What a splendid report. Very much enjoyed and appreciated. Thanks a lot.
Best regards,Scott.
> On 22 Apr 2018, at 10:22, "nat...@sky.com" <nat...@sky.com> wrote:
>
> Like most I had little enthusiasm for the game yesterday, a case of the team
> and the fans just going through the motions. Talking outside the pub in the
> sunshine the general feeling was that we were there because that is what we
> do. We have all renewed for next season but again, more because that is what
> we do (we all agreed that 1989 was our best ever season, so that is how long
> these lads and myself have been going) but we have no great faith that next
> season will be any better than the previous ones and that Heck is NOT the
> answer. We had another watch of the Soccer AM 'appointing Heckingbottonm -
> the most Yorkshire of all Yorkshire names - clip' and reckoned it was
> probably close to the truth !
> Anyway we made our way to the ground with over 30,000 other people with no
> better way to spend a nice sunny Saturday. One of our lot had threatened to
> run on the pitch if Ekuban and Lassogga started - thankfully for all
> concerned they did not as Roofe got picked in his favourite position with
> Saiz supporting him.
> We started Ok but the game was pretty much a stroll in the sun, two poor
> teams. We got an early sniff of a goal when Alioski nipped in and pinched the
> ball but his chip over the advancing keeper went just wide.
>
> Then from nowhere we got the opening goal (we had decided that the first goal
> would be all important and that if we got it we would win comfortably 3-0 or
> 3-1) Pearce intercepted a wayward pass just inside their half and strode
> forward with purpose and when he got to the edge of the area he let fly with
> a daisy cutter that found its way into the corner of the net - a good finish
> and good positive play from the young lad. I thought he did well overall but
> is one of those full backs (like Ayling) that is better going forward than
> defending, but I think he will have a decent career even if he may end up as
> a wing back.
> Instead of really taking it to them after the goal we sat back and let them
> control the game - a great save low down by BPF (our man of the match -
> again, which tells you all you need to know- our keeper mom at home v the 4th
> worst team in the Division!) Our defence all season has been unable to keep
> opponents at bay so what hope a back five of a young keeper playing his 10th
> (?) game, a young right back who has 20 games under his belt all as a centre
> back (and a poor one at that) and two other young 'uns at centre back and
> left back with 6 games between them. What they needed then was for fan
> favourite and legendary cult hero , Pontus to really get to grips and sort
> them all out, telling them where to go etc. We got nothing of the sort -
> Pontus was quiet as a mouse and did nothing to help his inexperienced
> colleagues - he did head one ball away and follow it up with some sort of
> 'He-man roar and puff his chest out' OK for the crowd but no help to the
> players around him.
>
> We then did do the inevitable and concede an equaliser. When it came it had a
> big slice of luck - a cross into the box was missed by Pontus(?) and came at
> full pelt at O'Connor who tried to clear but put it into the roof of the net
> (I think it was Shaunessey who did this earlier in the season ?)
> We then came close to going behind when a Barnsley player went past two or
> three players in the box and got in his shot but thankfully BPF was up to the
> task and saved well.
> The second half was a carbon copy of the first in some ways - we started by
> playing well and getting into them, a lovely weighted ball with the outside
> of his boot by Pearce sent Roofe down the wing, he beat the full back for
> pace and got right to the dead ball line where he stopped,, looked up and put
> it on a plate for the onrushing Alioski who poked it home from a yard out. A
> classic footballing goal.
> We hoped / expected that we would go on this time and put the game beyond
> them, but despite our wishes the players had other ideas and just sat back
> and let Barnsley put us under pressure. Once again, if further proof were
> needed, we cannot defend, and sure enough they soon had the ball in the back
> of our net, thankfully the flag was up for offside, but that was pure luck on
> our behalf not some great use of the offside trap. BPF was again called into
> action and then it appeared that one of theirs missed an open goal - not
> exactly sure what happened (will wait for TV) but on the face of it he missed
> from a yard out. We had our hearts in our mouths a bit later when one of
> theirs went down in the box under pressure from O'Connor (?) - the ref did us
> a favour and spotted that the lad had dived (assuming he did) and gave him a
> yellow card rather than a penalty.
> Heck then subbed Saiz who was far from happy - I like it that a player is
> unhappy to be taken off BUT his reaction was totally wrong and a real insult
> to Heck. He kicked something over, was waving his hands around, refused to
> shake the hand of the manager and threw a bottle to the floor. The sort of
> tantrum that is becoming too common from him.
> The only other thing of note was a shot by Phillips- whose stupid hair style
> from the Villa game had gone even more stupid with a ridiculous top knot -
> what a wanker- was worthy of the jeers and catcalls he got from the fans - he
> hit a stupid volley from miles out, from a difficult angle, and not suprising
> it went miles high and miles wide - a total lack of footballing ability and
> decision making
> A victory is a victory and this was our third double of the season (we beat
> Bolton & Burton twice too) which shows the level we are reaching
> So two more pointless games to go Norwich away and then QPR at home (cannot
> see many staying for the 'lap of honour') - two big questions 1. Will Radz
> put in the cash needed to bring in much better players than we have at the
> moment ?2. Should Heck keep the job ? Personally I am not bothered either way
> and think both sacking and keeping him can be justified. Keep because we need
> some stability, he took over a team in turmoil, he has had lots of injuries
> to contend with etcSack because he has done nothing to show that he even
> knows what he wants to do and has failed to stamp any identity onto the team
> DavePS Well done to the u 18s Champions ("if you're happy and you know it
> ,clap your hands"-CIty piss-take) Lets hope a few of them, and the u23s are
> good enough to make the step up to the first team sooner rather than later
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