Northampton 0 CAFC 4 (POST MATCH THREAD) 30/03/2018
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That was fun
. And we could have had about 10.
Said it at halftime and will say it again, this is a team that is night and day from the one 2-3 weeks ago. We can talk about formation and personnel changes, and both play a role, but our movement, our pace, our freedom, our running off the ball, our willingness to play for each other, and our interchange and cleverness are not down to a change in either, but to a change in mentality. Immense credit to Bowyer.
Fosu is on another planet when he plays like that. But the best moment of the game for me was still him going over and giving his shirt to a kid, and a hug to another. Real class. And then a tunnel jump!!! (of sorts)
BFG is my player of the year. I don't know what else to say, he's just so good and can win the ball anywhere.
Moving Ben Reeves back maybe ten yards has really brought all the glimpses of ability he's shown into focus. That header for the goal was huge. Getting ahead of his man was so key. And his ball for Josh's goal was excellent. But it's also his movement, his ability to get into passing lanes, his ability to get stuck in, and his positioning that have made him look so good the last two games.
Lewis Page, after a year out of the game, has slotted in at left back and looked really good. Great ball for the first.
A word for Nicky Ajose. He looks a totally different player. He was unlucky not to be played in on a couple of occasions, but his movement, his workrate, his selflessness are all superb. He makes space for others so incredibly well. That dummy for Fosu was so clever. And his runs off the ball cause defenders all sorts of trouble. It's not a coincidence that Fosu seems to have more space with him in the team. All he needs is a goal now. And he bloody well deserves one.
Lastly, Anfernee Dijksteel. I have to keep reminding myself he's a 21-year-old central midfielder with less than ten League games under his belt because he looks so good. Great pace and athleticism. An absolute brick wall when 1-v-1. And he's so assured on the ball. And sometimes he drifts inside into the defensive midfield area just to show what he can do there. A real star in the making.
What a great performance. Things are getting exciting.54 -
Thinking the same. Keep him double hungry.ricky_otto said:
I’d be half tempted to leave it as it is - caretaker until the end of the season.blackpool72 said:
Give it to Bowyer.LawrieAbrahams said:If the new owners do come in I think they have a difficult decision to make.
Easy decision if you ask me.4 -
I know Canters! Its time to go quackers!!cantersaddick said:
Fuck that. Live in the moment. How often do we win 4 nil (FOUR DUCKING NIL) and totally dominate?flyingkiwiDK said:Great result today but let's not get carried away. I'm taking each game as it comes.
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Absolutely nailed it for me!SDAddick said:That was fun
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Said it at halftime and will say it again, this is a team that is night and day from the one 2-3 weeks ago. We can talk about formation and personnel changes, and both play a role, but our movement, our pace, our freedom, our running off the ball, our willingness to play for each other, and our interchange and cleverness are not down to a change in either, but to a change in mentality. Immense credit to Bowyer.
Fosu is on another planet when he plays like that. But the best moment of the game for me was still him going over and giving his shirt to a kid, and a hug to another. Real class. And then a tunnel jump!!! (of sorts)
BFG is my player of the year. I don't know what else to say, he's just so good and can win the ball anywhere.
Moving Ben Reeves back maybe ten yards has really brought all the glimpses of ability he's shown into focus. That header for the goal was huge. Getting ahead of his man was so key. And his ball for Josh's goal was excellent. But it's also his movement, his ability to get into passing lanes, his ability to get stuck in, and his positioning that have made him look so good the last two games.
Lewis Page, after a year out of the game, has slotted in at left back and looked really good. Great ball for the first.
A word for Nicky Ajose. He looks a totally different player. He was unlucky not to be played in on a couple of occasions, but his movement, his workrate, his selflessness are all superb. He makes space for others so incredibly well. That dummy for Fosu was so clever. And his runs off the ball cause defenders all sorts of trouble. It's not a coincidence that Fosu seems to have more space with him in the team. All he needs is a goal now. And he bloody well deserves one.
Lastly, Anfernee Dijksteel. I have to keep reminding myself he's a 21-year-old central midfielder with less than ten League games under his belt because he looks so good. Great pace and athleticism. An absolute brick wall when 1-v-1. And he's so assured on the ball. And sometimes he drifts inside into the defensive midfield area just to show what he can do there. A real star in the making.
What a great performance. Things are getting exciting.1 -
Just a screen recorder that automatically converts to .gif format for me - up to 7 or 8 seconds at a time. Takes only a few seconds to make one once I find the right point in the stream. :-)Fortune 82nd Minute said:@Callumcafc
I don't know how on earth you post up the goals but thanks very much for doing so!12 -
Happy valley run out of money last week after putting £10 on that result for the last 15 years!Aethelstan said:
Amazing prediction! I hope he had a few quid on it.thewolfboy said:Congrats to Happy Valley for his correct match result!
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Lee, Lee, Lee Bowyer!
Controlled it, always looked like scoring every time we went forward. All brilliant. Fosu is ridiculous.
Let Bowyer have the job until the end of the season... at least.3 -
It's very entertaining to see us actually utilising the squad we have. We've got a good keeper, excellent centre halves (and some talented young full backs playing well), really good and varied midfield options for pace, creativity, passing and strength and some quality strikers. Most teams would love to have players as good as we have so it's nice to see them performing at the level they should. I really enjoyed today's result10
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Crystal clear now that the players couldn't get on board with KR...cant be a coincidence...keep this momentum going lads! I weren't drinking till April 22nd but f**k it! Beers tonight!4
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Robinson- clueless prick. Who knew?6
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For any doubters, Reeves is quality.11
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Hope it doesn't come to that!Algarveaddick said:Well I'll be buggered...
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If it wasn't for Fosu having a monster performance, then he would be by far motmReturn of the SE7 said:For any doubters, Reeves is quality.
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Had money on 3-0 and 4-1 but don’t care.
Sounds like a dominant performance and another win on Monday would start waking people up to the fact we might just creep in to the playoffs...and might carry a bit of form into them.
Long way to go but the most important thing is to get this takeover down, give Bowyer the job till the end of the season and finally to start getting some of these players signed up for next year regardless of division5 -
Fantastic result, sounds like everyone picked up from where they left last Saturday. Also just seen Peterborough got a last minute equaliser, which keeps Rotherham within distance...2
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So glad for Fosu getting two goals... Been worried since his return as thought those goals last year might have been a flash in the pan, especially as he hasnt really looked like scoring since coming back.
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Watched on the stream from Thailand.
Again we looked like a different team from Robbo's last few matches in charge. Bowyer and Jacko seem to have them fired up and it really shows.
Quality result with some awesome individual performances, Fosu was immense. Defense looked strong, minimal mistakes made. Who is this Ben Reeves who is playing for us? Can barely recognise the player from his recent, solid performances, compared to how he played in the last few games under Robbo. Good day at the office all round. Good cameo from Mavididi. Seems like our players are coming back from fitness just at the right time for the run-in (bar Clarke, of course).
That said, Northampton were absolutely dire, make no mistake. I think they had one or two shots on target, one was straight at Amos. I'll be surprised if they stay up.
Now I just wish Robbo had fucked off two games earlier. I think Charlton, as we are playing now, would beat both the Fleetwood and Blackpool teams we fannied about against.
However, that's done now and we need to look forward, focus on the games coming up. Win the next few and we can start to get excited! COYR1 -
a Wembley visit is very much back on again :-01
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Could be that the players weren't playing for himRaplhMilne said:Is it really that Lee is that good a manger, or just the KR and his clueless single striker, made a decent squad look shit !
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Win the next 4 = Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Rovers and Wimbledon and we should be about there for the play offs. Not easy but Wi,bledon are poor, Rovers little to play for and the other two are hugely important as rivals for the play off spot.
Well done Bowyer and the team, I may even make a rare visit Monday. Promotion via play offs/Wembley with new minted owners and a Charlton man in charge would be an epically good way to head to the Championship...!4 -
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Was there and so very proud to be there! What a performance! Couldn’t pick out an MOM but what struck me is how strong our squad is and this is with Kashi and Da Silva to come back into the mix!
Follow me on @gregdriscoll87 on twitter for the video of Tariq with the young lad, class!
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Yes, me too.AdTheAddicK said:
If it wasn't for Fosu having a monster performance, then he would be by far motmReturn of the SE7 said:For any doubters, Reeves is quality.
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2 really composed performances from him. Good quality on the ball and always an option. The cross for the 4th was a peach.Return of the SE7 said:For any doubters, Reeves is quality.
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Is Viewfinder on holiday?1
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Got some bad news today but this result has helped put a smile back on my face. Looking forward to being at the Scunthorpe game now, whereas two weeks ago I was, let's say, indifferent about going.9
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Fantastic result. Roll on Monday. I'm almost hoping the takeover doesn't go through just yet as I really think Bow and JJ can keep the momentum going. We have almost a fully fit squad who are playing with such confidence - for gaw'ds sake don't change the managerial set up now!4
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On a personal level it’s been a crap away day. Firstly, there was a reason why I did not like the look of a Frankie and Bennys restaurant prior to my first visit to one outside the stadium. Decided to go continental and ordered the king prawn risotto. When it eventually arrived it was lacking somewhat in the king prawn department so asked the waiter if it was what I ordered. He took one look, said yes and then dashed off before I could say Jack Rabbit Slim. So I delved into the plate of rice and vegetables hunting for anything resembling a prawn and found, as I thought, nothing. Took it back and mentioned that I must have got the vegan option and asked them to slap a prawn or two in. When they came back with the plate I can safely say I could count the prawnage ( not king prawn as advertised I hasten to add ) on one hand. As it was getting close to the kick off I decided to make do with what I had, chowed down and head off to the game. So onto the game, we are 2 nil up and take the chance to use the facilities. Midway through my visit, silence and then a huge cheer. Bollocks, I said to myself as I proceeded to finish and head back to my seat before another goal was missed. So all in all I only saw 3 goals and got ripped off at a dodgy American style diner. Annoyed from Orpington.17
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Fosu- has more than a little of Morts about him. Superb two goals.7
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Well, as many of us have said for a long time, this squad should have finished in the top 6 without any problem in this piss-poor league. And frankly, when you can bring subs on (as we did today) of the quality of Mavididi, Magennis and Kaikai it is hard to see how we are not challenging for an automatic place.
I do hope anyone who argued that we were only saying this because we didn't know about the quality of other squads now realises that we were right.
As someone else said above, if only Robinson had effed off 6 weeks ago.5 -
Such an one sided game. Not sure we were that brilliant, just very solid and took the early chances.
Northampton were poor but they were the sort of teams Tarbuck struggled against.
Could have had five or six but we were going for wonder goalsby the end.
"Are you watching Robinson?" Sung as was "just sell the club" and "we want Roland out" which is why we lost.11
