MATCHWATCH : Stevenage (a)

[Ascotexgunner]

Jesus, we are so piss poor. I think I can still make it as a professional footballer watching this lot.

If you can post again 4 times in the 46th, 56th and 60th minute, we can all have an early night happy.

[Snowflake Royal]

Looked like Ehibhatioman flicked Mbengue's long throw on and Smith toe poked it onto the post and in.

Yeah I that's how I saw it.

I thought Kelv's flick and everyone missed it.

[tidus_mi2]

Looking at Oxford at the weekend and Stevenage now... echoing someone else's opinion in another thread, but... they're literally nothing between the teams in this league. Both our positions in the table are lies.

Stevenage are no better than Oxford. Who were no worse than Derby, who we beat. Crazy league.

Stevenage are up there playing effective League One football that would almost surely see them relegated in the Championship.

[skipper]

And... Stevenage are the in form team in the league! HOW!?!?

[WestYorksRoyal]

Stevenage are specialist at scoring late goals this season, while our record doesn't need repeating.

[Sutekh]

Reading now equal with Charlton in 20th, Port Vale currently in the bottom 4 (currently 0-0 home to Orient) but with 2 games in hand.

[WestYorksRoyal]

And... Stevenage are the in form team in the league! HOW!?!?

Keep clean sheets and take chances and it doesn’t matter how shit you are between the boxes in this division. Very unlike them to concede such a shit goal.

[skipper]

Looking at Oxford at the weekend and Stevenage now... echoing someone else's opinion in another thread, but... they're literally nothing between the teams in this league. Both our positions in the table are lies.

Stevenage are no better than Oxford. Who were no worse than Derby, who we beat. Crazy league.

Stevenage are up there playing effective League One football that would almost surely see them relegated in the Championship.

Probably true. Someone else also said else where that Champ is a bit sh*t. Judging on Plymouth seeming fine and Ipswich doing really well.

Rest of the league doesn't seem any stronger since last season.

[Snowflake Royal]

And... Stevenage are the in form team in the league! HOW!?!?

Stevenage are playing exactly like their stats suggest they do.

Bang in cross after cross and hope something sticks. Not given up a lot at the back.

Their possession and pass accuracy stats are dreadful. Like 23rd/24th in the division.

[Brogue]

I think that's the best we've defended set pieces and crosses this season.

Great work comeonurz will be most proud

[WestYorksRoyal]

Looking at Oxford at the weekend and Stevenage now... echoing someone else's opinion in another thread, but... they're literally nothing between the teams in this league. Both our positions in the table are lies.

Stevenage are no better than Oxford. Who were no worse than Derby, who we beat. Crazy league.

Stevenage are up there playing effective League One football that would almost surely see them relegated in the Championship.

Probably true. Someone else also said else where that Champ is a bit sh*t. Judging on Plymouth seeming fine and Ipswich doing really well.

Rest of the league doesn't seem any stronger since last season.

Plymouth and Ipswich played good football last season so it's not surprising. Effective football maximising your limits gets found out in a higher league, see us in 2012. Stevenage would get battered, but simply being there would be an achievement.

[Snowflake Royal]

I think that's the best we've defended set pieces and crosses this season.

Great work comeonurz will be most proud

We all know one of them is going in mate.

[Clyde1998]

Not been amazing to say the least. Struggled to retain possession throughout large parts of the game. Stevenage were on top for most of the half.

Be interesting to see the effect of the goal on the second half. Certainly felt like they were going to score at some point.

[Brogue]

I think that's the best we've defended set pieces and crosses this season.

Great work comeonurz will be most proud

We all know one of them is going in mate.

Hopefully that comment undoes the jinx

[WestYorksRoyal]

I think that's the best we've defended set pieces and crosses this season.

Great work comeonurz will be most proud

We all know one of them is going in mate.

We can defend the vast majority of crosses well and still concede. We only need to get it wrong once.

[Sutekh]

Dont worry, long way to go still and it is a Tuesday evening and Stevenage begins with S.

[Clyde1998]

Stevenage are up there playing effective League One football that would almost surely see them relegated in the Championship.

Probably true. Someone else also said else where that Champ is a bit sh*t. Judging on Plymouth seeming fine and Ipswich doing really well.

Rest of the league doesn't seem any stronger since last season.

Plymouth and Ipswich played good football last season so it's not surprising. Effective football maximising your limits gets found out in a higher league, see us in 2012. Stevenage would get battered, but simply being there would be an achievement.

They’d have to strengthen considerably to have any chance of staying up. Not sure how much business they did this summer, but they were only promoted from League Two last season.

[Royal Ginger]

Difference between fouls committed and fouls won other than the team? Ie, how can your ‘fouls committed’ be more than the other team’s ‘fouls won’?

[Brogue]

Only 7 wins off the playoffs as it stands

[LightwaterRoyal]

Looked like Ehibhatioman flicked Mbengue's long throw on and Smith toe poked it onto the post and in.

Yeah I that's how I saw it.

I thought Kelv's flick and everyone missed it.

I think they've gone with the Stevenage player winning the header against Ehib and everyone else missing it on the way through.

Either way I enjoyed it, don't think I've seen us score from a long throw before.