Taunton v Barrow match thread

[spirit of 1990]

So Hughes points his finger at a player, that player gets up and puts the top of his head onto the underside of Liam's chin - and between three officials that's a red.....

[andyg]

So
1. How many will Taunton bring up for the replay - I know Tommy reckons 700 if so that will be great
2. When does the second round draw take place?
3. Can the Taunton boys bring up barrels of scrumpy for the replay please - it will warm up a cold & windy Cumbrian night
4. Are our travelling supporters still stuck somewhere in the West Midlands (I'm typing at 8.30pm on Sunday night)
5. At what time will the Taunton 700 start when coming up for the replay - think it's going to be an early rise methinks

[Pedro]

I thought they would beat us 2-1 and someone said I would blame Dixon watch the highlights.
Lots thought we would hammer them but think they were better prepared.
Barrow did well to get the draw with ten men,we need to show them respect and put them to the sword before we start saying how good we are.

[mikemarshhewasgood]

You mean a few on here thought it would have been an easy win? No doubt playing at home gave them more momentum, the sending off looked harsh and sounds like 'we' didn't play our better game. Different scenario with the replay or should be. Let's wait patiently and see

[SKIPPER]

Watched the highlights and a couple of points. Firstly the usual snipers will be out for Dixon but for both goals his movement was restricted by players from both sides jumping up right on top of him. Further to that he made a couple of saves elsewhere which could easily have produced goals. As for the sending off, not clear due to bodies in the way but it certainly looked to me that their no 4 stuck his head up under Hughes' chin as he got up.

[whitty1969]

Looked like Tauntons No 4 put his head into Hughes chin..... Really can't see a red card there and I've watched it 4 times...
taunton up for it in front of 2000 of there own fans.....Its the FA cup, we live to fight another day.
More worrying is 2 goals conceded from corners, guess we will be working on that this week.
Is it 15 or 16 unbeaten? We are allowed a poor performance.....
May need to freshen the team up, we can't play the same 11 for 50 games !!!!
Taunton wont like coming up here on a Tuesday night,lets get right into them......especially the goalie who looks like he has too much to say....
Its 18k for the winners and whatever tomorrows draw brings...

[Steelworks End]

Watched the highlights and a couple of points. Firstly the usual snipers will be out for Dixon but for both goals his movement was restricted by players from both sides jumping up right on top of him.

It's looked like a foul on Dixon just before their second goal went in, so you can't blame him for that. Generally, I thought he had a good game.

As for the sending off it was difficult to see from.the fair end what - if anything - Hughes had done. I don't think the referee knew either; not until he sought the opinion of the Taunton bench, that is

[Jo am back]

Watched the highlights and a couple of points. Firstly the usual snipers will be out for Dixon but for both goals his movement was restricted by players from both sides jumping up right on top of him. Further to that he made a couple of saves elsewhere which could easily have produced goals. As for the sending off, not clear due to bodies in the way but it certainly looked to me that their no 4 stuck his head up under Hughes' chin as he got up.

Im not a usual sniper but the lads a liability,its every game. That one the other week against tranmere were he took livesy out,5 yards outside his box was embarrassing.

[Wordsworth]

Tommy's been drinking too much scrumpy

Not unless they sell it in Barrow-in-Furness

[EHB]

Some have Dixon tinted specs on. Needs to be stronger in the air. His fault for second goal.

[boyliegladbach]

Just seen highlights.
This lot of plumbers and builders have cheated and had their chance.

5-0 in replay.

[Wordsworth]

Just seen highlights.
This lot of plumbers and builders have cheated and had their chance.

5-0 in replay.

Trainee plumbers actually. Please get your facts right...

[McMark]

Proper old school FA Cup tie, the supposed underdogs Taunton Town were more than our equals for large parts of the game, well worthy of a draw some may say they may of been worthy of more!

Taunton were brilliant today, certainly come out fired up with the bit between their teeth, full of energy and desire and for me they had the two stand out performers in 9) Matt Wright and 4) Owen Irish, they hardly put a foot wrong between them all afternoon.

Our second goal was a strange goal somehow scrambled over the line followed by Liam Hughes and I think it was Irish confronting each other, not sure what happen next as someone blocked my view but a melee ensued involving players from both sides and after consulting with his linesman the ref brandished the red at Hughes.

Now being down to ten men obviously affected the way we went about the second half in containing Taunton rather than committing players forward and that we did with a mainly large degree of success and live to fight another day. There were a couple of clear cut chances for each side second half that neither side could take, but overall we just about deserved another opportunity to progress a week on Tuesday.

Our hosts were brilliant and deserve praise for what was a well organised event, one that all associated with Taunton Town should be very proud of.

[Kieran]

We were poor, but I can't see anything other than a comfortable victory in the replay now. Taunton surprised me, number 9 in particular caused us no end of problems at set-pieces and Livesey uncharacteristically struggled to get to grips with him. Still, no matter how well they played we should've had enough to beat them. I would have brought Haworth on for Bennett second half. Bennett was seeing a lot of the ball when moved out wide but struggled in the main and I think Haworth getting the ball down and running at them would've been a better option.

Wouldn't blame Dixon for the first goal, Livesey let his man get away so if we're attaching blame anywhere then it should be there (though I think that would be harsh). Dixon was definitely to blame for the second, shouted for it too late meaning his defenders couldn't get out of the way, then having shouted for it he was far too weak. He did also make a couple of great saves first half, but he's cost us a number of goals already this season and I'm in the not good enough camp sadly.

[russell_anderson]

A team with the height of Barrow really shouldn't be conceding 2 goals from corners. However, the Taunton results against Hemel Hemstead and Hampton & Richmond should have told everybody this wouldn't be an easy match. I don't expect the replay will be easy either. I suspect Hemel Hemstead thought it would be easy once they drew at Taunton!