Cold. Wet. Trains. Hours. Food. No bloody burgers. Average atmosphere. Not the most enjoyable derby match sadly, not poor but just an average day all round, tempered by a comfortable victory. I have also decided to set up a Man of the Match poll for each game on my post-match ratings thread, similar to B&A. Please vote - even if you only listened on the Radio! Neal: 7 - Good, competent handling, organised the defence well (apart from when Regan ignored his shout and let a Hairyfurd winger get the ball in our area). Kicking a little disappointing. Regan: 6.5 - Worked hard, but had some shaky moments. However, they were pretty much accounted for by some decent tackles. Sharps: 7.5 - Dominant in the air, another flawless performance from the skipper, possibly on his way back to top form? Grandison: 7.5 - Built on his performance last week with another composed game at centre-half, and his pace got us out of jail on one occasion. Jacobson: 8 - Fantastic. He was like a machine, a fantastic cross for the first goal and brilliant defending. There was also a bizzare incident with a throw-in. D. McAllister: 7 - Got stuck in, worked hard and held the midfield together nicely. Had a few long shots that looked promising but were blocked. Richards: 7.5 - Superb as usual. Working hard, always available for the simple pass and a sublime ball through for Collins' goal. Taylor: 6.5 - Worked hard, didn't really produce much bar one burst early on. Same old story, sadly. He seems to have gone backwards from last season. Wright: 6.5 - A couple of nice touches, couple of ****e touches. Struggled to get involved. Gornell: 8 - His first touch was sublime today. Absolutely delightful. Worked hard, linked nicely with Collins and was good value for his goal. Collins: 8.5 - Another brilliant performance. Stunning finish, excellent work rate. Only denied a second by a fantastic Bartlett save. Some good footwork, only criticism was that he was a little too greedy.
another good one lenny, sounds as though gornell and collins, worked well together and that our rejigged defence saw off hereford. i suspect vale will be more of a handful
I bizzarely have no worries about Port Fail. We may not have beaten them at home since before I was born, but they aren't enjoying a great season, we are on a great run both at home and overall right now and I have never felt so optimistic as a Town fan. The strikers are scoring, and, if we get a defender in short term (and bloody play Ainsworth!) then I think we stand a real chance of top three.
A very workmanlike performance on an awful pitch that was heavy and bobbly (especially down the touchlines) which made it difficult for our wingers in particular and our passing game in general. In a game of few clear chances it was great to see two clinical strikes from our front two. Collins was tremendous - he is our most dangerous striker and looks to be improving. I thought the ref was really good today - he got almost everything right and was talking to the players instead of instantly reaching out for cards - more of his like please FA. Hereford have the look of a relegation side - they started off trying to bully us - that did not work so they were a bit more successful when they passed it more but their final ball and shooting were woeful. When they brought Elder on I knew we were going to win and keep a clean sheet. Other results have not gone for us but we are right in the mix so bring on the Vale next.
He tried to take a throw-in, and the ball slipped out of his hands, looped 10 feet up and 1 foot forward, and nobody knew what to do - everyone left it and I think Jacobson himself whacked it clear - which is illegal, I believe.
Yep, the person bringing the dead ball into play cannot kick it without another player touching it first.
