Eastleigh FC v Torquay United
Posted: 30 Aug 2015, 10:29
August finally draws to a close, yesterday saw us play Cheltenham Town in our final home game of the month, there can be no doubting it was a poor day all round, there is no time to dwell on yesterday, and I'm glad to see Paul Cox certainly isn't, no excuses from the manager and we all have to move on quickly, as it's back in coach tomorrow for what is for us, the relatively short trip to the Silver lake stadium home of Eastleigh FC, and a meet up with another ex gull, in the form of Michael Poke.
Eastleigh have financial backing that we can only dream of right now, taken over by the Bridle insurance group in early 2012, a five year plan to get their stadium up to football league standard leading to promotion eventually into the football league was launched, so far The Spitfires are on course to achieve their goals . Eastleigh FC were many fans favourites to gain promotion in their first season after to promotion to the NL premier division last term, however a late season dip in home form would cost them dear, Eastleigh are clearly a progressive football club, many will say the adventure they're on is unsustainable, however, if the foundations are laid correctly and house built to standard on top, why shouldn't their clubs progression be sustainable, only the lack of a fan base could hold them back in the future.
For Gulls fan attending the match
The silver lake stadium, Eastleigh, SO50 9HT; http://www.eastleighfc.com/tickets/getting-here/ ; Please be advised, due their S.A.G and police advise all games at Eastleigh are now segregated, as such we can no longer use their social club, situated inside the ground, all gulls fans will need to enter the ground via gates 10, 11. Eastleigh recommend the cricketers pub about 5-10 minutes walk away, and where I believe most gulls fans will meet.
I am going to the match and have 3 spare seats if anyone wants to go and is struggling to get there, send me a PM.
Featured Eastleigh FC player
Andy Drury;born 28th November, Sittingbourne, position; winger/attacking midfielder Andy Drury started his career with his home town club Sittingbourne in 2001, between 2001-11 Andy had a good non-league career making over 300 appearances for Sittingbourne, Ebbsfleet , Lewes, Stevenage and Luton Town, however in 2009 Andy would win his first major silverware, winning both the F.A.T and the conference title with Stevenage Borough. The first big move came for Andy Drury in 2011, Ipswich Town paid a reported £150,000 for Andy, who went on to make 62 appearances for the championship club, after his release for Ipswich Drury moved to Crawley Town 2013 after he'd previously been their on loan, 2014 saw Drury re-sign for Luton another £100,000 fee was paid for his services, but Drury would fail to resettle at Luton and joined Eastleigh in the summer, his career appears to have tailed off of late, but still player with a good pedigree.
Eastleigh top goal scorers
Constable 5
Strevens 2
Cook,Turley,Reason,Lafayette all with 1 goal each
Current form
Eastleigh FC ; W-D-D-W-W
11 Aug Eastleigh 1-0 Boreham Wood
15 Aug Eastleigh 1-1 Lincoln City
18 Aug Welling Utd 2-2 Eastleigh
22 Aug Eastleigh 1-0 Macclesfield
29 Aug Aldershot T 1-2 Eastleigh
Last time out
Aldershot 1 v 2 Eastleigh
19 Poke
02 Partington
05 Turley
10 Reason Booked (Cook - 77' )
20 Harding
06 Reid
14 Strevens (Payne - 67' )
18 Drury Booked
12 Midson
11 Lafayette (Odubade - 67' )
09 Constable
Substitutes
03 Green
04 Evans
07 Odubade
08 Payne
17 Cook
From a Torquay point of view
Yesterdays performance against Cheltenham was frustrating, to be fair it's the first time we saw a performance that lacked energy and commitment, we can go on about the goalkeeper all we like, Spiess did not lose the game all on his own, concede that much possession, expect the defence to come under extreme pressure, the back line under that much pressure will make mistakes, a back four make that many mistakes will leave the goalkeeper exposed who will in turn have a job to keep the ball out of the net, a bad day all round, but as said, move on and quickly.
Our team to date have shown they are capable of upsetting odds, unfortunately they also shown they're capable of producing a horror show as well, Eastleigh away is another game where our team will have to upset the odds, play to level and standard above our capabilities to get something out of the game, however we've done it this season already and we can do it again, judging by posts made around the forums and social media, there will be a fair few TUFC fans at the game, would be nice to turn this into a virtual home match, and a repeat of Grimsby away first half through out tomorrow, would be just what the doctor ordered.
Torquay United top goal scorers
Fisher 2
Hurst, Carmicheal, MacDonald, Quigley 1
Current form
Torquay United; L-W-L-D-L
11 Aug Wrexham 3-1 Torquay Utd
15 Aug Halifax Town 2-3 Torquay Utd
18 Aug Torquay Utd 0-1 Woking
22 Aug Grimsby 2-2 Torquay Utd
29 Aug Torquay Utd 0-3 Cheltenham
Last time out
Torquay 0 v 3 Cheltenham
01 Spiess
16 Richards
05 MacDonald
18 Smith Booked (Murombedzi - 46' )
12 Carmichael
22 Quigley (Marsh - 70' )
03 Butler
26 Heslop (Briscoe - 46' )
02 Hurst
17 Fisher
06 Geohaghon Booked
Substitutes
04 Fenwick
07 Briscoe
10 Marsh
11 Murombedzi
23 Richards
Angry Paul Cox' view point on the Cheltenham game
"Myself and the players owe our supporters an apology," said Cox. "It's a performance and a result that brings everyone back down to Earth.
"I think it shows where we are."
And Cox baulked at the suggestion that Cheltenham's second goal came from a piece of 'bad sportsmanship'!
"I'm not having that," he said. "I want my team to learn how to win and to win sometimes you have got to 'play the game'.
"Cheltenham had certain bits about them that we haven't got. They had a game-plan, they were strong and organised, and don't forget they had 10 men for 80 minutes.
"I thought in some parts of the pitch we got bullied.
"Like I have just said to the players, I am going to have to make some big decisions now, because I can't afford to hang around and wait for people to learn this game.
"This is a big boys' league full of big boys and big teams, and I am not accepting that."
Read more: http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/T ... z3kHxVXTsx
Last meeting
14-2-2015; Eastleigh 1-2 Torquay United
Head to Head
Torquay 2 wins from previous meetings.
Eastleigh have financial backing that we can only dream of right now, taken over by the Bridle insurance group in early 2012, a five year plan to get their stadium up to football league standard leading to promotion eventually into the football league was launched, so far The Spitfires are on course to achieve their goals . Eastleigh FC were many fans favourites to gain promotion in their first season after to promotion to the NL premier division last term, however a late season dip in home form would cost them dear, Eastleigh are clearly a progressive football club, many will say the adventure they're on is unsustainable, however, if the foundations are laid correctly and house built to standard on top, why shouldn't their clubs progression be sustainable, only the lack of a fan base could hold them back in the future.
For Gulls fan attending the match
The silver lake stadium, Eastleigh, SO50 9HT; http://www.eastleighfc.com/tickets/getting-here/ ; Please be advised, due their S.A.G and police advise all games at Eastleigh are now segregated, as such we can no longer use their social club, situated inside the ground, all gulls fans will need to enter the ground via gates 10, 11. Eastleigh recommend the cricketers pub about 5-10 minutes walk away, and where I believe most gulls fans will meet.
I am going to the match and have 3 spare seats if anyone wants to go and is struggling to get there, send me a PM.
Featured Eastleigh FC player
Andy Drury;born 28th November, Sittingbourne, position; winger/attacking midfielder Andy Drury started his career with his home town club Sittingbourne in 2001, between 2001-11 Andy had a good non-league career making over 300 appearances for Sittingbourne, Ebbsfleet , Lewes, Stevenage and Luton Town, however in 2009 Andy would win his first major silverware, winning both the F.A.T and the conference title with Stevenage Borough. The first big move came for Andy Drury in 2011, Ipswich Town paid a reported £150,000 for Andy, who went on to make 62 appearances for the championship club, after his release for Ipswich Drury moved to Crawley Town 2013 after he'd previously been their on loan, 2014 saw Drury re-sign for Luton another £100,000 fee was paid for his services, but Drury would fail to resettle at Luton and joined Eastleigh in the summer, his career appears to have tailed off of late, but still player with a good pedigree.
Eastleigh top goal scorers
Constable 5
Strevens 2
Cook,Turley,Reason,Lafayette all with 1 goal each
Current form
Eastleigh FC ; W-D-D-W-W
11 Aug Eastleigh 1-0 Boreham Wood
15 Aug Eastleigh 1-1 Lincoln City
18 Aug Welling Utd 2-2 Eastleigh
22 Aug Eastleigh 1-0 Macclesfield
29 Aug Aldershot T 1-2 Eastleigh
Last time out
Aldershot 1 v 2 Eastleigh
19 Poke
02 Partington
05 Turley
10 Reason Booked (Cook - 77' )
20 Harding
06 Reid
14 Strevens (Payne - 67' )
18 Drury Booked
12 Midson
11 Lafayette (Odubade - 67' )
09 Constable
Substitutes
03 Green
04 Evans
07 Odubade
08 Payne
17 Cook
From a Torquay point of view
Yesterdays performance against Cheltenham was frustrating, to be fair it's the first time we saw a performance that lacked energy and commitment, we can go on about the goalkeeper all we like, Spiess did not lose the game all on his own, concede that much possession, expect the defence to come under extreme pressure, the back line under that much pressure will make mistakes, a back four make that many mistakes will leave the goalkeeper exposed who will in turn have a job to keep the ball out of the net, a bad day all round, but as said, move on and quickly.
Our team to date have shown they are capable of upsetting odds, unfortunately they also shown they're capable of producing a horror show as well, Eastleigh away is another game where our team will have to upset the odds, play to level and standard above our capabilities to get something out of the game, however we've done it this season already and we can do it again, judging by posts made around the forums and social media, there will be a fair few TUFC fans at the game, would be nice to turn this into a virtual home match, and a repeat of Grimsby away first half through out tomorrow, would be just what the doctor ordered.
Torquay United top goal scorers
Fisher 2
Hurst, Carmicheal, MacDonald, Quigley 1
Current form
Torquay United; L-W-L-D-L
11 Aug Wrexham 3-1 Torquay Utd
15 Aug Halifax Town 2-3 Torquay Utd
18 Aug Torquay Utd 0-1 Woking
22 Aug Grimsby 2-2 Torquay Utd
29 Aug Torquay Utd 0-3 Cheltenham
Last time out
Torquay 0 v 3 Cheltenham
01 Spiess
16 Richards
05 MacDonald
18 Smith Booked (Murombedzi - 46' )
12 Carmichael
22 Quigley (Marsh - 70' )
03 Butler
26 Heslop (Briscoe - 46' )
02 Hurst
17 Fisher
06 Geohaghon Booked
Substitutes
04 Fenwick
07 Briscoe
10 Marsh
11 Murombedzi
23 Richards
Angry Paul Cox' view point on the Cheltenham game
"Myself and the players owe our supporters an apology," said Cox. "It's a performance and a result that brings everyone back down to Earth.
"I think it shows where we are."
And Cox baulked at the suggestion that Cheltenham's second goal came from a piece of 'bad sportsmanship'!
"I'm not having that," he said. "I want my team to learn how to win and to win sometimes you have got to 'play the game'.
"Cheltenham had certain bits about them that we haven't got. They had a game-plan, they were strong and organised, and don't forget they had 10 men for 80 minutes.
"I thought in some parts of the pitch we got bullied.
"Like I have just said to the players, I am going to have to make some big decisions now, because I can't afford to hang around and wait for people to learn this game.
"This is a big boys' league full of big boys and big teams, and I am not accepting that."
Read more: http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/T ... z3kHxVXTsx
Last meeting
14-2-2015; Eastleigh 1-2 Torquay United
Head to Head
Torquay 2 wins from previous meetings.
