I can't figure which headline is worse, so choose your own:
‘Piggies bring home the bacon’ or ‘Saturday is Washday as Barnsley are taken to the cleaners’
‘Piggies bring home the bacon’ or ‘Saturday is Washday as Barnsley are taken to the cleaners’
Disaster. If we go down it’s cos of these ba5tards. Home and away we’ve played this bunch off the park and home and away we’ve lost. This was particularly galling given they opened the scoring when we were well on top – both on the pitch and in the stands. It looked so easy. They’d hoof the ball back to us at every opportunity, we’d play around them, and with Scotland on for Dagnall, it looked a matter of time before we scored. Then we were suckered.
Kennedy went wandering up the pitch (he’s not fast, he needs a head start) and the ball was played neatly behind him. The ensuing low cross was put on a plate for Madine to slide home. It was the only bit of football from Washday the whole match (why didn’t they try it more often?) Tell me if I’m wrong, but I’m given to believe Washday consider themselves something of a ‘footballing’ team. Well, they spent most of this match banging long balls to the edge of our box, hoping to feed off scraps. Perhaps they’d done their homework, what with our lack of a commanding centre half.
The 2nd goal was more like. Another hoof forward, this time from a centrally located free kick, and their left back steals in behind Wiseman to head home . Criminal. NO team should concede from a free kick there. On closer (TV) inspection, Steele has to take the blame, the guy headed in from about 6 yards out from a 40 yard hoof.
The ref then nearly makes it 3-0 with a comedy penalty award. From where we were (opposite end) it looked abit harsh, with the ball smashing into Hassell. On telly it looked OUTRAGEOUS, as the ball smacked into his FACE while his arms were down by his SIDE. So it wasn’t even the right trajectory. Well played the linesman, too, who obediently said F.ALL. Rule number one of Ref Club – don’t make the other look ridiculous by communicating and ensuring you come to the correct decision. Madine sheepishly shot wide. Odejayi-esque.
There was still time for the ref to TRY and even it up tho, giving their bloke a 2nd yellow for encrochement – the 1st yellow I’ve seen for this bookable offence in YEARS. Along with goalkeepers holding the ball for more than 6 seconds and diving off their line for penalties before the ball is kicked, I thought it was the rule that time forgot. Oh, and that other thing I find irritating, taking throw-ins from nowhere near where the ball went out.
Anyways, Mellis bagged a smart effort from the edge of the box and we had 5 minutes of never really coming close before those blue and white stripey ba5tards could celebrate.
*** Marlon. Excellent battling up front. In particular, I like his ability to beat players by going THROUGH them. The amount of times he got tackled, yet still came away with the ball, was obscene. Strong as an ox.
** Perkins. Lots of good tackling.
* Mellis. Scored and, although losing quite a bit of ball, it was usually while TRYING to do something, ie, taking players on, not simply passing the ball sideways.
Despatches:
Reuben came on and had one especially brilliant effort tipped over. Could be coming back at just the right time. Blamed by some for not tracking back for the 1st goal tho.
‘Where did Bobby play this week?’ (Sarah). Centre half. Foster left on the bench. Hurrah. About time. While Bobby’s not the biggest, I can’t lay either of their goals at the feet of the centre halves. As for Kennedy, he’s never a left back. Where’s Golbourne!!??
A pleasant pre-match pint in the Fat Cat (I can see the appeal) but the highlight of my day was Selwood flagging down a taxi outside Hillsborough after the match, meaning I didn’t have to spend any more time in their little piggy company than I had to. My god, I hope they go down – with or without us. And of course, to compound matters, every other cnuting team at the bottom won and now we’re last but one.
F***ing f*** f***.
Drink du jour: M&S Belgian lager. (Note to Andy: make sure you bring your bottle opener next match, mine’s broken).
ps, good to know the Reds crowd are such fans of Dutch techno pioneers 2 Unlimited. I do love that chant: Marlon, Marlon Marlon, Marlon Marlon, Marlon Marlon Harewood. Jason, Jason Jason, Jason Jason, Jason Jason Scotland to the tune of 2 Unlimited’s ‘No LImit'. You know the one – TECHNO TECHNO TECHNO TECHNO!!! Number 1 in the charts before the Bluebells ‘Young At Heart’ No? Oh well…
Kennedy went wandering up the pitch (he’s not fast, he needs a head start) and the ball was played neatly behind him. The ensuing low cross was put on a plate for Madine to slide home. It was the only bit of football from Washday the whole match (why didn’t they try it more often?) Tell me if I’m wrong, but I’m given to believe Washday consider themselves something of a ‘footballing’ team. Well, they spent most of this match banging long balls to the edge of our box, hoping to feed off scraps. Perhaps they’d done their homework, what with our lack of a commanding centre half.
The 2nd goal was more like. Another hoof forward, this time from a centrally located free kick, and their left back steals in behind Wiseman to head home . Criminal. NO team should concede from a free kick there. On closer (TV) inspection, Steele has to take the blame, the guy headed in from about 6 yards out from a 40 yard hoof.
The ref then nearly makes it 3-0 with a comedy penalty award. From where we were (opposite end) it looked abit harsh, with the ball smashing into Hassell. On telly it looked OUTRAGEOUS, as the ball smacked into his FACE while his arms were down by his SIDE. So it wasn’t even the right trajectory. Well played the linesman, too, who obediently said F.ALL. Rule number one of Ref Club – don’t make the other look ridiculous by communicating and ensuring you come to the correct decision. Madine sheepishly shot wide. Odejayi-esque.
There was still time for the ref to TRY and even it up tho, giving their bloke a 2nd yellow for encrochement – the 1st yellow I’ve seen for this bookable offence in YEARS. Along with goalkeepers holding the ball for more than 6 seconds and diving off their line for penalties before the ball is kicked, I thought it was the rule that time forgot. Oh, and that other thing I find irritating, taking throw-ins from nowhere near where the ball went out.
Anyways, Mellis bagged a smart effort from the edge of the box and we had 5 minutes of never really coming close before those blue and white stripey ba5tards could celebrate.
*** Marlon. Excellent battling up front. In particular, I like his ability to beat players by going THROUGH them. The amount of times he got tackled, yet still came away with the ball, was obscene. Strong as an ox.
** Perkins. Lots of good tackling.
* Mellis. Scored and, although losing quite a bit of ball, it was usually while TRYING to do something, ie, taking players on, not simply passing the ball sideways.
Despatches:
Reuben came on and had one especially brilliant effort tipped over. Could be coming back at just the right time. Blamed by some for not tracking back for the 1st goal tho.
‘Where did Bobby play this week?’ (Sarah). Centre half. Foster left on the bench. Hurrah. About time. While Bobby’s not the biggest, I can’t lay either of their goals at the feet of the centre halves. As for Kennedy, he’s never a left back. Where’s Golbourne!!??
A pleasant pre-match pint in the Fat Cat (I can see the appeal) but the highlight of my day was Selwood flagging down a taxi outside Hillsborough after the match, meaning I didn’t have to spend any more time in their little piggy company than I had to. My god, I hope they go down – with or without us. And of course, to compound matters, every other cnuting team at the bottom won and now we’re last but one.
F***ing f*** f***.
Drink du jour: M&S Belgian lager. (Note to Andy: make sure you bring your bottle opener next match, mine’s broken).
ps, good to know the Reds crowd are such fans of Dutch techno pioneers 2 Unlimited. I do love that chant: Marlon, Marlon Marlon, Marlon Marlon, Marlon Marlon Harewood. Jason, Jason Jason, Jason Jason, Jason Jason Scotland to the tune of 2 Unlimited’s ‘No LImit'. You know the one – TECHNO TECHNO TECHNO TECHNO!!! Number 1 in the charts before the Bluebells ‘Young At Heart’ No? Oh well…
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