Agree with every Newfan has said. The only positive was we only lost by 2 goals. And that l think was mainly due to the fact Maidstone seemed to want to walk it in.
I reckon about 5pc of our passes found a team mate such was our performance. Their keeper did not have one shot or cross to deal with. That says it all. Absolutely awful is the only way l can describe it. A vast improvement needed next week or a very short cup run this season

I think people should take note that Maidstone are a full time squad and surely look destined to be fighting for promotion at the end of the season.!
In comparison it did look like men versus boys all the way through. It was very disappointing not to register one shot on target the whole game but the team put out today along with the subs on the bench were simply not at the races,
I agree that a captain needs to be a defender who commands from the back. To date that has not happened!
The game against Taunton on Tuesday night clearly took a lot out of the players. Management now has to sit down and if they think necessary reset how they want us to play. I am worried that we will struggle again to maintain our place in this division which let’s face it is unforgiving.
The town deserves a team playing at this level so let’s keep behind the lads and hopefully results will follow!

toyboy wrote:

I have followed the Bluebirds for over 50 years now, and I can honestly say that was one of the most inept,clueless and boring performances that I have ever seen, and if Horgs continues with this tippy tappy possession type football, the fans will vote with their feet and not come to games.This style of play is not the CTFC way. We do not have the players to successfully play this way, and sooner we adopt a different approach the better in my opinion. We have a captain that has no idea how to motivate or lead his players, and in my opinion someone like Luke Haines would be a much better leader - rant over !

I would argue we do have the personnel to play that style and our summer recruits highlight that. We will win more games than we'll lose playing our style in this division in my honest opinion.

Just one of those games today, hot weather, lethargic, have to write it off as a bad day at the office.

We go again on Saturday, at home, FA Cup, hopefully can dominate.
 

I find it interesting that fans like Toyboy only post when there are negative results. Almost like there are agendas to his words. The tippy tappy football was on full display Tuesday and was working until the red card. No words about it then though?  I also remember your little area in the ground constantly berating Mike Cooke for how is long ball football. As my username suggests, it’s a funny old game.

We did not start well. Looked like a team that played a lot of Tuesday with 10 men against a full time side today. Second to most things. Then at 2-0 it was more even but only because Maidstone let their foot off he has.

The reality is we are a new side, a very young side and whether people like it or not, we have one or the smallest budgets in this league.  There will be days like today again, I have no doubt. Part of football.

We have 7 attacking senior players - Bradbury, Owen Evans, Johnson, McClure, Windsor, Fas and Bray. 3 of those are out. One has just come back and one came off the bench today and looked rusty. We are nowhere near our best team at the moment.

Beaten by a full time outfit that, as I understand it came over yesterday. Take a chill pill, at the end of the season it's 3 points. They'll be there or there abouts come next may,  we just need to take the wins in front of us and not needlessly blow up.
Better job next time and we're all happy.