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Re: Stratford

Post by piearce9 » 01 Dec 2018, 20:00

That was really disappointing. Poor Rob and Larry will now know that they’ve got a massive task on their hands. They’ll be like one of those couples on “Homes Under The Hammer” who have bought a house at auction and then realise the walls are damp and the roof’s falling off.

As exciting as it is to have new management, we need to accept this season is a survival battle whilst they rebuild. Given that performance today, Rob and Larry will be using a blank piece of paper to start that process.

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Re: Stratford

Post by AwayDayYeltz » 01 Dec 2018, 20:39

piearce9 wrote:
01 Dec 2018, 20:00
That was really disappointing. Poor Rob and Larry will now know that they’ve got a massive task on their hands. They’ll be like one of those couples on “Homes Under The Hammer” who have bought a house at auction and then realise the walls are damp and the roof’s falling off.

As exciting as it is to have new management, we need to accept this season is a survival battle whilst they rebuild. Given that performance today, Rob and Larry will be using a blank piece of paper to start that process.
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Re: Stratford

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Re: Stratford

Post by juanillo » 01 Dec 2018, 21:25

YeltzDoc wrote:
01 Dec 2018, 20:47
The boss agrees.

https://www.halesowennews.co.uk/sport/1 ... rob-smith/
At least the manager's view belies the opinion of the previous incumbent and indeed a few people on the forum, who reckoned we had a good squad who were underperforming.

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Re: Stratford

Post by Westyeltz » 02 Dec 2018, 10:33

piearce9 wrote:
01 Dec 2018, 20:00
That was really disappointing. Poor Rob and Larry will now know that they’ve got a massive task on their hands. They’ll be like one of those couples on “Homes Under The Hammer” who have bought a house at auction and then realise the walls are damp and the roof’s falling off.
Brilliant! ! ;D Have a George for your troubles O0

That's sure to upset Brother Kenneth ;)

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Re: Stratford

Post by DJ » 02 Dec 2018, 12:01

Halesowen Town 0 Stratford Town 2

There was to be no dream start for Halesowen’s new manager Rob Smith and his assistant Larry Chambers, as Stratford eased to victory with two second-half goals.

Together with new loan signings Liam Truslove and Callum Coyle, young goalkeeper Kieran Boucher made his home debut and was called straight into action with a sharp 3rd minute save to push away Jamie McAteer’s shot for a Stratford corner.

The Yeltz briefly enjoyed their best spell of the game with some neat passing approach play seeing Lewis Reilly blocked on the turn in front of goal after six minutes. Reilly then headed Asa Charlton’s 8th minute cross onto the top of the net and Tobias Hayles-Docherty hit a low shot just wide after 11 minutes.

But the early bluster soon faded and Stratford settled to control much of the rest of the game as a low shot from Wilson Carvalho drifted just wide after 20 minutes. Boucher made a fantastic fingertip reflex save to tip Albi Skendi’s goal-bound shot onto the crossbar after 25 minutes and William Grocott curled wide with a 39th minute free-kick. In a further spell of pressure immediately ahead of halftime, Boucher made another great save to block Carvalho’s low shot with his legs.

The visitors stepped up a gear after the interval and took their second-half chances to skip to a comfortable victory over the struggling Yeltz. McAteer headed a free-kick from Grocott over the bar after 53 minutes whilst Lee Hughes was blocked seconds later at the other end.

Stratford took the lead when CARVALHO slotted home from the penalty spot in the 59th minute after young Joab Wheatley clipped the legs of visiting centre-forward Michael Taylor. The visitors deservedly doubled their lead in the 71st minute when Boucher failed to gather a low cross, allowing GROCOTT to lift the loose ball into the net.

There was little response from the Yeltz - who have now scored only once in seven league games - although Truslove’s 80th minute low shot was turned away for a corner at the end of a disappointing afternoon that only served to lay bare the scale of the rebuilding task that lies ahead for the new management duo.

Halesowen Town: Kieran Boucher; Joab Wheatley, Jack Kelly, Ivor Lawton, Danny Bragoli (c), Asa Charlton, Lewis Reilly, Callum Coyle, Lee Hughes (Roland Agbor 68), Liam Truslove (Dean Hawkshaw 83), Tobias Hayles-Docherty. Subs Not Used: Jack Rea, Samuel Tonks, Dominic Hill.

Stratford Town: Ross Etheridge, Christopher Cox, Kynan Isaac, James Fry (c), Jamie McAteer, Jordan Williams, Lewis Wilson, Albi Skendi, Michael Taylor, William Grocott (Ross Oulton 89), Wilson Carvalho. Subs Not Used: Anare Olunkanmi, Claudio Dias, Josh Cooke, Taylor Morrison.

Referee: Neil Pratt Attendance: 412
Booked: Agbor (75)
‘Tulleys Print’ HTFC Man of the Match selected by Halas Hawks: Danny Bragoli

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Re: Stratford

Post by dalevillain » 02 Dec 2018, 14:35

YeltzDoc wrote:
01 Dec 2018, 20:47
The boss agrees.

https://www.halesowennews.co.uk/sport/1 ... rob-smith/
Refreshing to hear a manager say ‘we’re not good enough’ and be honest rather than spouting excuses blaming budgets, the pitch, the referee or anything else under the sun.

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Re: Stratford

Post by andy » 02 Dec 2018, 14:57

YeltzDoc wrote:
01 Dec 2018, 20:47
The boss agrees.

https://www.halesowennews.co.uk/sport/1 ... rob-smith/
Music to my ears. He can see what we see! Whatever happened to 'we did alright but lost again'? ;D
Yesterday will be a good marker to judge the progress we make over the coming weeks. I wouldn't be surprised if only 3 or 4 of the current team survive the chop.
Have to say though, it was nice yesterday talking to both Karen and Colin seeing just how positive and enthusiastic they are.
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Re: Stratford

Post by drummyb » 02 Dec 2018, 16:01

andy wrote:
02 Dec 2018, 14:57
YeltzDoc wrote:
01 Dec 2018, 20:47
The boss agrees.

https://www.halesowennews.co.uk/sport/1 ... rob-smith/
Music to my ears. He can see what we see! Whatever happened to 'we did alright but lost again'? ;D
Yesterday will be a good marker to judge the progress we make over the coming weeks. I wouldn't be surprised if only 3 or 4 of the current team survive the chop.
Have to say though, it was nice yesterday talking to both Karen and Colin seeing just how positive and enthusiastic they are.
I guess, the players had got used to JH's "style" and while the shortcomings were there, it was masked to some degree. It was fully exposed yesterday by a different way of playing. The squad is short and I reckon we have half of a decent team. As others have said, this is gonna take time, which we do have.

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Re: Stratford

Post by piearce9 » 02 Dec 2018, 20:32

Westyeltz wrote:
02 Dec 2018, 10:33
Brilliant! ! ;D Have a George for your troubles O0

That's sure to upset Brother Kenneth ;)
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