Absolutely. The Hillsborough cover up and denigration of football fans is an absolute national disgrace. I really hope that criminal charges are brought against those responsible for the cover up.
Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Apr 2014, at 15:49, "Nick" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> >> So let's get the important facts of the day out of the way first; we won; we >> kept a clean sheet; and that should be enough to keep us up. It should also >> give us some confidence for the Barnsley & Forest games. >> >> OK Blackpool were really poor, really really poor, but then so were Charlton >> and Doncaster. Blackpool genuinely looked like a group of men who'd just had >> the idea of "football" explained to them half an hour before kick-off - no >> shape, little skill, not much in the way of tackling - I think they forced >> one proper save out of Butland. >> >> For a home match against a team that has won 2 of their last 25 matches we >> lined up with 5 defenders (Pearce, Lees, Zak, Warnock and the ever more >> dreadful Wootton) plus the keeper, Brown (defensive midfield) and Murphy who >> has been playing as the holding midfield player all season, leaving us >> Tonge, Ross and Lurch as our main attacking options. That in itself is a >> pretty poor indictment of where we are as a team and where our confidence is >> from the manager on down. >> >> The match was thoroughly forgettable...our defensive plan was to defend like >> bastards...and in the main we did this, throwing bodies in the way of >> everything. So we defended just by mass of numbers and effort, not by >> anything remotely approaching guile, or class. But that was all that was >> needed against this opposition. Going forward seemed to involve hitting >> Smith with the long hoof and then trying to play off that...or, as an >> alternative, one of our most used attacking options in the first half was >> wide to Wootton on the right...yes that's right, our 4th or 5th choice >> centre half, was our main attacking option going down the right wing. >> >> The two key events were Murphy's goals both of which he took really well. >> All of his goals this season have come from him running beyond the last >> man...just saying. The first was running into the box onto a good threaded >> ball by Ross, his first touch was heavy, but his second was a brilliant >> recovery, which dragged the ball back - sitting the keeper and defender down >> as they bought the feint - and then clipping home with left foot. The second >> came when he chased a good flick on by Hunt, into the box to a tight angle >> not far from the dead ball line and clipped it first time across the keeper >> and in the far post. Both were quality finishes. >> >> So, has Luke Murphy just saved us from relegation? If so, that was a million >> well spent. >> >> None of the players really got above a 5 (Ross...probably about a 3...not on >> his game at all), and of course Murphy must be worth an 8 or so for the >> effort and the goals. >> >> >> on a final note, it is hard to believe that 25 years have gone by and the >> truth about Hillsborough isn’t acknowledged in the public arena, let’s hope >> this hearing finally puts an end to the injustice. > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
