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| 61. Author: desparado Date: Tue 21st Jul 2026. 22:27 Good performance and could easily have been seven or eight. Was impressed with SCH although I am sure he will have tougher tests. Also impressed by Corbally. Never noticed Robinson much. Best performance tonight was the ref. She was spot on. Let the game flow and hardly noticed her at all for long spells which is always the sign of a good ref. Be interesting to see how we perform against St Mirren. What an opportunity we missed in 2014. Reply |
| 62. Author: neils Date: Tue 21st Jul 2026. 22:31 Another enjoyable game. Agree, thought the ref had a really good game Good performance all round, felt Rudden and Kearney made a real difference, good to see them play well. Reply |
| 63. Author: RhinoPars Date: Tue 21st Jul 2026. 22:35 Enjoyable game but once again we could have scored 3 or 4 more. Still at least we are creating chances. Robbie Mutch kept the score down. I too thought the ref had a great game. Reply |
| 64. Author: KnebworthPar Date: Tue 21st Jul 2026. 22:41 RhinoPars, Tue 21 Jul 22:35 Aye, fair play to the Cove keeper, he had some cracking saves. Reply |
| 65. Author: Bletchley_Par Date: Tue 21st Jul 2026. 22:42 Enjoyable game, some good goals. Agree about the ref. (Abbie Hendry).  Post Edited (Tue 21 Jul 22:48) Reply |
| 66. Author: Jeffery Date: Tue 21st Jul 2026. 22:46 I know I posted about this in another thread but this format is really crap. In the world cup a win and a draw from three matches is enough to see you through. One win might, although unlikely, also be enough. In this format I think you could go out having won three out of four.... On to tonights game, a good scoreline that helped turn around our goal difference. Some really nice passages of play, particularly the first half, that could have seen us win by much more. First of me seeing any of the new signings and I thought Corbally in particular was excellent. His passing was really accurate and quick, like he already knew where the ball was going next when he received it. He barely has to look. I look forward to seeing how he progresses this season. Could still do with a few signings in certain areas and I`m not convinced about the shape. Sunday should be really interesting. Reply |
| 67. Author: D.A. Eff Ceee Date: Tue 21st Jul 2026. 22:59 We were very good tonight. It could have been a lot more and the Cove Keeper made some great saves. I was impressed with Corbally he is a very good player who could be very important for us this season. Reply |
| 68. Author: AdamAntsParsStripe Date: Tue 21st Jul 2026. 23:00 Impressive performance first half. We looked really hungry for the ball and only frantic defending prevented it being 6-0 at the break. We struggled after the break to get that same momentum however although Cove upped their game to be fair. The subs made an impact and Cove struggled to contain us. Kane yet again showed his quality and a proper football brain who sees runs. Great to see big Ox back in goals who didn’t have much to do but had that ever present calming influence. Will take a monumental effort on Sunday to win by 3 goals to guarantee going through but we will know before then what we need at least so just go for it. Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte  Reply |
| 69. Author: parsfan Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 01:01 Jeffery, Tue 21 Jul 22:46 In the previous format we`d have been out after the first game. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The universe is ruled by chance and indifference  Reply |
| 70. Author: wee eck Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 05:40 Cove actually had a bit of experience in their team in Jordan White (no 26) and Chris Maguire (no 12) who has two Scotland caps. Reply |
| 71. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 06:57 Good performance last night. If Rudden had taken his chances he could have had 3 or 4. Movement is so much better with Corbally and Shaw, and Andy Tod looks sharp. Defensively solid and getting better. Another clean sheet. Coukd have been 8 or 9 goals, but for Rudden`s misses and keepers saves. Corbally`s through ball for one of the goals was excellent. G Wardrope Reply |
| 72. Author: wee eck Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 07:23 Corbally`s the sort of midfielder we`ve been missing - tidy on the ball and looking to make a pass but prepared to get stuck in when required; exquisite pass for Tod`s second goal. Cleall-Harding and Robinson looked solid but bigger tests to come and Oxborough exuded the confidence it`s hard to get with a younger keeper. I heard from a good source that we had agreed a permanent deal with Bristol City to bring Olly Thomas to EEP but the player didn`t want to come. Lots of deals mooted but it`s hard to get them over the line. Reply |
| 73. Author: Sacktheref69 Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 08:40 Felt for Rudden last night. He was getting into all the right positions, but I think he ended up trying too hard when the chances came. That`s what happens when a striker is desperate for goals. Personally, I`d have given him the penalty. If he scores it, it could`ve done wonders for his confidence and taken a bit of the pressure off him. Sometimes all a striker needs is that one goal to kick on. This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it. Reply |
| 74. Author: king lad Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 09:23 Really enjoyable performance, some of the football in the first half was outstanding. Think Shaw has definitely added to the strike force and seems to link up well with Tod and Rudden, some great layoffs and clearly has ability in front of goal. On Rudden, I agree he`s trying a bit too hard, he had a couple of decent chances that I think he just went to hit too hard rather than composing himself. Corbally has impressed me from when I first saw him and certainly keeps things ticking over in midfield similar to Amade with their passing ability. Certainly need depth in the middle of the park though, it`s really them and Gilmour at the moment. Defence was essentially untested and it helps having Oxborough who is just a calming presence at the back. Cleall-Harding and Robinson seem to be getting a bit more of a connection with the rest of the team. Think we`ve lost a bit of pace without JCM or Ngwenya but that was always going to be tough to replace. Reply |
| 75. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 10:37 Personally I think Cleal Harding has more pace than JCM. Both he and KN benefited from the pace at the back with Nuru. J Tod is tall and rangy so perhaps lacks that bit of pace over 10-15 yards to get going. That is something that can be developed over time with coaching so there is alot of potential there in my view. You can only play as well as the other team lets you and I think our pace, passing, movement and pressing shut down any threat from Cove. But for some good saves and ZR`s opportunities it could have been 7 or 8 nil. A really good performance. G Wardrope Reply |
| 76. Author: Jeffery Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 10:39 parsfan, Wed 22 Jul 01:01 True but in the old format that first game would have been in August. So preseason was finished, league games would have been played, players would be fitter and squads would be a little more settled. I`ve not looked at the previous years but it wouldn`t surprise me if there were more freak results in those early rounds of games. Reply |
| 77. Author: desparado Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 10:51 Topic Originator: wee eck like Date: Wed 22 Jul 07:23 Corbally`s the sort of midfielder we`ve been missing - tidy on the ball and looking to make a pass but prepared to get stuck in when required. exquisite pass for Tod`s second goal. Cleall-Harding and Robinson looked solid but bigger tests to come and Oxborough exuded the confidence it`s hard to get with a younger keeper. I heard from a good source that we had agreed a permanent deal with Bristol City to bring Olly Thomas to EEP but the player didn`t want to come. Lots of deals mooted but it`s hard to get them over the line. If that’s true re Thomas then that’s a pity because his strength and pace would have caused most teams problems. His performance against Aberdeen will live long in my memory. Would have been a good opportunity for him to put himself in the shop window like Barney Stewart. Maybe he fancies his chances of regular game time at Bristol City , who knows ? What an opportunity we missed in 2014. Reply |
| 78. Author: Angus_W Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 11:02 Corbally reminds me of Barry Nic, Nicky Phinn. Tricky little midfielder with bags of energy that gets stuck in & makes things happen. He looks good..... You’ve seen the Pars now please go home! Reply |
| 79. Author: Berry Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 11:55 I still worry about that long ball over our defenders, Cove weren’t threatening and we dealt with it when they did try it but didn’t feel that convincing and against better opposition could be an area we need to focus on. Reply |
| 80. Author: WYPar Date: Wed 22nd Jul 2026. 12:16 Yeah, Corbally looks a good find so far. The assist for Tod`s second was a lovely ball. Having that sort of incisive passing in the team is great, particularly if we continue to play with Tod, Shaw and Rudden/Kane in and around the box. Looking like we have a few good attacking options. Agreed that it`s hard to judge the defence from last night. A clean sheet is always a good result, but Cove didn`t really offer much of a threat at all. Reply |
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