Opening game

[Blue_and_Gold]

Lynn start the season with a 1-1 draw against Telford.

Manager James Rowe booked and some unfortunate problems in the crowd in a separate incident which resulted in the game being stopped for a few minutes.

Gysai was the Lynn scorer on 60 mins, after Lynn had fallen behind in the first half from a penalty.

Att: 1354.

[Blue_and_Gold]

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I was under the impression that League and FA approval had been granted quite a while ago. 

[John H]

Excellent performance, missed too many chances, but very entertaining football. Nyahwema looked very classy and deserved his man of the match award. Gyasi and Fleming also impressed.
Not disappointed in the draw, as we probably should have won, but a super performance. Credit to James Rowe, it's going to be a good season judging from today's showing.

[m a hill]

I will second that and we have a excellent player in Joe and when he learns to pass the ball when he's beaten one man he will a top player

[FayeM76]

We thoroughly enjoyed the game. So pleasing to see so much attacking football and our supporters right behind the team. The dark cloud and incompetence of Cleeve is long gone. We were just saying on way home win lose or draw playing like that we are in for a great entertaining season.

[mike20382]

Lynn start the season with a 1-1 draw against Telford.

Manager James Rowe booked and some unfortunate problems in the crowd in a separate incident which resulted in the game being stopped for a few minutes.

Gysai was the Lynn scorer on 60 mins, after Lynn had fallen behind in the first half from a penalty.

Att: 1354.

Thought  the referee was clueless and thats being nice

[Quinn Upstone]

For anyone left in any doubt about our (nearly) all-new team... IT'S EXCITING 😂

It was an absolute joy to see them play today and they followed up on last weekend's Friendly promise.

Now, we weren't perfect and I'm sure someone miserable will point out all the bits that went wrong, but it was so watchable.

It's so opposite from some of the painful, nail-screeching, stay at the back dross we had served up last season.

Yes, I know, we ended up at the right end of the league. But it was a horrible, painful type of football to watch.

This match was thoroughly enjoyable and it seemed as if the final result hardly mattered to a lot of supporters.

They were just happy that they finally had something to be happy about ⚽⚽⚽

[Mallard]

I'm going to burst a few people's bubble.  Thought we ran the show for the opening 25 mins and should have been 2/3 ahead.  The reason we weren't ? Poor finishing.  That continued throughout the game.  Chance after chance went begging.  I bet Adam Marriot sitting in the bench must have been licking his lips.   I guess Rowe was feeling the same with the amount of times he had his head in his hands.

Let's be fair Telford won't be troubling those at the top end of the table. So let's get today's performance in prospective.  So let's see how we do next time out at The Walks when Darlo come visiting. The keeper playing up between the 18 yard box and the half way line makes it a bit squeaky bum time.  We nearly got caught by it a couple of times.

Plus side was the amount of pace we have in this team.  In some ways playing away from home may be helpful where teams have to come at us and with the pace we have up top we might scare a few teams. For me Mom was the lad Morgan signed from Chester.  Will makes us tick in the no6 role.  Though I'm not sure Clunan and him click that well together.

Still it's early days and think we will start to gel more once they get playing together as the season progresses.

Disappointing to see the game held up after the linesman called the ref over due to comments made from  opposite the main stand..  security guards called over who basically didn't seem like they could deal with the situation.   Another few grand for the FA I would suggest.  Jo and Bal can't have been impressed with that on their first day in charge. 

The pitch look devoid  of grass and had no zip in it.  The ball just didn't seem to travel that well on it.  Has there been problems ? 

Stephen Cleeve had a seat in the Directors box.  Seems he can't walk away.  Perhaps once the deal is finally done he will feel his time is finally over.  Which it seems is subject to DCMS approval.  Hopefully this is just a rubber stamp job.  If not, well I guess that doesn't bare thinking about.

[Paul47]

Morgan Williams didn't sign from Chester.

Good performance overall, despite the missed chances. Play like that for majority of the season and we'll be there or thereabouts.

Good crowd & good atmosphere before & after game.

[Linnet465]

  Cracking game. If we took our chances we would have won handsomely.
Why were 4 Security personnel sitting in the main stand when the incident occurred over the penalty award. That side of the ground seems to attract problems with opposition players and the "men in black" when a decision goes against us.

[Mallard]

Sorry Paul but my first time and a lot of new players to get your head around.  Was Morgan the lad who played in the no 6 role ? Or have I got the name wrong ?

What has happened to the pitch, looked decent in terms of smooth but a lot of brown patches and players were having to really push the ball along ?

I agree with re the atmosphere. Certainly a good vibe.  As for how this season plays out. Not sure if we are more likely to be challenging next season than this.  Expectation level  seems really high for a young team that's been put together PDQ and may need time to gel.

All about opinions this game.

[John H]

Well Quinn, you were right, Mallard focused on mostly negative stuff.
Marriott isn't the player he was before, he barely got in the Boston side. A colleague of mine and Boston fan said he lacks pace and at 34, isn't at the age that JR seems to want.
I was at parkrun this morning, along with 3 Telford fans. I said to them, we create lots if chances but don't take them. When we get better at doing that, we will be unplayable.

[Mallard]

Don't see it as negative more balanced.  Marriott must have been signed for a reason and for sure he's not the same player he was that left us a few years back.  Just felt we just needed a fox in the box for maybe the last 10-15 mins to take one of those chances we were creating.

[Blue_and_Gold]

Well Quinn, you were right, Mallard focused on mostly negative stuff.
Marriott isn't the player he was before, he barely got in the Boston side. A colleague of mine and Boston fan said he lacks pace and at 34, isn't at the age that JR seems to want.
I was at parkrun this morning, along with 3 Telford fans. I said to them, we create lots if chances but don't take them. When we get better at doing that, we will be unplayable.

As has been said John, it's about opinions.

Can I ask what part of Mallards post do you personally think was negative?

[Paul47]

Well Quinn, you were right, Mallard focused on mostly negative stuff.
Marriott isn't the player he was before, he barely got in the Boston side. A colleague of mine and Boston fan said he lacks pace and at 34, isn't at the age that JR seems to want.
I was at parkrun this morning, along with 3 Telford fans. I said to them, we create lots if chances but don't take them. When we get better at doing that, we will be unplayable.

Has has been said John, it's about opinions.

Can I ask what part of Mallards post do you personally think was negative?

Let's hear your opinion on the performance? Who impressed you?