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[The 5th Searcher]

Good performance with 2 really well taken goals by Davie Martin a 30yrd smash into the top corner and then a great header by Brendon after an excellant cross by Ryan Hayes.

Dave Martin had a chance in the 2nd half when he was 1 on 1 with the keeper Dave hit his shot low on the ground and the fat keeper spread himself well to stop the shot then right near the end we had the penalty that Ryno earned and was about to step up and take until a couple of players told him that Davie Martin was taking it and took the ball off Ryan which didn't seem to please him at all, Ryno walked away with his head down and a very long face and after seeing the poorly taken penalty then may be Ryan should've taken it but it's a bit late now.

Kevin had to pull off a couple of good saves but not to many as Richard & Tony at the back seemed to keep tight today and clean up most things with both Tommys keeping the 2 wings closed down.

Fingers crossed we can have a great game next week keep things tight all over the pitch and then who knows anythings possible and we could possibly get to keep all 3pts.

This is hopefully the start of our turn around and reformation and we could go on a good run this time rather than bad.

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[TREVOR B]

A good result with two very well taken goals in the first half, but the second half was a bit of a let down.

Davy Martin's goal from over 30 yards was expertly taken as he looked up saw the goalie's position and then hit a screamer into the net, Ryan's pinpoint cross from the right with his usual left boot found Brendan in a good position and he powered in a header from low down.

As ususal with us we then started to take our foot off the pedal and half time was a welcome break to take off some of the pressure as Ilford started to try and play some football.

Second half as we have seen several times before from other teams, Ilford's manager had obviously told his players to get stuck in and rattle us and especially Davy Martin and we saw several cynical fouls plus pushes and a slap on Tony Henry after he had been fouled, all of which upset our rythmn.

We held our own at the back and allowed few chances, but couldn't seem to get the third goal to finish them off, as first Davy Martin went clean through one on one but the keeper saved his shot, then twice with Brendan in a clear scoring position Davy then Ryan failed with the final pass.

It was then left for Ryan to earn a penalty in the final moments of the game, which he wanted to take, but Davy Martin took it and I think most of the Darts fans knew what was going to happen just like the other week, Davy was too fired up and hit a tame shot low to the kkepers left and he saved easily.

Still a win and 3 points is most welcome although other results were not too kind for us, but a move up tp 7th and several of the clubs above us have still to play each other and Waltham Forest do not have an easy run in, so anything is possible, provided we pick up the win against Boreham Wood next week.

[TREVOR B]

One unusual incident in the second half saw an Ilford player left prone on the ground after a 50-50 tackle and he didn't move for a short while then rolled over and remained still.

During this time it appeared that everybody in the ground saw the urgent problem, bar their management staff in the dug out and the 21 players left plus the referee as play was allowed to go on and their manager just kept urging the players on towards goal.

A chance ball going out of play eventually let the trainer onto the pitch and immediately a stretcher was called for.

Two of their trainers plus another person were left to carry the stretcher off but immediately the referee helped out as the fourth person and they walked half of the pitch towards the dressing rooms with no other assistance offered.

As they left the pitch it was reported to us across the far side of the ground that Malcolm Eames had staggered  down and had taken the referee's place as a bearer.

The game carried on but unfortunately the poor player enjoyed a bit of rare luck, Malcolm by instinct steered the stretcher party straight to the bar instead of the dressing room and there was Mickie Austen ordering up a pint for the player.    

Seriously though I trust that the player was not too badly injured and I am sure we wish him well as he was one of their better players on the day and Mickie is a tad worried in case he doesn't get his money back.

Malcolm was telling me that he had injured his hand and had spent the morning at the local cottage hospital only to be told that he would have to go to casualty, so left it as he didn't want to miss the game and would go later on

Malcolm you weren't by chance trying to cadge a lift  with the player were you or claiming an industrial injury whilst carrying the stretcher.

Hope the hand is better soon Malc see you on Saturday and have one for me.

[The Duke]

great post about the antics surrounding the injured player , like trevB and everyone else i hope he is not badly injured

just about summed the useless referee up , that he could stop the game for 2/3 minutes whilst he waddled down the touchline as a stretcher bearer , what a hero , anyone with half a brain would have chatted a spectator up to help , iknow ilfords crowds are crap but surely there was some of their fans there  !!!

so,  essex is now also famous for " plonker referees " as well as white handbags  and stillettos

nb  malcolm experience  as a slalom skier also ensured that the strecther bearers didnt bump into the fans


stii, a fun day AND 3 POINTS

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[Dave T]

Phew, a win at last!  As TB said in his notes on Friday, it's incredible to look at the league tables and see that we are still very much in the play-offs race despite the dreadful run of results we've had.  I'd be very suprised if no other teams had a dodgy run in, so the play-offs are a still a real possibility if we can string a few wins together.

I'm sure low confidence has been a key factor, so hopefully this win will have got the players up a bit now, just in time for the visit of the champions elect Boreham Wood on Saturday.

I've a feeling that a massive performance might be just around the corner, and with Pete coming all the way down from Liverpool for the match, why not this saturday? Remember Kings Lynn a couple of years back on that very special day?

[rambo]

internet down at home hence my comments today.
great defensive display in 2nd half to stop a very physical approach from a desperate team.
the back 4 were superb and agree with duke, ansell and potter were great getting stuck in.
superb 2 goals ,the highlight being ryans cross for brendans goal.
as for brendan i have seen him play 4/5 times now and to echo the lyrics of his grandmothers song ..."its getting better every day"...

very nice to meet duke trevor and 5th at last

[The Duke]

rambo - enjoyed the chat and good to put a face to a name . hope to see you again soon

on behalf of those who dont know, thanks , for the west ham ball ,  super donation

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[Kebabus]

Some family trivia for you all, i actually had 3 nephews at the game Saturday, 2 of which are older than me!