Today's game

[tigerroar]

I like the way tigerroar tells us to keep our thoughts to ourselfs , what use would
a forum be if we all did that ?

Read it spanner.

It was in response to the person who suggested we should be embarrassed by the ethics of our present team and management, the majority of whom got us here in difficult circumstances.

I'm happy to read your and your fellow supporters thoughts if they give a bit more credit to those who aren't Bostoncentric.

[tigerroar]

Boston played well today. The match wasn't as pretty as Droylsen because Droylsden came to play a completly different game to Glouchster. We showed that we can change our style to beat the opposition which is what good teams do. Pearson was superb especially after we scored and they put pressure on our goal. As the second half went on it started to feel like it wasn't going to be our day as we weren't getting much look with the bouce of the ball/help from the bloke in black who was clueless today so well done to the lads for the persistance which eventually paid off. Whilst Glouchster were not pretty to watch they came with a gameplan to frustrate us and put men behind the ball which almost paid off for them, lets not start talking like Arsene Wenger. Getting a result today makes the Alfreton game very interesting.

Is G-L-O-U-C-E-S-T-E-R really that hard to spell?

[Lord Cutler Knobhead]

I like the way tigerroar tells us to keep our thoughts to ourselfs , what use would
a forum be if we all did that ?

Read it spanner.

It was in response to the person who suggested we should be embarrassed by the ethics of our present team and management, the majority of whom got us here in difficult circumstances.

I'm happy to read your and your fellow supporters thoughts if they give a bit more credit to those who aren't Bostoncentric.

I paid my money, I have a right to be entertained.  Watching 11 men put as much distance between the ground and ball (and more often than not, pitch and ball) as many times as possible is not entertainment.  I recon I saw a fat pink arse taking an age to put the ball down more than I saw football today, that's isn't something I like spending my afternoon doing.

[tigerroar]

A right to be entertained? It's a football ground, not a circus.

[Tash]

I think Tiger needs to get back to the COF, when you come on an oppositions forum don't be surprised if the debate upsets you, you sure it wasn't detention at school that stopped you coming today?

[tigerroar]

Tash, I'm not upset just not happy that some folks can't see both sides. How many of you expected Arsenal to go to Barcelona in the week and try to "out-football" them? In this game you play to your strengths.

And for the record, I actually like your club and the fact that you brought 100 to the league game down here. Like I said, I'm disappointed to have not been able to come today (bloody detention) and disappointed that we were unable to respond in kind with as many visiting fans over both this and the Trophy game!

[O CHO MEALLT]

Tigerroar,you can't defend the indefensible.Twice Gloucester have been here this season and twice we've had to watch a team intent on playing no football whatsoever.To be timewasting within the first five minutes is obscene.Mind you your goalkeeper is comedy gold.I don't know which was funnier,watching him lumber up for a corner just before the end or watching him trying to get back after we cleared it.He was blowing from every orifice...............still the quickest he moved all day though.

[Fairfax]

I'm with Tigerroar on this one. Every club has periods in its past where it has had to manage with the minimum of assets (both playing and financial) and scrape out reults anyway it can, just to survive. And I mean every club!

Football aspires to be entertainment, but first and foremost it's a business. If it comes to push the vast majority of supporters will take points over performance, but when in a winning streak, will criticise the opposition for not being so good.

Good luck to the Gloucester Cities and Stafford Rangers of this world. Times are good for us right now, but we have dark periods in our not too distant past, and who knows what the future may hold. Long may we continue to be in a position to be holier than thou, for the alterrnative is tough to take.

[BostonGoals]

I'm actually from Gloucester so they have my full sympathy for their financial difficulties and being homeless, through no fault of their own, good luck to them.

[woad_pilgrim]

There's no doubt that the tactics are good ones for getting results - get as many men behind the ball as possible and timewaste from the first minute and look to hit us on the break or if not take the 0-0. They worked to perfection in the Trophy game and for 80 minutes today, but...

I am so so pleased I don't have to watch that turgid shit every week and so pleased Gloucester got what they deserved today - nothing. At one point today they had a free kick inside our half and still left 5 men back to mark 2. As has been said it didn't have to be that way as the last 10 clearly shows they can play. It was comical watching players taking an age for free kick, throw-ins etc. and our players fetching the ball for them to the way they where running about in that final 10.

And Tigerroar mate how can you compare our performance at yours which you obviously saw to yours here which you didn't. Having seen both they where nothing like similar. At yours we actually had shots on target before and after going in front and had the better chances throughout the game, you didn't have a single shot on target all afternoon today.

Oh yeah and when we played at yours some on your board took the p*ss out of our away support a bit and said that you took 60-70 everywhere, where the f*ck where they today?

[Bostonshire]

At this time of the season im with the points over performence boys, But i do agree with some fans on here thou. After we scored and gloucester had to start playing instead of scrapping and time waisting they looked a bloody decent team that could course a lot of teams problems. But then on the other hand lets look at 2 teams that came to YS and tried to play good football. Workington and droylden...... Both left with nothink and lets not forget workington came to us  on a 4 or 5 game winning run.

[Senny]

The first time this season that I have seen Semple/Yates/A N Other surrounded by 3 defenders on the WING ever.

[The Big M]

You can try and win a game without goin all out attack like droylesden and leaving huge gaps everywhere u can build play as they did near the end there is no piont kicking the ball to nobody all game look at gainborough

[tigerroar]

There's no doubt that the tactics are good ones for getting results - get as many men behind the ball as possible and timewaste from the first minute and look to hit us on the break or if not take the 0-0. They worked to perfection in the Trophy game and for 80 minutes today, but...

I am so so pleased I don't have to watch that turgid shit every week and so pleased Gloucester got what they deserved today - nothing. At one point today they had a free kick inside our half and still left 5 men back to mark 2. As has been said it didn't have to be that way as the last 10 clearly shows they can play. It was comical watching players taking an age for free kick, throw-ins etc. and our players fetching the ball for them to the way they where running about in that final 10.

And Tigerroar mate how can you compare our performance at yours which you obviously saw to yours here which you didn't. Having seen both they where nothing like similar. At yours we actually had shots on target before and after going in front and had the better chances throughout the game, you didn't have a single shot on target all afternoon today.

Oh yeah and when we played at yours some on your board took the p*ss out of our away support a bit and said that you took 60-70 everywhere, where the f*ck where they today?

In the past we have taken that to places when we've managed to get a coach going, but this is our second season here, second season of "struggle" and with most people having done most of the grounds it's hard to get a minimum of 30 - 35 people to share the cost of putting on a coach. On a personal level my job has changed making it nigh on impossible to get to an away game further than the Midlands and that doesn't help because I'm one of the people who takes on responsibility for the coaches!

We clearly had a gameplan today, there's no denying that and I'd imagine it was the same as when we played in the Trophy when both teams might've got a bit of luck so we would've tried it again today.

And the reference to the game down here and time wasting was towards the end of the game where Boston tried every trick in the book, not that I blame them because it works.

And I'm glad that at least one of your supporters can see past the Boston point of view

[goodyntu]

To be fair if a team isn't that great, in the case of Gloucester, why play an attacking game and leave gaps at the back which we would have exploited and probably won by more than the odd goal. Gloucester came with a gameplan to try and get a 0-0, or even a 1-0 if they were lucky. It nearly worked as we didn't score till the 80th minute. If I was a Gloucester fan i'd rather see us battle for a point, than get turned over.