| The Rommy Report 12:18 - Sep 10 with 7899 views | The_Romford_Blue |
For the first time since Cardiff away last season, I can say that it wasn't a very good awayday.
The lack of drinking options meant we decided to buy drink and then stay in Romford until having to leave about 1 ish. The day started as it was going to go on as the 30 strongbows bought were flat. Almost as if they had all been watered down and then left open for a year. Some left over Kopparburgs were the replacement but we were already off to a bad start.
As we got to QPR via a McDonald's, our seats in the lower tier were surrounded by emptiness. It was about 2:40 and by this time in the last two years, people would be singing by now. That too worried me. 10 minutes into the game, I realised our seats on the far left of the lower tier were sh1te. Absolute no atmosphere whatsoever apart from the occasional joining in from the chants from the other side. Even my attempts were ignored by people around me. What the hell is the point of coming to stand in silence? I don't get it.
On the pitch the first half was as bizarre as off it. We didn't look completely rubbish but we didn't look good either. We would do something good only to then do something shambolic 5 seconds later. It was one of those halves that can be ignored if you turn up well in the second half. It reminded me of Barnsley in the first half in that it can be ignored as it was only 1-0 if you go on to win but when you lose, you reflect on how dissappinting it is to see us play with such little tempo early on. Why did we let QPR come at us? Why did we let Barnsley come at us? Why did we let Brentford come at us? Why did we let Fulham come at us? Why did we let Millwall come at us? Why aren't we starting games in the way we are finishing them? It fustrates the living hell out of me that every game the mentality is to just find our feet.
But anyway, we went in at half time behind. A few claps from people around me but not much reaction. The only passionate response either way I heard from anyone was from Mach at halftime who wasn't happy. Fair enough. I didn't stay for a long chat (sorry bud) as we were trying to get to the other end of the lower tier in order to find the seats with the noise. That in itself suggests the atmosphere is sh1te when you have to move seats to try and find somewhere to sing. Even at games up north, you know there will be people around that WANT to make noise. Fecked me off that I felt like first half, it was just the 5 of us that wanted to and one lad about 10 rows in front. So we moved completely to the other end for the second half. Unfortunately that meant we were sharing seats with the people we had stolen. 10 of us stood in 5 seats. Apologies if that was any of you but you know..needs must.
The performance first half was a 6.5 I'd say. The second half performance was a 3. At best. Utterly dreadful. As you will all know, I'm an optimist but even I said at 2-0 after about an hour in when someone started a 'we're gonna win 3-2' chant that, playing as we were at that point, even if we were 3-2 up, we wouldn't win. It looked as though a 3rd goal was inevitable. We had a half chance from Didz but that was it.
That was until Celina scored a quite brilliant goal. Dropped the shoulder to beat two players and then smashed it into the corner. Fair play to the lad as it was quite a fantastic bit of skill to get into a shooting position from where he was, let alone to score. Suddenly, for about 3 minutes, the crowd and the players actually turned up. We even had a couple of free kicks and corners in effort to get the most unfair draw of all time. One such moment ended in Adeyemi getting a shot 7 yards out, albeit high up but he had to snatch at it. A yard lower and we would've stolen a draw. The murder by Fulham at our gaff two weeks ago was so nearly followed by us robbing their west London rivals.
I did see in my boozy state yesterday someone mentioned something about a handball? Not sure what goal that was in reference to but I'm not particularly bothered by it. It would've been an absolute disgrace to football realistically if we had gotten anything from the game. We deserved to lose. Of course in hindsight we can look back at the handball in anger but I think there's more important things from that game to look at...
Firstly, at halftime, I would have brought Celina on. I know it looks like I'm just saying that because he did well afterwards but I actually said the same thing at halftime. We needed a player who could get the ball and run at them. Didzy had an off game so wasn't doing it. Same with Waggy. Downes and Skuse were reluctant to. It was only Grant Ward in the first half who showed any desire to get the ball at his feet and take his man on. For me, Celina had to make an appearance at halftime.
I would have taken Skuse or Downes off at 2-0 for Celina rather than Ward. Skuse does a good job defensively but we were getting murdered anyway at 2-0 so we may as well have had a go. Skuse isn't the player who would help us create chances. Ward is. Wrong substitution there mick.
Connolly was a bit of an enigma. He did ok in parts and then made errors seconds later. The jury is out on him. He will give away penalties though. In fact, I'm interested to see how his temperament is. Twice in the first half on crosses he was pushing or holding his man blatantly.
After the game we met with a couple of Romford based QPR fans we knew who didn't say too much on the footy. They were pleased but didn't want to rub it in. They knew they were the better team and didn't have to say much about Town. I was saying that for them. I was angry. Disappointed of course but just angry. Every c**ting year we come to that sh1thole of a ground where you can barely move for legroom only to see Town get beat. Every c**ting hear that tw*t with the maracas and the sombrero is able to dance around and wind up the Town fans knowing he was on the way to victory. Every. C**ting. Year.
On the whole, it was a pretty miserable day asides from the drinking in Romford. Even there the strongbows were flat in what proved to be an ironic assessment of the Town performance. The thought of us beaten yet again was as hard to swallow as the vodka. And that was that. We had a laugh beforehand but it all just went downhill really.
Atmosphere? Sh1te.
Performance? Sh1te.
Day out? Pretty sh1te really.
I comforted myself with a Chinese afterwards as I stuck on the channel 5 highlights show just in time to see the table. 4th after 6 games is still better than what we all predicted. That's at least a positive I can offer.
On to Bolton next week now and I'm hopeful of the 3 points. They are a poor side unlike Fulham or QPR are. I was confident of a win yesterday to be honest.
Oh well.. believe? I have no idea [Post edited 10 Sep 2017 12:46]
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| The Rommy Report on 17:41 - Sep 10 with 2101 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| The Rommy Report on 16:45 - Sep 10 by britbiker |
I'm worried about leeds away as I went last year as we were dreadful. I was hoping to at least put up a fight this time especially as I'm sitting in the leeds end with four leeds fans. |
It dawned on me the other day.. Leeds will be the first away league game on a Saturday I haven't done in 2017 | |
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| The Rommy Report on 22:05 - Sep 10 with 2030 views | Pilgrimblue |
| The Rommy Report on 16:56 - Sep 10 by olimar |
Yeah but presumably taking the chance that he might not have actually been able to see the goal at all. |
he was in front row so no problem and next dozen were empty! |  | | |
| The Rommy Report on 03:06 - Sep 11 with 1984 views | Currie10 |
People actually still drink Strongbow!? Hope it was dark fruits!? |  | | |
| The Rommy Report on 04:26 - Sep 11 with 1971 views | Benters |
| The Rommy Report on 14:55 - Sep 10 by BlueToad |
"So we moved completely to the other end for the second half. Unfortunately that meant we were sharing seats with the people we had stolen. 10 of us stood in 5 seats. Apologies if that was any of you but you know..needs must. "
You would have "shared" my seat for approximately 2 seconds old bean before being sent back from whence you came. |
This is a question for young Rommy and not you .
As you look at the goal which side of the stand were you on? |  |
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| The Rommy Report on 07:23 - Sep 11 with 1929 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| The Rommy Report on 04:26 - Sep 11 by Benters |
This is a question for young Rommy and not you .
As you look at the goal which side of the stand were you on? |
We were behind the goal to the left. We were in the left back area affectively
And then at half time behind the goal to the right. The side that Celina scored his goal from
Lower tier | |
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| The Rommy Report on 07:29 - Sep 11 with 1921 views | Benters |
| The Rommy Report on 07:23 - Sep 11 by The_Romford_Blue |
We were behind the goal to the left. We were in the left back area affectively
And then at half time behind the goal to the right. The side that Celina scored his goal from
Lower tier |
I was with Broggs & Mach in the second half ,i also had the pleasure of walking out the stadium with Mach he was spitting fire going nuts ! lol [Post edited 11 Sep 2017 7:30]
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| The Rommy Report on 07:34 - Sep 11 with 1910 views | Benters |
| The Rommy Report on 07:23 - Sep 11 by The_Romford_Blue |
We were behind the goal to the left. We were in the left back area affectively
And then at half time behind the goal to the right. The side that Celina scored his goal from
Lower tier |
Bloody good goal that Rommy ! | |
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| The Rommy Report on 07:46 - Sep 11 with 1905 views | Benters |
Live and let live Rommy i actually like that chap in the hat,he is only having a bit of fun x | |
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| The Rommy Report on 08:40 - Sep 11 with 1880 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| The Rommy Report on 07:46 - Sep 11 by Benters |
Live and let live Rommy i actually like that chap in the hat,he is only having a bit of fun x |
Bl00dy irritating when it's against your team though innit
Every poxy year we go there and get beat | |
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| The Rommy Report on 11:10 - Sep 11 with 1831 views | Benters |
| The Rommy Report on 08:40 - Sep 11 by The_Romford_Blue |
Bl00dy irritating when it's against your team though innit
Every poxy year we go there and get beat |
Still like him he has been there for years.
Let the bantz live on . | |
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