Cheltenham Town (A) | Post-Match Thread

[franksinatra]

I was never convinced with Sturridge, Johnson looked really good I admit but Flitcroft in my opinion really took control of games.

I do agree with you on Flitcroft by the way. Pretty sure one of his first games was the cup tie at QPR when Ray Ranson got signed on an emergency loan, played centre half and was completely dominant.

I remember Sturridges performance in the youth cup final, scored a worldy and was head and shoulders above everyone else, but then got a long term injury. I thought he was the real deal, but never really kicked on.

It could be argued Trippier has had the the most successful career to come from the modern day academy, discounting Foden.

 

[abu13]

I do agree with you on Flitcroft by the way. Pretty sure one of his first games was the cup tie at QPR when Ray Ranson got signed on an emergency loan, played centre half and was completely dominant.

I remember Sturridges performance in the youth cup final, scored a worldy and was head and shoulders above everyone else, but then got a long term injury. I thought he was the real deal, but never really kicked on.

It could be argued Trippier has had the the most successful career to come from the modern day academy, discounting Foden.

Yeah, very good shout on Trippier as well.

 

[flook]

Doyle, H-Bellis - I know they are young, but at what point do we see a spark? I’ve seen both in youth games and neither stood out. Both look like solid lower premium players, but expected more in terms of passing and didn’t even see that.

Think thats a little harsh tbh, thought Doyle in particular had a good first half, played some intelligent and accurate passes, and his crossing was only missing a target man in the middle, but thats equally valid whoever puts the ball in. THB did OK without being exceptional, but of the two full backs he was the more solid by some margin

 

[Bozzie]

Easier to say now we've won, but that, for the neutral, was a proper cup tie. Sounds harsh, but when you play teams from the lower divisions you need to crush their spirits early on. As their manager said, they could have been behind in 17 seconds (albeit not easy to 'lob' a 6' 7" goalie) and that would've set a different tone to the match. Normally when we play certain teams we're ultra disciplined in avoiding set pieces and corners. The easiest way to do that is usually getting it out of play for a throw in but Cheltenham have the advantage of every throw in, in the final third, offering as big an opportunity for them as a corner. Their 5 corners, plus throw ins, probably equalled 15 goal scoring opportunities which, for a team as well practiced as them, was always likely to pay off at some stage.

 

[Johnny Rocks]

Have you requested to have Foden on loan?? The press have been sanctioning it for the last 2 years :-)

Think he's class myself. Good luck for the rest of the season.

 

[percypawpaw]

The Football World Held its breath, FCK Them, Cheltenham gave us a better game than that shower of shit up the road.

 

[The perfect fumble]

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Nowhere near

Yep,

Clearly it never crossed the line.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Tbf, on the stream I was watching, the Cheltenham chairman was being interviewed at halftime and he did express gratitude for those that had bought virtual tickets. He went out of his way to mention the City fans who had contributed.

The manager did the same before the match as well. And as someone donated I don't really care whether it is mentioned or not, I didn't do it for "credit" on the BBC.

 

[come-on-barney]

You can guess again....Been a fan since the age of 6 in 1965. This would have been far more embarrassing given the standing of the club nowadays.

Was there that day at Halifax, that was a sombre experience. But you are correct given where we are today it would certainly have been a huge shock.

 

[come-on-barney]

I'm starting to think that Pep sees Phil of something of a mini Messi and wants to stick around long enough to nurture him to Ballon d'Or level.

That run where he just glided past players was messi-esque