BWP is a different class. Midfield are talented,but maybe still need a bit more aggression at times, or maybe support - cant quite tell what goes 'wrong' in those dodgy patches like at the start of second half. Yanker looks like a great option from the bench - won headers and great touch and seemingly vision. What happened in the Jimmy South? Saw some bloke getting ejected then the rest of them moved to the East.
We really dominated the first half although, to their credit, Chesterfield kept plugging away and didn't crumble. Jackson looked dangerous and his goal was excellently worked and well deserved.
In the second half it was more of the same sitback, sit back some more and let Chesterfield play. We weren't helped by a referee who appeared to have a real downer on Waggy for some reason and ignored a blatant foul on him which led to their penalty and resulting goal. Either the ref had us down for a draw on his coupon this week or Waggy has some dodgy pictures in his possession! I can't see any other reasons!
It was therefore sweet that the one real bit of quality we produced in the second half was an excellent move finished off with a fine low cross from Waggy which Bradley clinically put away with a diving header.
Three more points and still top of the league. If we can pick up something from MK Dons and Sheffield United I think I'll start to believe we really can do it.
Last point. Kermit looked good in his short cameo I thought.
What about that first touch from Hamer when he took the ball from the backpass out of the air with ease in the first half? Drogba would've been proud of that.
What about that first touch from Hamer when he took the ball from the backpass out of the air with ease in the first half? Drogba would've been proud of that.
That was class you're right.
In fact Hamer impressed me al round today (and against Exeter). I had my doubts initially after the Sheffield Wednesday game.
That's the point I made in the 2nd half Mac, it seems to take a goal to wake us up again. Obviously it's reassuring to know we can step it up again, but it's something that needs addressing.
Danny Wilson's comment after their loss to Wycombe today: We completely dominated from start to finish, so we're going to be disappointed of course. But we'll take the frustrations out next week against Charlton
When they play they are leagues apart - when they sit off the game is more even (young team - the message will get through soon enough). Liked the way they managed to go up the gears again after the Chesterfiled goal - Charlton teams past would have panicked. Special mention to ref and East Stand Lino - You were TERRIBLE -sorry pointless shouting, they were blind not death. If you don't give a penalty for the foul on Taylor- well you might as well do something else on a Saturday (booking him was the icing on the insult cake). Lino couldn't tell if ball was in or out - gave ball that was a yard out as in and a ball that was a yard in as out. Foul on Waggy for their goal was missed but think overall them scoring got us to buck up our ideas and we were pretty comfortable after that and should have got a few more.
Danny Wilson's comment after their loss to Wycombe today: We completely dominated from start to finish, so we're going to be disappointed of course. But we'll take the frustrations out next week against Charlton
Good, pin that comment up on the dressing room wall, no pre match speech needed
Danny WIlson is a manager who will always talk up his side- makes sense too but Wycombe aren't world beaters and the stats on BBC suggested a closer game - think the stats showed us having about 26 shots today btw.
Sorry to spoil the "Love In" but I do have to try to live up to my username:
Scott Wagstaff got fairly tackled and lost the ball, then laid on the pitch...within 30 seconds Chesterfield got a penalty. At No stage did He call a trainer/Doctor/magic sponge man on. Even when the C'field players were argueing about who takes the penalty He was still in their half. IF He wasn't "injured", got up and chased back He might have even stopped the ball getting into the penalty area. Just My opinion.
Like others have said, I don't understand what happens at half-time. Think we just take our foot of the pedal, but after the penalty we upped our game which is nice to see.
Surprised Solly is not getting more plaudits, absolute class act and hope the bbc highlights show hes (intentional) sliced pass to waggy which started of the move for the third goal.
Whats Solly song ? Heard it in the first half but not again ?
Get in there!!!!!!!!! Great game today!!!!!! Good goals from us especially our third, thought the pen was harsh after one of our players looked to have been fouled and was still on the ground when the pen was given.
Very pleased overall, especially the fact that we're now 3 points clear at the summit after Blades lost at Wycombe!!!!!!
Now about the south stand incident, well I was actually in A-block in the East stand sitting 3rd row from pitch right by the big screen. What it looked like was some sort of disorder happened, Charlton fan getting escorted out by stewards and home south stand fans having to be moved. I didn't see those fans again despite maybe me missing them coming into the East stand, but that's as much as I know about it or think I know about it. Could someone correct me if what I've said is wrong, but as close as I was to the incident, that was what looked like had happened.
We can't play flat out for 90+ minutes. Not many teams can. So after a dynamic first half we sit back and take a bit of a rest and then come on strong later in the game. Point is we don't defend as well as we attack.
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We really dominated the first half although, to their credit, Chesterfield kept plugging away and didn't crumble. Jackson looked dangerous and his goal was excellently worked and well deserved.
In the second half it was more of the same sitback, sit back some more and let Chesterfield play. We weren't helped by a referee who appeared to have a real downer on Waggy for some reason and ignored a blatant foul on him which led to their penalty and resulting goal. Either the ref had us down for a draw on his coupon this week or Waggy has some dodgy pictures in his possession! I can't see any other reasons!
It was therefore sweet that the one real bit of quality we produced in the second half was an excellent move finished off with a fine low cross from Waggy which Bradley clinically put away with a diving header.
Three more points and still top of the league. If we can pick up something from MK Dons and Sheffield United I think I'll start to believe we really can do it.
Last point. Kermit looked good in his short cameo I thought.
That was class you're right.
In fact Hamer impressed me al round today (and against Exeter). I had my doubts initially after the Sheffield Wednesday game.
Another game I really enjoyed.
Complete control, let's let the other team score and then step up a gear.
Third goal was quality and the new Frenchman looks as though he could have something about him.
Wiggins my MOM, getting better & better.