I phoned Bromley today to see if Saturdays game will be segregated. The answer is yes it will be. Also we will not be able to use their clubhouse. They are really welcoming to always fans!
I've never been to a segregated game at Bromley. Is there seating for away supporters? I don't recall there being seating other than in the main stand.
I've never been to a segregated game at Bromley. Is there seating for away supporters? I don't recall there being seating other than in the main stand.
I've just seen Bromleys main website. There's no away seating.
Segregation for a Trophy tie seems a bit excessive to me.
Poor away section if you can't get out the cold at half time. Also £5 for under 16s unless you get in before 2pm - and sit in the elements for an hour!
Having been to Bromley this season I can confirm that, unless masquerading as a home fan, you will not be able to get a seat, get an alcoholic drink or get out of the cold. It is fortunate that it there is no rain forecast as there is little cover in the away section. Away fans also have bags searched. Certainly not a very friendly ground for away fans these days.
After conceding that scrappy early goal I thought we reacted really well. We were all a bit stunned when our equaliser went in. God knows what their keeper was doing. However after that we were the better team all over the pitch. A Coombes special gave us a deserved win. Well done to Adam for coming to celebrate with the fans. Every player had a decent game today but special mention to Rickey Hayles and Harry Crawford. And a Hugh mention to a player who took some stick early season Jordan Brown. Another fine performance. Well done all. I'm very happy tonight.
-- Edited by Riverstown on Saturday 14th of January 2017 08:21:57 PM
After conceding that scrappy early goal I thought we reacted really well. We were all a bit stunned when our equaliser went in. God knows what their keeper was doing. However after that we were the better team all over the pitch. A Coombes special gave us a deserved win. Well done to Adam for coming to celebrate with the fans. Every player had a decent game today but special mention to Rickey Hayles and Harry Crawford. And a Hugh mention to a player who took some stick early season Jordan Brown. Another fine performance. Well done all. I'm very happy tonight.
-- Edited by Riverstown on Saturday 14th of January 2017 08:21:57 PM
Forgot to say well done to Harry Wheeler & Co manager??(can't keep up with the names)
Well that was a lot more enjoyable than the previous week!
We seemed to be a lot more proactive than reactive this week, much more aggressive with our defending and heading/tackling all over the park. It may have been the fact that the defence had an experienced and vocal keeper behind them but the back four individually and collectively was much much better. Still a risk to go in with a far from fully fit keeper and the fact that the management felt we had to and that we only have four defenders it seems in the current squad is a big concern to me.
The midfield battled hard all game and soon realised it was impossible to play football on that surface. Long diagonal passes to try and free the wide men and balls over the top to turn the Bromley defence were the order of the day and we did that well. if there was one minor criticism for me it was that Nanetti overdid it at times when a simple shot or cross was required - can't fault his work rate but the end product needs to be better.
As Riverstown has already said Crawford's work rate was immense on a heavy pitch and Jordan Brown is unrecognisable from the player that started the season. I would also give motm to Hayles who put in a great effort despite some heavy knocks during the game.
The secret now is a bit more consistency. If we play like we did at Bromley on Saturday we will certainly give D******* a run for their money next weekend and will win more than we lose over the rest of the season. However if we revert to the performance at Hemel we will be in big trouble next weekend and still have a fight on our hands to get away from the bottom of the table.
