I don't like Packman and probably never will but he didn't cost us that game. Not being able to defend two long throws had more of a bearing on the final score as did the calamitous defending that lead to the third goal. After the rules were explained to me after the game, I couldn't argue with the red card either and it suggests that, like me, players and management were unsure of the current rules..?? In general play in the first half I felt we were slightly better and still thought at 1-2 we could get something from the game but the penalty and red card put paid to that.

I think the young lad Biler from Wimbledon performed well and was comfortably our best player. I thought Chi and Che in spells did well as well although the manager clearly begged to differ as he subbed them both! The rest of them...mmm...let's just say that it will take a few weeks for them to gel. 

I get the small budget (well I don't completely get it and I can't forget it as we are constantly reminded of it) I don't like the one training session a week - never have and never will. I used to do that much playing kids football and even Sunday football after that..?! There is obviously more to it than that but it should not excuse the condition that some of our semi-professionals/paid footballers find themselves in two weeks into the season. At this level players should look after themselves to a certain extent and take care of their own fitness to some degree and then have pre season to blow off the cobwebs. That is clearly not the case with some of ours and I don't understand why we put up with it and why we persist in playing said players. What must the likes of Brown and Harding think sitting on the bench (or not even in the squad) when they see the players coming on in the second half. This is the National League South and not a boot camp for players who need to sharpen up their fitness levels.

Oh, for Christ sake, training 1 day a week didnt work in the Swaine/Waldron lets get the band get back together side. Why did anyone else think it would now?

I could understand if we were playing twice a week From the off, but thats not happening until later into October

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Oh, for Christ sake, training 1 day a week didnt work in the Swaine/Waldron lets get the band get back together side. Why did anyone else think it would now?

I could understand if we were playing twice a week From the off, but thats not happening until later into October

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 Exactly! No lessons learnt 

Jimmy wrote:

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HomerTwin wrote:

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Sherpa49 wrote:

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Oh, for Christ sake, training 1 day a week didnt work in the Swaine/Waldron lets get the band get back together side. Why did anyone else think it would now?

I could understand if we were playing twice a week From the off, but thats not happening until later into October

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 Exactly! No lessons learnt 

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 It's odd.  Strange it took until now and perhaps fueled by lovells clear anger about the situation in his post match interview.

 

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 I think you are right. Ive only just listened to the post match interview and the training/fitness aspect was clear SL was unhappy with.  Maybe the club wanted to see how things went but so obvious after two games one day a week was never going to work. As said above it never worked previously so Im amazed it was part of our preparation.