4 past Lucas Menz at least but it was a good display and the 3-1 flattered them a great deal.
Interviews with Jamie Day and Matt Raffle up tomorrow and will try and get some highlights up ASAP.
This was a decent game against a strong Ebbsfleet line up and some people will question how we lost. Stay aways missed a decent game and the chance to see the youngsters put in one of their best performances when stepping up.
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Alexander O'Neal 1987 "I'm fed up cos all you wanna do is criticize "
Well positives are that we can focus on trophy and league now. The two biggies
The positives are that despite the result there were a few tidy displays from a young team..and i thought the senior players done well in dictating our play and letting the youngsters relax and enjoy their game time.
Good stuff......now we have the two Micky Mouse cups out of the way lets get on with the league!!!! (oh and one more game in the trophy....unless.....)
Heres a mini report from one of their fans on their forum called Alan....
Thought there were too many misplaced passes tonight and I cannot think of any saves Turner had to make other than picking the ball out of the net 3 times. He touched one onto the bar in the first couple of minutes, but the rest of our shooting was wayward.
Folkes got caught out for their goal (well taken though by the Welling guy) and Ada got himself into trouble a couple of times in the first half - one of which led to his 6th yellow of the season, and the second occasion which could easily have led to a second yellow on the night.
Menz had far more to do than Turner and made 1 really good save one on one in the first half - we were lucky at 1-1 though as a header thudded against our bar.
Thought Greenhalgh in particular was disappointing - I would have thought he'd have been champing at the bit to show Liam what he could do, but he didnt really do it for me.
We won, but I suspect Liam will not be entirely happy with the performance.
I assume Adam Williams is injured as surely he would otherwise have been on the bench at least. Also,who is Pascal-Johnson? Is he the guy who played in Centre Defence in the recent friendly against Daggers?
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Alexander O'Neal 1987 "I'm fed up cos all you wanna do is criticize "
I thought it was a decent game for KSC and not freezing cold like it normally is!
Senior players all put a shift in and that is now two and a half games for Mainy in a week which won't do him or us any harm. KHM took his goal well and looked lively throughout. Of the younger lads I thought Raffle played well and, particularly in the first half, the young number 11 (Ouani?) who put in a fantastic cross which Mainy probably thinks he should have scored from.
Early on I thought we might get hammered but we were on top at end of the first half. We were well in at 1-1 when Kinch hit the bar although, over the piece, I thought G & N edged it.
