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- 11 Sep 2010, 16:01
- Forum: Matchday Topics
- Topic: Torquay Utd v Accrington 11/09/10
- Replies: 135
- Views: 23122
Re: Accrington game
Seems like a poor half. Changes need to be made, but where? Kee for Stevens and go 2 up front? O'kane or Macklin for Carlisle? Or hold fire and go 3-4-3 later on if we have too?
- 11 Sep 2010, 15:24
- Forum: Matchday Topics
- Topic: Torquay Utd v Accrington 11/09/10
- Replies: 135
- Views: 23122
Re: Accrington game
Basing my views purely on the bbc text commentary, looks like Stanley are having rather a lot of the play............... :?
- 11 Sep 2010, 14:48
- Forum: Matchday Topics
- Topic: Torquay Utd v Accrington 11/09/10
- Replies: 135
- Views: 23122
Re: Accrington game
Hmmm, not too sure about the team.
Stevens was poor last week - he's always generally been weaker away from home but I thought he looked like he had been "found out" at this level. I would have gone with Kee up front (ex players always score against their former clubs!) and put Zebs out wide.
Thats said, I'm not a football manager and hopefully my lack of knowledge would be shown up with a thumping gulls win! Looking through the Stanley side, I hate to tempt fate but we really look stronger all over the pitch. Stanley have always held something of a curse over us which worries me, and they are clearly organised and hard to break down this season.
If we perform we should take this. COYY!
Stevens was poor last week - he's always generally been weaker away from home but I thought he looked like he had been "found out" at this level. I would have gone with Kee up front (ex players always score against their former clubs!) and put Zebs out wide.
Thats said, I'm not a football manager and hopefully my lack of knowledge would be shown up with a thumping gulls win! Looking through the Stanley side, I hate to tempt fate but we really look stronger all over the pitch. Stanley have always held something of a curse over us which worries me, and they are clearly organised and hard to break down this season.
If we perform we should take this. COYY!
- 11 Sep 2010, 14:36
- Forum: Matchday Topics
- Topic: Torquay Utd v Accrington 11/09/10
- Replies: 135
- Views: 23122
Re: Accrington game
Injury, surely? Unless there has been some transfer activity we hadn't heard about.tktufc91 wrote:Gritts in for Benyon, Benyon not even on the bench today.
So is it Gritton up front with Zebs then, or has Kee been called in?
- 09 Sep 2010, 19:38
- Forum: All things Plainmoor
- Topic: Danny Senda?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 9208
Re: Danny Senda?
I'd echo all of that.CP Gull wrote:It seems that we are "having a closer look" at Danny Senda which hopefully means an extended trial - at least he has lasted a bit longer than Bas Savage! Hopefully he may get another run out in the reserves friendly against FGR at Plainmoor on Tuesday?
I really hope for the players sake that he can get fixed up with another club, hopefully with us, but if not then at least with a decent club somewhere else. I say that because he (Senda) clearly has (or had?) a lot of talent. Good enough to feature for both Wycombe for a number of years and for Millwall in League One. He was also chosen one year in the League 2 team of the year when he was at Wycombe and was rated highly enough a few years back for Mick McCarthy to have him on trial at Wolves - ok so it came to nothing but at least he was regarded highly enough to warrant their interest.
He has suffered incredible bad luck with injuries over the last couple of years and I guess it really is make or break for him as far as his chosen professional career is concerned. He suffered his first serious injury in May 2008 when he disclocated a knee while playing for Millwall in a match at Swindon - that after he had opened the scoring for them - his first ever goal for them as well. He was operated on at the time and hoped to return within 6 months but it was not to be and he needed another operation on his knee in December 2008. As a result he missed the whole of the 2008-9 season.
By the summer of 2009 he was out of contract at Millwall, but they took him on again for pre season in the 2009-10 season - on a month by month contract basis - and by all accounts he was doing well, until he tore his Achilles in September and needed further surgery! He returned to action by January 2010 but unfortunately Millwall decided not to offer him a new deal. As far as I can gather he hasn't played any competitive football, at least not at any significant level, since then. He did try out with Brighton last month and played for them in a pre season friendly but it appears nothing came of that either.
You can only imagine how desperate he must be - having been out of the game for effectively nearly two and a half years -to get back playing and earn himself another pro contract. I guess the "easy" option might have been for him to quit the game (and take the insurance payout which presumably he would be entitled to?) but clearly he doesn't lack determination and he still feels that at 29 he has a lot to offer. I guess his trial with us could just be his last chance at earning another pro contract - I just hope he is successful !
Its a shame that a player was denied the prime of his career. He's effectively missed the whole of being 27 to 29 - had he not had the injury, I don't doubt that he would have been in the Championship right now.
I think this whole episode - regardless of how it ends - is already showing the benefit of reserve team football. We're only in September and we've already been able to trial 3 players (2 of them respected performers in League 1) in a competitive(ish) environment. Gone are the days of having to base a decision on training only and having to hope he performs in the league *cough* Mo Camara *cough*.
I hope that Senda can resurrect his career, and if he is capable of getting near his performance levels of 2 years ago then I hope it is with us.
- 07 Sep 2010, 21:07
- Forum: All things Plainmoor
- Topic: Exeter reserve game
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7071
Re: Exeter reserve game
Its 2 wins isn't it? We've only played Swansea and City. So we're joint top at least!Benno wrote:Was 4-2 apparently. Not 4-3
We were 4-0 up but, oh well..
I make that 2 wins and a draw, not bad! Are we top of the reserve league?
- 07 Sep 2010, 19:57
- Forum: All things Plainmoor
- Topic: Danny Senda?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 9208
Re: Danny Senda?
I actually said something similar in the summer.
Danny Senda was quality at this level (and that above) for a few years. Had rotten luck with injuries, but if he is back to full fitness then he could end up being a shrewd signing. For one thing, as alluded too above he would add the possibility of us reverting to 3-4-3 or 3-5-2, with Senda and Nico as out and out wing backs.
Getting ahead of myself a little, but lets see how tonight goes. Regardless of what happens, its good to see a talented player making a bit of a comeback in the game whether it leads to something or not.
Danny Senda was quality at this level (and that above) for a few years. Had rotten luck with injuries, but if he is back to full fitness then he could end up being a shrewd signing. For one thing, as alluded too above he would add the possibility of us reverting to 3-4-3 or 3-5-2, with Senda and Nico as out and out wing backs.
Getting ahead of myself a little, but lets see how tonight goes. Regardless of what happens, its good to see a talented player making a bit of a comeback in the game whether it leads to something or not.
- 05 Sep 2010, 17:50
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Welcome back
- Replies: 87
- Views: 12246
Re: Welcome back
Great to be back. Life wasn't quite the same without it!
- 05 Sep 2010, 14:56
- Forum: All things Plainmoor
- Topic: Southend - Torquay
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8382
Re: Southend - Torquay
Bit of a shame yesterday, but I think we can all accept that we've had a great run and it was going to end one way or another. I can see the benefits of it being over, as now we go back to being "just another team" rather than having any sort of record.
We were pretty awful to start off, both the Southend goals were great hits - although we should have dealt with the second in the midfield before he got the shot away. Our passing and control was simply embarrassing in the first half, wheras Southend rarely wasted anything. We played ugly football second half but it started getting us somewhere. Could have snatched a point but it wasn't truly deserved.
Will be interesting to see how we react on Saturday against Stanley. They haven't conceded yet on the road (or scored!) so its bound to be tight. Their squad doesn't look anything too special, but we'll have to be on our game to beat them. Hard to work out what we should do with the starting XI next week. Benyon had a poor game on saturday, but when it clicks for him he's lethal. If I was feeling daring you could perhaps drop Benyon for Gritton and go 2 up front. I'd maybe look at Stevens position too as he still has the hit-and-miss tendancies. Might just be a case of picking horses for courses next weekend.
We were pretty awful to start off, both the Southend goals were great hits - although we should have dealt with the second in the midfield before he got the shot away. Our passing and control was simply embarrassing in the first half, wheras Southend rarely wasted anything. We played ugly football second half but it started getting us somewhere. Could have snatched a point but it wasn't truly deserved.
Will be interesting to see how we react on Saturday against Stanley. They haven't conceded yet on the road (or scored!) so its bound to be tight. Their squad doesn't look anything too special, but we'll have to be on our game to beat them. Hard to work out what we should do with the starting XI next week. Benyon had a poor game on saturday, but when it clicks for him he's lethal. If I was feeling daring you could perhaps drop Benyon for Gritton and go 2 up front. I'd maybe look at Stevens position too as he still has the hit-and-miss tendancies. Might just be a case of picking horses for courses next weekend.
