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On the train. Difficult to judge a really poor 2nd half until we understood how Effete is as I’m sure that must have had an impact on the players as in the first half it was pretty even without either keeper being tested other than 1 good save from Max.

Can’t understand why we just didn’t go 3 at the back when we had to make the change, but there you go Hurst knows best I guess. Also a bit disappointed that when we needed some creativity JMD and Hunt don’t get a look in.

A word for the ref and the linesman, complete Numpties as they seemed to buy every piece of Wimbledon sh1thousery especially when they went ahead.

We need to start picking up league points quickly. Even with the injuries to the full backs we have enough in the squad to do a bit better.

I wish all 1071 of you away fans a safe journey home, your voices could certainly be heard.

…in the pub in Clapham. AFCW are an annoying niggly side with not much quality. The loss of Miche disrupted us and J McAtee is wasted in that role - just doesn’t suit back to goal. Our front options weren’t good enough, we cried out for a grizzly CF who'd niggle them, the youth don’t cut it in these kind of games. The ref was utter shite

Not a game we deserved to lose. Should've really scored in the first half.  

Thought Khouri did well out of position.

Quoted from lee65

Watching on Mariners TV, Max did “dip” his head in to Pells face, but obviously the ref didn’t see it or it would’ve been a red card and 3 games out
Yes, Pell played for it, but very lucky

He did exactly what pell did to him. Hit him with his shoulder around his chest/shoulder area.

For me ira frustrating not because we lost, just because I feel we aren't creating enough goals to make me think we can still get a point or 3 once we've conceded. That is my concern. Overall I enjoyed the game, it had a bit of everything.
But that's the problem for me. Once we concede (which isn't many!) But when we do I feel its pretty much game over

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Paul Hurst post match

That was a shocker, little quality from either side and although we were the better team for 30 minutes we created very little
2nd half was dire rubbish with barely two passes strung together and although we have enough points for safety our form is a massive concern
Just grateful the ref didn’t fall for Pell’s showbiz shenanigans cos  that would have been the icing on the cake
Modern football is becoming a mystery to me, what’s allowed and what’s a foul. Just hope we can get reinforcements through the door in January because whatever the question, the answer is not Pepple and Symonds

Quoted from buckstown

That was a shocker, little quality from either side and although we were the better team for 30 minutes we created very little
2nd half was dire rubbish with barely two passes strung together and although we have enough points for safety our form is a massive concern
Just grateful the ref didn’t fall for Pell’s showbiz shenanigans cos  that would have been the icing on the cake
Modern football is becoming a mystery to me, what’s allowed and what’s a foul. Just hope we can get reinforcements through the door in January because whatever the question, the answer is not Pepple and Symonds

We're miles from safety! Like Hertz says, we have enough to survive but we need to start playing all the right notes in the right order. Selection and subs are a puzzle at the moment.

Quoted from Croxton

We're miles from safety! Like Hertz says, we have enough to survive but we need to start playing all the right notes in the right order. Selection and subs are a puzzle at the moment.

I don't know more than Hursty but I would like to see us playing a settled side rather than the constant changes we are seeing.

Hopefully when we get new players coming in we will start being more consistent so the team will pick itself.

Our fantastic fans deserve better at Blundell Park and a few wins on the trot will see our crowd go home happy .

Which will mean our open corners will be needed to cope with even bigger crowds that will turn up.

Can’t fault the effort of the players and the injury to Efete certainly played a part. Harsh to use today as any sort of barometer of where we are at. Also really harsh to not mention to performance of Khouri who was tremendous.