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Jon Palmer
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Team news, live updates and reaction all here this afternoon: https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/s ... ve-9018054
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Fuller
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All seats sold.
We need a new stand…..where have I heard that before?
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Ben3
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Fair play the club is having a bumper four weeks in terms of income

(Not a new stand needed as the ground won’t be full today…just a reconfiguration of who goes where!)
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CTFCfan99
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When are we going to stop giving away fans half the CF stand in these 'big' games when we could easily sell the seats to our own fans?
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Fuller
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Freestone, Goodwin, Street all injured.
I’ll take a draw now.
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Ihearye
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CTFCfan99 wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 13:50 When are we going to stop giving away fans half the CF stand in these 'big' games when we could easily sell the seats to our own fans?
And giving our own team a more hostile environment
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Ihearye
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Fuller wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 14:12 Freestone, Goodwin, Street all injured.
I’ll take a draw now.
Maybe Goodwin brought back too fast? It's a day for some of the less convincing to show us what they are made off
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Shade
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That bench...you'd only want to see Thompson and Ferry coming on, apart from the last few minutes when the result is all but confirmed.
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asl
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Who even *is* Liggett...?
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Ihearye
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asl wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 14:39 Who even *is* Liggett...?
Why didn't they ask Evans?
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Artemis
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CTFCfan99 wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 13:50 When are we going to stop giving away fans half the CF stand in these 'big' games when we could easily sell the seats to our own fans?
Because the thinking will be Portsmouth Derby at least will sell all their entire allocation. Less likely home fans. That will be thinking, not saying I agree with it.

The point about a more hostile environment is a good one, and I expect something that didn't come to the front of the commercial thinking.
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HamTown
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Hope we can see King over BO today he seems pretty similar to Lloyd minus the heading
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HamTown
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Also I don't understand why Olayinka isn't in the squad. Surely he's preferable over youth players?
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ctfc-fan
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HamTown wrote:Also I don't understand why Olayinka isn't in the squad. Surely he's preferable over youth players?
Maybe because he’s listed so DC is using players we’re keeping?
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asl
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Curtis Davies has been immense, so far.
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Ben3
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Good half. For once a good team visit HQ, we’ll do well to hold them out.

But top of the league? I say it every week…there is nothing to fear in this league
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CTFCfan99
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Pompey easily the best side we've played for some time, I think a draw would be a good result
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Other than holding and pulling of forwards still being ignored, ref hasn't done too bad so far. I'm basing that almost entirely on him booking Kamara for diving when Pett had already cleared the ball.

Fiver says Ferry gets a second yellow. Williams was all over the place - wonder if he's actually injured or if he realised he was having a nightmare and jumped before he was pushed, so to speak.
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CTFCfan99
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Ffs that's amateur. Letting the ball bounce and bobble in the box then zero composure from Bradbury
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HamTown
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What a difference 5 minutes make!

How on earth we can hold on for 30 mins I don't know
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Ben3
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I am actually a bit emotional. Don’t often feel like crying at the end of the game
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HamTown
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Well that is amazing. Give Davies and Sercs the key to the town
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robinsrule
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Incredible win!! Were we clinging on at the end? The only sour note is that Exeter won again so somehow we are no closer to safety :-(

But I don’t want to dwell on the negatives, we have more than proved that we are competitive over the last few weeks. Just need to freshen up and try to keep up the good form for the rest of the season.
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CTFCfan99
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Scenes. UTT
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Ihearye
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Well that was a battle and a half. Only stat that matters was in our favour. Well played all
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Shade
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I was nearly there singing in the CF. A rare day.
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Alf
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Brilliant result. Well done Darrell and the lads!
Great achievement keeping the League Leaders out for virtually the whole of the second half. Outstanding team performance.
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Playmeuptop
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Brilliant win , incredible fight and battling qualities in this side. Davies immense, every player was !!
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CTFCfan99
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Credit the ref for not caving in to either of the Pompey penalty claims as well. The sort of decisions that I often feel go in favour of the 'big' teams.

Excellent team effort all round and yet more evidence that we belong in this league. Every player today can hold their heads high including Bradbury who, despite the own goal and a few tricky moments against Kamara, also made some brilliant tackles/clearances and read the game really well.
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Garby74
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Superb team effort one and all.
Davis was class.

What a breath of fresh air an opposition that wants to play football and not grapple our player.

Well done DC.

Where did they find the energy!
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Nesty
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WOW ...................
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Shade
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Think a few were blowing pretty hard at the end and Thompson was sprinting back right at the end and then suddenly slowed right down, so hopefully he hasn't pulled anything.

Can't remember if Lloyd touched the ball on to Sercombe for the second but I hope he did as he deserves the assist. He never stops. He has created so many opportunities in recent weeks just from being an almighty pain in the ass for the opposition.

And Sercs. Well...
The second was absolutely leathered. Their keeper couldn't react quick enough.
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Fantastic 3 points

Well done Darrell and the lads
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Ihearye
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Meanwhile in the league that matters Torquay 2 Eastbourne 2
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Artemis
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CTFCfan99 wrote: ↑06 Jan 2024, 15:54 Pompey easily the best side we've played for some time, I think a draw would be a good result
at half time I'd have taken a point. When Bradbury scored, a point was looking highly unlikely . Three beyond my wildest dreams.
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