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everyman
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We were in the game at 0-0,One of our better performances,draw your own conclusions !
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London Exile
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We were in the game as the players arrived at the ground around 1730/1800.
As the warm ups took place and the cones were laid out we were still very much in the game. As the crowd started to filter through the turnstiles and the smell of linament and oils filled the dressing rooms, at 0-0 we were very much still in the game.
As the flying squad completed their lap of the pitch and the teams came out the tunnel for the pre match handshake we were very much in the game.
For the first 10 minutes as the game ebbed and flowed, with it scoreless we were very much in the game.
Then the ball bounced over little Sam Deering and Chesterfield capitalised to score, 0-1.
Then again, and again and again, 0-4. With 29 first half minutes played we were no longer in the game
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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EA Sports. It's in the game.
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Robin
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But we won the second half if we keep doing that we will be fine*.


* so long as somehow don't conceed more than we score in the first half and I keep playing CBB every game that is a real possibility**

** Yates logic.
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I-Love-CTFC
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Yates: "Believe it or not I think it was probably one of our better performances, particular at home." Words fail me.
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Carthorse Ted
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As a "Manager of the Month", in the recent past, it's grossly unfair to take a pop at The Gaffer and his team selection, tactics, choice of tie etc ;)

He's told us in his enthusiastic style that he knows what he's about (courtesy of some of my old Blinkers).

Rally Round...the season starts Saturday :?
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Horteng
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"We'll have a look at the DVD"

You don't need to Yates!
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Horteng
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"Scotty not had a save to make"
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Horteng
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Horteng wrote:"Scotty not had a save to make"
What about the 4 goals conceded Mr Yates?
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Alf
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If he'd made four saves we'd ave won 1-0. Hooray!
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Peter Griffin
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Thing is, he's right. You see the score 4-1 and think "we must have been humiliated" but bar for that 10 minute spell, we weren't really. First 20 minutes we're more than holiding our own, having chances to take the lead, then they hit us on the counter. Then bang bang bang and it's 0-4. In the second half, it would not have been undeserved if we'd pulled it back to 4-4, Lee made some excellent saves as well as us missing a few chances. It was a strange 4-1 loss. If you compare the performance, not the result, the performance to those against Plymouth, Accrington, Macclesfield, Northamptom for example you'd probably say last night was arguably better.
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Si Robin
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Sounds similar to when we lost 5-1 to Hull in 01/02.
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Cinderford robin
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Agree PeterIi see what Yates was saying, against one of the best sides we had more than enough chances to win the game but when you give silly goals away it make it harder to win.
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I'm sorry but we were thoroughly outplayed and the way we set up it was no surprise. Didn't press the ball or try getting out our own half, we just let Chesterfield have the ball in our half, it was inevitable they would score. After 29 mins Chesterfield called it a night and yes we may have matched them at that pace.
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Malabus
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Agree Tonga. We gave them too much space in midfield for them to pass/run/pass with their wingers just waiting onside ready to ponce on a pass.
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vcinthestand
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ponce on a pass well theres a new one

Look at the full backs
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Artemis
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Malabus wrote:Agree Tonga. We gave them too much space in midfield for them to pass/run/pass with their wingers just waiting onside ready to ponce on a pass.
Were they really that effeminate?!? Lost to a team of girls....things are really bad....YATES OUT
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Malabus
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* pounce
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cheltsaxon
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whatabout the the three clear chances Chesterield had did we forget about them too? and we had two clear chances one straight at keeper and one gornell put wie from 3 yards out that's it their keeper didn't make any 'world class saves!
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cheltsaxon
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He also say's we had 17 shots :S bbc have us down as having 9 and soccerway have us as having 8 not sure where the extra have come from :S
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cheltsaxon wrote:He also say's we had 17 shots :S bbc have us down as having 9 and soccerway have us as having 8 not sure where the extra have come from :S
9+8 =17 Simples :D
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Benctfc
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The tactics were all wrong you don't sit back against a team like Chesterfield and make them look like Barcelona you get in their faces and look to put in a few hard tackles and out muscle them. Chesterfield fans said the only teams that beat them are teams that stop them playing and try to take a physical approach against them. They always seemed to me like they could move up another gear. 4-1 was a flair reflection imo both teams could have scored a couple more.
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Robin
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This has been the issue the whole duration of the Yates management, we just roll over far too often. Last night and Everton just highlighted his lack of managerial ability in terms of setting out the right game plan against superior opposition.
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Alf
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Agree with this Robin. Teams that pull off surprises in the cup usually go out and have a go. Not sit back and hope to 'out football' the opposition. Surely if you are playing a team which you consider may have more skill in the locker than your team then you close down and stifle
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Fuller
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Alf wrote:Agree with this Robin. Teams that pull off surprises in the cup usually go out and have a go. Not sit back and hope to 'out football' the opposition. Surely if you are playing a team which you consider may have more skill in the locker than your team then you close down and stifle
Too right. Like we did in Cotts day.

What I don't get is that Yatesy was captain of that team; why he is not instilling the same guts into the current ramshackle mob ?
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So Peter Griffin, Si Robin and Cinderford Robin saw a different game to the rest of us, now there's a surprise. Where is Reliant Robin when you need him ?
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I-Love-CTFC
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taxidave wrote:So Peter Griffin, Si Robin and Cinderford Robin saw a different game to the rest of us, now there's a surprise. Where is Reliant Robin when you need him ?
Peter Griffin didn't even attend last night's game so I don't know how he can make a comment.
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I-Love-CTFC wrote:
taxidave wrote:So Peter Griffin, Si Robin and Cinderford Robin saw a different game to the rest of us, now there's a surprise. Where is Reliant Robin when you need him ?
Peter Griffin didn't even attend last night's game so I don't know how he can make a comment.
Surely not another loyal fan who couldn't be bothered to turn up, just like Joey ! :lol:
They come on here shouting about their loyalty to Yates and the team but when it comes to the crunch they can't be bothered to turn up and support the team.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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everyman wrote:We were in the game at 0-0,One of our better performances,draw your own conclusions !
Moyes-esque!
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vickeryc
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Peter Griffin wrote:Thing is, he's right. You see the score 4-1 and think "we must have been humiliated" but bar for that 10 minute spell, we weren't really. First 20 minutes we're more than holiding our own, having chances to take the lead, then they hit us on the counter. Then bang bang bang and it's 0-4. In the second half, it would not have been undeserved if we'd pulled it back to 4-4, Lee made some excellent saves as well as us missing a few chances. It was a strange 4-1 loss. If you compare the performance, not the result, the performance to those against Plymouth, Accrington, Macclesfield, Northamptom for example you'd probably say last night was arguably better.
Yes, I think PG's is a fair reflection, though I would add that we were chasing shadows for the latter part of the first half, after the goal fest. That, however, was hardly surprising. Any team would've been shell-shocked after conceding 4 goals in 7 minutes. It was a freak occurence, the like of which I have rarely seen before. To the Robins' credit, they hung on until half time, then actually played really well in the second half.

I really feared for us at half time, but damage limitation was achieved, which was no mean feat in the circumstances. Of course, some will say that Chesterfield relaxed, but that's irrelevant and I don't think they did anyway. Sure, they missed a couple of easy chances in the second half, but we had half a dozen excellent scoring opportunities ourselves, along with a couple early in the game before they scored. Credit to Chesterfield, though, who are a good side and they punished us with some great finishing; however, once again, poor defending contributed to most of their goals. The story of our season at Whaddon Road.
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CheltRobin
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Chesterfield were in 2nd gear all 2nd half - good job too based on thier top gear performance in the 1st half.
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Fuller
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Imagine if we scored 4 goals in 7 minutes ... some of the old boys in the main stand might have a cardiac !
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Si Robin
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I have not made a single comment on the performance on Tuesday night.
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Alf
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Fuller wrote:Imagine if we scored 4 goals in 7 minutes ... some of the old boys in the main stand might have a cardiac !
We must be the safest team to watch in that respect.
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everyman
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CheltRobin wrote:Chesterfield were in 2nd gear all 2nd half - good job too based on thier top gear performance in the 1st half.
It was clear that Chesterfield coasted the second half(which would have annoyed their manager i would imagine),and conceded the midfield and they looked a very ordinary side.That lack of commitment is exactly what is lacking in our midfield most games this season.
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