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First game I’ve been to for a while. Been watching a few on the telly, and listening on the radio, but it’s not the same.
Wasn’t a great game, and a bit lucky to grab all 3 points. Quite a nice little ground, but hopefully the last time we’ll have to visit it.
The main thing from the game was not the football, there’s definitely some optimism around the club from the new owners, lots of people wearing the new tops (after the very professional launches) and good cheer around. A world away from the atmosphere (angry and depressed) in my more recent games.
Actually looking forward to my next game, and I haven’t felt that way for a while.
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Worth mentioning there had to be 3-400 Scunny fans there tonight- great support.
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Tough league, as we now know. The sort of game that last season we would have blown and conceded an equaliser or lost.
Onwards to play Chorley, who lost at home to Scarborough last night.1 user thanked author for this post.
How many passes went astray?
How little movement off the ball?
How many moves with ten passes? Or eight? Or even six? Four anyone?
Where had the all the superb ‘ball stealing’ at Brackley gone?
Throws were whistling in towards the penalty spot – did our big guys get to them first? Not very often.
Long balls are a part of football but lumping it up-field in a constant hit and hope was dreadful to watch and will cost us many points this season.
I do not think that you can easily trot out five subs in fairly quick succession and keep the team’s balance.
It was horrid to watch but a good way to wipe hundreds off our home gates.
We certainly did not deserve three points.1 user thanked author for this post.
Thought you’d be àlong when there’s something to moan about. ‘Drop like a stone’. Such hyperbole for a less dramatic situation
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It’s National league North 414. Every game is like last night with the odd moment of skill occasionally allowed to occur. Ive said this before but if it was any good nobody would need to bother with Sky subscriptions they would all go to their nearest non league match.
We need to get promoted out of it and I think we will do it this season but if we don’t I will keep attending matches as will most supporters. Butler and the players know what is expected and I haven’t heard them say anything other than promotion is the aim and expectation this season.7 users thanked author for this post.
Reading the responses from some, one would mistake us for having lost 3, scoring none and conceding 7. It’s early days, things might go pear shaped, but it’s not getting carried away to say it’s a good start.
We got good attendances while playing dour football under Jimmy last season. I see no reason why we won’t this season unless we start losing games. Fans are engaged because we are winning more and there is a feel good factor round the club, bar a selection of people grumbling on here. It will stop if we lose more, not because we aren’t playing a carbon copy of Man City or Barcelona.
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On the bright side, performance wise, this is very much work in progress and we’re only 3 games in. We are playing better football than last season, overall the players look fitter, sharper and more on it. Looks like there’s still work to be done but what did people expect? Completely smash every game with free flowing fancy football? Ain’t gonna happen and might not win the league. There’s good talented players waiting in the wings (Carlton, Shrimpton etc) and the players look like they know what they’re doing and have bought in to a plan. Don’t particularly like some of the hoofball and persistent long throws (though I can see why we took that approach last night against a much small team – didn’t pay off – c’est le vie) but each game will be different. My interpretation of some of the more critical and exaggerated views is that some were never happy about Butler being made head coach, Dean getting the shove and Butterfield being released.
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Quick reminder of our first 3 games last season.
At Tamworth we barely kicked the football in the first half let alone kept possession. They scored 1 and should have scored 3. Inexplicably they handed us a goal just before half time which undeservedly got us into a game. We then snatched a scrappy and fortunate winner in a very poor second half.
We then huffed and puffed at home against Peterborough Sports who were probably the leagues poorest side to not get relegated. Drew that one.
Then Rushall away, another team fighting against relegation all season. They created about 6 good chances and scored none. We created 2 chances and scored 3 – the third was a cross from Denton to nobody that looped in.
I watched Tamworth about 5 times last season on National League tv and they never excited me once. Their football never flowed freely. They never controlled possession for long periods. They never looked like not winning the game.
This league is about physicality, attitude, organisation and constantly doing the basics of football all over the pitch. Carry on Butler until we are out of this league.
We won’t be seeing any glimpses of good football until we’re challenging at the top of the league above and we won’t see it consistently until we’re back in the EFL.
Time to put this feeling of “big club” entitlement in the bin and enjoy the muck and nettles.
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I do hope we’re not going to be like England fans and complain even when we’re winning because we’re not winning well enough.
Correct – predicted he would play the ugly, defensive and direct football we are now seeing.
Honestly, I don’t know what to say to nonsense like this. Did you even see a game played until one-plan Dean last season?
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I would say NM did a good job of stifling our attacks last night Les, ran their socks off and probably deserved more than no points. However, our fitness and quality won out in the the end. If that’s going to be the story of the season, so be it.
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‘In the 3-5-2 think Ogle is the bigger miss’
Funnily enough, watching the game on the stream last night I actually thought to myself, ‘we’re not missing Ogle. Glad he’s moved on. Must ask my Oldham mate how he’s doing’.
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To me the pleasing thing is we seem to have a team that can play all different brands of football, not just the one way under Dean, so long as we don’t overcook the one brand we should be fine, teams found it to easy to nullify us last season.
The only negative was trying to defend the lead last night and bringing pressure upon themselves luckily it didn’t cost us last night, nice start to the season Mr Butler your doing great.5 users thanked author for this post.
‘In the 3-5-2 think Ogle is the bigger miss’
Funnily enough, watching the game on the stream last night I actually thought to myself, ‘we’re not missing Ogle. Glad he’s moved on. Must ask my Oldham mate how he’s doing’.
Looking at some of the footage from last season did think Ogle left his position on several occasions and we seemed to concede.
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