FairsWell, that's the cup over for another year for us. Funny to be still watching it in Feb. I used to be grateful if we were still in, in October. Its been a fab time knocking out Barow, Stevenage and, of course, that fabulous day at Ipswich. A more natural order was restored on the pitch last night but our team and club can remain happy and it was enjoyable to share the moment after the game with them. I expect the stewards were bemused by fans leaving smiling and singing after a 5-0 defeat but we can have a lovely connection with our team.
Good luck next round, whoever you get. It was enjoyable to come to the CBS.
Really can’t complain about the result. Unlike at Ipswich, we were able to get into some pretty good forward positions, but didn’t know what to do when there. Failing To lay off the ball, put in a cross, or passing the ball all the way back to the keeper. Coventry made Maidstone look like the NLS team we are.
Best of luck for your play offs and cup run.
Doesn't give the rest of us any explanation at all. Can you elaborate further?
Hopefully you'll climb the pyramid soon as Maidstone is a big town which can support a league side. Some of the sides like Salford, Crawley, Forest Green etc are really punching above their weightReally can’t complain about the result. Unlike at Ipswich, we were able to get into some pretty good forward positions, but didn’t know what to do when there. Failing To lay off the ball, put in a cross, or passing the ball all the way back to the keeper. Coventry made Maidstone look like the NLS team we are.
Best of luck for your play offs and cup run.
Why are you quoting Zombie by the CranberriesIn your head. Grow up.
Some of us don’t want to return to the National League, full of semi bankrupt and heavily bankrolled clubs. Ten years of profitability were built on part time wages and full time crowds. It was a disastrous NL relegation season that saw our first loss since returning home.Hopefully you'll climb the pyramid soon as Maidstone is a big town which can support a league side. Some of the sides like Salford, Crawley, Forest Green etc are really punching above their weight
Trouble ahead on that front?Funny story that. Remember Ben Stevenson saying he was poorly?.....
Roger 60 today? Bloody hell that’s a tall order….It was my old mans birthday yesterday and this was on his seat before the game (not planned by me/family)
really nice touch by the club
The best compliment we could have shown Maidstone was to turn up in such good numbers and boost the coffers for both clubs. We did that, great support all round !Well, that's the cup over for another year for us. Funny to be still watching it in Feb. I used to be grateful if we were still in, in October. Its been a fab time knocking out Barow, Stevenage and, of course, that fabulous day at Ipswich. A more natural order was restored on the pitch last night but our team and club can remain happy and it was enjoyable to share the moment after the game with them. I expect the stewards were bemused by fans leaving smiling and singing after a 5-0 defeat but we can have a lovely connection with our team.
Good luck next round, whoever you get. It was enjoyable to come to the CBS.
Trouble ahead on that front?
Yes. It was enjoyable. It was no good nearly 5k of us turning up if only 5k-10k of you turned up. Just strolling across the bridge and looking at the stadium we were about to play in was emotional.The best compliment we could have shown Maidstone was to turn up in such good numbers and boost the coffers for both clubs. We did that, great support all round !
I get that the class difference told last night and coventry played with no pressure on the ball or intensity second half, but I guess you just were not looking when we created two okish chances in the first half through crosses.Some ridiculous comments by some of our supporters on Twitter, etc. “Maidstone were great”, “they didn’t deserve that scoreline” and “I wished they had scored”. Why on earth do we need this love-in?
They looked what they are, an extremely limited tier 6 team with a goalkeeper who looks several levels above them and had somehow (god knows how) managed to get to the 5th round. The only slight danger of them scoring was once when we gave the ball away at the back and even then they didn’t get a shot on target.
It was the easiest game most of us will ever see, as many of us thought it would be (I thought it would be at least 6 or 7) based on the way we dismantled Oxford. Even Robins said that he was preparing for Friday’s game after 40 minutes!
If we hadn’t played walking football for the first 40 minutes of the second half (clearly under instructions to save energy) it would have been a cricket score.
Congrats to them for getting this far but let’s not pretend that it was remotely competitive.
Well, that's the cup over for another year for us. Funny to be still watching it in Feb. I used to be grateful if we were still in, in October. Its been a fab time knocking out Barow, Stevenage and, of course, that fabulous day at Ipswich. A more natural order was restored on the pitch last night but our team and club can remain happy and it was enjoyable to share the moment after the game with them. I expect the stewards were bemused by fans leaving smiling and singing after a 5-0 defeat but we can have a lovely connection with our team.
Good luck next round, whoever you get. It was enjoyable to come to the CBS.
At one corner, the defender was grappling with Lati and tried to push him over the goal line as the ball was delivered. Crazy.There seems to be an “accepted level” of shirt pulling and the refs largely turn a blind eye to it as they don’t want to be contentious. It should be a penalty every time, but there’s no will in the game to stop it. It should be the easiest thing to get rid of as it is so obvious at all levels (even more so in the PL using VAR).
Nothing that he says is untrue thoughI get that the class difference told last night and coventry played with no pressure on the ball or intensity second half, but I guess you just were not looking when we created two okish chances in the first half through crosses.
Ive never seen such blatant holding and shirt pulling at corners as there was last night. The ref delayed a corner with the treatment Simms was getting, but even after speaking to the defender, he carried straight on with business as usual. Surely ANY holding of an attacker should result in a penalty? The ref could have picked anyone of three defenders doing it at our corners. Is this an accepted part of the game now even at grass roots level? Im pretty sure in my day if you laid a hand on anyone during a free kick it was a nailed on pen.
Oh no that’s a shameWe'll see by who he picks in goal on Friday
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Me and my dad met Doug King in the casino last night (or early hours) for the first time and he talked to us for about 15 minutes, top bloke!
I get that the class difference told last night and coventry played with no pressure on the ball or intensity second half, but I guess you just were not looking when we created two okish chances in the first half through crosses.
Ive never seen such blatant holding and shirt pulling at corners as there was last night. The ref delayed a corner with the treatment Simms was getting, but even after speaking to the defender, he carried straight on with business as usual. Surely ANY holding of an attacker should result in a penalty? The ref could have picked anyone of three defenders doing it at our corners. Is this an accepted part of the game now even at grass roots level? Im pretty sure in my day if you laid a hand on anyone during a free kick it was a nailed on pen.
The guy's a fraud. Used to get 25 mins out of Tim Fisher.Great game and fair play to Maidstone.
Me and my dad met Doug King in the casino last night (or early hours) for the first time and he talked to us for about 15 minutes, top bloke!
20 minutes of that was normally him saying "please don't hit me".The guy's a fraud. Used to get 25 mins out of Tim Fisher.
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Most of your fans have congratulated us on getting so far and recognised that although there was a massive gulf in class we came and tried to play and - whether you like it or not - there were points at which we did something. I don't need to watch highlights to know that we put one cross in that we couldn't quite connect with the header and that Liam Sole had a half decent chance to volley from six yards. Maybe its not on your highlights but it occurred in the 90+ minutes I watched live. They were both in the first half and right in front of me, not in the second half when your team was in cruise control. We were way outclassed, as we were at Ipswich but we did fashion a couple of half chances without you giving us the ball.Nothing that he says is untrue though
Here are the ITV highlights and what can you see it lacking?
Fair play and all due respect but let's keep it truthful.
Most of your fans have congratulated us on getting so far and recognised that although there was a massive gulf in class we came and tried to play and - whether you like it or not - there were points at which we did something. I don't need to watch highlights to know that we put one cross in that we couldn't quite connect with the header and that Liam Sole had a half decent chance to volley from six yards. Maybe its not on your highlights but it occurred in the 90+ minutes I watched live. They were both in the first half and right in front of me, not in the second half when your team was in cruise control. We were way outclassed, as we were at Ipswich but we did fashion a couple of half chances without you giving us the ball.
Is Liam Sole electing to pass rather than volley on your much vaunted highlights?
The Liam Sole chance you got let off the hook because he elected to pass rather than take on the volley and - inside - we all howled.I was watching but can’t honestly remember them, they might have seemed like chances to you but it’s all relative. Wilson didn’t have a save to make, thankfully.The only time I remember the ball going anywhere near our goal was the effort into the side netting in the second half.
We'll see by who he picks in goal on Friday
The Liam Sole chance you got let off the hook because he elected to pass rather than take on the volley and - inside - we all howled.
Thank you. Indeed, we never majorly threatened but it is funny to have someone telling you to be truthful while they deny reality.Agree with you, you had a couple of decent moments after the first two goals. Nothing major but we definitely had to defend.
At that point, you joined the 4,800 away fansMe and my old man said he should have taken a swing at it first time. Turned to each at the same time and said it.
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