‘Super Georgie Waring’
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| Oakwell Flower Shop, as was. |
Have we seen the last goal Barnsley FC will ever concede? 5 wins, 5 clean sheets. Them that walked out at Crawley at 0-3 will regret not being able to say ‘I was there’ as the 4th and 5th got banged in, when we’ve won the European Cup for a 3rd consecutive season. Or so we mused on our way back on the train, possibly having imbibed a few. It’s getting a little boring winning every week. Even more so when you’ve just controlled the game and destroyed the opposition, albeit with possibly less possession than they had (certainly 1st half). Walsall weren’t even a bad team. Are Barnsley back!!??
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| The Ponty / East Stand |
The tone was set after 15 minutes. He soared like an eagle. He leapt like a salmon. He came down from the clouds..and bundled it home with some part of his anatomy (they were claiming ‘hands’) Yes, it’s the resurgence of Super Georgie Waring, nodding in a free header from 4 yards. ‘I coulda scored that’ Slacki claimed later, and he probably could with marking like that. I doubt he could have bagged George’s 2nd though, as he turned into a cross between Messi and Waddle to drop a right shoulder, go left and hammer the ball through the keeper. ‘How did the keeper NOT save that?’ asked Mr Marshall senior, showing all and sundry where I get it from.
Then the icing is well and truly dolloped onto our cake as O’Sullivan skins the fullback and has the wherewithawal to pull it back for Winnall to smash home into the far corner with his left. Like what Hourihane used to be able to do.
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| East Lower looking rammed |
*** Why, it’s Super Georgie Waring of course. Are you insane? Sponsors MOTM, too, or at least would be if we had any. Apparently it was a fan vote on one of them new fangled things…Twitter?
** Scowen. He tackles, he runs about. He passes it to teammates.
* Pearson. Controlled midfield, worryingly went off injured.
Londontykes top 3:
1. Waring
2. Scowen
3. Pearson
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| The Saddlers |
Despatches:
Pearson was problies our best player till he went off early 2nd half. O’Sullivan had a quieter game than I’ve seen, yet still had a hand in 2 goals. 5 games, 5 wins. He’s my new favourite (loan) player. Hourihane. What can I say? We all knew he’d stay on the pitch while the more dangerous Lalkovic got the curly finger for Winnall. Great finish. Holgate had a very poor 1st half (believing his own hype?) then looked the thoroughbred that he is in the 2nd. Nyatanga played well while Davies had zero shots to save. Well done that defence!
Pearson was problies our best player till he went off early 2nd half. O’Sullivan had a quieter game than I’ve seen, yet still had a hand in 2 goals. 5 games, 5 wins. He’s my new favourite (loan) player. Hourihane. What can I say? We all knew he’d stay on the pitch while the more dangerous Lalkovic got the curly finger for Winnall. Great finish. Holgate had a very poor 1st half (believing his own hype?) then looked the thoroughbred that he is in the 2nd. Nyatanga played well while Davies had zero shots to save. Well done that defence!
Drink du jour: spiced rum and ginger ale. Too sweet, even by my tastes. Drank some more, to be sure.
Away: 338.
The Damage:
£23 travel
£3 programme
The Damage:
£23 travel
£3 programme
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| I've never noticed before...our pillars enjoy breeze-block cuddles |
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| The Ponty |
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| Pre-match |
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| East Stand this way! |
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