Now you’ve got my attention. Sounds like a nice place to watch football does this Peterborough!
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rog & Reet Sent: Wednesday, 26 September 2012 10:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NSWolves] A View from the Terrace Thought the report was missing a bit, the beers they had. Had to get onto Lee to find out they had a Timothy Taylor Landlord in the first pub. A Cornish Bitter in the second which he believes was from a local brewery. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Hart Sent: Wednesday, 26 September 2012 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NSWolves] A View from the Terrace Makes a good read Rog ... Makes me miss ol blighty loads Onwards and upwards . We Are Wolves On 26/09/2012, at 9:25 AM, "Rog & Reet" <[email protected]> wrote: Peterborough report .....I never thought I would be able to type those words again.... After a swift phone call to Peterborough ticket office, in order to confirm you could pay on the day, and , that enough spaces were left, I talked darling daughter into accompanying me to Peterborough. Another phone call gained me another passenger, in the shape of Lee Morris, ex-listee and recently re-patriated from Australia Having not managed to catch up properly with Lee since his return, this would give us a good chance to catch up along the M6 and M1 . Nicola comes armed with the new Killers album, and we also play our pre match ritual CD , "This is War" ... 30 seconds to Mars. She is very superstitious is my big girl, but she hasn't resorted to walking out of doorways backwards as yet, or, munching hedgehog crisps, ( or whatever we decided was favourite!) Decent traffic meant that I was soon heading through rural areas towards Market Harborough, and the two hour drive very quickly slipped by. As I had a wing man today , I could rely on Lee to spot pubs for a pre match pint as I waited to turn into London Road and into the car park We had our first pint in The Peacock, and beckoned in by some very welcoming constabulary. We then left there to head to the Cherry Tree, finding it full of Wolves in good voice and humour. Amazing what a couple of wins can do eh? We left there around 2.30pm for the 10 minute walk to the ground Its something of a renaissance in the footballing support mechanism for me, in this League I actually feel the presence of a truer football fan, a more knowledgeable fan, and there was no inkling of trouble whatsoever.. handing over two crisp £20 notes gained Nicola and I entry, and Lee and I couldn't wait to walk up the ramp to see what the terrace looked like..Nicola used one of the 2 Ladies toilets, ( so she informed me), and whilst waiting for her, I bumped into fellow list member Mr Phil of the Bradley....sorry mate, couldn't stop chatting longer as I had to dash back to retrieve child in waiting...will catch up with you longer soon...promise ! We took our spot on the left hand side of the goal about 10 yards up the terrace , and typical of me, I just had to pick the spot behind the bloke with a helium filled Mickey Mouse balloon that saw us all ducking and diving or a better view as the damn thing bobbled around...didn't take long though, some guy pushed past us with a cigarette lighter and severed the string....I think the balloon will still be perched in the rafters of the stand Solbakken the tinkerman rings the changes again, and Stearman, Boukari , Edwards and Siguardason are on the bench, Foley, Blake, Peszko and Doumbia take their places... The sun was shining, it's a beautiful day , the pitch looked in great condition, and being able to stand again to watch a match was fantastic. We open the game with some nice interplay with Henry , Doumbia and Peszko, the latter looking more fit than in previous games. Half an hour in, and we are in total control, Peterborough have had a couple of shots easily saved by the safe handling of Ikeme, and it was no surprise that Blake earned a penalty from Doyle's pass to him in the box, the defender making a rash challenge that took his standing leg. Blake puts ball on spot, and hammers down the middle....even if the keeper had stood still he still wouldn't have saved it as that ball crashed in at a decent rate of knots. You could visibly see the confidence drain from Peterborough, and Doyle was unlucky to put a 20 yard drive wide of the post. At half time I had a text from list member John de Wolf, who was at the airport, and I told him not to worry as we were in total control of a very poor side...( did I really say that?...must be the medication I'm on) Now of course, this is Wolves and naturally we have to endure a couple of scares to keep us on our toes, and in particular Ikeme, who made a couple of decent saves from angled shots, however for once, our substitutions made a very positive impact, Sigurdason comes on for Blake, who received a great ovation for his unselfish running and effort....Boukari came on for Peszko, and their full backs were being pushed further backwards and tiring by the minute With around 10 minutes to go, some sloppy defending allowed Siguardason to nick the ball form him, he cleverly draws the keeper and clips a beautiful Keanesque left foot cross shot that nestled superbly in the old onion sack. Mass delirium, 2-0 up again, and three wins on the bounce since Connor has left, great finish, and well deserved Another chorus of "shoes off if you love the Wolves".... it's so funny to see this chant with fans holding one shoe aloft ...cracks me up I'll be honest, we never looked like losing this game, and I know we have only beaten two of the bottom three on our travels in 4 days, but you can see the plan, and you can actually see the delight the players have , the camaraderie and sense of well being. A win is a win, it will breed confidence, and the French guys are getting stronger and fitter with each game, although winter will be very interesting to see how they cope with heavier pitches. Good to see our new mate Roger Johnson applaud the fans at the end, and reciprocated for another commanding performance at the back Sheffield Wednesday next weekend, they have already sold their 3000 allocation, so should be a great atmosphere, as they too, are good football fans Bit of a delay getting off the car park, but soon back on the A14 and heading home, I dropped Lee and Nicola off at their respective homes, I hit the sofa at 8pm, very happy and very tired, over the last 12 months, not only have I started to really enjoy life again, but the football bug has bitten hard, and long may that continue... so I took my shoes off for one final time today, and yes, I sure do love the Wolves Scores on my doors , for what they are worth IKEME...argue with me all you like, he's a so much better than Mr Flappy.... 7 FOLEY ...finally, a full back at full back...and it showed, great game ....8 WARD....I thought he had a good game, but still prone to giving too much room and giving away possession .....7 BERRA ...solid game, although I always get the jitters when the ball is rolled to him in our build ups ....7 JOHNSON....another great game, won everything on the air, commands the back line so well....8 HENRY..... I think he's forgotten how to tackle, but we do look better with him in the side ....6 DOUMBIA...this guy really could be a cult figure, good engine, but still needs oiling......8 PESZKO....good work at both ends of his flank....best game yet in the shirt......7 SAKO.....please, please become a hero, fitness still seems o be an issue ....6 BLAKE...tireless work up front, earned his penalty and dispatched with aplomb.....8 DOYLE....my man of the match, he's class, full of running , and so glad he stayed...9 The subs that came on did well in the time allowed and in particular Sigudarson looked stronger today, and took his goal superbly Fifth in the table.....another win on Saturday please to give us 16 points form 8 games, and that average will see us very close in May....dare we believe?? JIWAL xx -- Boo! Saft Solbakken out! -- Boo! Saft Solbakken out! -- Boo! Saft Solbakken out! -- Boo! Saft Solbakken out!
