Hendrie in for Dixon

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Still Hooper starting over Vernam huh.

I think he's doing that (selecting Hooper over Vernham) to give them a chance.  

McKeown playing in grey again   ??)

I think Hooper is much more suited to playing on the left than Vernam.

Amond goes close with a deflected effort

Dembele (again) for Peterborough
Lincoln 1 up v Notts County

Dembele scores for Peterborough again, sell on clause   ::)

It's amazing how Dembele has adapted to league 1. Can't help wondering what Jolley could have got out of him given the chance

County level it against Lincoln   :)

Very few mentions of Welsh so far. Maybe Newport playing the channels rather than midfield? Not heard Matt at all!

Joke referee. Just gave a 'high boot' against Hooper when the Newport player stuck his head down to knee level. Hooper never even made contact with him. Thought we'd left that standard of officiating back in non-league.

Quoted from buckstown

It's amazing how Dembele has adapted to league 1. Can't help wondering what Jolley could have got out of him given the chance

Wait for the pitches to start cutting up or for his agent to turn his head again. He'll soon go back off the boil.

Matt isnt playing for them, he’s on the bench

Goalless after half an hour

Doesn’t sound like it’s a spectacle so far from the commentary

I’d be happy enough with a point today but if we can take all three so much the better

UTM

Thanks Hagrid. Tuned in a bit late!

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Goalless after half an hour

Doesn’t sound like it’s a spectacle so far from the commentary

I’d be happy enough with a point today but if we can take all three so much the better

UTM

Been watching on iFollow. They've had the best of the chances and possession, but haven't caused us too much trouble yet. Our passing and composure is letting us down when we get the ball in the final third. The pitch isn't great either - everyone keeps slipping over. Woolford hammering a free kick in a decent position about 10 foot over the bar just now pretty much epitomizes the performance so far!

FFS

1-0 to them from a free kick

😒

Sodomist

Awful goalkeeping. Amond just jumped around in front of McKeown's face as they set-up for the free kick, ran away and then McKeown didn't even dive. Looked comfortably savable.

Radio saying the same. Unsure how its gone in

Wonder if we'll  turn up second half.

Midfield has been anonymous.

Not playing well. Many over hit passes, clumsy challenges and not really sure how that went in the goal.

Amond being a bit of a male private to McKeown before the free kick was taken, preventing him from setting up the wall. Maybe something that should be written into the rules as it's unsportsmanlike.

Shame on you Amond.

Toto scores for the Tractor Boys.

Quoted from MarinerBen

Not playing well. Many over hit passes, clumsy challenges and not really sure how that went in the goal.

Amond being a bit of a male private to McKeown before the free kick was taken, preventing him from setting up the wall. Maybe something that should be written into the rules as it's unsportsmanlike.

Shame on you Amond.

Ah rubbish. Its clever and it unsettled mckeown. We’d applaud it if it worked for us

Just got away with a massive penalty shout for them. Whitmore on the wrong side of Amond and looked like he barged him in the back. I'd have been incensed if we'd not got a penalty for that.

First league game this season where we’ve not been leading 1-0 at half time

Let’s hope we can do to others what they’ve done to us and turn things around in the second half

UTM

Well that was rubbish. Let's hope Jolley has something up his sleeve.

Hooper not doing much, need Vernon or Thomas on

what a shite half

Newport are very limited but busy and making us look poor..

Can anyone tell me the point of Hooper, so fooking heartless..

We look tired, Mitch Rose on for Clifton or Woolford and Vernam on for Hooper for me..

Back four, Cook and Hess done ok, the rest anonymous..

Just seen the goal. I have no clue why macca didnt dive.!’o pace on the free kick at all. Really confusing

Very poor so far, no idea what the frig McKeown was doing for that free kick didn't look that far away from him.

We have to seriously improve or it's a very long trip home

Sounds like Newport are finding Amond and Harris easily but our front two are not finding the same space.

Wheres the passion we seem to just be going through the motions today. Midfield is none existent, our full backs and Inside forwards can't deal with their wing backs even though it should be 2 on 1 when we are defending. We're sitting too deep and just hoofing the ball aimlessly forward for Cook not to win the header. Hooper is once again a waste of space, I really was hoping he would carry on from where he ended last season, but no reverted to his bad habbits. Get Thomas on for Hooper and move Cook out wide and Rose in for Clifton as its just not working for him today.

Newport are much better this year than previous years, their 21 is running us ragid on the left Hooper been very poor.

Well that was not very good, we have not put 2 passes together. No composure, Newport players seem to have time on the ball and able to run the channels well. Reminds me of the FGR game. Lets hope Jolly has a fiendish masterplan because we dont look anywhere near scoring ourselves.

This sounds like a different team to the one I saw on Tuesday night, hope he can turn it round

Losing the midfield- can see Rose replacing Clifton

Quoted from golfer

Losing the midfield- can see Rose replacing Clifton

Mystic golfer!

Oh intercourse off ref dont you dare

Appalling gamesmanship from Newport. They're so unsportsmanlike.

thank intercourse for that flipping all newport all over the ref.

Well done to that referee, new to the league, under big pressure from newport players but took his time, consulted his linesman and made the correct decision, and then spoke to the newport captain about the pressuring from their players. Good stuff

One thing about having the picture with JT's commentary- makes you realise he's just not very good at keeping the listener informed about what's actually happening. Jobling is an awful summariser too. Feel sorry for people listening on the radio. I don't bother anymore.

Welsh had a brain fart but it was never a sending off.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Mystic golfer!

I can see Hooper replaced

Thank goodness, Hooper coming off for Thomas

Thomas has done more running in 2 minutes than Hooper had in 55.

Think it's time Rose was given a few more minutes alongside Thomas-I like Cook but it doesn't seem to be going for him.

Sam Jones for Cheltenham , didn't take him long

Quoted from Ipswin

Sam Jones for Cheltenham , didn't take him long

Apparently he's too lazy for us. Amond can't score at League 2 level either.

Nathan Clarke for Halifax

Seems Newport are spending more time on their arses than actually playing football, and winning a free kick every time they do so. Frustrating.

so frustrating struggling against an average side does my heading

We never get anything here. Doesnt sound like a good performance today

Toto sent off . I wondered how long it would take

Horses for courses . Not a happy hunting ground. Amazing how often this happens not just to us .

Quoted from zorro_is_a_Mariner

so frustrating struggling against an average side does my heading

Theyre not average though, not going on current form, theyve won 3 out of their last 4 games in all comps, and the draw they got was against the team that was top of the table. Theyre 5th in the league if they win this. But my gripe is how fine the lines are each game between us being on of those teams at the top end of the table, but instead were down in 17th

Tap the ball around for a bit in midfield, hammer it long towards nobody straight into the keepers arms. What on earth are we playing at.

The stats make depressing reading. 7 shots to their 20 with none of them on target and no corners either.

Straight red for Thomas....WTF!! 😒

another flipping red card

Welsh illegitimates

Wes Thomas straight red. That looks harsh, high foot but he looked to be watching the ball.

43rd straight red of the season

Quoted from Abdul19

43rd straight red of the season

For us ?

what was it last season 5 red cards in row last season

Quoted from zorro_is_a_Mariner

another flipping red card

Trying to beat last season's record.

Didn't take Thomas long did it?

Never a red card. Referee is a complete amateur.

https://twitter.com/cj11tt/status/1033381617782403073

Just a bad day from the sounds of things....Newport is not a happy hunting ground for us for some reason

Let’s hope we can bounce back next Saturday at home to Yeovil and get our first home win of this season

UTM

Since the start of season it seems like we have had more red cards than shots-fking disgraceful  We'll soon be struggling to put a team out. What's the record for red cards

Big game against yeovil then, we need to start picking up results

Ollie Palmer 5 goals in 5 games, too inconsistent for us (and Lincoln)  tho wasn't he?

Luke summer field just scored an o.g, in the 90th minute to get Bromley-by-Bow equaliser

Rubbish performance, just didn't turn up at all. Not helped by Newport's non-stop gamesmanship and an inexperienced referee falling for it every time.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Never a red card. Referee is a complete amateur.

https://twitter.com/cj11tt/status/1033381617782403073

From that angle it looked like a foul the other way.

Quoted from Ipswin

Ollie Palmer 5 goals in 5 games, too inconsistent for us (and Lincoln)  tho wasn't he?

You’re an idiot.

Quoted from forza ivano

Luke summer field just scored an o.g, in the 90th minute to get Bromley-by-Ravensbourne equaliser

Corrected that for you. He's not slipped down that far!

I'm optimistic the red will be overturned.

Sounds like it wasn't our day today. Tough to take but all part of a long season.

Just seen that video of the sending off. Never a sending off that, not even a foul FFS.

Tripe performance. tripe ref. never a red. But why do we even have play the sheep worriers, get back to your own league, this is the English Football League,

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

You’re an idiot.

intercourse off, when I want to speak to you I'll apply for a visiting order.

I wish we had someone who could score 5 in 5 in fact I wish we had someone who could score 2 in 5

Cooks scored 2 in 5 ipswin

Quoted from golfer

Since the start of season it seems like we have had more red cards than shots-fking disgraceful  We'll soon be struggling to put a team out. What's the record for red cards

I should watch it first before you go over the top. That is never a red.

Good god even Newport are playing us off the park, it could be a very very long season.

Quoted from Hagrid

Cooks scored 2 in 5 ipswin

Of course! How silly of me, guaranteed promotion then if he keeps that up, shame no one else is that consistent

Still desperate for a goalscorer-deoesn't look like we'll be getting one in near future unless Jolly has something up his sleeve. If this inconsistency continues I fear we are going to struggle. Can't make wholesale changes because we are looking a bit threadbare. Hopes lifted one match then deflated the next. Shame about the red cards and injuries we have had but it just shows how light our squad is.

Quoted from Yoda

Good god even Newport are playing us off the park, it could be a very very long season.

"Even"?

Not a great start to the season, but as they say, things can only get better................or worse.

We deserved nothing from today todays performance not at the races at all, never a red card for Thomas. I think that pretty much covers it as theres nothing much more to say after a none performance like that.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

I should watch it first before you go over the top. That is never a red.

Watched it when it happened-haven't had a chance to see it in slow motion

Quoted from ginnywings

Not a great start to the season, but as they say, things can only get better................or worse.

Someone flagged up what a tricky first five games we had - it's not the worst start we could have made but the squad still looks light to me. I still can't work out why Hooper starts ahead of Vernam and why we signed Robles.

Come on blokes I know it's not the best start but FFS

Let Jolly boy work out what he has and how to use em.

I'm sure we will have a decent season.

Well done to all the Town that went today UTM 👍😀

Quoted from TAGG

Come on blokes I know it's not the best start but FFS

Let Jolly boy work out what he has and how to use em.

I'm sure we will have a decent season.

Well done to all the Town that went today UTM 👍😀

Ah that early season hope lol. Guess it'll be different when we barely scrape staying a league team for another season.

Quoted from golfer

Watched it when it happened-haven't had a chance to see it in slow motion

I've watched it a few times and I'm struggling to see the foul let alone figure out how the ref has given a red card.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Rubbish performance, just didn't turn up at all. Not helped by Newport's non-stop gamesmanship and an inexperienced referee falling for it every time.

We need to get a bit streetwise, Macca should have been in the refs ear when Podge was jumping in front of him.

Quoted from Kris2

Ah that early season hope lol. Guess it'll be different when we barely scrape staying a league team for another season.

Maybe the case mate but let's give it at least until Xmas to see where we are at.
Some on here have us relegated already.
We have taken points from the top two sides so there is something there.

Quoted from Kris2

Ah that early season hope lol. Guess it'll be different when we barely scrape staying a league team for another season.

Strangely quiet last week and midweek after the match. But within minutes of a loss up you pop.  How very unamazing. 🤔

Don’t know how some of you lot cope in real life.

We’ve almost a whole new squad, new management, playing a new system and haven’t had the same starting 11 start two consecutive games - through injuries or suspensions - once this season. They’re going to be inconsistent.

A point away at MK Dons doesn’t make us worldbeaters and losing away at Newport won’t send us down. Just some perspective would be helpful. It’s boring going through the same histrionics every week.

Quoted from Kris2

Ah that early season hope lol. Guess it'll be different when we barely scrape staying a league team for another season.

It's not early season hope, its called being a fan you know the ones that actually support the team instead of slating them at every opportunity.

Quoted from ska face

Don’t know how some of you lot cope in real life.

We’ve almost a whole new squad, new management, playing a new system and haven’t had the same starting 11 start two consecutive games - through injuries or suspensions - once this season. They’re going to be inconsistent.

A point away at MK Dons doesn’t make us worldbeaters and losing away at Newport won’t send us down. Just some perspective would be helpful. It’s boring going through the same histrionics every week.

Totally agree - just gets a bit frustrating when the same bang average striker gets a start every week.

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. I still can't work out why Hooper starts ahead of Vernam and why we signed Robles.

I can’t quite work out why you’ve decided to slag off a player that didn’t even make the pitch today.

As Jolley said when he signed him, he’s a young player with raw talent, who will have to work hard to push for a place. He’s a squad player with potential.

Has that cleared anything up for you at all?

Quoted from MeanwoodMariner

I've watched it a few times and I'm struggling to see the foul let alone figure out how the ref has given a red card.

See Jolley says we are definitely going to appeal it.

I saw enough against Lincoln to know that this side is an improvement on last season. Early days yet.

We were not at the races today, but we only lost by the silly goal. Okay we didn’t do much up front, but hey ho, we live to fight another day.

We will be fine this season. The team is a lot better than last season.

Quoted from sam gy

I can’t quite work out why you’ve decided to slag off a player that didn’t even make the pitch today.

As Jolley said when he signed him, he’s a young player with raw talent, who will have to work hard to push for a place. He’s a squad player with potential.

Has that cleared anything up for you at all?

No - not at all. We've signed enough bang average benchwarmers down the years without signing someone who barely lit a candle in Spanish League 3. There's at least two young strikers in the youth set-up (Burrell & Paul-Jones) who would benefit from being part of a match-day squad.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

No - not at all. We've signed enough bang average benchwarmers down the years without signing someone who barely lit a candle in Spanish League 3. There's at least two young strikers in the youth set-up (Burrell & Paul-Jones) who would benefit from being part of a match-day squad.

You’ve barely seen Robles kick a ball. You’ve never seen either of them play men’s football.

Quoted from sam gy

You’ve barely seen Robles kick a ball. You’ve never seen either of them play men’s football.

I've seen Robles in two friendlies - I would love to be proved wrong, but based on those, I hope we don't ever need to start him.

Town will appeal against the red card and Thomas will score 3 goals in the next 3 games that will take us up the league,

Onward and upward,

By the way Upward had a good game today for Maidstone or was it Maidenhead ?

We should appeal no way was that a red the Newport players once again surrounding the ref and intimidating him this time it worked.

Wankors!!!(anger3)(anger3)

We will be fine this season. The team is a lot better than last season.

The disappointing thing is that, in 5 games, we've not turned up twice. We may have played well in three matches, but you'll struggle to get anywhere if you don't perform 40% of the time.

Hopefully more consistency to come.

Folks
Just look at the league tables at the position of the last three opponents. All top five I think.
Yeovil are seventh so won't be easy.
Please be patient and our team will get stronger.
Unfortunately modern society shoot from the hip without seeing the bigger picture.

GTFC onwards and upwards :)