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The Valley Ground Guide
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1-1 point earned or two points lossed
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In the end I now think it was a point won, but not the way I felt at the final whistle
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I would have been happy with an away point but having gone one up so late in the game it would have been nice to hold out for all 3.
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Point earned - Especially since leeds lost
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CommentAuthorBlackForestReds
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
Two points lost.
We have to close out games like this. -
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- CommentAuthorRedvalleyeast
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
Point earned,theyve got a good home record and sounded like they were well up for it so got to be happy with a point. -
1 point earned, at the final whistle felt like 2 lost as we really should have played this one out but on reflection deff 1 earned.
I was only listening but their keeper only had to make 1 save in 90 min, you cant expect to win games if you create so so little, I dont think we were ever gonna lose this one but until the og we werent gonna win it either -
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CommentAuthorBournemouth Addick
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
Posted By: pilchardI would have been happy with an away point but having gone one up so late in the game it would have been nice to hold out for all 3.
Same as. -
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When I look at the table we have one point more than we had yesterday - so it's a point gained.
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- CommentAuthorallez les addicks
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
We were no way near our best today, gillingham were up for it far more than us. The pitch didn't encourage free flowing expansive football as we like, plus they do have a good home record. So I'm happy with the point however we did get a very lucky late goal and if we want to properly challenge for the title we can't afford to let too many late leads slip... -
Point earned - Definite banana skin - they were up for it - We didn't lose. Still gutted though.
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- CommentAuthorAtletico Addick
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
earned. they're good at home and leeds would do well to get the same 1pt if they are as up for it as they were against us. -
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CommentAuthorClem_Snide
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
Conditions were poor. Swirling wind. Tiny pitch. Gills looking to kick us of the pitch. Gills are a different side at home, that is only the 5th goal they hace conceded at home. Add in another terrible ref and you conclude it was a good point. -
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- CommentAuthorC.Walsh'sLoveChild
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
Am sitting on the train back to london. Game was poor, gills deserved at least a point. Looked a lot more threatening than us. Quick sum up of the day- shit town, weird weird people, shit ground, shit game. -
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CommentAuthorWestStandCookie
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009 edited
Just got home, I'll take the point but we were awful. McLeod & Burton didn't look like a threat at all. Ref was shite too -
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CommentAuthorWestStandCookie
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
Oh, Gillingham is even more of a shithole than I remember. -
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CommentAuthorClem_Snide
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009 edited
Can someone please edit the spelling on the title of this......no idea why but it is really annoying me. -
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One point gained as we were crap. No more than three passes before giving it away. Crosses that were too short or too long. No control, no real shots and a ref that was one of the worst I have ever seen!
Mind you, it was nice to be home 10 minutes after the final kick of the game. -
Given how poor we were definitely a point won.
One shot from McLeod in the first half which almost ended up in the Medway it was so off target no corners. The most exciting bit was the big bundle with the stewards and coppers ejecting the Charlton fans for a welcome return to the boozer. That's how bad we were.
Second half Elliot kept us in it until Nutter lived up to his name. Dailly and Sodje then played after you Claude to allow Jackson to equalise.
McLeod was more effective destroying advertising placards or sitting on the laps of Gillingham fans.
Given all that definitely a point gained! -
Posted By: Clem_SnideCan someone please edit the spelling on the title of this......no idea why but it is realling annoying me.
You mean realling, realling annoying you? ;o) -
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CommentAuthorClem_Snide
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009 edited
Fat thumbs on the iphone.......or maybe not. Wondered how long it would take for someone to notice! -
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- CommentAuthornth london addick
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
away from home a good point earned -
- CommentAuthorNo.1 in South London
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
point earned, we were just not enough for all three today. -
Just got in and lots to say when AFKA opens the 'official' post-match comments thread. But short answer - a point gained in the end as they were much better than us. BUT after last week's euphoria it was a serious wake-up call. We won't get automatic promotion if we can't win away. And we haven't managed it since way back in August.
Thanks to those who spent the week belittling them and telling us the Gills were 'nothing' and were unworthy of their first visit from the mighty Charlton in 29 years. The word that comes to mind is hubris. A point was just about fair, but only just. We didn't deserve to win, but we hardly could have complained if they had. -
hang on a minute,they drew there cup final at home,were spank them at home,think its the twenties since they beat us in the league,going to stay like that.
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Wasn't there, so harder for me to say, but as said it was a potential banana skin. Last season we'd have lost games like this. We need to improve and start winning games, but at least we're not losing.
Still have problems up front, Burton and Shelvey are the better players, but McLeod for Shelvey adds pace and just that creates chances, though we don't really finish them. Perhaps Mooney needs a run in the team, he might have that bit more quality than McLeod but at least some pace to offer what McLeod does. -
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CommentAuthorcreepyaddick
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
They were shit, we were shittier!
FACT
And the ref was a blind buffoon. -
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CommentAuthorThreadKiller
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
are villa really pleased to get a draw at wolves today and if they were offered it before the game would they really bite your hand off?
i am sure that if we had lost the usual would sing the virtues of that too. -
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- CommentAuthornorthstandsteve
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
[quote][cite]Posted By: Off_it[/cite]When I look at the table we have one point more than we had yesterday - so it's a point gained.[/quote]
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lets have this correct,were second in a shit league,anything but automatic is not good enough,the fact is we played bad and pulled a draw,im quite happy with that,but get some forwards in who at least score.
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got lumbered in with the sit down crew, had move to stand at the back before k.o.
How that seat didn't hit anyone! -
- CommentAuthorNathanPrior
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
Someone kicked my chair when we scored and it literally snapped in half off the hinges -
i slipped down the steps when we scored.
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- CommentAuthorNathanPrior
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
Posted By: JTi slipped down the steps when we scored.
I hope someone filmed it :)
I was in the first row so I couldnt do much when we scored.
I wonder what that fat boy is doing now, hmm -
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CommentAuthorClem_Snide
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
Now had some time to digest it.
Lets get one thing straight it was an awful game. It wasn't helped by the absolute pudding of a pitch. The rain obviously made it very heavy and to me the grass looked too long. Add to that a horrible swirling wind and you were never going to see a footballing classic. Incidently, does anyone know the dimensions of the pitch?. It looked tiny too me.
Thought Gillingham were worth their point, however, at no point did I think we were going to loose it. Wasn't overly impressed with Jackson - not at the 2m they are talking about anyway.
Didn't have a good view of the McLeod penalty incident, but reports say it was a stone waller. I don't think Mcleod is helping himself, he goes down very easily and in the last couple of games he has had pens turned down that might have been given had he not been "looking" for freekicks earlier in the game.
Very disappointed with our setplays today. Bailey's delivery was woeful. Perhaps a bit harsh as I am guessing the overhit ones were probably caught by the wind.
Defensively we were reasonably sound. Was surprised Richardson came out for the second half, he appeared to pull up with a thigh strain towards the end of the first half.
Thought we lacked a spark in midfield today. Lloyd Sam is starting to wind me up. The amount of times he is caught behind our full back when we are attacking down the right is criminal. Don't think he beat a player once today.
I thought against Huddersfield & Oldham that our support play was lacking. So many times our players find themselves isolated with little or no support. In the last few weeks our movement off the ball - especially infront of the player on the ball - has been non-existant.
Front two were not with it today either. Burton is clearly carrying this injury, his work rate has noticeably dropped off - he won nothing in the air today either. I think Len said elsewhere, you have to respect the fact that McLeod doesn't hide, for all of his many limitations he does stretch defences. Mooney looked ok when he came on.
Looking at Gillingham's home record before today 4-4-1 and only 4 goals against I would have been happy with a point, narks you a little that we took the lead late on and couldn't see the game out but all in all a useful point. -
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- CommentAuthorbetter red than dead
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
I thought the Gills pitch was bigger than the Valley despite comments. I checked. Priestfield is 114x75 and the valley is 112 by 73 so Priestfield wins in both directions. The closeness of the crowd gives the illusioon of being smaller. -
Sat as a guest with the Gills fans which was interesting (and I must say they were all incredibly friendly, both those I knew and those whom were complete strangers). They were expecting to see the best team to visit the Priestfield so far this season and were very disappointed. They said both Colchester and Norwich were several classes better than us and reckoned that if we are automatic promotion candidates, there is no reason why they can't make the play-offs. I tried to tell them that they just got us on an off-day (and they were much amused when I told them about our agonising over whether it was a 'genuine' derby or not). But overall they were well happy.
Good atmosphere - a real derby feeling, almost a cup tie feel. Unfortunately, what happened on the field didn't live up to it. Conditions didn't help, but there was a real lack of skill out there today and too many of our 'gun players' were off-form, in all areas of the park. Youga lacked the confidence of recent weeks for some reason. Bailey and Sam were not so much anonymous as just anaemic and even Semedo seemed to go missing. Burton seemed to withdraw into his shell after his early booking and I thought we made the wrong substitution up-front. Burton should have gone off, not Izale, when Mooney came on. He hasn't scored in an age and he looks a shadow of the player who so surprised and delighted us all back in Aug/early Sept. Perhaps he should take some time out and go and have that hernia op. Mooney today looked like a more than decent replacement.
Sodje did a good job keeping Jackson quiet, but apart from him and Elliott , there weren't many heroes out there for us today. We really do need to start winning away - especially as over the next five weeks we have away games against three non-contenders at Carlisle, Yeovil and Brighton.
Despite others criticising the ref, I didn't think he was too bad. Certainly better than the idiots we had v Oldham and Huddersfield. -
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CommentAuthorbingaddick
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
Point won but should have held out for the win.
Three main reasons why we didn't really get going
One the condition - blustery and wet
Two the pitch - like a pudding and the grass was Rugby Union length - far too long
Three a totally inept performance by the ref: what a tool!
Semedo our best player with Sodje and Dailly close behind.Youga and Elliot had good games.
As for the rest, not too much.
Really thought we'd mugged them for 3 points. Shame. -
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CommentAuthorClem_Snide
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
[quote][cite]Posted By: nigel w[/cite]Sat as a guest with the Gills fans which was interesting (and I must say they were all incredibly friendly, both those I knew and those whom were complete strangers). They were expecting to see the best team to visit the Priestfield so far this season and were very disappointed. They said both Colchester and Norwich were several classes better than us and reckoned that if we are automatic promotion candidates, there is no reason why they can't make the play-offs. I tried to tell them that they just got us on an off-day (and they were much amused when I told them about our agonising over whether it was a 'genuine' derby or not). But overall they were well happy.
Good atmosphere - a real derby feeling, almost a cup tie feel. Unfortunately, what happened on the field didn't live up to it. Conditions didn't help, but there was a real lack of skill out there today and too many of our 'gun players' were off-form, in all areas of the park. Youga lacked the confidence of recent weeks for some reason. Bailey and Sam were not so much anonymous as just anaemic and even Semedo seemed to go missing. Burton seemed to withdraw into his shell after his early booking and I thought we made the wrong substitution up-front. Burton should have gone off, not Izale, when Mooney came on. He hasn't scored in an age and he looks a shadow of the player who so surprised and delighted us all back in Aug/early Sept. Perhaps he should take some time out and go and have that hernia op. Mooney today looked like a more than decent replacement.
Sodje did a good job keeping Jackson quiet, but apart from him and Elliott , there weren't many heroes out there for us today. We really do need to start winning away - especially as over the next five weeks we have away games against three non-contenders at Carlisle, Yeovil and Brighton.
Despite others criticising the ref, I didn't think he was too bad. Certainly better than the idiots we had v Oldham and Huddersfield.[/quote]
Personally thought the ref started ok and was clearly trying to let the game flow. Unfortunately ignoring Gillingham players going through the back of Burton, McLeod & Bailey was ridiculous. -
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CommentAuthorClem_Snide
- CommentTimeOct 24th 2009
[quote][cite]Posted By: bingaddick[/cite]Point won but should have held out for the win.
Three main reasons why we didn't really get going
One the condition - blustery and wet
Two the pitch - like a pudding and the grass was Rugby Union length - far too long
Three a totally inept performance by the ref: what a tool!
Semedo our best player with Sodje and Dailly close behind.Youga and Elliot had good games.
As for the rest, not too much.
Really thought we'd mugged them for 3 points. Shame.[/quote]
Thought it was just me with the grass length. Pleased someone else noticed.
Gillingham definitely adapted to the conditions better than we did. -