OlvisIII
Coach
A few observations from last night.
1. Their ground - very pleasant with no home support whatsoever. I know it was an LDV game, but it's no wonder they're struggling in the lead with that support. A bit gutted - I had a cheeseburger, Dreams paid 60p more and got a diamond burger, complete value for money. Evening started very badly for me.
2. Support - our support was good, about 300 possibly more. I don't think we helped the attidtude of the players crying ole every time we touched the ball in the first 20 mins. A strange atmosphere after the game - noone seemed to care that much that we were out.
3. Drewe - has learnt to jump without raising his elbows! Thought he played well and we gave him a good reception. He got a a great ovation before the game, during the game and then after, where he came and applauded the away fans. Top man!! He might as well - there were no home fans to applaud!
4. Performance - woeful first half. On a pitch which suited our style, against a team that tried to pass the football, which suits us, against inferior players, we were very poor. Drewe and O'Grady up front for them caused all sorts of problems. Spinner was poor, absolutely dreadful for ten minutes in the first half. Jay looked off the pace and had a distinct lack of movement in the middle of the park. Jamal wasn't tracking effectively and Wayne Gray couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo!! They weren't the only poor performers but major culprits. 2nd half picked up, but our quality should have counted against a team 3rd bootom of league 2.
5. Bart v Daryl - argument ends here (not that I ever saw much of an argument!) Daryl made 5 world class saves last night. Anyone who saw them will agree, superb. He stood no chance with the goal. A complete contrast to Woodman, who looked shaky all night and will be rubbing his hands with glee after keeping a clean sheet.
6. Players to benefit last night - Lawson looked good when he came on. The sitter he apparently missed according to the website, was by no stretch of the imagination a sitter! He showed good technique and was unucky that the keeper actually held on to something for the first time in the game. Other players to gain something from the game Eagle, Hunt, Gutts, Goat and Bentlely. We'll see you all on Saturday then chaps!!
7. Freddy - I thought he was the better out of the two strikers. He got in behind them two or three times and needed a player attacking the front post. SHould have done better with his header, but played ok. No service whatsoever.
To conclude - a strange old night. Have many happy memories of the LDV comp, but least there is no chance of a six hour journey back from Cardiff in silence!! Roll on Saturday - these have been two lacklustre performances, but we don't turn into a bad team over night.
Keep the faith
1. Their ground - very pleasant with no home support whatsoever. I know it was an LDV game, but it's no wonder they're struggling in the lead with that support. A bit gutted - I had a cheeseburger, Dreams paid 60p more and got a diamond burger, complete value for money. Evening started very badly for me.
2. Support - our support was good, about 300 possibly more. I don't think we helped the attidtude of the players crying ole every time we touched the ball in the first 20 mins. A strange atmosphere after the game - noone seemed to care that much that we were out.
3. Drewe - has learnt to jump without raising his elbows! Thought he played well and we gave him a good reception. He got a a great ovation before the game, during the game and then after, where he came and applauded the away fans. Top man!! He might as well - there were no home fans to applaud!
4. Performance - woeful first half. On a pitch which suited our style, against a team that tried to pass the football, which suits us, against inferior players, we were very poor. Drewe and O'Grady up front for them caused all sorts of problems. Spinner was poor, absolutely dreadful for ten minutes in the first half. Jay looked off the pace and had a distinct lack of movement in the middle of the park. Jamal wasn't tracking effectively and Wayne Gray couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo!! They weren't the only poor performers but major culprits. 2nd half picked up, but our quality should have counted against a team 3rd bootom of league 2.
5. Bart v Daryl - argument ends here (not that I ever saw much of an argument!) Daryl made 5 world class saves last night. Anyone who saw them will agree, superb. He stood no chance with the goal. A complete contrast to Woodman, who looked shaky all night and will be rubbing his hands with glee after keeping a clean sheet.
6. Players to benefit last night - Lawson looked good when he came on. The sitter he apparently missed according to the website, was by no stretch of the imagination a sitter! He showed good technique and was unucky that the keeper actually held on to something for the first time in the game. Other players to gain something from the game Eagle, Hunt, Gutts, Goat and Bentlely. We'll see you all on Saturday then chaps!!
7. Freddy - I thought he was the better out of the two strikers. He got in behind them two or three times and needed a player attacking the front post. SHould have done better with his header, but played ok. No service whatsoever.
To conclude - a strange old night. Have many happy memories of the LDV comp, but least there is no chance of a six hour journey back from Cardiff in silence!! Roll on Saturday - these have been two lacklustre performances, but we don't turn into a bad team over night.
Keep the faith
