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| Grove Street school, soon to be R.I.P. |
Just been looking at our results this season, and since beating Rovrum 4-0 we have won 3 and lost 7 at home. Thank goodness for away games! This week, it was Brighton’s turn to do us over, but what can you do, when you match them toe to toe and you get done with lethal finishing, the like of which we haven’t got? To be honest, it looked like a nil-nil all the way to me, till someone (MacDonald?) lost his man, Baldock, who flicked it up and hammered it on the half volley over the keeper from 20 yards. Class. Their second goal wasn’t bad either, if you ignore the bit where Hamill loses it on the halfway line. They broke down our right, Yiadom was bamboozled by Knockaert, and a simple inside ball was tapped home. Game over.
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| The view from pitchside. |
We rarely threatened however. Marley hit a couple of efforts on target, but, otherwise, the best we could come up with was Hamill, on as sub. He blazed over within a minute of coming on, then hit a 20 yarder into the chest of the keeper. Later, he dribbled round 3 players and fizzed one just over the bar with his left. Oh, and the ref certainly missed a chance to put us ahead. Their left back definitely handled it, his arm even came up to knock the ball in the air. Good job the ref has a linesman to help him. Do they EVER award penalties these days?
Oh well, we tried.
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| Moncur dragged off, thank Christ. |
*** James. Confident on the ball and defensively solid. A couple of times he put his foot on the ball, dragged it back, turned, and put us on the attack. The very opposite of what Moncur was doing (more on him later). Twitter MOTM.
** Roberts. Another one who had to up his game to make up for his partner.
* Watkins. Started out wide, before put in the middle once Bradshaw got the curly finger. Had our best 2 shots.
Londontykes' MOTM:1. James 2. Roberts 3. Watkins
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| The Ponty |
Despatches:
Davies had nowt to do, but caught a few crosses and kicked accurately. Caught off his line for their 1st, but what keeper wouldn’t have been? Yiadom and Jones didn’t get forward as much as I’d hoped, adding to the lack of supply from Moncur in centre-mid. Beckenham Chris thought we were all a bit harsh on Moncur, but he seemed the 1st person on the lips of the Londontykes, who all agreed he looks p*** poor. (Mind, Chris was less supportive once he’d heard Moncur was of a biblical-bent). Only seems to go backwards. I thought he was an ATTACKING player? He even TURNS towards his own goal, before giving the slide rule 10 yard square pass. He’s like a s*** Mitch Ward. (And the original wasn’t very good.) Bradshaw was anonymous, and while I accept the one Hamill missed was from a range Bradshaw normally bags from, I’m not sure he’d have been there to miss it. Mowatt looked lively as a sub, and I presume he’ll be in the team soon. And there was nothing to suggest Scowen won’t walk straight back in either, once he’s fit. Oh, and I nearly forgot Kent. No wonder. And I’m sure Armstrong was in the team too. It’s just a pity we can’t blame our lack of attacking thrust on a team content to stay in their own half. Brighton came for the victory and just had that little bit of extra quality.
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| The Albion 1400. At least they had fun. |
Drink du jour: 4 pints pre-match, Brooklyn and Erdinger. Enough to have me dozing off a few times 1st half. Or was it the football? Vodka and orange and/or bourbon and coke later. The bourbon wot killed Charles Bukowski, I was reliably told. We are made of sterner stuff, however.
Away: 1,396. The Andies slated Brighton for their lack of turn out (top of the league and all) but I thought it was a decent amount. Woulda been 1,397 if the bloke we met on the train hadn’t spent the afternoon in Chennells (true). 'Sh'nells' he promounced it.
The Damage:
21 travel
Programmes? You must be joking. Had sold out before any of us got there.
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| Match action. |
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