Starting 11 for today:
Butcher, Fazakerley, Fyfield, Gallagher, Bush, Young, Beautyman, Marsh, Jefford, Obafemi, Gorman.

Subs: Turner, Ouani, Williams, Day, Healy.

Even start to the match. Defence not looking that secure, but still nil nil. Jefford not started well, wouldn't surprise me to see Williams brought on in his place.

Telford just had goal disallowed, for hand ball I think.

One nil to Telford.

New strike force haven't had a huge amount of service so far. They look okay, but haven't been given any clear chances as yet.

This game is crying out for Healy in the middle. Let's hope half time brings some changes.

Telford player sent off for second bookable offence.

Telford down to 9. another second bookable, which could been red in its own right, so high and late was it.

An option for the "injured party" to trade a red card for a goal could be a new twist to the game........ leave Telford with 10 men and "cash in" the second red for the equaliser.......

Telford were caught napping there. We took a short corner and Beautyman had plenty of time to widen the angle and pick his spot.

Obefemi booked for diving.

Are we playing better now ?

Lou

Williams on for Fazakerley.

6 mins injury time.

Thanks for the updates moo! It's good to be back for another season.....

Must be lots on holiday crowd was 611

Early days and all that......but that was poor. We got bullied until they started losing men. We'll trust that Jamie will sort out the obvious deficiencies. I think Telford will be happier at the end of the day.  The ref done us a big favour today. Their sending off's were harsh. If they were given against us I would of been psed off. Lots of work to be done. Losing all those top quality players from this time last year is gonna bite us on the bum for sure.

In Jamie we trust. 

 

If the only plan you have is to cross the ball in constantly it does not matter if the other team have 11 or 9 players...they still had to big centre halfs hoofing it clear, should of stuck bush up top for last 10 mins if that was the plan!

Louis had a terrible game for some reason, worst game I have seen him play.

THE BLONDE KID IN A HOODIE wrote:

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Lads played well today. Only allowed Telford to get one shot away in the last 40 minutes when they were down to 9 men. Really disappointing refereeing performance today. Atleast 4 good penalty appeals all turned away. We had so many chances I cant believe that we didnt get a winner. Unfortunate with the way we conceeded but thats football. Created chances but not taking them....practice in how to take them chances and we could be in good shape for this season. Telford fans shouldnt get their hopes up. Didnt look impressive by a long shot. Confused as to only 6 minutes were added on. With the two red cards. Endless bookings. Numerous freekicks and nonstop timewasting, was expecting around 9. Even then with the 6 minutes, 3 or 4 of them were used for time wasting. But as said, a point is a point. They all add up. Felt like a bit of De ja vu however as something similar happened against salisbury at home last season compared to this game

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Sometimes I think people must have watched a different game to me.

We did not play well. In the first 40 minutes, 11 v 11, I think we also only had 1 shot on target. Nor did we have "4 good penalty appeals" - we had one that was an absolute stonewaller that wasn't given. 

We didn't take advantage of the extra men as well as we could have done. In my opinion we bypassed the central midfield area too quickly by playing long balls from defence out to the wings. If it takes 3 seconds for the ball to reach the man then it gives the opposition time to close him down. Too many crosses in the air for their big centre backs to mop up, rather than utilising the space given to Healy, Beautyman and Gallagher and working the ball into the box. 

Improvement required, I don't believe we would have got anything 11 v 11 despite Telford looking poor.

In Daisy we trust. 

 

 

We will never know if we would have got nothing if it was 11 v 11 so why even worry about it. Thought Telford's indiscipline cost them in the end and it's laughable to suggest neither were sending offs.

Poku got booked, perhaps harshly, two minutes before half time but then made a schoolboy error in picking the ball up when the referee hadn't blown for a free-kick. Sheer stupidity.

As for Phenix, he handled the ball into the net - blatant cheating - so he got a yellow card. Does anyone want to argue he shoudln't have had one? Then, in a position of no danger, he clatters into the back of one of our players. More stupidity and he deserved to go.

Thought their 11, who got a stupid booking for coming back on without permission, was also pushing his luck in the second half, and so to be fair was Faza.

Think some of the criticism of Ben Jefford today is harsh. A very nervous first half but got better as the game went on. Give him a chance! It was his first game and he will learn.

People seem to forget that the corner that led to our goal came from a decent cross of his that they were happy to put out. He also put in a decent cross that Jake headed wide and the cross in added time that H put wide when he should have scored.

He is a young lad taking his first steps at this level and while he may need to be stronger in his defending he will find his way.

All in all we did ok, not brilliant, not awful, but it is a very new side and we need some games for them to become a team.

We have a point on the board, point more than eight others and a point more than last year. Stay positive and get behind all of the team rather than knock them after one game.