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Post by FAV Army on Nov 14, 2014 16:37:32 GMT
There will be a pitch inspection tomorrow morning at 9am.
Let's hope we have a game on.
The weather hasn't been great this week but there hasn't been a huge amount of rain - certainly less than was forecast.
Hopefully, the weather has been the same in sunny Surrey and we can get a win to go further ahead at the top.
Fav Army
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Post by FAV Army on Nov 15, 2014 9:44:57 GMT
Game on.
See you this afternoon.
Fav Army!
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Post by thefemaleboss on Nov 15, 2014 9:46:49 GMT
Game On Lets us hear you all today as normal.
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Post by dave on Nov 15, 2014 23:04:04 GMT
Walton Casuals 3-3 Faversham Town
Starting line up:
Simon Overland, Aidan Sherlock, Matt Bourne, John Scarborough, Ashley Brown, George Monger, bBewick, Wayne Wilson, Dave Botterill, Josh Stanford, Jack Harris, Luke Harvey.
First things first. The current Walton Casuals team is not the team that have been being routinely beaten. They're now a decent outfit. So a decent away point - yes, but we could have had the three.
A top first half. We were excellent. An early chance. A long Ashley Brown throw from the left, Josh Stanford meets. drives a volley into the ground, keeper makes a good save. And the goal we'd deserved arrives on 23, a glorious ball from Dave Botterill from the middle of the park finds Wayne Wilson on the edge of the area. Back to goal, instant control, a turn and the shot is unleashed. Keepers beaten. Finds the left hand corner. Super finish. Casuals respond, a free-kick from their right, a free header is over. Ashley Brown spreads the ball out to the left, Josh Stanford drives for the byline, good cross, Wayne Wilson forces the save from the keeper. Corner. Wayne takes the corner our left, Dave Botterill makes it his at the near post, heads home. Casuals again respond. With minutes remaining Simon Overland keeps out Casuals twice. Two excellent saves. One at his right hand post, we don't clear, it comes back into the area and an unbelievable save at the left hand post, out for a corner. Fantastic save to preserve our lead. 0-2 at H-T and really well deserved.
So more of the same will do please. Well, it didn't quite happen like that, Casuals really came at us. But we give them a helping hand, literally, Simon Overland's attempts to curtail a Casuals sortie into our area result in a Casuals forward being brought down. Penalty. Was it a penalty? Well, unfortunaltely yes. The penalty is good (bad from our perspective). 1-2. Soon after, Luke Harvey is on the end of a nasty studs up challenge from Casuals number 3. Straight red. But the 10 men continue to give us problems. And we're breached, a Casuals breakaway, Simon comes, but a well taken goal lifted over our keeper. Kieran Oliver is on for the injured Josh Stanford. George Monger makes some room for himself on the edge of the area, a decent strike, keeper saves, corner. And, a Casuals break,and apologies but I missed some of the build up, but end result we're 3-2 down. So, it's not looking good. We've surrendered a 2 goal lead and we're behind. But this is when we are good. We really don't give in. A fantastic quality. A Wayne Wilson free-kick into the danger area and Dave Botterill fires home. A great, not to mention important strike. 3-3.
So reasons to be cheerful: a) 6 goals. And entertaining stuff served up. b) Still sticking with my "any away point is a good point" stance. And Casuals are a good side. Ergo - this is a good point c) still top of the league d) first half - we really were excellent.
Obviously no official MOM. For me, two important goals, and general all round etc... MOM Dave Botterill.
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Post by CJK on Nov 16, 2014 16:19:12 GMT
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Post by FAV Army on Nov 16, 2014 20:08:21 GMT
Thank you yet again CJK - another top video in far from ideal conditions.
Have to agree with Dave that Walton Casuals will not be bottom of the table for much longer but we simply have to win when we are 2-0 up at half-time and playing some really good stuff in the conditions.
I also agree with the MOM choice.
Thought Russo, King and most of Oliver, really made a positive impact when they came on too and helped halt Walton's momentum.
It would be good to see them get a chance to prove themselves on Tuesday night against Margate.
However, it will be really tough against a side that includes the second top goalscorer in the Ryman Premier (Charlie Allen, Martin Allen's son) and five good strikers (Prior, Attwood, Moore, Moss and Taylor).
So, we will have to be at our best if we are to progress to the next round.
Hopefully, the likes of Overland, Sherlock, Wilson and co will be fired up to show one of their old club's what they are missing.
See you then.
FAV Army!
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