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Headline in today's Telegraph, 'Sunderland trapped in cycle of failure'. For Sunderland read Tooting.
In today's programme, Frank's column.....'I am not going to pull any punches, I wasn't impressed' (match v E Grinstead) then later on he says....'I pull no punches we were appalling' (match v C Casuals). Then he goes on to say 'I would not like to be today's opposition, expect a massive reaction'. What a load of bulls..t. What's he going to say next? I am not once again going to pull any punches! Or actually I haven't a clue.
Shameful and to think we got rid of a perfectly good manager in Craig that at least played a passing game and it was watchable.
Was that really to right appointment??????
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Yesterday I walked out of the ground feeling sick. Anthony said to me he's not sure if he wants to go on Tuesday night to the League Cup Game... The first time he has said anything like that. Even when footballing giants like Concord were putting 6 or 7 goals past us in the relegation season, he still never questioned weather we would go to the next game either home or away until yesterday.
I had a number of TXTs and messages on Twitter from people saying they were not bothering coming to anymore games... A number of people talking on the Bog End saying similar stuff about bothering to come anymore.
Three games in and people have already thought "F*ck it".
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It was indeed grim. But as "Glass half full" Bondy says: it is very early days, and I am hoping that we can sort things out.
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I also walked out of the ground feeling totally p***ed off following yesterdays debacle. I thought it could not possibly bet any worse after Tuesday. I normally slate fans who leave well before the end of the game, but when the third goal went in, I did the unthinkable and disappeared to the bar. One shot on target in two home games tells the story.
But as bad as it's been, it's only three games in and I'm not going to give up on the season at this early stage. I've digested the result now (with the help of a few pints). I can't make Walton & Hersham next Saturday, but me being a glutton for punishment, I'll drag myself down on Tuesday and support the boys, even if i'm the only sod standing behind the goal!!! Although I have a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach that there may be one or two notable absentees, and that's on the pitch as well as off it!!! Might bring my boots actually!!!!
Still keeping the faith (just!!!!!!!!)
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Ever the optomist, Bondy! It is indeed early days but I have suffered enough over very many years to know that whenever we have had a new manager or almost a new team, that we have played a damn sight better than we are now. Desperate I thought bringing on 3 subs a half time. Passing awful, opposition much quicker, too many instructions from the bench by them both, let them get on with the game a bit more rather than being shouted at every minute. It didn't get us anywhere did it? How many shots on goal have I seen in the last 2 matches, let me think, 2 or 3 and they were poor the say the least. No I am not pleased but as Bondy quite rightly says it's early days. Lets hope my pessimism is unfounded. But I wish I could have Bondy's faith.
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Early days indeed. To say it hasn't been pretty to watch would be an understatement however football is a results based business. Has anybody noticed that our playing record after the first three games is actually better this season than in either of the previous two seasons?
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Tim, I think it goes to show that its not really the results that people are upset about - we've all seen plenty of beatings in the past. Its the manner of the play. Has there been a single "out-of-your-seat" moment in the last 2 games, in either attack or defence?
Anyway, last season it was Folkestone & Merstham. This season its Casuals and Casuals. And I'm going to make a little prediction that both Casuals' will end up in the bottom 8 this season.
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I agree Endo in as much as in three games we haven't created a single goalscoring chance inside the opposition box. However we're a fickle lot as I'm sure we would admit and it will only take an ugly one goal win at Stompard Lane on Saturday to have us smiling again.
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Terrors 0 Casuals 3
The first half was crap
Some fans started to snap
And the jeering was started by 'Endo'
The second was worse
'Endo' started to curse
As the booing then reached a crescendo
More Pam Ayres than Poet Laureate I grant you but I think I did well to find anything that rhymes with Endo.
Bingo