Hastings Supporters Forum - 100% Unofficial!

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
 

Topic: Leatherhead

Post Info
Admin
Status: Offline
Posts: 1779
Date:
Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Looking at the photos of the ground including an aerial view and seeing their twitter account sounds like they have suffered massively with the flood and clubhouse is ruined and all kit etc is gone. Pitch is literally under 3 feet of water. 

feel pretty sorry for them



__________________
Moderator
Status: Offline
Posts: 215
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

WHATTT ?!!!! Who's got a leatherhead ?

__________________

HUFC Offical Facebook Page Creator

Forum Moderator  

Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1899
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Dan wrote:

Looking at the photos of the ground including an aerial view and seeing their twitter account sounds like they have suffered massively with the flood and clubhouse is ruined and all kit etc is gone. Pitch is literally under 3 feet of water. 

feel pretty sorry for them


 Complete disaster for them:

 

Permalink voor ingesloten afbeelding



__________________
A foreign supporter !
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1735
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Yeah makes our bit of storm damage look like nothing doesn't it? My thoughts go out to them.

__________________
Pat
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 513
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Only one with a Leather head I suspect. Damage of this kind will be hard for any club to recover from. I wish them well.

__________________

Gooaaaalllllllll

 

Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1899
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Leatherhead.jpg



Attachments
__________________
A foreign supporter !
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1735
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Look at the size of the gate staff the two Biffos I hear they call them!

__________________
Senior Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 199
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Surely your not intimidated by those two whimps are you Barrie ?

__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1735
Date:
Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

No not at all they look like stig of the dump! In fact you could say a couple of has BINS. 

I'll get my coat! 



-- Edited by Lenny The Lion on Monday 6th of January 2014 11:12:16 AM

__________________
Senior Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 199
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

That was rubbish !!!

__________________
Senior Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 199
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Now I`ll get my coat

__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1735
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

I blame the Christmas hangovers.


__________________
Veteran Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 69
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Does anyone Know if the match is on this coming Saturday or not?

__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 797
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

If you go on the Leatherhead website they haven't got any home matches lined up on their first team fixture list ,so unlikely I would imagine 



__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1735
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

They have to let us know arrangements by tomorrow, ordinarily details come through before but nothing was sent on Friday when I spoke to our Mr C, I'm sure as soon as we know it'll be announced.

__________________
Senior Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 113
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 


Thought the League may have stepped in and insisted that their home games be switched to their opponents venue wherever possible.

I can understand and sympathise with their plight, and they probably need income from their home games, but the knock on effect and backlog of games for them and their opponents must take priority. Maybe an arrangement could be made to split the gate on switched games.

I don't pretend to know the rules on this or the procedures, I just thought it may be common sense.

__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1735
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

I thought the same when it happened. From what I understand our visit is the first game to be played since the flood. Apparently their boardroom isn't useable so I presume that they have either got portacabins in or they've pulled off a mighty refurb job that's saying its dried out enough.

__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1885
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

So you reckon it could be on Barry? see rain is forecast from tomorrow right through to Saturday.



__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1735
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

I wouldn't want to put money on it John, I expect if someone sneezed on it given the flood they've had it may be enough to make it unplayable. I know they've confirmed the fixture but I reckon its in the lap of the Gods this one.

__________________
Senior Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 113
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 


Saw the weather forecast on the TV today and Friday is looking very wet and ominous!

__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1735
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

At this moment in time there is no planned pitch inspection however if the rain continues this may need to be neccassary in the morning.

__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1885
Date:
Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

It will be on. One look at our squad and Leatherhead will ensure its on. Tom Bradbrook must be licking lips looking at our defence. I am assuming if Ben is not available its a back 4 of Crutwell,Kelly,Olorunda and Corrigan? Thats a 17 yr old, a midfielder and someone with no football in the past few months. Or perhaps a magical return for Whybourne? Either way no Ben leaves a huge hole in the side and I fear for us if he's not fit.



-- Edited by johnw on Friday 24th of January 2014 09:33:11 PM

__________________
Senior Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 113
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 


Oh dear. Always had a bad feeling about this match if it was to survive the weather.

A 3-0 loss is disappointing.

__________________
Senior Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 140
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 


oh no cant believe this, wish it had been called off now, just looking at our form for the past 6 games speaks for itself, at this rate we will be lucky to stay in the play off zone.

www.footballwebpages.co.uk/isthonesouth/form


__________________
Senior Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 334
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

I think third place is the best we can do at the moment,but with Guernsey picking up again and Burgess Hill on a great run,we might just scrape into a play-off position.Please can we have a Striker NOW before all hope disappears.

__________________
Veteran Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 25
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Oh dear! Dare I say that in amongst all the rain & gloom, what we could have done with was a RAY of sunshine.



__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1885
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

First the easy bit. First half pretty even, half chances either end, no team dominating and Hastings doing okay. Supporters happy.

Then came a rousing half time speech and Hastings thought they would put in a quite appalling, hopeless and disgraceful 2nd half performance. Tom Vickers apart, there was no quality or cutting edge anywhere on the park and more worryingly nothing from the dugout. When 2 down we delved in to our wealth of quality and experience on the bench and brought on Woodley, Crutwell and a u21 players whos name unfortunately escaped Terry White. Olorunda and Pogue could be excused but the rest............

So I don't care anymore what our arm chair supporters say on here. We are dire at the moment. No quality, no depth of squad, no money spent. I am now doubting for the first time what John Maggs is doing to my club and whether he is the man to take us forward. 4 defeats in 6 games and the 2 wins were fortunate. Just feel so sorry for those loyal fans again today. Changes in personnel needed now!!!!!!!!!

 



__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1885
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Forgot to mention. Andy Corrigan sat on the bench for 90mins! Do yourself a favour Andy and find a club that gives a toss.



__________________
Pat
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 513
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Agree 100 per cent with you John. First half we were the better side but second half was beyond dire. I can't recall a shot on goal from us in the second period. The paper thin squad left us with nothing to change the game on the bench at all. Absolutely livid.

__________________

Gooaaaalllllllll

 

Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1735
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

In a way glad I had a last minute family emergency and spent my afternoon in the hospital and prevented me from going. When I scrolled through my twitter feed I saw 0-0 halftime, my delight soon turned to despair as I scrolled on. Wouldn't be fair for me to comment on the game but it's not rocket science We need some players desperately.

__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1899
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Very disappointing result. I did believe when i read the half-time score we could get a result over there.
The comments of John and Pat are not very hopeful for the next games; especially against Burgess on Monday.


__________________
A foreign supporter !
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1437
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

You reap what you sow, pleased i was at rugby and missed game, some of us have said for a long time we are not good enough and im pleased a few more are joining us on the dark side. Maggs or Walters or both are too blame for the lack of depth and quality, if they think i am going to pay £10 on Monday they can forget it, team is a shambles AGAIN.

__________________
Admin
Status: Offline
Posts: 1779
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Tbh I would have still rather watched today's debacle than a rugby match... Just have never got that sport.....

__________________
Pat
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 513
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Dark side??? No. Just saying what I see and that is all.

__________________

Gooaaaalllllllll

 

Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1885
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Yes Chris, young obi one patnobi and Dan Solo will never be tuned to the dark side.

To be honest though Dan, Johnny Wilkinson would of been proud of some of our passing today. Think we took out a couple of 747's 2nd half.



__________________
Pat
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 513
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

The Dark side don't have cool light sabers like mine



Attachments
__________________

Gooaaaalllllllll

 

Senior Member
Status: Offline
Posts: 499
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

agree. it is a shambles, feel sorry for corrigan. we have couple injured players and no players to come in. player out of position its like watching a sunday side. our programme has said that are budget is good enough to win league so either chairman not handing money over or manager cant spend it. base on who we have signed since he came to club i think the latter. think maggs is past his sell by date. it is embarassing. our bench today hardly going to change a game no disrespect to the players on it but no experience there apart from woodley who still needs to get fit.
First half was ok but Leatherhead punished us second when it sank in that it was a patched up team. feel sorry for players out ther today, no direction and given no hope by a manager thatis not up to it. maggs said we can still win league. he should do stand up comedy. if this continues forget play offs. time for change now before to late

__________________
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 1437
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Pat you are saying what you are seeing, but nothing's changed since mid September, performances haven't got any worse, but results have. The worrying and alarming thing is good players won't come to us, they all come up with excuses, why? I think some of us can guess as to why but it's purely a guess

__________________
Pat
Guru
Status: Offline
Posts: 513
Date:
RE: Leatherhead
Permalink  
 

Chris - the difference in September was that there were some signings and potential signings. So whilst I knew we were not playing well - we were getting results and it felt like more signings were on the way. John W rightly warned about the need for strengthening prior to the winter and I and many agreed with that. What is different now is that there is no sign of any signings and a threadbare squad. I'm not going to speculate about good players not wanting to come because I'm not even sure how many have been approached in the last few months.

__________________

Gooaaaalllllllll

 

 
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.



Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse
Powered by ActiveBoard