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| Away end? Just find the nearest police van... |
Another away defeat (5 in a row and counting) as the Reds ruin a comfortable 1st half by falling apart in the 2nd. Honestly, there was nothing in it in the 1st half, despite us being without Holgate or a forward line. (Waring doesn't count.) Then the 2nd, we couldn't get out of our half, go a couple of goals down and then see Wilson's (again) bizarre attempt at turning things around by going with as many donkeys up front as possible. Mind, he exceeded the Donny tally, managing to finish the game with Phenix on the right wing and Oates on the left, supporting Chief Carthorse Waring down the middle. How is the latter any better than what we've got? If we have big strapping donkeys of our own, shouldn't we be improving their game, rather than a Stoke City reserve who will probably (probably) eke out a career in the lower divisions, if he's lucky?
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| Comfiest (padded) seats in the division |
Sorry, wind my neck in a bit. No, let's not. (Dangle)Berry. (Look it up.) What does he do? Well, nothing, but like a real dangleberry, manages to just hang around and irritate. The one time he HAD something to do, he lets (the, ok, £9m rated) Deli Alli run past him onto a loose ball before quickly firing in a snapshot off the post. Class finish, if you discount Dangleberry's ball-watching. Didn't we just spend MONEY on a midfielder from Wycombe? So how's Berry getting a game? (On a connected note, I hear Cambridge have come into some money....couldn't we send him back?) As Andy said, he's had his hair cut, so we can't even admire him flicking his fringe every 30 seconds.
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| Sheets draped in front of the concourse...no drinking in sight of..etc |
Still, we have Hourihane in midfield, creative genius and future midtable Championship player. Well, at least he put a tackle in. Which is why the Football League Paper saw fit to give him 8/10. We must have a secret agent at that paper, if you look at his scores every week. It's our best chance of selling him. Again created FA going forward, let alone actually having a shot.
Kiwomya meantime barely got a kick and when he did, he did that thing many fast players do, where they kick it miles ahead, beat the 1st man...but the 2nd man is alert to his pace so is already on the cover and simply picks it off. If Hourihane has the vision of Mr Magoo, then Kiwomya is Stevie Wonder. Eventually dragged off, to be replaced on the wing by a lumbering centre forward (Oates) - see earlier. WTF?
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| Pristine verging on sterile |
MK Dons grabbed a 2nd; Grigg flicks it past M'Voto, rounds Turnbull and rolls it home. Another class finish. Oh, to see one of them in OUR favour. But who in our squad could possibly have the ability to finish like those two today? Thereafter, Turnbull was on a one-man damage limitation job as the asses dropped back (8), leaving the donkeys (3) on the halfway line.
The full-time whistle couldn't come fast enough as one of our ultras tried to get a 'Wilson Out!' chant going to no avail, and before you knew it, you had 2 fat oiks arguing with each other over who is the fattest oik...or maybe it was to do with the Wilson thing, who knows??? Someone was heard to shout 'Fight fight fight!!!' (me) but nothing came of it. But why are we stressing ourselves over what's happening on the pitch? Come on lads, let's not lose our cool. The team are s***, we're 2 points above relegation and going down faster than Divine Brown (one for the Hugh Grant fans, there). But we're BETTER than that...aren't we?
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| Reds' fans NOT arguing with each other |
*** Turnbull. Saved 3 one-on-ones that I can remember. And the rest. No chance with either goal.
** Smith. Excellent performance at left back. Tackled, passed....even crossed accurately. Now, where's that Waring bloke when you need him...?
* Hourihane. A couple of good tackles. Or Pearson, before he 'lost it' (running around thinking he could do everyone's job, instead of sticking to doing his own). Go on then, I'll give it Connor for services to defensive midfield.
Londontykes top 3:
1. Turnbull
2. Smith
3= Pearson / Hourihane
Other despatches: Pearson again proved promising, but Franchise away is a different kettle of fish from 10 man Yeovil at home; I've nought to say about the rest of them. Special mention to Hicksy and Yvonne for the lift to and from the stadium. Hope the sound bars (!?) work.
Drink du jour: Not a long journey today, so pure lager. Then more wheat beer at the Euston Tap (most excellent) where we bumped into a couple of Bradford fans who were understandably ecstatic after beating Chelsea. Good on 'em.
Away: Dunno. 500? The crowd itself looked about 5000 (8,310). The lack of atmosphere 'makes Oakwell seem like a cauldron' (someone, not me). Imagine.
Just remembered the ONE chance we had, Waring heading meekly over when he was on his own, about 8 yards out, 1st half. Pathetic.
Damage:
£20 entrance
£10.50 travel
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