it's a funny old game innit.
we were not at the races for the majority of the first half and then one piece of inspiration from super john and off goes ade and tucks away a well taken goal. half time and i thought wigan would have gone thinking how the hell they were 1-0 down, second half i thought we were better and cutz kept us in the game along with some backs to the wall defending.
When they hit the bar i really was starting to think that we were going to steal all 3 points, but we could not hang on for those last few minutes, and i believe the reason for this is that we give the ball away so much, and we do not play through the midfield enough. when we do we look threatening, but when we revert to the pump ball, the odds are always against us.
also we will not progress until we stop bringing back all the outfield players, we have to have an outlet for a quick break, something i guarantee you will not see this season.
now i have got that off my chest, i am still happy on reflection with the point we earned today and it was certainly an improvement on last week.
it will be a measure over the coming weeks as to how far we have moved on as we play the teams that are vying for the top positions, and so far i say we ain't done too bad at all(with the exeption of palace)
we are still in 13th place and need the 10 points that TP says we need for survival, and i for one will take that at this stage of the season.
the team did themselves some credit today for the result but again it did highlight the fact that we are three players short of a great squad(2 defenders and a midfielder)
cutz 7 good saves to keep us in with a shout
halls 8 solid
thommo 6 form has dipped in recent weeks
willo 6 better than last week,a bit jekyll and hyde
but cannot fault his committment
clarke 7 has improved in my eyes over the last few
weeks,still not captain material.
hooky 6 not his best game but still threatens
russell 7 ever present, getting better
SJE 9 inspirational
sarbs 7 so different than last week, needs to play
like that week in week out
gifton 7 love his hold up play, we miss him when he
is not on the field
ade 8 looked a threat, great goal, should have
had 2,kept their defence busy.
subs
svard 6 looked ok
krissy 5 imho didn't do anything of note,still good tho
hill 4 looked extremely rusty
ref. 4 2 for us, 2 for them, had a strange game,
where do they get them from(waits for rex's
reply)
and on to crwho? can;t wait for that one, it's going to rock.
