Exiles thread - Stevenage (H)

[redintheface]

Low key one of the worst performances of the season this. Can barely string a pass together.

Really has been chronic this half so far.

[soloman]

Low key one of the worst performances of the season this. Can barely string a pass together.

Really has been chronic this half so far.

Could just be a case of "it doesn't matter how you get there ,just get there"

[Adz]

Looks like kelmams done a hammy that'll be a month out

[Mistadobalina]

One of the worst wins you'll ever see that. But 3 points is 3 points and just about stay in the play off picture.

[gshaw]

Important saves from Keeley at the end there, horrible game of football but a welcome 3 points

[cymruO]

A win's a win tonight. Onwards and upwards. WEll done lads

[Bergen]

Poor performance but a good win.

[Mistadobalina]

Almost annoyed that I'm clinging to a hope that is almost certainly futile based on the last 7 games. But if Charlton beat Huddersfield and Bolton drop points at Blackpool...

[Stan1972]

Win, clean sheet, 3 points
The young kid in CM Pratley was MIOM
Job done
We are the hunters and still in the play off mix

Picked up a few injuries, which could prove costly.
Kelman, Agyei went off with what hopefully are not too bad injuries
Brownies foot injury looked like it could be more serious

Good to see Ollie back

In RW we trust

COYO’s

[Qin]

For the last 10 mins of the first half, & the whole of the second half, we were shocking. We couldnt hold on to the ball for even 5 seconds.

How we held out, I'll never know.

Second game in a row we were the worse team, but won both games.

Hope Kelman injury is only slight. He walked off unaided, so fingers crossed

[Max B Gold]

Looks like it's all coming down to the last game of the season at Huddersfield.

[VeganO]

How have we managed to win the last 2 games? Not going to lose any sleep over it. A very welcome 3 points.
The ridiculous thing is that we could be right back in this playoff malarkey chase if we win the next 2. A 4 day break until Tues when we will have to play better as Burton are fighting for their survival.
It could of course all be academic if Reading are expelled from the EFL.

[Proposition Joe]

Worst game of the season. Goal and a few half decent saves from Keeley aside I don't think anyone comes out of that with much credit. Currie was alright, I guess. Maybe Cooper as well.

The subs made zero impact. Well, zero positive impact, anyway. Although at least OON looked lively.

Absolute dross, and after a week and a half off as well. Not looking like a side who will gatecrash the top six.

[BIGRON]

Worst game of the season. Goal and a few half decent saves from Keeley aside I don't think anyone comes out of that with much credit. Currie was alright, I guess. Maybe Cooper as well.

The subs made zero impact. Well, zero positive impact, anyway. Although at least OON looked lively.

Absolute dross, and after a week and a half off as well. Not looking like a side who will gatecrash the top six.

I thought Markanday was OK tonight

[Proposition Joe]

He was alright first half - mainly early on - but completely anonymous after half time. Not really his fault, we just stopped playing and he was never going to thrive with us just punting the ball aimlessly up the pitch.

[Jeremy Bentham]

For the last 10 mins of the first half, & the whole of the second half, we were shocking. We couldnt hold on to the ball for even 5 seconds.

How we held out, I'll never know.

Second game in a row we were the worse team, but won both games.

Hope Kelman injury is only slight. He walked off unaided, so fingers crossed

Absolutely shocking stuff, no shots after the twelfth minute, as Richie said, two of our worse performances have yielded 6 points, you never know...

[Hoover Attack]

I know it was Stevenage and games against Stevenage are nearly always like that. But after nearly 2 weeks rest and finally getting some time together on the training pitch, I was expecting something tonight. That was amazingly disappointing and doesn’t bode well for the run in.

I guess you have to factor in no Donley or Galbraith, and that we still had Cooper at the back so we were always going to be limited. (Thought Cooper was excellent defensively mind, and worthy of his MOTM).

[Cheshunto]

Very poor performance as others have said, and God knows how we won.
We looked poor all over the pitch, apart from the 1st 20-25 minutes when looked good.
Thought we defended ok against a Stevenage team who don’t concede many, and Kelman took his goal well.

Not many plus points, Cooper was probably the MOTM for his dogged defending and Keeley made some good late saves to earn the three points.

A special word for Piergianni, if we look to bring in another CB next season, we could do worse than get him in the building.

[EliotNes]

A win is a win even if it’s a gritty ugly win. A couple of extra days to get players refreshed and fit for the next one. That’s the only positive of a Thursday game.

COYOs

[Hoover Attack]

A special word for Piergianni, if we look to bring in another CB next season, we could do worse than get him in the building.

[Stamford O]

A special word for Piergianni, if we look to bring in another CB next season, we could do worse than get him in the building.

Seen him play many times against us,struts about all game,hate him but would have had him here 5 tears ago but not now

[Greenwich Orient]

70 mins of that match was dire viewing. Very reminiscent of our first half performance against Northampton earlier in the month. No width, players getting stuck in tight areas and possession being overturned, and constant inability to make simple passes. Felt like we were trying to rush everything and had no composure. Having said that, we won the game, kept a clean sheet, Keeley made some crucial saves in the last 10 mins and Sean Clare put in some pretty good defending at the end as well, despite the fact I get nervous every time he’s either on the ball or in a one on one defensive situation.

[Orient Punxx]

How have we managed to win the last 2 games? Not going to lose any sleep over it. A very welcome 3 points.
The ridiculous thing is that we could be right back in this playoff malarkey chase if we win the next 2. A 4 day break until Tues when we will have to play better as Burton are fighting for their survival.
It could of course all be academic if Reading are expelled from the EFL.

The EFL are run by total morons. Seem to go out of their way to place a shadow over the competitiveness of a league each and every year.

[Celtient]

A special word for Piergianni, if we look to bring in another CB next season, we could do worse than get him in the building.

Did you see him grappling with Abdulai? Nearly managed to remove his shirt and shorts simultaneously. Not that the ref so anything amiss of course

[Hoover Attack]

A special word for Piergianni, if we look to bring in another CB next season, we could do worse than get him in the building.

Seen him play many times against us,struts about all game,hate him but would have had him here 5 tears ago but not now

Would have been great under Justin or even Jackett but never going to feature in a Wellens team, is he.