Really enjoyed the second half tonight, decent game considering. Thought Soupy was excellent, also some nice play from Clarke, forker & o neill in 2nd half. Exciting times in the forward division, though I still have concerns in defence and mid field
Hmmm yeah, but as
@Diarmi said, we did quickly get it sorted at the back. Still looked rocky (no not Balboa) at times, but worked bloody hard for most of the game.
What was delightful was we never ever panicked at any time and just stuck to the plan.
Earlier in this thread I predicted two from three. God it's great to be wrong!!
What was annoying was the support getting on the backs of our players if they moved laterally with the ball. Yes it can be frustrating to watch, but then within a few moments the patience paid off and we went forward and scored. As supporters we need patience too and stay behind the lads whatever they're doing. It's the result that counts, not how we're getting there.
The REF!! was bloody annoying last night. Crap he was not, but he let things go one way and then when we got within scoring range he blew us for something similar. Did he not realise we were trying to do his fellow county men a favour?? On the other side, some of our tackles were very high and could have cost us dearly, if they were spotted.
Can't be 100% sure, but I think it was a bit unfair on Jamie for his second yellow considering his marker walked away smiling and I believe was the instigator. I'm told it was for persistent fouling. To be fair he had acted the maggot a few times that he got away with. He has to remember he's not still in New York and the opposition here are serious about trying to win and playing the ref.
That goddamn 3 handpass rule HAS to go. It's destroying good attacks. The man running off the shoulder is almost entirely defunct. The hand pass has been a basic skill as long as I remember. Why penalise it now? What's next the solo run? One bounce and one tap and then pass? Stop ruining the game.
