Views from the Sieve

No Leech no panter and a stranger called Williams on the bench???

This doesn’t look like a winner!

Yes doesn’t look encouraging against a team who have won their last four games.

Anybody know where the commentary is?

BBC Kent providing audio commentary. I am able to listen in US , so I assume those in England paying for BBC should be able to as well.

I was typing this while you posted. Something, s something, minds think alike.

McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:08 pm BBC Kent providing audio commentary. I am able to listen in US , so I assume those in England paying for BBC should be able to as well.

I was typing this while you posted. Something, s something, minds think alike.

Got it now, many thanks COYD

Listened to commentary, we didn't start playing until second half when one nil down. Haigh was apparently very good but we came away with yet another defeat.
Too many games like this this season but unlikely to change because that's the way Bradbury sets up his team.

First half poor. Second half close but no cigar. Poor ref.

Very poor goal to concede. Second half performance a lot better and probably deserved a draw. Good penalty save by Howes. Stephenson up front on his own for the most part. Dismal ground. Hessenthaler showed a complete lack of class with his antics at the end.

Awful first half, improved in the second, penalty save and hit the woodwork.

4 defeats in January. This club is on life support.

I don’t mind their ground, give me that over a modern out of town identical stadium any day of the week.

That first half was utterly dreadful. Their goal - if you're playing with three centre backs, how on earth do you end up with 20 yards between two of them?! Second half was much better because we tried to play on the front foot (albeit still with lots of trying to pass it around at the back which could have cost us). Hit the bar and their keeper made a decent save but again we really showed a distinct lack of quality in the final third.

So Hornchurch go marching on at the top with a game in hand with the daggers reserve team !.
Even at £2.50 for the game on the 7th February, won't drag me over there. When are they going to stop messing about and just make Andy Carroll player/manager ... They have nothing no lose, he has been round the block with king (clubs) and country but he can't be any worse than the bloke who took us down last year.

Our 4th 1-0 loss of the month, how silly is that? Shows perfectly how we try to set up each match and how completely unable we are to execute that game plan. Bradbury even says it himself after the game that he tries to set up for a clean sheet and then we can walk away with at least a point - so it’s pretty impressive that the moron is walking away with 3 points out of the last 15. We can all keep calling for him to be sacked (and believe me I will) but it’s not going to happen as there is still no sign of any takeover going through.

Fingers crossed another Covid pandemic hits soon and we can just call off the season now and put most of these idiot players on the dole.

My first game since Chelmsford and nothing has changed, clueless from the manager first half and only once he had to change it he did so and low and behold we were much the better side, the sooner he goes the better.

Ebbsfleet are now in the play off places yet are a very poor side, problem is we’re much worse. Another season wasted under Steve Thompson who continues to pick up a very good wage for doing very little.

A takeover might or might not happen but if it does and certain people remain in place what’s the point? Same old.

Doubt I’ll be at another game this season, don’t really miss not going which says everything.

Diggerthedog wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 9:50 am A takeover might or might not happen but if it does and certain people remain in place what’s the point? Same old.

Absolutely this. All the fanfare of Club Underdog (and predecessors) taking over, and yet (despite numerous people on here saying he would be gone) he remains in place casting his poison over this club, dragging us lower and lower, seeing fewer and fewer fans and sponsors through the door, and draining any atmosphere or pleasure put of the club. The man has done more to damage this club and its longer term prospects than anybody else, and yet seemingly remains untouchable.

How that man constantly survives takeovers baffles me. He's a God like figure.