Brackley (A) FA Cup Replay

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

Tomorrow we Play Brackley in the FA Cup Replay.They drew 0-0 at home to Leek yesterday,but will probably raise their performance again,so it will be a tough game.With the game being on BT Sport the neutrals will be hoping for a Cup upset.We will have Fagan,Hewitt,Harriman,Gregory,and Kedwell missing for the game,so we will have to play a different Team to yesterday.Im looking forward to the game,but quite nervous aswell as this is a banana skin again.Dack`s goal turned out to be very important in earning us this replay on TV,and probably the signings we made this week.A win would get us another £18,000 which would help more,and a trip to Macclesfield in the second round.

Team? Lee/or Mousinho will play at RB,Akinfenwa will replace Kedwell.

Nelson
Lee,Legge,Barrett,Martin
Whelpdale,Mousinho,Dack,Weston
Akinfenwa,McDonald

Subs:Howard,Davies,McKain,Carter,Nyafli,Hessenthaler,German

[gillsfan1066]

They don't have a recognized keeper to put between the sticks. Their keeper is not able to play due to a red card earlier in the month, and the were unable to bring someone in in time to be Cup eligible, so some outfielder with limited experience starts between the pipes starts.
Easy win for the Mighty Gills now even without their Cup tied players, hope they are all getting plenty of shooting practice today, anything from 30 yards out kick it ,cross it , thump it at their goal. Big win Monday night, going to get a few bucks on Gills scoring at least 3 , maybe 4 , MAYBE MORE, lol.

[gillsfan1066]

Their keeper has been unemployed for about 18 months, perhaps his wife and 6 month old son have been keeping in him shape shooting nerf balls at him in their front room.
I guess we certainly took the shots, had the possession, and failed miserably. What can you say ? Anyone on here went to the game ?

[Garawa]

18 shots off target, THAT says it all! An inexperienced keeper and how did we test him? By firing balls over his bar! Dack's "goal" seems to be well onside so it should have ended 1-1 but really we had the chances to put this well out of sight and just didn't do it.

[Snackboyslim]

Got to say, we were unlucky, as mentioned Garawa, Dacks 'goal' was just that. We domintated, but couldn't put the ball in the net.

Ya know what...

Not too bothered to be honest. Maccs away is not ideal. If the winner of that match were to draw a Liverpool or Man U away(v unlikely, more like a preston or Oxford away), then I will be more dissapointed (though where the 'income' would be invested is arguable). Even had us going out in the 3rd round re Noircat league.

We so need to stay up this season, great result against the blades.. no romance this season but who cares, we had more than enough last season, maybe with our performances last 3rd of last season, we were spoiled. With that in mind- Stay up, concentrate on the league.. best of luck to Brackley.

[lidbid46]

This is really depressing. I actually thought we played reasonably well, although an alien would have found it difficult to choose which was the league team. Yes we hit the post and had a seemingly OK goal disallowed but why can't we put away a team like Brackely comfortably over 190ish minutes? Taylor seemed really cross at the end when the dressing room was shown, but I'm struggling to think which of the players in the attacking part of the pitch have the ability to do more than they did? The only thing that might cheer me up is the thought of the players who didn't play today and I think tonight showed how much we need Keds in the side for every match. Beyo is simply not up to it anymore. Defensively however, what the hell was going on? Nelson looked shakier than I have ever seen him before, Legge, (and I'm a big fan of his), was awful and the others seemed disinterested. The midfield just didn't work either - Lee seems a shadow of his formal self at the moment. So we were unlucky, but that is beside the point. We conceded in both games against non-league players and we only scored once, instead of the six or seven we should score in that time against such opposition. Good luck to Brackley; I'm fed up with watching us lose to non - league opposition, (is it three times in the last 10 years or something?), and I want to see us win a match comfortably. Is that too much to ask?!!

[gillsfan1066]

The great Merlin has looked into the future, Brackley Town, beat Macc'sfld 2-1 and go on to draw Wigan, while GFC play catch up trying to escape the relegation zone, and unless Scally keeps bringing in Rent- a -Players between now and April it will be a long, long season. Players we have got under permanent contract obviously just are not good enough for First Division football.

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

I`m really disappointed,and hurt about going out last night.I thought we got out of jail in the first game as Brackley fully deserved to win.I was more confident last night that we would do enough to get through,but like the first game we started nervously which gave Brackley the chance to go at us.They had been at work all day this time,and they came at us really quick again.We gave the ball away early on sloppily,and we nearly conceded a comedy goal when Legge headed back to Nelson,but Nelson already came off his line and had to quickly run back and stop it going in.We did have a good spell before half-time and we had an unfair goal from Dack ruled out,when he looked just onside.If the goal had counted I think we would have gained the confidence and got the win.We started the second half at 100mph Martin hit the post with a great strike that beat the keeper.Weston who had a good game as he should against Conference North players,beat their right back a number of times and put in dangerous crosses.Whelpdale looked like he would certainly score,but his shot was more of a chip when he should have smashed the ball.It was a good period from us,and I said that we need to score in this spell as it wont last all game.It went quiet for a while,but we did have a great chance to score but their keeper made a good save.Then Lee had a header that looked in,but it was some how cleared away.Whelpdale hit the post late on,but that was it we were out.

Congratulations to Brackley whe played brilliantly in both games,I hope they go on and beat Macclesfield and get a big Cup draw.But it is embarrassing to not beat a Conference North side over two games,especially when their players had been at work all day.We didn`t have the luck,but we still could not score more than one goal in two games against them.I always want a non league Team in the FA Cup,but I hope not for a few years as it hurts too much when you lose.Thank god I am in London on the 7th December when the second round games take place,as we will have a free week that week.

[Rimshot]

I agree KFG, it's an indictment of the club that so many are just writing this off as 'another' banana skin. We should have been looking at Brackley/Macclesfield as a straightforward route to the possibility of a big payday, instead of which we are meekly accepting another defeat at the hands of part-timers, has-beens and kids.
All credit to Brackley I suppose but once again we are a football league laughing stock.

[Garawa]

I thought they had used up all their luck in the first game and wasted the only chance they would get. OOoops. Never quite understand why we ALWAYS look so poor when we are the favourites, is that psychologist still at the club???!!!

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

That's what hurts the most.I was really happy when I saw the draw was Brackley or Barrow,as you look at that as a straight forward win at home.We got out of jail in the first game,and you see the possible second round draw is a trip to Macclesfield.Yes they beat Swindon,but you would still fancy our chances of getting through to the third round.This was a great path to the third round,and we have blown it.The Brackley players had been working all day,some digging the roads,Teachers,Support workers and our players will have been preparing all day for the game.You cant take anything away from Brackley,they deserved to go through,but it is really poor to not beat a part-time Team over two games.We might aswell have got Wolves away and gone out that way,atleast it would not be embarrassing to lose to them.

[gillsfan1066]

Don't think the fans are meekly excepting the defeat, I think they feel like they went to a nice restaurant for dinner, (Last year, WINNING FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO) ,but the soup was only kind of warm , but they realized that if they sent it back the chef would spit in it, so supping it down with plenty of French bread they knew ,..... drum roll..... the dry aged porter house coupled with a great 2005 Arnaldo-Caprani red would be....." assolutamente fantastico". (FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE)
Trouble was the steak was one stage off of an old boot, the wine had not been left long enough to breath and the accompanying salad had a caterpillar climbing out the lettuce . (that's the Johnston Paint trophy)
By the time it came to desert (THE FA CUP) what the hell did any of it matter, every one was all ready in the bar, drinking glasses of cheep plonk and chatting up everyone else's wives in the hope that something wonderful would happen .
Apologies to Shoutingman but I am still deeply in lust sorry I meant love with Pouting Girl, so yes, I was the guy standing close to her in the bar, drinking the cheep plonk in a half liter glass, ( and to tell you the truth, probably to close at times for which I do sincerely apologize,) also please tell her I have not actually got a Lamborghini, but my 1997 ford Escort is in real good condition and the gas mileage is good and , ok I will go now and bury my head in shame.
Hey Kezz , MRS.Kezz want to see the new Lambbooorrrrrr ..................bye.
It's not that we don't care, but like Kezz said the other day, if there is nothing you can do about it then why loose sleep over it, well something like that, I parakeet, sorry, I mean paraphrase.
The players are getting paid, Taylor will get paid till the end of the season, and Scally makes money I guess no matter what happens, so what's the point of me getting upset and loosing sleep? Bring on Oldham three more points for the might Gills this weekend.

[Rimshot]

What's the point of supporting the team if you don't care whether we win or lose ?

[Goalmouth]

Of course I'm disappointed we lost, and this was the first time Gills have drawn non-league opposition that I felt confident we would win, that said, I wasn't surprised we didn't. I've supported the Gills long enough to know what was likely to happen having witnessed defeats over the years from the likes of Maidstone, Welling and Burscough to name a few. If we had beaten Brackley there was no guarantee we'd have beaten Macclesfield, my heart sank when their name came out of the hat with ours. However I'm still bouyed up by Saturday's result and am looking forward to the next two home games. I will be more disappointed if we don't get something from both of them. In the end, we lost a cup game but we are are still half-way up league one and we've won three of our last four league games.

[Rimshot]

You're right Goalmouth on all counts, I suppose it's just the manner of the defeat which hacks me off so much and the fact it has come as no surprise to anyone except perhaps the Brackley fans . Sometimes we appear to be so spineless but then of course anyone with a backbone is unwelcome these days at Priestfield by Mr Scrapheap.