Pilgrims' Patter
The Forum => The B-Ark => Topic started by: Pilgrims67 on July 18, 2009, 03:20:14 PM
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1.0 to united, united with majority of possesion
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1.1 penalty to town, answers on a postcard please as to why
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2.1 united score the big number 10
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whos scored the goals
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whos scored the goals
Looked like a Liam Parker tap in for the first goal and a Mikel Suarez strike forr the second. Might have a pic or two uploaded shortly.
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(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc1.jpg)
The second United goal - Mikel Suarez heads home with Shaun Pearson backing up behind him.
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Good picture, he rose like a salmon
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more pics Ken ..?
hope the trains are OK ..
fT
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more pics Ken ..?
hope the trains are OK ..
fT
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc2.jpg)
United fans celebrating on the way home after the game.
Don't mention the trains...
First day of the school holidays and the same problem as every year - lots of people wanting to get to Skegness in rather small trains. Only just managed to get a seat on the train from Grantham. >:(
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Just got home from a brilliant friendly and certainly well worth the fiver entrance. A lot more entertaining from a supporters point of view than the Lincoln City game. There's definately a more encouraging feel about United and the way they communicate amongst themselves on the pitch. The signs are starting to show that this could be a confident and productive team this season. Midfield is holding posession well and passing good. The back are holding reasonably well and tackling better. It's the front where I think we may need to focus more on. The two friendlies have shown that there's not much focus on getting shots in. It's far from perfect but we're in the early stages of creating an almost entire new squad. Us fans have to be patient in waiting for the team to gel.
I just get the feeling from these new players that we're moving positively into a new ere of BUFC and that the players in the shirt will do us loyal and dedicated fans proud.
I'd like to thank everyone at Boston Town for their hospitality and making it such an enjoyable match.
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sympathys.. I used the route Thurs ..it was fine
I thought they were puttin on longer trains in the summer...promises..promises
Knowing who runs the franchise now.. Im not surprised at the overcrowding.
There is a user forum for the area 'travelwatcheastmidlands ' ..
fT
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A couple more shots. I'll bung more on later...
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc3.jpg)
Liam Parker and Shaun Pearson defend.
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc4.jpg)
The third Boston United goal - James Cullingworth slots home.
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What was our keeper like.
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Agree with much of PoL's post.Not sure we've got it right up front yet,but there are signs of things coming together.I remain (cautiously) optomistic. ;D
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A few more pics while I sit at Grantham waiting for my connection back to Leeds.
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc5.jpg)
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc6.jpg)
Matt Kennedy
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc7.jpg)
Paul Hurst and Rob Scott
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc8.jpg)
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc9.jpg)
Liam Parker and Jamie Clarke
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc10.jpg)
Matt Kennedy shoots
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc11.jpg)
Nick Jackson, Liam Parker, Shaun Pearson, Matt Kennedy, Mikel Suarez.
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc12.jpg)
Mikel Suarez
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc13.jpg)
Shaun Pearson and Liam Parker
More to follow....
If anyone can let me know who all these new players are it would be greatly appreciated!
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And some more pics, more to follow...
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc14.jpg)
Lee Askham
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc15.jpg)
Mikel Suarez
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc16.jpg)
Jamie Clarke
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc17.jpg)
Matt Kennedy
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc18.jpg)
Nick Jackson
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc19.jpg)
Mark Camm
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc20.jpg)
Mikel Suarez
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc21.jpg)
Liam Parker
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc22.jpg)
Liam Parker and Chris Wood
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc23.jpg)
Chris Wood
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I quite like the kit too, looked awful in the press release but looks quite nice on the pitch. ;D
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Really enjoyed the game today, as POL said well worth a fiver and much more enjoyable than Wednesday. After the struggle to create against Lincoln was nice to see us make chances at will. Loving the style of play and some of the football was a joy to watch, with lots of 1 touch football and players looking for a man rather than just lumping it forward like under SW.
MOTM was Cullingworth who was outstanding. Mark Camm also had a very good game breaking up most of Town's attacking play. Clarke also did well despite missing some easy chances but as long as he keeps getting into those positions the goals will come . Of the trialists the big centre forward who played in the number 10 shirt showed some very good touches for a big man. I thought Nick Jackson had a very good game and when he came on Alex Beck caused their defence lots of problems, personally think they both can't be far off getting a contract.
As with the Lincoln game have seen enough to be optimistic for the coming season especially as there is obviously lots more to come once the team starts to gel.
Finally must congratulate Town on the improvements to their ground, once finished will be a very tidy ground was really impressed.
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Last set of pics....
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc24.jpg)
Matt Kennedy
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc25.jpg)
Chris Wood
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc26.jpg)
Alex Beck shoots
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc27.jpg)
Matt Kennedy
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc28.jpg)
Marc Newsham
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc29.jpg)
Chris Wood
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc30.jpg)
Mark Camm
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc31.jpg)
Mark Newsham
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc32.jpg)
Alex Beck shoots
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc33.jpg)
Lee Canoville and Liam Parker
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc34.jpg)
Mark Newsham
(http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/btfc35.jpg)
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Nice pics Ken,apart from that last one though :D
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yes must agree with others i rally enjoyed the game today and thought the lads all did really well and worked hard for each other. thought camm and canoville when he came on both showed good leadership qualities and would think one of these two for captain.the team seem to be gelling well together and things are looking bright.thought the big spaniard looked a handful and kennedy and jackson worked down the left well together.both trialist keepers looked confident and pearson parker and cullingworth looked good.
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Just got back. The performance was good enough and understandably we created more than against Lincoln City on Wednesday. Some nice accurate longer balls were hit, especially in the first half. Jon Rowan didn't stand out for them, I didn't even know which player Matt Hocking was. Not sure why the penalty was awarded, everybody in the stand seemed to have missed the incident including myself. I'd say there were probably 500 or so in attendance (almost all Pilgrims of course). Jamie Clarke missed a sitter of a one on one with the keeper in the first half but I thought he played well, as did Mark Camm. Our third goal was a cracker.
Boston Town have made some major improvements to their ground. There aren't any weeds growing between the seats now and obviously they've built cover for the second side, which looks nice. They've also built a second turnstyle. It's all very tidy (but they could do with a better tannoy system). But I thought they couldn't make ground improvements due to the length of their lease, hence their Chairman complaining about us in the Non League Paper last year because they couldn't bring it up to UniBond standard?
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Would challenge Patricks interpretation of an easy miss from Clarke in the first
period................. I was behind the goal in that half and although he struck the
ball with confidence Conroy did well to get out and cover his angles well....... just
an observation,generally thought the game was played at a good tempo and a
good workout for the squad and potential signings.
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Suarez played for Coventry last night...
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If anyone can let me know who all these new players are it would be greatly appreciated!
I'll have a go..................
Suarez. 1st pic. heading/ 12th / 15th / 20th
Jamie Clarke. 9th RHS / 16th
Cullingworth. 4th / 26th RHS / 27th RHS
Kennedy. 6th / 10th RHS / 17th / 24th centre / 27th LHS
Pearson. 1st RHS / 13th LHS
Camm. 19th / 24th RHS / 30th
Askham. 14th
C Wood. 22nd RHS / 23rd / 25th / 29th
Newsham. 28th / 31st / 34th
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Suarez played for Coventry last night...
I think it was for Nuneaton against Coventry
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A couple of people on here have expressed concerns about our striking positions. All I will say is this ...
... when I started my current job I didn't know anyone else and noone else knew me. I didn't know any of the systems, had to ask lots of questions and made one or two mistakes in what I was doing. I was eager to impress and had one or two butterflies which added an extra dimension of pressure. In time things improved and one or two colleagues have even told me that I'm fairly good at what I do. But my own self assessment of my early days was that I was pretty crap...
We only have two contracted strikers and understandably the managers will want to add extra options. They probably need to assess the triallists more than they do they players they have already signed, the downside of which is that neither Clarke nor Newsham have yet played a full 90-minutes for the club. Let them get bedded in and have a run of proper games in a Boston shirt. Then pass judgement. In my view some of the comments based on relatively short passages of play in non-competitive matches are harsh.
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A couple of people on here have expressed concerns about our striking positions. All I will say is this ...
... when I started my current job I didn't know anyone else and noone else knew me. I didn't know any of the systems, had to ask lots of questions and made one or two mistakes in what I was doing. I was eager to impress and had one or two butterflies which added an extra dimension of pressure. In time things improved and one or two colleagues have even told me that I'm fairly good at what I do. But my own self assessment of my early days was that I was pretty crap...
We only have two contracted strikers and understandably the managers will want to add extra options. They probably need to assess the triallists more than they do they players they have already signed, the downside of which is that neither Clarke nor Newsham have yet played a full 90-minutes for the club. Let them get bedded in and have a run of proper games in a Boston shirt. Then pass judgement. In my view some of the comments based on relatively short passages of play in non-competitive matches are harsh.
Not been to a game yet so can't comment on the newbies. But in the 10 minutes Andy Kirk lasted at Town what seems like many moons ago I turned to whoever was with me and said he looked like he would score goals. Took him an age to return from injury but we were proved correct.
Have any of the players movement given that impression, god knows Ricky Miller did within seconds of playing last year.
A good striker just oozes the confidence that he will hit the net, out of all the positions, the striking role is the easiest to see from the sidelines and i hope we find the cock sure bastard everyone else hates to play against that will hit the net for us.
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I can see both sides of the debate, and it's actually a slight catch 22. New players will always take time to bed in, regardless on how many minutes they get on the pitch, as someone argued a few posts ago
That said, nearly all players are new, so making the impression, any impression, should be immediate on that basis, good or bad
Some who shine instantly could end up being dross and vice versa, but regardless of if you only play for 20 mins, 45mins or 90 minutes, if you 'have it' it should show, if you dont, it will undoubtedly show and some players I guess will need deliberating over
Thats what friendlies are for I guess, but if some of the 10 or eleven or so signed and are under contract dont stick out immediately, especially in front of trialists and players around them and who haven't yet been signed, slight warning signals will inevitably be seen and discussed on the terraces, even though it would appear very unfair to judge anybody yet...so again lets hold fire. The season is a good few friendlies away yet
I think overall, even allowing for the fact I have only seen them against Lincoln, but including the comments from yesterday, I would have to say that at this stage it doesn't look that bad
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Personally think people who criticize now are jumping the gun. I remember the exact same thing being said last season on the impstalk forum especially about Ollie Ryan where virtually everyone was saying that he wouldn't get into double figures etc. after a few misses in a couple of friendlies. I said at the time the goals will come for him and the important thing is he was getting into the positions.
Jamie Clarke so far reminds me of Ollie pre-season last season, is getting into the positions but so far is without a goal. As long as he keeps getting into the right positions the goals will come, like Ollie last season think he needs the first 1 to ease the pressure on him which he seems to be putting on himself. Yesterday he looked like he was getting a bit frustrated with himself which shows how keen he is to impress. I'm confident he'll get goals when it counts.
Newsham has shown some good touches and has looked threatening in both games he plays. He has linked up very well with several different partners and looked really threatening when running at defenders. Also played some good through balls yesterday.
Alex Beck when he came on yesterday made the keeper make 2 good saves, won a stack of headers and made some very good runs some of which he received the ball but more often taking defenders with him creating spaces for other players.
I am happy with those 3 (if Beck is signed which I think he should be as stated before), and would think we'll sign another striker. With the defence looking tight I think we'll score enough goals to win games although I cannot see us being prolific. Am not getting carried away but am more optimistic about this season than I have been for a long time.
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Couldn't agree more than with woad-pilgri.Newsham did it last year in a promotion winning side,also bearing in mind Clarky is playing a league up from last year and must have the settling in nerves trying to impress.Young Becky is still only 18 and must be trying too hard to impress for a contract,but no doubt once they get their first goal the rest will be history as you say. So i too say optimism is the key word at this stage. ;)
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Must of done well to score 3 againts an ex coningsby centre back ;)