commentary on Kettering Town

[Mick lawson]

I don't always agree with Mel but must admit Dennis seems to worry more about what the fans are doing than the team. Surely you must agree our defence is in the need of a good central defender. How long do we wait for nat Brown to be fit.

[Cavalier]

I don't always agree with Mel but must admit Dennis seems to worry more about what the fans are doing than the team. Surely you must agree our defence is in the need of a good central defender. How long do we wait for nat Brown to be fit.

And Maguire will be suspended for a game shortly.

[Burgh Boy]

At the end of the day, yesterday's game was only the FA Cup. It was not important as a League game. No manager nowadays loses his job if he is defeated in a domestic cup competition. Even LVG who won the damn thing last year couldn't keep his job such was this piece of silverware's "value"! We still have the FA Trophy if we really want a cup to aim for. ANY non-league Club in the first 3 tiers can at least get to the semi-finals of this white elephant if they really want to. DG will still be manager next week - the only person who may decide enough is enough is DG himself and that is unlikely to happen. The most important thing to happen to BUFC yesterday was the resurfacing of the A16 at the roundabout to the new stadium site - that is worth a lot more to the BUFC/Chestnuts business than a 4th qualifying round FA Cup tie! We are only 7 points off the play offs, so there's more than plenty to play for this season! 

[mike brolly boots]

Any update on Nat Brown being fit soon ?

[howmanynames2pick]

Nat brown is without doubt the most important returnee.
But when is Grant Roberts Shane Clarke Chipperfield coming back??.
I thought Emery did well yesterday in an otherwise disappointing performance. .Rollins and Smith (as usual ) kept trying.
At the moment we have some good players but not a good team....
Corners need to be turned.

[green hats mate]

At the end of the day, yesterday's game was only the FA Cup. It was not important as a League game. No manager nowadays loses his job if he is defeated in a domestic cup competition. Even LVG who won the damn thing last year couldn't keep his job such was this piece of silverware's "value"! We still have the FA Trophy if we really want a cup to aim for. ANY non-league Club in the first 3 tiers can at least get to the semi-finals of this white elephant if they really want to. DG will still be manager next week - the only person who may decide enough is enough is DG himself and that is unlikely to happen. The most important thing to happen to BUFC yesterday was the resurfacing of the A16 at the roundabout to the new stadium site - that is worth a lot more to the BUFC/Chestnuts business than a 4th qualifying round FA Cup tie! We are only 7 points off the play offs, so there more than plenty to play for this season!

Disagree regards FA Cup comment .   Far more income can come from a decent Cup run than winning the league , which we will not do this year .   Can,t see the chairman sharing your view .

Now more than ever DG must press for the play-offs , even if it was against odds pre-season .
Agree Greene will be here some time yet , can,t see the chairman dismissing a proven manager just to please a few kids on Facebook .      Get on with managing Den and give facebook a wide berth .

[Ed Kandi]

The most important thing to happen to BUFC yesterday was the resurfacing of the A16 at the roundabout to the new stadium site - that is worth a lot more to the BUFC/Chestnuts business than a 4th qualifying round FA Cup tie! We are only 7 points off the play offs, so there more than plenty to play for this season!

Agree that this year's developments with the new ground outweigh the developments in the FA Cup, which are the same most years for BUFC.

Is the A16 open now?

[joshb]

Sending off buggerered us but it's not like we were battering them before. We were pretty comfortable, as we were for large parts with 10 men but all afternoon no quality going forwards. That the closest we came was a deflected cross says it all. Disappointing.
We need the FA Cup money more than many in our league, just have to hope they get something really crap like Solihull, Southport or Gateshead away

[father Ted]

 Objective post there GHM
   Chestnuts maybe pretty flush re their property business , but prob ring fenced the playing budget re getting in 1 or 2 long loan or contracted central defs .
    Big League clubs can ignore the FA Cup ,but non-league ones on a tight budget need that progress.
      Maguires red card maybe appealed ?

[howmanynames2pick]

Sending off buggerered us but it's not like we were battering them before. We were pretty comfortable, as we were for large parts with 10 men but all afternoon no quality going forwards. That the closest we came was a deflected cross says it all. Disappointing.
We need the FA Cup money more than many in our league, just have to hope they get something really crap like Solihull, Southport or Gateshead away

Fair comment

[Winging It]

Sending off buggerered us but it's not like we were battering them before. We were pretty comfortable, as we were for large parts with 10 men but all afternoon no quality going forwards. That the closest we came was a deflected cross says it all. Disappointing.
We need the FA Cup money more than many in our league, just have to hope they get something really crap like Solihull, Southport or Gateshead away

They have indeed got Solihull away !

[The Third Twin]

Sending off buggerered us but it's not like we were battering them before. We were pretty comfortable, as we were for large parts with 10 men but all afternoon no quality going forwards. That the closest we came was a deflected cross says it all. Disappointing.
We need the FA Cup money more than many in our league, just have to hope they get something really crap like Solihull, Southport or Gateshead away

They have indeed got Solihull away !

Karma does exist in football then!

[father Ted]

And Stamford get ..Wrexham .

[The Third Twin]

Nat brown is without doubt the most important returnee.
But when is Grant Roberts Shane Clarke Chipperfield coming back??.
I thought Emery did well yesterday in an otherwise disappointing performance. .Rollins and Smith (as usual ) kept trying.
At the moment we have some good players but not a good team....
Corners need to be turned.

with the exception of Rollins and Smith, as you mention, we have very few FIT players that are up to last year's standard, and you're quite right, we do not play often enough as a team of any sort, let alone a good one. There have been recent glimpses of light at the end of the tunnel but how long is the tunnel? Maybe Gaweth Southgate has a good idea. Pick a fullback that's been forgotten for a few years and throw him into the mix again....what about....Les McJannet?

[Artemis]

Sending off buggerered us but it's not like we were battering them before. We were pretty comfortable, as we were for large parts with 10 men but all afternoon no quality going forwards. That the closest we came was a deflected cross says it all. Disappointing.
We need the FA Cup money more than many in our league, just have to hope they get something really crap like Solihull, Southport or Gateshead away

They have indeed got Solihull away !

But would we have got Solihull?

How is the draw made - had Boston Utd beaten Kettering would we have had a different number in the hat as we are B as opposed to K?
In which case we would have been home to Bromley or for northern section away at Southport.