Even so, one claim to a pass is nothing to brag about when barely any of his shots are on target, misses open goals or one on ones and he hasn't given a decent performance all season. I've said my piece and the quicker a replacement is found, the better for everyone's sake.Originally Posted by sancho_theswan
Are you involved at the club? From the outside looking in your comments seem surprising, some would even say destabilising, given the side sit top of the table with maximum points having scored 30 and conceded just three.
Again, from the outside looking in, that doesn't seem to be a club that is having problems. What's your agenda here?
No agenda, just opinion mate. All entitled to one regardless of where we stand. It's what forums are for: opinions, discussions, results, ripping on others and everything else to do with football.
That isn't opinion. You're stating, as a fact, that the club - including the playing staff - are dissatisfied by the coaching.
Are you involved with the club?
this is getting interesting and intense
I haven't specifically mentioned coaching...
didnt rog score a double on the weekend?
Rescheduled games last night West Wallsend v Thornton
1st Grade 3-2 to West Wallsend 23's 1-1 draw
West Wallsend U23's were unlucky not to take all 3 with Thornton scoring a very late goal and Westy missed a few chances but looked the stronger side all game.
First Grade West Wallsend came out in first half are controlled game, were up 3-1 a one stage and looking like it could have been more. Second half came out but perhaps fell into worrying about scoreline too much instead of playing the football they did in first half. Made for tense final ten minutes. Result certainly makes 4th spot an open competition at this stage.
Refereeing was poor, and that's a purely personal opinion, in both grades. I'm all for the respect policy Northern are trying to enforce but it has to work both ways. Players not carded for placing their hands on another players neck yet carded for daring to make a comment that didn't contain a single swear word to a linesman...... come on.
Isn't it sad our supposed 2nd tier comp and coming up to round 8 of 21 and there is already talk of teams competing for 4th spot. So basically it's 3 teams playing to see what order they finish in top 3 and 5 playing for 4th. Sad that it's the case so early. Well only 4 singo don't seem to be looking a threat for the fourth spot.
Last edited by onlooker; 08-05-2014 at 11:07 AM. Reason: saw singos points tally
It doesn't matter if the player swore or not, the fact is that referees aren't there to be abused. If the player was arguing the call, that's dissent, so a clear yellow, no arguments.
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
I think he was also pointing out the fact that players aren't there to be assualted either, and that if somebody places a hand on anothers throat it should receive as much attention as dissent.
----------------Ok already, We are now finished with the Maitland & Roger debate-------------
I'll be openly honest, I don't believe say West Wallsend are as high quality a team as Maitland this season. My comment was more that it was so tight in points and some may be surprised Westy are in a position to be competing for possible semi finals with what occurred pre-season.
I am no way saying any of those sides currently 4-7 can't take 3rd place, or that one of the top sides in Maitland or Valentine can't falter and drop spots.
Yes sorry, my poor wording. My point would have better described in that the linesman has openly said to a first grade coach walking down the ramp after half time that he should have intervened in the incident and that both players should have been carded and that he had said as much during half time to the referee (bear in mind the linesman is by far the more senior and experienced official).
Now the same linesman has interrupted play and called the referee over to have a player (one of those in the initial incident) booked because he questioned what he believed to be a push in his back while trying to hold the ball up in the corner.
Now as a spectator, even I find that a little hard to take. I don't believe referees should be abused or insulted and I support the Respect premise Northern are trying to promote. I just found the situations and the degree of each incidents disregard for the rules to be at highly different ends of the scale.
He disrespected the linesman, therefore the linesman told the ref that he should be carded.
1st Grade - Singleton 4 Cessnock 3
23s Singleton 0 Cessnock 0
19s Singleton 1 Cessnock 4
1st Grade Valo 12 Westy 0
23s Valo 6 - 0
19s 0 - 0
Westy that bad or valo just too good ??
Shows really the clear gap between top sides and average sides
Belswans
V stags
19s 2-2 should hablve been 8-2 to swans
23s 2-0 to trono
First grade Belswans 1-1
Swannies short of players
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