If we can get to the end of Feb there or thereabouts, then the run in does not look too bad at all
Lost the toss. They chose ends.
But it didnt
Thanks for that. A great read.A match report for ye, should you wish it.
No bell rings: the Mighty vs Portsmouth
If you get to the end, you'll get the photo. If you don't. You won't I'm knackered, run down and hate the darkness of my life. Driving to wo...mclfoot.blogspot.com
Maybe. I dunno, live in the moment I say. Ipswich impressed me, Charlton looked good, but tbf, no one else has looked like much. Lincoln gave us a game but I don't think are there for the duration. I assume Hull are half decent, the Cods, like it or not, know what they're doing, a win on Saturday will be big. Not saying we can't do better, it's just my gut instinct at this point. We're a striker light, get one in and maybe. Just needs to be someone who can do a job, not a world beater but need someone else as an option up the middle.
The Portsmouth reaction seems to be entirely of the view that they were terrible tonight and we were really no better. Terrible game between two poor teams on the night. Ha!
When they win its because they're amazing. When they lose its because they're poor, not that the other team was just better than them it's all their own doing.
Definitely a striker light. Our weakness has been the final third and it still is but we saw a bit of improvement tonight. And Woodburn looked a bit better when he came on. Having Robson and Dougall feeding the front players helps.
6.5 counts as 7 in golf handicaps mate
I'm a big critic of Maxwell. Tonight his distribution was excellent and he actually came off his line to gather.Max 7
Turts 8.5
Epo 7
Ballards 7.5
Hubby 7
Robbo 7.5
Douggy 8
Anderson 7.5
KK 7
Yates 7.5
NC 8
CC 9.5
Baby steps...as Mr H used to say.Only 10 points off second, a good Christmas and we could go into January in the hunt for automatic. Follow that up with beating WBA in the FA Cup. Not asking for much really
Ok 7.5 and I'm not budging
Not far off but Hub and Ek were better than KK. Anderson and Robbo better than Yates.Max 7
Turts 8.5
Epo 7
Ballards 7.5
Hubby 7
Robbo 7.5
Douggy 8
Anderson 7.5
KK 7
Yates 7.5
NC 8
CC 9.5
They were terrible tonight because Blackpool made them look terrible.
Yeah it's a bit shit.They were terrible tonight because Blackpool made them look terrible.
Everything that Pompy tried to do Blackpool nullified.
Every time Blackpool went forward Pompy looked shaken.
Sometimes you just have to tip your hat and say the best team won.
Apparently Pompy haven't even got the class to do that
Husband is a handicap mate so that seems appropriate!! To be fair he isn't that bad but I think Garbutt will prove to be better.6.5 counts as 7 in golf handicaps mate
Yates worked his top off and that was important, nay pivotal in stopping them coming forward. Lesser extent KK.
Agree about the ref and if I heard it correctly only 22 years old. Some of the refs we've had this season have either been abject or seemed to have some grudge against us. Great team performance and tactics were spot on.
That’s because he didn’t continuously boot it forward to madine which he has done lately
I couldn’t help but notice that Critch read your post, shat himself and put Madine on in the 81st minute
Maxwell 7.5 Good save at end and distribution betterMax 7
Turts 8.5
Epo 7
Ballards 7.5
Hubby 7
Robbo 7.5
Douggy 8
Anderson 7.5
KK 7
Yates 7.5
NC 8
CC 9.5
I'm giving credit to CC for that, he's able to skim read the board even when they're busy pre match to make sure nothing important is missed.I couldn’t help but notice that Critch read your post, shat himself and put Madine on in the 81st minute
It's actually Mike Garrity who reads the board cos he's literally got nothing to do. He tells Colin (who has to stand there looking severe), who then tells Critch.
Two comments:
If only we'd sorted the defence at the start of the season.
i think Portsmouth were the best team we have played this year, and we made them look ordinary. they look as though they can score goals, but they just wernt given the time to play. there have been games this season where we have been brilliant one half and frankly nowhere in the other. this time we were good, patient and controlled in the first half but it honestly looked as though we actually stepped up a gear for the second.
It's not the FIFA video game thingy. Ekpiteta had to adapt and improve, Ballard was kept at Arsenal til deadline day unless they needed him, Gretarsson hadn't heard of grass etc. And the defeats were narrow, and we couldn't score. If only we had sorted the attack out....
We did on Saturday!
The ref was 26 y.o
He was 22 a few posts ago. How quickly does this man age?
The quick kick he does over the top to Hamilton is very accurate and very effective
And Ward.
Also teddy Howe available
I am as well, we seemed hopeless at breaking teams down and we never even looked like scoring if a team just dug their heels in - even when the poorer sides did it we looked terrible.
