Ethel The Tree Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 1st November Jahn Regensburg 3-3 VfL Osnabruck (att: 10,179) However many VfL fans made the near 750mile round trip for a Friday teatime kick-off, they're probably glad they did JvA's side boasted the best defence in the division and the joint worst scoring record, so a six-goal thriller was never really on the cards SSV Jahn were probably worth their half time lead, but to concede a second just before the break was hard on VfL The second half looked like a different game though. VfL scored early on and although they soon trailed by 3-1 they were never out of it At 3-3 with about 20mins left I'd have said there was only one likely winner ... So ... VfL extend their winless run to seven games but I bet the long journey home seems a little shorter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 2nd November St Pauli 2-2 Karlsruher SC (att: 29,546) Jos must've been walking under ladders again His side egded this one and were comfortably 2-0 up after an hour thanks to two 2nd half penalties Then KSC pulled one back on 86mins and equalised in the 91st - they might even have won it at the death! Matt Penney started as wing-back but was subbed off, presumably injured, after half an hour Hope it's nothing serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 9 hours ago, Ethel The Tree said: 2nd November St Pauli 2-2 Karlsruher SC (att: 29,546) Jos must've been walking under ladders again His side egded this one and were comfortably 2-0 up after an hour thanks to two 2nd half penalties Then KSC pulled one back on 86mins and equalised in the 91st - they might even have won it at the death! Matt Penney started as wing-back but was subbed off, presumably injured, after half an hour Hope it's nothing serious Hamstring I believe....definitely out for next week and presumably longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malek Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 50 minutes ago, Ian said: Hamstring I believe....definitely out for next week and presumably longer That is what I've heard. Perhaps 3 games in a week was to much for him. On a positive note it shows what an important player for St Pauli he became. Btw. He bossed 2'nd half in a cup game against Eintracht, team that "murdered" Bayern Munich today. In my opinion he is a special talent that we must nurture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 2nd November contd ... Carlisle 2-1 Macclesfield (att: 3,880) Definitely the theme of the day - concede late goals/ throw away valuable points Connor Kirby & co perhaps did this in less dramatic fashion than Wednesday and St Pauli But they were leading, missed a penalty and then conceded a scrappy equaliser in 1st half injury time Had another goal disallowed after the break before Carlisle grabbed an 82nd minute winner Motherwell 2-1 Livingston (att: 4,423) A penalty for Livi brought them level on the hour, but they too conceded a second goal with about seven minutes left to play Jack Stobbs watched it all happen from the bench once again I dunno, you're a goal down and the clock's ticking. When do you bring on your subs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningaround Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 isnt Penney out of contract at the end of the season? not sure tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonLeon Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 5 hours ago, runningaround said: isnt Penney out of contract at the end of the season? not sure tbh Yeah! We’ve got the option of bringing him back in January though if Monk wants to have a look at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akbuk Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Hooper scored for Wellington Phoenix this weekend first game first goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) 8th November St Pauli 1-1 VfL Bochum (att: 29,546) Which is, curiously, the exact same attendance figure given for their previous home game Either means the game sold out (again) or else they can't be bothered adding the numbers up anymore Anyroad, Matt Penney missed this one through injury - as we thought he might And in his absence St Pauli dropped more home points to a side currently sitting in the bottom three 9th November VfL Osnabruck 1-0 Stuttgart (att: 15,801) By contrast, VfL ended their winless run with a hard-fought victory over a side currently in the top three Change of formation saw Joost van Aken starting left CB in a back four The goal came after 4mins and it was all hands to the pump for rest of it Although Stuttgart did seem to run out of steam towards the end The win sees VfL move above St Pauli and up to 9th place - but there's a top 3 and a bottom 3, not much to choose between the rest Edited November 9, 2019 by Ethel The Tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 All Macclesfield’s first team apparently on strike today, but I see Connor Kirby is playing, so he’s probably their senior player out there today. And they are 2-0 down at home to a team a few leagues below them. Not good times for the Silkmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 10th November Macclesfield 0-4 Kingstonian (att: 996) Connor Kirby was one of five loanees selected to fulfil this fixture The rest of Macc's side being youngsters drafted in to cover for senior players who'd voted for strike action Clearly no match for their non-league visitors Kingstonian aren't tearing up the Isthmian League but they were fired-up for this game Leading 2-0 after about 10mins, grabbing a third straight after the restart - Macc barely had chance to get a foothold Livingston v Rangers 3pm ko And once again, seems like there's no place for Jack Stobbs in Livi's matchday squad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Looked like men against boys tbf It can't have been easy for Connor - given the captain's armband for this one, picked up another yellow card too (probably in frustration) Media reports suggest Macc's senior players are still refusing to train, never mind play So the situation is likely to continue for Wednesday night's trophy match away at Shrewsbury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 ^^^ I should add It's all good experience, but I can't imagine it's doing a right lot for his confidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I'd be tempted to bring him home given the circumstances. A toxic atmosphere like that can't be doing him any favours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 I'm sure it looked different on the brochure when he signed up ... Sol Campbell as manager, joining a bunch of other young loanees drawn from Birmingham, Forest, Wigan & Fleetwood It all changed fairly quickly although the senior pros had probably seen the writing on the wall On the plus side, he's stayed fit and he is getting the games It might only have been a Macclesfield XI on Sunday but the armband suggests his manager values his contribution So who knows, maybe things aren't that grim for him ... yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 ... can't say the same for Jack Stobbs though Haven't a clue what's going on up there, whether he has fitness problems, is out of form or out of favour I've tried a little internet research but drew a blank What I did discover though is that Livingston are running away with it at the top of the SPFL Reserve League 2 Has Jack been turning out for them? Dunno I do recall him doing well for Port Vale's reserves and still not getting anywhere near their 1st team - bit of a coincidence? Probably not Maybe there's a Scottish Owl out there who could dig around on our behalf and come up with some info (other than him not being good enough) ... which might be the real reason anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauchief Owl Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Ethel The Tree said: ... can't say the same for Jack Stobbs though Haven't a clue what's going on up there, whether he has fitness problems, is out of form or out of favour I've tried a little internet research but drew a blank What I did discover though is that Livingston are running away with it at the top of the SPFL Reserve League 2 Has Jack been turning out for them? Dunno I do recall him doing well for Port Vale's reserves and still not getting anywhere near their 1st team - bit of a coincidence? Probably not Maybe there's a Scottish Owl out there who could dig around on our behalf and come up with some info (other than him not being good enough) ... which might be the real reason anyway The fact that he has not managed to get regular starts on loan at any of the clubs he has been with, I think suggests his time with us will not be extended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 14 hours ago, Beauchief Owl said: The fact that he has not managed to get regular starts on loan at any of the clubs he has been with, I think suggests his time with us will not be extended. Agreed Potential-wise, I'd have put Jack Stobbs on a par with Sean Clare And that being the case I thought a move to the SPL might have worked for him Right now though, it looks as though the standard (don't laugh) is too high for both of them With the experience Clare has gained at Hearts, I can see him moving on to an English League 1 club without too much difficulty Not so Jack Unless he gets some senior games under his belt and quickly, he's more likely to be looking for a proper job next summer And maybe playing part-time in the Northern Premier If he has an agent then now is the time for him to earn his crust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 03/11/2019 at 18:26, Slogboy said: He's doing well in Germany and getting played. Doubt monk will play him here. How many minutes do our u23s get in the first team, a big fat zero! I'm sure they'd get games if they were good enough ... .Preston,kirby ,Penney,hunt,neilson,ogrady ,wildsmith ,Clare ,Baker all got games under Jos and boy didn't he get slaughtered for doing so . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, torryowl said: I'm sure they'd get games if they were good enough ... .Preston,kirby ,Penney,hunt,neilson,ogrady ,wildsmith ,Clare ,Baker all got games under Jos and boy didn't he get slaughtered for doing so . I'm still not convinced Jos was leading some kind of youth crusade He was plugging gaps while the injury crisis cleared up, and as each senior pro recovered those juniors fell back down the pecking order I reckon it's a reflection of the size and quality of our senior squad that none of them have managed to break back in despite three managerial changes Thorniley, Penney & Baker are perhaps best placed to have a decent career ahead of them, but not necessarily with us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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