The Official Francis FC Match Thread (sponsored by Winkelman Removals "for all your relocation needs")

[The Roone]

21% possession and win 3-2 so much for relying on stats to convey how the game went.

 

[HerrLjunga]

Very happy with that result, will be a massive boost to Oliver to score in consecutive matches.

 

[octopus]

made my evening that.

when we went a goal down, even so early I thought ok we can still draw.

It’s been a while since we have come back from behind to win, or so it seems. maybe as we hadnt touched the ball before they scored it doesn’t count though.

and the early kick off gives a longer evening to bask in it!

 

[Vambogills]

The irony of MKDons fans angrily asking why they don't kick it long!

 

[GordonSilver]

21% possession and win 3-2 so much for relying on stats to convey how the game went.

but 70% of their possession was by the goalkeeper

 

[Lark]

made my evening that.

when we went a goal down, even so early I thought ok we can still draw.

It’s been a while since we have come back from behind to win, or so it seems. maybe as we hadnt touched the ball before they scored it doesn’t count though.

and the early kick off gives a longer evening to bask in it!

Good to see you remembered the early kickoff time tonight!

 

[RotherhitheGill]

Pity the team didn't for the first 10 minutes.

 

[jimbogills]

For all of our moans and groans about 'direct' football, I have to say I would prefer that to watching MK Dons week in week out. Pretty it may be at times but tonight shows it is very frustrating and often, fruitless.

 

[RotherhitheGill]

If MKD played a little bit more direct football, with their players I think they would be a lot higher in this division.

Bugger all this pity/patty football at the back (not for me). Get it down the pitch

 

[SteveTreacle]

For all of our moans and groans about 'direct' football, I have to say I would prefer that to watching MK Dons week in week out. Pretty it may be at times but tonight shows it is very frustrating and often, fruitless.

Agree. Don't think we played that well, but we have a method of playing and I think we created more clear chances than them tonight and deserved to edge a tight and strange game.

 

[Lark]

MK basically gave us the first 2 goals with defensive mistakes for the penalty and Oliver’s goal, so we didn’t have to play much football to score, and even the third was from a long throw which are usually dealt with by better defences.

 

[jimbogills]

Silly as it may sound but I think their manager/coach is better than his team. His ideas and approach suit a team with much better individual players.

 

[RotherhitheGill]

Anyone see the Cardiff v Derby stats? Possession Cardiff 27% Derby 73% Goals- Cardiff 4 -0. At times, sod the statistics, see the results.

 

[OneSirKeefy]

Entertaining game in the end. Shaky as hell start, but really on reflection I think we probably just shaded it. Happy days. I’m gonna open a good bottle of red and see if the wife fancies an early night 👍

An hour or 2 after you wrote this Rob.

Are you free for me to ask you a question....?

 

[Foxinthebox67]

Very happy with that. Ipswich next

 

[Rob_b100]

An hour or 2 after you wrote this Rob.

Are you free for me to ask you a question....?

Lol,

Yes OSK, yes I am.............

 

[ARFUR CONNELL]

An hour or 2 after you wrote this Rob.

Are you free for me to ask you a question....?

Yes, he gave me the bottle of wine!

 

[Rob_b100]

An hour or 2 after you wrote this Rob.

Are you free for me to ask you a question....?

Although in my defence it is still only 9:30 here in good old Blighty. I haven’t suggested it yet, but she’s had the hump ever since she got home from work.

I guess a hard fought 3 points against the odds just doesn’t have the same effect on everyone. 😔

 

[jokerman]

Silly as it may sound but I think their manager/coach is better than his team. His ideas and approach suit a team with much better individual players.

That was certainly my problem with the Under 13’s. 20 years ahead...

 

[New Boy]

Harsh decision TBH

Who's side are you on?