Torquay United (H) League - Saturday 4/11/06

[Neuromantic]

2-0 to the supper saddlers but Keats and Dobbo should be dropped after Saturday.

and replaced with whom exactly? :?

[Pedagogue]

2-0 to the supper saddlers but Keats and Dobbo should be dropped after Saturday.

and replaced with whom exactly? :?

Bart Coone and Darren Rhodes, of course! :D :D

[geoffwhiting]

2-0 to the supper saddlers but Keats and Dobbo should be dropped after Saturday.

and replaced with whom exactly? :?

Bart Coone and Darren Rhodes, of course! :D :D

John Denver and "Country Roads" more like !

(This one may go way over the heads of younger posters !) :lol:

OK, I'm getting me coat !

[matty_walsall4eva]

Walsall 3 Torquay 0

Butler to score 3

5979 fans with 243 torquay fans

[Rushall Saddler]

Saddlers 2 - 0 Torquay

Butler 42
Wright 65

Attendance: 5224

[Mirek]

A big prediction

a) Team. Ince, Westwood, Dann, Roper, Taylor, Pead, Keates, Kinsella, Fox, Butler, Nicholls

b) The Bench. Gilmartin, Dobson, Sam, Demontagnac, Wright

c) The score: Saddlers 3 Torquay 0 ( Bulter 18, Butler 44, Nicholls 87)

d) The attendance 6,287


Think i'll do Euro Millions tonight!

[Greg WP]

A big prediction

a) Team. Ince, Westwood, Dann, Roper, Taylor, Pead, Keates, Kinsella, Fox, Butler, Nicholls

b) The Bench. Gilmartin, Dobson, Sam, Demontagnac, Wright

c) The score: Saddlers 3 Torquay 0 ( Bulter 18, Butler 44, Nicholls 87)

d) The attendance 6,287


Think i'll do Euro Millions tonight!

6287? I wouldn't bother if I were you. :wink:

[BathSaddler]

1-0, Butler. Not original, but that's how I think it will go. Crowd 5300-5400.

[Neil Ravenscroft]

The preview is on the front page

http://upthesaddlers.com/wp/archives/20 ... y-preview/

[stealth_vision]

3-0 butler 2 score opener what odds ypu reckon id get on that

[sean511]

We're going to win 4-0 :D

[hullsaddler]

HELP
Is anybody else having problems getting commentary. I managed to get logged on to Saddlers world, but then nothing happens when I click on audio commentary.



Panic over . Now seems to be okay

[Stalky]

1 - 0 Ropes header from a Deano corner.

[Jorge14]

C'mon the lads...

Can't believe it...another Roper goal!

[Surrey Saddler]

Let's get another, c'mon

[TofDover]

Lincoln behind 1-0

[Winston Smith]

78 mins
Swindon 1 - Hereford 1
Grimsby 0 - MKD 2

[TofDover]

Yessssssssss

[Jorge14]

Top of the League! :D

[Winston Smith]

FT Peterborough United 4 - 2 Accrington Stanley
90' Rochdale 1 - 3 Bury
90' Grimsby 0 - 3 Milton Keynes Dons
FT Boston U. 3 - 3 Notts County
FT Swindon Town 1 - 2 Hereford
FT Walsall 1 - 0 Torquay
FT Wrexham 0 - 0 Macclesfield Town
FT Stockport 2 - 0 Lincoln City
FT Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 Mansfield Town
FT Hartlepool 0 - 1 Barnet
FT Shrewsbury 0 - 0 Wycombe Wanderers

[LancsSaddler]

anyone leave saddlersworld on after the game? apparently dickie waffles on in his interview so it was too long, and did a nice answer on set plays at the end?? shame they didnt play the interview tho!!

ps: yes the interviews on!!

[matty_walsall4eva]

werent pretty but we got the points and another clean sheet, results went for us aswell

[Walt Flanagan's Dog]

Couldn't believe what I was hearing walking down Bescot Crescent at the end of the game- the bloke in front of me remarked to his mate "They haven't convinced me they're promotion contenders yet."

Mid-table basement division Torquay were Ronseal- tryers, did the simple things well enough, yet ultimately zero creativity or quality, and after we struggled to get started, it was always going to be a case of a game played at their level rather than ours. Indeed, at half time, for the first time at Bescot this season, it truly felt like we were watching forth division football. I spent the last ten minutes of the half hoping that we wouldn't boo them off, and most of my fellow Saddlers didn't disappoint me (kudos to the geezer in the upper FTG who was quick to remind the jeering contingent of "last season".).

There were positives to be taken- Westwood started well, but after getting booked, was very shaky- when their number 7 (I spent the break thinking what good foil for Butler he'd make) did him for "pace" just before half time, the writing was pretty much on the wall; Scott Dann came out for the second half, and the back four seemed to collectively grow in stature as a result, particularly Pead, who had a very erratic first half, but his second half run & cross was, goal aside, the highlight of the game.

Wrack looked energised & interested- I was of the opinion that, post-30th birthday & after a 12 month lay off, he'd be a spent force, but today he showed that he's still got a part to play. When he moved up alongside Butler and the ball was played into the channels marked the first time in recent memory I can recall one of our front two getting into a central position. Familiarity was obviously a problem (he & MB got in each other's way on at least one occassion), and he understandably ran out of steam towards the end, but very encouraging nonetheless.

This game emphatically answered one question, for me: Fox in front of Taylor is right combination on the left; they are our first real wide "partnership" since Zigor & Pedro. During the first half, Wrack was constantly looking to come inside, whereas Fox offered us a much better outlet once he was pushed up field, and got into a couple of good positions towards the end (Butler could use a goal right now, so why oh why didn't he square the ball when he'd drawn the keeper out? Also, he the same comination combined well a couple of minutes later, forcing their keeper into a decent save).

Overall.... not promotion contenders?? I'm baffled- two games, two below par team performances, four points gained and no goals conceded. If that last sentence doesn't describe a team that's going to be in contention, I honestly don't know what does.

[Jeremy Busby]

At this stage of the season it is all about results. 3 more points and still no goals at home. What more do we want? :D

[Exile]

At this stage of the season it is all about results. 3 more points and still no goals at home. What more do we want? :D

ALl we have to do is play what's put in front of us and win. The best thing is we've consistently done that at home. Now, if only we could take some form to other clubs....

Great to be back top.

[Stu]

A rather labourious and hard-fought victory, but 3 points and a clean sheet none the less.

A better team would have put us to the sword, including a number of those we've beaten already, however I do hope we could have stepped it up a gear if needed as we did at times in the 2nd half.

Wrack at left wing did not work and will not work, he constantly moved inside to a more central role, leaving us exposed down the left and forcing us to play long or predictably down the right hand side.

The Fox/Taylor combination was much much better, although I'd still like to see Ishmel being played in home matches were the emphasis is on us to create and attack.

Biggest concern was the lack of pace and creativtiy though, only Wright with any real pace... However I think the answer lies within in that I think Wrack, alongside Dobson/Keates, could be the answer for a bit of creativity and someone to break into the box late on.

And finally, Hector Sam is a big steaming pile of dog-poo. Drop him out the 16, give him a wake up call, and give Bedeau/Constable a chance for crying out loud, Sam is offering absolutely nothing at the moment.

[RED 5]

We are back on top! :D

[Exile]

Saturday night after a victory that puts us back on top and there's only just over 50 posts on the match thread. Some people only come one here to have a moan. :wink:

Oh - hang on! There's 40-odd posts on the "let's have a moan" thread that Sid started! :lol:

[coxy_saddler]

Well wasn't the best of matches at all! 3 points are there which will do me.

Good to see ropes getting another goal!

Sam is AWFUL, Please get rid or drop him, He is absolutley sh!t!! That needs sorting out.

Great results from other teams for us also, Can't complain on that.

Booing at half time from fans..Why? Brain dead idiots who don't have a clue about football. Couldn't belive there was booing.

UTS

[Pedro]

3 points are 3 points , no matter how bad or poor the game is .

Tony Bedeau is crap. Ismel should have come on for Wracky and given the Gulls defence something to worry about.

still we are back top , and not let a league goal in at home yet

MOTM - Roper again followed by Ince