Better never than late...apologies all. Could this be the first MOTM e-mail which blames pantomime practice (and actual execution) for not sending my views earlier???
Anyway, decent performance, disastrous result. 3 cleared off the line for us, none cleared off the line for them. Result? 0-1. Lots of controversy about the goal as everyone bar me blames a foul on the keeper. In real time, it looked like Steele flapped. At the least, if only he'd gone to punch it rather than catch it, we'd have problies been safe. No, what got my goat about the ref was the way that 5 minutes later he gives a free kick for a foul on THEIR keeper which never was. How comes, every other team puts a player on Steele and there's never a free kick, and then, the minute we do it, it's a foul. If you saw the replay, Davies simply stands there, the keeper pushes him out (penalty?) and then runs around him to crash into his own player. I'm still growling.
*** Perkins. Ran the match when he came on.
** O'Brien. What a difference a bit of energy in central midfield made.
* Dawson. Took the game to Washday before being shunted out wide for the above substitutions.
Despatches:
the defence played well, and so did Davies. What a shame then that he has to play up there with such a no-mark as Tudgay. He's the lower league Berbatov, without the goals or the skill. Nice header over the bar from close in too. Reminded me of another ex-Reds striker a decade ago.
Then there's Buzsacky, who somehow manages to look anonymous despite having the key position on the park, central midfield. Did we see the (immediate) future at Oakwell last week? A high octane central midfield whose energy alone was enough to overcome Washday? Perhaps get the equally high octane Dagnall back up front alongside Davies too? (Ok, he never scores, but his game opens it up for others). Anyway, it says alot for these loan signings, that the best we've looked is when Hill plays his Primark players.
As for Hill, I appeared to be in minority of one and a half who don't want him sacked (yet). I'd give him the Millwall game and the 2 home games over Xmas...and if we still haven't won, get him out. There were hints at what we can do against Washday (tho admittedly they did look awful. Will we be meeting them again next season in division 3?)
As for the Big Nite Out, Marius got to see why we like the Old Number 7 so much, as we were turfed out for a fire alarm. Good timing tho, as I was queing for a round at the time. And in the afternoon, we couldn't get a beer on tap cos they'd given out - but thankfully, Waddington had the staff take out bottles from their Xmas gift sets. And after a curry overlooking the cleavages of Peel Square, we went to see Hicksy's mate's band, who I thought were tremendous. For anyone else who liked their sound, pick up a copy of 'Death of Cool' by early 90s indie troubadours Kitchens of Distinction. Seriously.
Come on you Reds! Now gotta s***, shower and not shave for Millwall.
0-1 to Barnsley.
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