Gateshead updates as they happen...........

[Keith H]

Contrary to my earlier postings, I am now available for updates for the Gateshead game and look forward to supplying a normal service from around 2.45pm.

[Glyn]

That's good news Keith, so monitoring those updates can be added to today's multi-tasking list ie listening to cricket/doing some deskwork/watching football/rugby/Last Night of the Proms etc etc etc....


:doh:

[Bob C]

I am pleased Keith, that you are now able to do the updates might get a reasonable result with you doing it rather than Bob C :clap2:

[Keith H]

Todays Team is:

Gilmartin
Simms
Adams
Ward
Marshall
Hawthorne
Dyer
MacPherson
Knox
Blair
Forsdick

Subs

Adam
Heath
Nagington

Todays Quiz question is - work out who is playing where in defence,I've worked out about 8 possible combinations:eek:. Hope the players know:)

[Hallo]

My guess:
3-5-2

--------------Rene------------

--------------Adams-----------
-------Simms---------Masha---

--------------Ward------------

--Hawthorne-----Maccer-----Fozzie

-------------Dyer------------
-------- Knox------Blair---------

[Keith H]

Sorry Hallo............can now confirm formation as follows

Gilmartin

Simms
Ward
Marshall
Adams

Dyer
Hawthorne
Macpherson
Forsdick

Knox
Blair

4-4-2

[Hallo]

Seems like Phill needs to play some more football manager:D

[Keith H]

5 mins

Gone close already, Simms set Knoxy free down right hand side and he whipped in a lovely cross for Forsdick who hammered a first time shot just over the bar when probably better placed to score.

Gateshead 0-0 Hednesford

[Glyn]

With you fellas, glorious sunny day out there and I'm stuck in here multi-tasking....

:doh::(

So 3 points would cheer me up (and of course victories for England, England and England later on...)

[Bob C]

Seems a good start, keep it going lads

[Keith H]

15 mins

Open end to end stuff Gateshead went close with a couple of crosses that flashed across the six yard box and were put out for corners, which didn't result in anything.
At the other end Knoxy tried a spectacular overhead kick which cleared the bar and then a powerful header that went just over.

Gateshead 0-0 Hednesford

[Keith H]

29 mins

After an uneventful 10 mins or so as I was speaking with our correspondent Gateshead broke away and opened the scoring.

Gateshead 1-0 Hednesford

[Hallo]

arrrrrrrhhhh bugger!

[Glyn]

... and I was just thinking that my 0-0 prediction was looking promising.

Bugger.

[Dobba]

Damn it.

[Bob C]

Bob C is disappointed s***:(

[Keith H]

Be suicidal Bob

36 mins


Gateshead 2-0 Hednesford

[Dobba]

What the hell is going on.....?

[terrymc]

Knoxy's just pulled one back!

[terrymc]

And Danny blair has made it 2-2!

Sounds like a cracking game!:clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:

[Keith H]

37mins

From a Marshall free kick that was flicked on by Dyer Knox powered the ball home

Gateshead 2-1 Hednesford

[Bob C]

get the poofoo tablets out, that will shift em, come on guys take your fingers out :mad:

[Keith H]

39 mins

From a cross in from the right everyone missed the ball allowing Danny Blair the easiest of tap ins

Gateshead 2-2 Hednesford

Can't keep up

[Bob C]

That,s better, give em a Mackeson :clap2:

[Dobba]

Knox powered the ball home

Has Knoxy ever scored a tap-in? :D

[Bob C]

Crikey has everybody gone nuts... I can't read this quick
:clap2::clap2:

[Keith H]

43 mins

Gateshead 3-2 Hednesford

Is there a Doctor in the house the stress is killing me

[Perton Pitman]

Glad to see Knos restored to the team - natural goalscorer!!

[Hallo]

have the defences actually started the game yet?

[Dobba]

Not a game to remember for the two defences really is it?

[Bob C]

I don't beleive it. your joking ain't ya Keith

[Keith H]

Half time

Gateshead 3-2 Hednesford

I'm off somewhere quiet now

[Bob C]

I think Robinson is the difference

[Hallo]

I'm predicting a 6-5 victory to us!:lie:

[Dobba]

Looking for the positives, at least we know they are as vulnerable at the back as we are.

[Bob C]

I would be very happy with that Hallo

[Glyn]

It may all be my fault, I have already had 3 coffees in my "lucky Hednesford mug" today and I'm sorry but I need another one now....

:doh:

[Glyn]

other half-times on here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/live_videprinter/default.stm

it's looking good for Inverurie Locos....

:cool:

[Keith H]

49 mins

Gateshead 4-2 Hednesford

[Hallo]

ARRh PANTS!! I'm off to the pub!

[Perton Pitman]

Jesus - we are leaking goals left right and centre at the moment. Reckon we should look at bringing someone in if this continues. Have to say that Gilmartin is not in YOungy's class in my opinion

[Tom(LTFC)]

:clap2::clap2::D

[Bob C]

Not again.. who is the joker TOM:mad: kick him out Keith

[Unibond Fan]

How come the new work experience defender is not playing from Sheffield Utd?

[Hallo]

I'd say he's a Leek fan, my problem is; why is he worried about our scores when he should be worried about the fact they haven't even got a manager.

[Dobba]

Is that a bad thing Hallo? The one they did have played Darren Alexander just infront of the defence!

[Unibond Fan]

After today's match will HTFC have one?

[Bob C]

He is having a go Hallo, we don't need it :mad:

[Tom(LTFC)]

That's a bit harsh it's not my fault he is seriously ill and has had to pack in football altogether. I think any manager in his position would do the same. You should be ashamed of yourself you yam yam

[Unibond Fan]

Whitby 4 Stamford 3 , goals galore today!

[Keith H]

65mins

Gateshead 5-2 Hednesford

[Dobba]

Ok, we submit.

[Bob C]

bloody ell. its a bit more than disappointing :confused:

[Glyn]

the 6-5 forecast is looking our best bet.

Bring back Robbo asap....

:(

[lamby]

what is going on???

[Dobba]

what is going on???

In short...

KABOOM!

[Glyn]

As if the shock of what's going on up there isn't enough, Gareth Barry gets a start for England!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6983518.stm

I must go and sit down now....

:eek:

[Bod]

talk your way out of this one Starbuck :mad:

[Keith H]

86 mins

Gateshead 6-2 Hednesford

[lamby]

he has never been consistent with the team, he needs to find aa team that works and stick with it!

[Bod]

well my comeback was short lived see ya all next season:doh:

[Bob C]

come on ref blow the whistle, an embarrassment :mad::mad:

[Dobba]

Why is everybody's expectations so high? We've not had a consitently good league season since the Conference days!

[Bob C]

Why is everybody's expectations so high? We've not had a consitently good league season since the Conference days!

we live in hope Dobba

[Unibond Fan]

Ryan Young at AFC Telford playing a blinder at 1-1 with AFC Telford down to 10 men

[Dobba]

we live in hope Dobba

I understand that but all these "fans" slating the team after losing a few games, yes conceding as many as we have is always bad, but bloody hell talk about blowing things out of proportion.

[Keith H]

Full Time

Gateshead 6-2 Hednesford

[iainthepitman]

i wouldve been happy with a draw today!!!!!:doh:

[Bob C]

My thanks go to Keith and Fozzie for giving us the updates see you around all... hopefully Monday :mad:

[Glyn]

Yeah, thanks fellas, check my predictions in future, when I say 0-0 you will know what to expect...

:doh:

Let's see if England can manage 6 against Israel now then....

[maximus]

six goals conceded and I suppose PS will blame the attack again! he has to address the defencive frailties and soon. can't understand why he put Dyer in midfield again surely he has to play up front. That's ten goals conceded in three games., we cannot operate with philosophy that however many the opposition score we will get one more !! We simply have to stop the opposition scoring.

[Perton Pitman]

After today there will be a real crisis of confidence. Unless we get something on Monday we can start looking nervously over our shoulders. Momentum is everything in sport and at the moment we have none at all.

We'll see what PS and the lads are made of on Monday

[Dobba]

Ukraine are currently winning 1-0

Every cloud and all that.

[Alan Percival]

That was unlucky guys. You came to us and we're now on a 17 game unbeaten run. We won 5-2 midweek and knew (or at least thought) this would be harder. Have faith in Starbuck as he's a good manager. Keep your spirits up guys, you can make the play-offs.

:clap2:

[Bod]

That was unlucky guys. You came to us and we're now on a 17 game unbeaten run. We won 5-2 midweek and knew (or at least thought) this would be harder. Have faith in Starbuck as he's a good manager. Keep your spirits up guys, you can make the play-offs.

:clap2:

unlucky bo**ocks , disgraceful would have been more apt :confused:

[Bod]

yeah and why were on the subject "Gateshead",get a ground or get out of the friggin league:mad:

[cliff edge]

Wonder why PS felt the need to tinker with the side after it was reported we were the best side the ref had seen this season after the Ashton game.
Dyer is a striker.we are short in midfield and defence and those matters need addressing.......quickly.
As Perton Pitman says,we need to get some confidence back.Lets start Monday.

[abacus]

The manager does have the say of course but it is perplexing as to why players who seem to obviously fit in a position are played else where.Knox and Dyer up front given a run together would be a start.Sorting out the defence which is no where near as tight as I would have expected is absolute priority after three defeats. Perhaps Gateshead on their unbeaten run may not have been a game to expect too much from but the next two are certainly matches we have to expect to win.

[Alan Percival]

yeah and why were on the subject "Gateshead",get a ground or get out of the friggin league:mad:

Working on both ;)

[cliff edge]

Nice one Alan:D

[cliff edge]

Abacus your comments about the defence are right.Tough decisions have to be made by PS and leave players out whoever they are and be prepared to get the right players in if he thinks we need them.

[Bod]

some interesting options....not ?

[Glyn]

Seems no-one who was actually at the game yesterday wants to talk about it...?

I think I can understand that.

Hopefully the fact that we have another game so soon to get it out of our system will be a benefit.

[Bod]

if it was anything like Northwich,it's too painful to talk about
england's win took the edge of it a little,if they had lost i think i might have started watching golf :o

[Glyn]

It can't have been anything like as bad as Northwich Bod, at least we were still in it at HT yesterday......

:crutch::violin::wall:

[SaintPitmen]

seriously htfc fans u hae to look at the bigger picture since 1st January 2007 we have have won 6 six league games drawn 15 and lost 18 this is very disappointing.

[terrymc]

seriously htfc fans u hae to look at the bigger picture since 1st January 2007 we have have won 6 six league games drawn 15 and lost 18 this is very disappointing.

Well, if you put it like that, things can only get better!:(