https://twitter.com/officialgtfc/status/1520388451769724930?s=20&t=LHKOy5HckQ79erb3eheNMA

Hard to know whether Amos is injured or if Hurst fancied Crookes' physicality.

Hurst said one of two had sickness. so maybe Amos was one of those.

Not massively enamoured by that starting lineup but let's see how it goes (would really love to know what the justification for starting Jones over Fox is)

Max ill or injured?

In my opinion Fox should be in instead of Jones. Jones was woeful last week.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Not massively enamoured by that starting lineup but let's see how it goes (would really love to know what the justification for starting Jones over Fox is)

This

Amazed Abrahams hasn’t earned a start been looking forward to Sousa and Scannel in the same side though.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Not massively enamoured by that starting lineup but let's see how it goes (would really love to know what the justification for starting Jones over Fox is)

I thought Jones was poor last week and Clifton and Hoolihan carried him.

Joey Jones appeared to pull up during the shooting drills and left the pitch before the final warm up exercises & about 5 minutes before the rest of the starting XI went back to the changing room.

Jones is in the side to win headers in front of the centre backs. PH mentioned him as winning more than them last week in the first half when we were under the cosh. He also says that Jones brings more balance to the midfield.

Not saying I particularly agree with what he says, but the results lately make it hard to argue with.

Hartlepool fans dressed up as doctors and nurses at Scunny today, ooh matron  8)

Sounds like we got away with one there.

Slow start from town by the sounds of things, particularly Jones.

Gritts @Jones

Aldershot 1-0 Notts County  :)

Solihull Moors winning

I'm gonna say it...Jones is gash!!.

Bromley 1-0 Chesterfield

Come on Town

Quoted from promotion plaice

Bromley 1-0 Chesterfield

Come on Town

Move up to 6th on goal difference without doing owt.

Efete Injured. Again😖

Efete becomes a Cropper

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

I'm gonna say it...Jones is gash!!.

I've never heard shite be called gash before.

We need to capitalize on Cropper's throws.

Lol Gritts almost speachless at Croppers throw

I'll take an ugly 0-1 win.

Dag & Red winning  :-/

Another slow start, we need to up our game against these sort of teams. I feel sure things will change at half time for a Town victory.

Bromley 2-0 Chesterfield

At some point I would imagine we’ll to get Jones because he’s adding nothing and get Abrahams up with Taylor 4-4-2

Quoted from RobDef1

Bromley 2-0 Chesterfield

Bromley 3-0 Chesterfield  8)

Doesnt matter. We’re losing

1  - 0  

Shite

bloody hell

SH!t 1 - 0 down

Sake! 1-0 Barnet

Good job teams around us are losing, clutching at straws.

Sounds like we’ve got just what we deserved… 🙄

D & R breathing down our necks now.   Hardly hear Sousa or Scannels' names mentioned.

Jones off at 1/2 time - Abrahams to replace him

Jeez do we miss McAtee.

Wahoo…can’t wait to see everyone panic now…

Quoted from aldi_01

Wahoo…can’t wait to see everyone panic now…

No panic we'll score 2 in the second half

Jones. Why?

Quoted from DB

No panic we'll score 2 in the second half

I didn’t even flinch to be honest…let’s face it, if you’ve supported town for longer than 3 games you know it’s never done the simple way…

Bromley and Aldershot doing us a big favour.  Cmon Town.

Chesterfield 2 quickfire goals to bring it back to 3-2

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Jones. Why?

Whole midfields been non existent

Crowd sounds awful as well. Absolutely silent

Just all seems very flat…

Need a bit of magic or a mistake

flipping abject this. Midfield is getting outbattled by Barnet and our only tactic seems to be a hoof up to Taylor but without anyone bothering to get up the pitch to support him. Goal was shite, Waterfall giving a stupid foul away because he tried to get ahead of his man and failed and then dragged him down. They then lumped the resulting free kick into the box, Smith fell over and even though the ball bounced around the six yard area no town players got anywhere near it allowing them to tap it home. Without Amos or Efete there's no overlap from the two full backs so we just look clueless. Only way I can see us scoring without any changes is from a long throw or set piece. Jones, as ever, may as well not even be on the pitch for all he's offered in the first half. Sousa's just ran down a load of blind alleys with no end product as usual as well. Really annoying because it's obvious Barnet are absolute junk, but we've just not bothered to turn up.

Dear god, I hope we have Amos and Macatee back for next Saturday..
We sound absolutely dire in the first half, crowds flat as a fart too!!

Quoted from Hagrid

Whole midfields been non existent

Crowd sounds awful as well. Absolutely silent

Away fans are only interested in marking out for themselves and not the team.  ;D

Too busy on their drink and cocaine binge throwing inflatables around to care about the game. Sounds like they are all coming down now so it's silent.

We need to beat these they have let 81 goals I'm ffs

Grits just said on RH we’ve been absolutely dire

From the commentary I didn’t think we’d even been that good 🙃

We are a 2nd half team, it will improve

We miss McAtee for sure but we miss John and Efete even more.  When those two were out we were useless. Double Whammy. At least get Jones off.

Quoted from Hagrid

Whole midfields been non existent

Crowd sounds awful as well. Absolutely silent

lmao give over, the atmosphere was great for the first 30 minutes or so until it became clear the town players couldn't be arsed today and then conceded a poor goal to a crap team. the players have to excite the crowd in games against lesser opponents like this - when they're playing this poorly there's hardly gonna be loads of noise coming from the away end is there

Well that’s not working at all, if you didn’t know what the table looked like you’ve had thought that both sides had little to play for.

Looks like Abrahams is coming on judging by Greg doing some 121 work with him.

This is gash and we’re lucky to only be one down. The pitch isn’t helping but it’s the same for both sides.
Don’t want Jones to become the new boo boy but he’s awful. Only time we’ve looked mildly dangerous is with Erico down their left side. We need a major shake up at half time

This is gash and we’re lucky to only be one down. The pitch isn’t helping but it’s the same for both sides.
Don’t want Jones to become the new boo boy but he’s awful. Only time we’ve looked mildly dangerous is with Erico down their left side. We need a major shake up at half time

The "defending" for their goal was grim to put it mildly. These are shite and we've created fuk all

Quoted from Hagrid

Whole midfields been non existent

Crowd sounds awful as well. Absolutely silent

They've not really given us anything to cheer though.

Agree midifeld is none existant, Sousa getting lots of the ball but not doing much with it.

Taylor is chasing long hoofs, not had much to try and hold up.

Scannel seems to be having an off day as well, his 1st touch today especially poor.

Waterfal seems to be the only one aying with passion.

I'm really struggling to see why Fox is behind Jones on the depth chart.

Real kick up the bottom at half time needed.

Get the off performances out the way before 3 big games are needed in the playoffs…

Abrahams on for Jones

If you'd like to experience how excrement our defending was for the goal yourself, now you can:

https://twitter.com/adammorsley15/status/1520415425078693891

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

Abrahams on for Jones

Good, get JMD warmed up just in case we don’t getter better from the midfield this half.

Quoted from Chrisblor

lmao give over, the atmosphere was great for the first 30 minutes or so until it became clear the town players couldn't be arsed today and then conceded a poor goal to a crap team. the players have to excite the crowd in games against lesser opponents like this - when they're playing this poorly there's hardly gonna be loads of noise coming from the away end is there

Its silent pal. Tonduer says the same. Get behind the team if they aint playing well. Dont just turn up with a load of inflatables and think its a push over

Quoted from ginnywings

Jones is in the side to win headers in front of the centre backs. PH mentioned him as winning more than them last week in the first half when we were under the cosh. He also says that Jones brings more balance to the midfield.

Not saying I particularly agree with what he says, but the results lately make it hard to argue with.

It would  be difficult for them to win a header with him stood in the spot they would advance to to head it. He brings the reverse of balance to me, a centre back stood in front of the centre backs. He has the occasional good long pass and is tall, that's all he offers, howeger Hurst does put a surprising amount of emphasis on height and I think thats why he is in the team.

Crookes has offered absolutely nothing going forward and has had a hiccup defensively too nearly playing them in. Sousa has done his usual of terrible final cross or pass.

We don't get runners up to taylor enough or quick enough for him to be effective at the moment. Also when somebody did have a shot from distance that their keeper didn't hold absolutely nobody from town followed in, we just don't have any natural goal scorers.

Nobody has held o  to it for town, they've looked ordinary but definitely better than us at times but we've set a very lower bar first half.

We have to improve second half surely! We can still win this

Quoted from toontown

It would  be difficult for them to win a header with him stood in the spot they would advance to to head it. He brings the reverse of balance to me, a centre back stood in front of the centre backs. He has the occasional good long pass and is tall, that's all he offers, howeger Hurst does put a surprising amount of emphasis on height and I think thats why he is in the team.

Crookes has offered absolutely nothing going forward and has had a hiccup defensively too nearly playing them in. Sousa has done his usual of terrible final cross or pass.

We don't get runners up to taylor enough or quick enough for him to be effective at the moment. Also when somebody did have a shot from distance that their keeper didn't hold absolutely nobody from town followed in, we just don't have any natural goal scorers.

Nobody has held o  to it for town, they've looked ordinary but definitely better than us at times but we've set a very lower bar first half.

We have to improve second half surely! We can still win this

With Amos and Efete we have attacking full backs

Crookes is steady but attacking he is not

Quoted from Hagrid

Its silent pal. Tonduer says the same. Get behind the team if they aint playing well. Dont just turn up with a load of inflatables and think its a push over

I don't care what Tondeur thinks - I'm telling you from my own experience stood in the away end that the atmosphere was fine for the first 30 minutes. Then we started playing worse and worse, and OBVIOUSLY it was hardly going to be a party atmosphere after conceding to one of the worst teams in the league. If the players in this half give us something to get excited about then it'll get noisy. That's how it works.

Dagenham 2-0   up

Quoted from Chrisblor

I don't care what Tondeur thinks - I'm telling you from my own experience stood in the away end that the atmosphere was fine for the first 30 minutes. Then we started playing worse and worse, and OBVIOUSLY it was hardly going to be a party atmosphere after conceding to one of the worst teams in the league. If the players in this half give us something to get excited about then it'll get noisy. That's how it works.

Fair enough Chris. Can only pass on to what im hearing too

Quoted from Chrisblor

I don't care what Tondeur thinks - I'm telling you from my own experience stood in the away end that the atmosphere was fine for the first 30 minutes. Then we started playing worse and worse, and OBVIOUSLY it was hardly going to be a party atmosphere after conceding to one of the worst teams in the league. If the players in this half give us something to get excited about then it'll get noisy. That's how it works.

That's exactly what I heard on RH.

Hurst nece4 makes subs at half time still less when he's already used a sub - that tells you how gash Jones has been

Bromley 4-2 Chesterfield

Chesterfield 4-2 down
Notts 2-1 down
Dagenham 2-0 up

We sound like we've started the half much better

2  -  0  ffs

2-0 now

Fcuck

Oh for christ sake

2-0 barnet
Waterfall OG

FFS

Christ

Waterfall scores…

For Barnet. 🙄

Under no pressure at all then Waterfall.

2 - 0 down what on earth was that all about

Gutted when teams around are losing.

Had Waterfall to score though Meza  ;)

FFS!..

Waterfall is playing like it's last season. Useless girl private just headed it into his own net without any Barnet players anywhere near him. As far as own goals go that was a REALLY poor one and very annoying because we'd started the second half well

It's all gone Pete Tong

Hurst out  8)

Struggling to see where a shot is coming from never mind a goal

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Struggling to see where a shot is coming from never mind a goal

One of them games…move on, we’ll be fine…

Best thing about this game is the phrase on RH, "Getatable".

We're the better team this half till we get near theur box

Highlight of the game so far? The town fans singing “where’s the cactus gone” when the inflatable was confiscated

Quoted from aldi_01

One of them games…move on, we’ll be fine…

I take it you haven’t paid hard earned money to actually be here.

I have and quite frankly it’s  flipping disgraceful. urine poor performance

Quoted from Civvy at last

I take it you haven’t paid hard earned money to actually be here.

I have and quite frankly it’s  flipping disgraceful. urine poor performance

Nobody makes you go…I mean if I did the maths of games over the years I’ve been to, especially in the last 20, the excrement games outweigh the good ones.

Quoted from Civvy at last

I take it you haven’t paid hard earned money to actually be here.

I have and quite frankly it’s  flipping disgraceful. urine poor performance

I'm here too civvy and yes for the first half but not the second, they're definitely trying

Well this is poor

Really blown a chance to go 5th and it means a little added pressure to these next 2 home games

2-1

2-1

2-1

Come on run run run

Got one back but to late I fear

8 minutes left come on

Feel as though this may be too late, but we will see...

Wish the t@wat who keeps saying "come on Barnet" would shut the fook up ..doing my swede right in!!

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

Wish the t@wat who keeps saying "come on Barnet" would shut the fook up ..doing my swede right in!!

Glad someone said it. Wound me up so much all game!

2-2

2-2 Waterfall

Get off the pitch you stupid girl privates

Get in 2-2

2 - 2 Waterfall

YEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

Good retribution from Waterfall, great assist from Fox. Incredible he hasn't been in the team ahead of Jones - has been our best player by miles today after coming on

Hurst has got his subs spot on today. Abrahams and Fox have been great since coming on.

Pulled the net off. Absolute muppets.

Delay in play after some moron town fans have broken the goal net

Still time for a winner!

Quoted from Chrisblor

Delay in play after some moron town fans have broken the goal net

Excellent…more injury time in which we can get winner…

Quoted from Chrisblor

Delay in play after some moron town fans have broken the goal net

Embarrassing Idiots

Wealdstone have got one back.  Imagine.

Love being wrong 😂😂

Aldershot extend their lead.

2-2 Full Time. Into 6th. Could have been 5th but 2-0 down i’d have taken a point

Could be a very valuable point at the end of the season.

Can we blame the pitch?, the referee?..
How we've pulled that back just shows the determination within this group, never say die attitude!..

Got out of jail I suppose

But don’t they say any point away from home is a good point?

6th place now and still in our own hands if we want to finish any higher to get a home play off tie

UTM

Sounded dire for most of the game.  In that case, a good point.  Still in the mix.

Would love it if we could get a 5th placed finish, a home crowd could be the difference between us winning the play off game.

Quoted from TheultimateMariner

Would love it if we could get a 5th placed finish, a home crowd could be the difference between us winning the play off game.

3 games left we still could but we’ll have to be much better than we’ve been today.

#grinding out results.

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Got out of jail I suppose

But don’t they say any point away from home is a good point?

6th place now and still in our own hands if we want to finish any higher to get a home play off tie

UTM

It's only goal difference.  We need to thrash someone.

Got an unexpected day off today, but couldn't get a ticket. I live in Bristol, so popped along to Ashton Gate instead (in my town shirt obvs). And can honestly say Hull are the worst team I've seen this season, which is quite impressive considering the only other games I've been to have been national league.

Quoted from NorthLondonMariner

Got an unexpected day off today, but couldn't get a ticket. I live in Bristol, so popped along to Ashton Gate instead (in my town shirt obvs). And can honestly say Hull are the worst team I've seen this season, which is quite impressive considering the only other games I've been to have been national league.

I txt this to RH too and they just read it out on air.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I’m not sure I see what PH sees. Fox has been reliable all season, Jones was woeful against Stockport, poor against Torquay yet gets a start, is he just trying to justify signing him?

Quoted from MuddyWaters

I’m not sure I see what PH sees. Fox has been reliable all season, Jones was woeful against Stockport, poor against Torquay yet gets a start, is he just trying to justify signing him?

Well he took him off at HT so maybe he’s seen what you’ve seen😉

Hurst plays a man, recognises in two games that he’s done or not been good enough and replaces him and we get a positive result…folk still moan.

Fox is ok but let’s not suddenly turn him in to flipping Iniesta….

Quoted from aldi_01

Hurst plays a man, recognises in two games that he’s done or not been good enough and replaces him and we get a positive result…folk still moan.

Fox is ok but let’s not suddenly turn him in to flipping Iniesta….

No, he isn’t Iniesta but he’s substantially better than Jones.

Fox has also very recently returned from a significant injury.

For me it has to be Fox, Clifton and Holohan in the midfield.

Quoted from RonMariner

For me it has to be Fox, Clifton and Holohan in the midfield.

Why Clifton? Just don’t get it the guy is 100% effort and running but has poor distribution and poor ball control and his finishing is iffy at best, if he wasn’t home grown I think fans would be asking for better on the left hand side of midfield. Happy to have him as a versatile squad member but don’t believe he has enough qualities to be a regular starter if we want promotion from this league.

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

Why Clifton? Just don’t get it the guy is 100% effort and running but has poor distribution and poor ball control and his finishing is iffy at best, if he wasn’t home grown I think fans would be asking for better on the left hand side of midfield. Happy to have him as a versatile squad member but don’t believe he has enough qualities to be a regular starter if we want promotion from this league.

7 goals, only one behind Taylor, playing out of position. One of the first names on the team sheet for me.

Quoted from TheRealJohnLewis

7 goals, only one behind Taylor, playing out of position. One of the first names on the team sheet for me.

Your not alone in your view as I note on another thread that a number believe Harry to be player of the year which just demonstrates how we all view players and performances differently. As I said previously I personally just don’t see it with Harry and believe if he were replaced with a decent left footed player the team would be better balanced. Playing him in the centre of midfield would give us energy and bite but just think his first touch and passing quality is not good enough for him to hold a place down in this area.

I accept I’m in the minority with this opinion but we can’t all agree on respective players qualities but happy if Harry were to make me eat my words as that would mean the team are succeeding.

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

Your not alone in your view as I note on another thread that a number believe Harry to be player of the year which just demonstrates how we all view players and performances differently. As I said previously I personally just don’t see it with Harry and believe if he were replaced with a decent left footed player the team would be better balanced. Playing him in the centre of midfield would give us energy and bite but just think his first touch and passing quality is not good enough for him to hold a place down in this area.

I accept I’m in the minority with this opinion but we can’t all agree on respective players qualities but happy if Harry were to make me eat my words as that would mean the team are succeeding.

I don't recognise the player you describe. He's full of energy and running, more often than not he goes forward and drives the team forward. Gets in important tackles and blocks to help break down opposition attacks.makes himself available to other players for an out ball or keeping an attack moving. Has a nice touch and generally knows when to hold the ball and when to pass it.
I'm surprised clubs in league 2 aren't looking at him. I regularly think he's the best player on the pitch.

It's all about opinions.