Very frustrating. 
"...And so it came to pass, as we've all predicted... an entirely self-inflicted first goal, the result of poor decision-making from our own throw, going, first, backwards then passing across our own 6 yard area for the opposition to pounce and slot home.  They'd sussed us out in the opening moments., Their second goal was simply poor defending."  It has been coming... and in plain sight,too!!

  Thereafter, we picked ourselves up and started to go about our business, but at 0-2 down,  it always looked an unlikely comeback.
Second half, they sat back .. we had all the possession and a series of half/ quarter chances.  Our goal was fully deserved as H&R had offered nothing except invite us forward.  We only sprang truly to life, and looked dangerous, once again, in the last 10 minutes.  The really frustrating part was the fact that H&R were eminently beatable , and although a good side, had  frailties to exploit.
We have quality players up front ( as we have everywhere across the pitch) but I'm really not sure what is being asked of them sometimes.  MM was so deep at times he could have been mistaken for a defensive midfielder.  If Gary uses  AAH in a striker's role.. where do Fas and MM fit in? That's a subject for a debate on this Forum over the coming week(s) I'm sure......

Once again, a card-happy referee brought little to the proceedings.

Afterword: Don't know who put what in Welling's pre-match drinks, but it worked!!
 

This playing across our own penalty area nonsense is always likely to cost us, and today it proved to be. Other teams don't play this way from the back....what a surprise! Apart from anything else Will Henry looks decidedly uncomfortable with it. After giving away two goals it was always going to be difficult. I wasn't overly impressed with Hampton but they did look comfortable until the last few minutes. Not a great attendance, disappointing after Tuesday.

Good God almighty the dinosaurs have come out to roam this weekend. Not surprising given the start of the game. 

Hampton are a full time hybrid and have a very sizeable budget and very experienced players.  An individual error for the first goal from Spokes and two poor clearances (us just trying to kick it up the pitch in case you missed it) gave them a head start. They defended very well and we are missing a couple of important attacking options that would have helped things.

As my name suggests, it is a funny old game, Dartford fans moan non stop about their style of play. Kicking it long and aimlessly all game. Our fans moan about passing the ball around out the back. Either way, you are damned if you do or don’t.

For the over 90s on here who moan, this is the clubs second best ever points return at this stage of a National League South season and joint first on most goals scored too. All with (I’m guessing here) our youngest and cheapest squad we’ve had at this level.

Next week is Worthing, which will be 90 minutes of short goal kicks and messing about with it from both sides. Get yourselves to Corsham Town instead ladies and gentlemen.

Good God almighty the dinosaurs have come out to roam this weekend. Not surprising given the start of the game.

Like a trout to the fly, FOG, I will rise, elegantly I hope, to your provocation!!

I think the term "dinosaurs" is somewhat unflattering  and dismisses legitimate concern with a catch-all insult.  You seem to be conflating  supporter unhappiness with a particular tactic or feature of our play, with general dissatisfaction with our League position and performances.  Which is also unfair. We can de-couple those two straight away.

I'll say it again.  I have no problem at all in  CTFC being a team that plays out from the back .. constructively and patiently.  I'm proud we do it.  We are a footballing side. I do have a problem, though, with situations  where we are switching play across, and close to, our own goal with opposition players at our backs and facing our own goal. It just seems unnecessary jeopardy.  And it came home to roost yesterday,  costing us a point or even 3.  I don't think it's fair to name or single out Luke Spokes for blame here.  He had another, otherwise, fine game. It's a systemic problem not an individual one. More often than not, a quicker, more direct move of the ball upfield  has the same eventual outcome as the rolling of the ball across the penaly area. The difference is that there is a sizeable imbalance between risk and reward with the latter tactic.  I fail to see the obvious rewards in employing it.

Looking back over recent posts, I think  the majority of them  have celebrated (some of them in a rather  back-arsed way, I admit) the way we are playing now and feel very positive about the team this season. I certainly do.  The frustration is, that it feels sometimes we could be even more successful.

To end on a positive note:  At no point either yesterday or against Yeovil on Tuesday did I feel we lacked the quality and commitment to get back into the game... and even go on to win it.  I would have said that about very few  CTFC teams in the recent past. It might be easier to do so though, not having to limp.. having just shot ourselves in the foot.

 

Oh dear is it really necessary for Funny Old Game to use the terminology he does when he doesn't agree with what you post. We are all entitled to our opinion whether he likes them or not.