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Not particularly confident about tonight's game although Folkestone not in the greatest of form themselves and struggling to score like us, despite the excellent Taylor and Draycott up top. The players looked completely shattered at the end of the Saturday's game with Cook, Dolan and Ade in particular out on their feet. Should have Kenny back and I see Woodley scored 4 for Ringmer on Saturday. Hopefully Razor will also be fit and a rumour circulating on Saturday about a return for Tom? Surely not but if so what a boost for the team and supporters. Just worry what Saturday took out of the players. Squad too small and too many players seem to be playing with knocks at the moment. Would settle for a point tonight and can see a boring 0-0 looming on the horizon.

meant to say (NOT 100% sure) sorry my bad

We have to turn it quick !! 0-2 Loss/ we are heading to the danger zone........

3 successive home defeats against mid table sides is most definitely relegation form. Surely we're not going to be involved in such a scrap in THIS league are we ? This is almost unthinkable.......but some radical strengthening is clearly needed if we are going to stay up.

Clear out needed from top to bottom right now,before it is too late.Really not sure what players we should keep,they are an embarrassment.Staring at County League football now.Don't think that's an exaggeration.

I thought the first half performance reasonable though ominously short of real scoring chances. But the second half ........Well, another really bad display before the home supporters. Of course players were tired after Saturday (no game for Folkestone that day); but we ran out of steam and ideas so completely that it was again a surrender to an adequate but by no means exceptional opposition. Goodness knows what a prospective new management team can do to turn this around. It really is blank sheet of paper time.

Turned the camera off after their first goal, good decision.

I used the expression 'unthinkable' last night........well not according to Footballwebpages !

www.footballwebpages.co.uk/isthonesouth/league

Mick wrote:

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I used the expression 'unthinkable' last night........well not according to Footballwebpages !

www.footballwebpages.co.uk/isthonesouth/league

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Sorry Mick that is utterly ridiculous, reading that prediction, they`ve got us down as scoring 26 goals !

Would like see some of last season squad instated maybe less talented but much more passionate

Again superior speed and passing of visiting team did for Hastings! Why do our fitness levels never seem good enough, pitch was damp tonight, there goes another theory! Positives? difficult to find any, most players are trying hard but team seems rudderless so we need a strong tactical new manager or all is lost this season, best chance of seeing a win is going to away matches where players seem under less pressure! See you faithfull travellers at 3 Bridges.

Mick wrote:

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I used the expression 'unthinkable' last night........well not according to Footballwebpages !

www.footballwebpages.co.uk/isthonesouth/league

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 oh my

Whilst fantastic to see Tom back, really do hope it's not far too early for him... Thought he was due to return in late Dec / Jan?

To see him back in Sept is very surprising indeed, I'm sure he is desperate to play and feels & did look fit but massively hope he's not going to cause himself an even worse injury by rushing back...

I take Darby, Crone, MacLean Woodley n Irish

The only 'training' ive witnessed you doing mate is the one to London everyday! :)

good call dave forgot about Dixon but playing higher and doing well can't see myself

Tim writes Neil Cugley now in his 18th season as Folkstone manager-this can only help a club to develop over period of time. He's managed to see off a number of chairmen. Would have been very helpful to any new manager to have Terry as an assistant for the sake of continuity and progression. Why was this rejected? Only trophy likely to be in our boardroom is for the best pitch in the league-which is where our priorities seem to lie. Our brilliant pitch must be a godsend to visiting teams who probably play their best football of the season at the Pilot Field. Thought Folkstone would good last night- all our players battled well and hope they keep together to see through this difficult patch.

i disagree with most you say. yes opinions and you can say your one. agree we need manager to be a long time at club. with way team play and lack of passion things not right. may be players dont get on but only way to sort out is a total change. our budget must be biggest in league and we in releggation fight, board and supporters not getting value. continuity i think is last thing we want! total change in management needed only players with passion to stay. dont get pitch blame, weather surface good or bad same for both side. excuses when its bumpy that hard to play so when it good we still cant pass and ffs why long balls to frankie.folkestone were up for it and lot more together than us, we look like 11 individuals not a team.
we have bankole on bench last night who can change game but we bring on a player that has not play for 5 month. tom a good player but that sub was stupid. woodley score 4 goals on saturday and he is there watching and not on bench. its shambles

You`re right Dan, 18 years and where are they, and they may have won last night but it was nothing to shout about, some of their finishing was dreadful (thankfully!), I don`t see them rocking any boats.

Well it seems Like Deja-vu ,we seemed to play exactly the same as we did last monday when we lost to Tooting when Terry was in charge, same formation,same old tactics and same old long high balls up to Frankie that their defenders head away every time, same old crosses from Taser to the near post with no one there that their defenders clear every time, no movement or pace in midfield,players just standing around ball watching.
As Nigel is caretaker manager now he must be picking the team/tactics and formation and it makes me wonder how much influence he had when Terry was in charge as nothing has changed as far as I could see.
Thats why I hope Nigel doesn't get the job and like someone previously said we need a manager from outside who doesn't know the players personally who can inject fresh ideas with experience and can turn things around.
I know I have said it before but I don't like playing on a Monday Night,we had a tough away match on Saturday and I presume most of the players have to work as well,I just think that another 24 hours recovery time would make all the difference as a lot of them last night looked tired.