He was interviewed on BBC London and said the first yellow was for complaining, as the ref apparently told Solly, 'yes, you were fouled', but he didn't give it. He said the the second yellow was for saying 'well done'.
Well, that obviously deserves sending off then. Ref was a complete numpty all game......about the only free kick he gave us was the one we scored from. I hope Naby tells Reeves that's how you take them.
As for the match itself. As PP's have said.....poor 1st half & we only sparked into life once we scored no idea what Bowyer was thinking of with that line-up......playing the worst team in the league & we go 1 up top ?? I realise LB doesn't have many options, esp with Parker missing But dear God start with your best 11 & go from there. Vetokele needs to partner Taylor in a front 2 with Lapslie dropping to the bench & Fosu in for Marshall.
Can't say too much else about the game.....awful terracing means you don't get too see much of the opposite goal.....especially when the sun is in your eyes or glinting off the dug outs. Also a clock telling the paying supporters how long is left would be good......just hope that is the last time we have to go to that poxy ground.
Only thing that matters is that we got 3 points, which was 2 more than Donny & Pompey and 3 more than Peterborough. Next 2 are mustn't lose games.....then we are into the final stretch.
In the video looks like bowyer does say something mild like well done but love how aftee he gets sent off you can clearly see him call the ref a fuckng wanker hahaha lee lee lee bowyer!!!
Great day, worst ground we get to visit in this shit league but a late winner and beers with @AFKABartram, @clb74, @Covered End, @blackpool72 and @raytreacy69 made for a good day, scenes at the end, onto Donnie next week allez allez allez....
Jinx broken! Good second half, their keeper made two excellent saves before we got the winner. I enjoyed it despite the sun in the eyes throughout, Wimbledon fans were decent after what was a kick in the cobblers defeat. Nice to meet @Covered End
Great day, worst ground we get to visit in this shit league but a late winner and beers with @AFKABartram, @clb74, @Covered End, @blackpool72 and @raytreacy69 made for a good day, scenes at the end, onto Donnie next week allez allez allez....
He was interviewed on BBC London and said the first yellow was for complaining, as the ref apparently told Solly, 'yes, you were fouled', but he didn't give it. He said the the second yellow was for saying 'well done'.
Well, that obviously deserves sending off then. Ref was a complete numpty all game......about the only free kick he gave us was the one we scored from. I hope Naby tells Reeves that's how you take them.
As for the match itself. As PP's have said.....poor 1st half & we only sparked into life once we scored no idea what Bowyer was thinking of with that line-up......playing the worst team in the league & we go 1 up top ?? I realise LB doesn't have many options, esp with Parker missing But dear God start with your best 11 & go from there. Vetokele needs to partner Taylor in a front 2 with Lapslie dropping to the bench & Fosu in for Marshall.
Can't say too much else about the game.....awful terracing means you don't get too see much of the opposite goal.....especially when the sun is in your eyes or glinting off the dug outs. Also a clock telling the paying supporters how long is left would be good......just hope that is the last time we have to go to that poxy ground.
Only thing that matters is that we got 3 points, which was 2 more than Donny & Pompey and 3 more than Peterborough. Next 2 are mustn't lose games.....then we are into the final stretch.
Golf we can lose the next 2 games and we will still make the play offs. Been saying for a couple of weeks it's a 3 game season at most for us now
I thought we looked more dangerous when Lapslie came off. Williams and Aribo took up the slack and Fosu gave us more offensive bite.
I’m thinking that the likes of Fosu and Vetokele may be better suited coming off the bench moving forward. Vetokele because I don’t think he adds enough over 90 mins, and Fosu because of his pace when the game is stretched
So we start off toothless and change to a team that genuinely threatens the opposition's goal in the second half?
That’s quite a jump based on what I said. With regards to those two individuals I was saying that it may be they’re more effective from the bench, as opposed to starting. Fosu has been very poor this season, and I don’t think Bowyer fancies him, but it may be that from the bench he has more of an impact. Vetokele im just not sure about given all the injuries he’s had and given we only got one half a season out of him when he looked really good, do we know if he is good enough?
My friend who is a dons fan said we passed the ball well today and he felt that Wimbledon tired a lot toward the end because of it. It may be that our game suits their presence from the bench
Any decent football fan would like to join in the AFC Wimbledon story, but their fans are such lowlifes that they make it not possible. File under wannabe Millwall trash.
A pretty dismal first half in which Wimbledon dominated us, with relatively effortless defence and several incisive attacks, many of which were led by Scot Wagstaff, who (without looking to damn the guy with faint praise) looked a yard faster than any of our players. Joe Pigott also played very well, together with his strike partner, and Patrick Bauer had a relatively torrid first first half.
In fairness, the same went for the rest of the team. Cullen was, uncharacteristically, caught in possession a couple of times in dangerous areas and Joe Aribo failed to impose himself on the game. Mark Marshall looked lively but, as has so often been the case, his final ball was poor.
Up top, Taylor barely touched the ball, save for missing what looked like an open(ish) goal following a burst through from Lapslie, although as I could only see about 70% of the pitch and I was up the other end, I may be talking out of my arse. What I can say with some conviction is that an out of position Jonny Williams barely touched the ball in the first half.
Overall, we were toothless offensively, vulnerable at the back, completely out-muscled by a physical, but fair, Wimbledon team and tactically outwitted.
This did little to lift the downbeat mood on the away terrace, enhanced by a skip full of compost which had been placed just behind the away terrace - presumably courtesy of one of Wimbledon’s sponsors, ‘Reston Waste’. Great to see that the spirit of Harry Bassett’s Crazy Gang lives on. I looked over the wall to see it had a covering of grass cuttings but there can be no doubt from the smell what dwelt beneath.
In fact, a steaming pile of manure was a pretty apt metaphor for our first half performance.
The second half was a different story and The Nabster’s free kick completely changed the dynamic. We put some real heat on the opposition for the next 15 minutes or so, following which the game evened up a bit and became a little more end-to-end. Towards the end, however, we started to turn the screw, with Fosu having an excellent effort just tipped around the post, Aribo stepping up to the plate and Williams putting over one tremendous cross which caused havoc in the Wimbledon box. In the end, Igor managed to get the ball in the onion bag and joy in the smelly, shallow-terraced away paddock was unconfined.
The performance over the 90 minutes did little to dispel anxieties about our lack of firepower but a 7 point gap (and a better goal difference) over the 7th placed team is not to be sneezed at with only 12 games to go.
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Nearly screamed myself hoarse for Igor's goal.
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Did unbelievably well to contain myself when Igor popped up.
Love it!
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Bit strange from Pigott when he seems to say something to Dillon when they went 1-0 up
Shocking defending from Wimbledon for the winner
As for the match itself. As PP's have said.....poor 1st half & we only sparked into life once we scored no idea what Bowyer was thinking of with that line-up......playing the worst team in the league & we go 1 up top ?? I realise LB doesn't have many options, esp with Parker missing But dear God start with your best 11 & go from there. Vetokele needs to partner Taylor in a front 2 with Lapslie dropping to the bench & Fosu in for Marshall.
Can't say too much else about the game.....awful terracing means you don't get too see much of the opposite goal.....especially when the sun is in your eyes or glinting off the dug outs. Also a clock telling the paying supporters how long is left would be good......just hope that is the last time we have to go to that poxy ground.
Only thing that matters is that we got 3 points, which was 2 more than Donny & Pompey and 3 more than Peterborough. Next 2 are mustn't lose games.....then we are into the final stretch.
allez allez allez
That said a win is a win!
I was indoors by 8 cooking dinner so I can go Doncaster next week
Beers on @ElfsborgAddick next Saturday
Been saying for a couple of weeks it's a 3 game season at most for us now
My friend who is a dons fan said we passed the ball well today and he felt that Wimbledon tired a lot toward the end because of it. It may be that our game suits their presence from the bench
great day out.
A pretty dismal first half in which Wimbledon dominated us, with relatively effortless defence and several incisive attacks, many of which were led by Scot Wagstaff, who (without looking to damn the guy with faint praise) looked a yard faster than any of our players. Joe Pigott also played very well, together with his strike partner, and Patrick Bauer had a relatively torrid first first half.
In fairness, the same went for the rest of the team. Cullen was, uncharacteristically, caught in possession a couple of times in dangerous areas and Joe Aribo failed to impose himself on the game. Mark Marshall looked lively but, as has so often been the case, his final ball was poor.
Up top, Taylor barely touched the ball, save for missing what looked like an open(ish) goal following a burst through from Lapslie, although as I could only see about 70% of the pitch and I was up the other end, I may be talking out of my arse. What I can say with some conviction is that an out of position Jonny Williams barely touched the ball in the first half.
Overall, we were toothless offensively, vulnerable at the back, completely out-muscled by a physical, but fair, Wimbledon team and tactically outwitted.
This did little to lift the downbeat mood on the away terrace, enhanced by a skip full of compost which had been placed just behind the away terrace - presumably courtesy of one of Wimbledon’s sponsors, ‘Reston Waste’. Great to see that the spirit of Harry Bassett’s Crazy Gang lives on. I looked over the wall to see it had a covering of grass cuttings but there can be no doubt from the smell what dwelt beneath.
In fact, a steaming pile of manure was a pretty apt metaphor for our first half performance.
The second half was a different story and The Nabster’s free kick completely changed the dynamic. We put some real heat on the opposition for the next 15 minutes or so, following which the game evened up a bit and became a little more end-to-end. Towards the end, however, we started to turn the screw, with Fosu having an excellent effort just tipped around the post, Aribo stepping up to the plate and Williams putting over one tremendous cross which caused havoc in the Wimbledon box. In the end, Igor managed to get the ball in the onion bag and joy in the smelly, shallow-terraced away paddock was unconfined.
The performance over the 90 minutes did little to dispel anxieties about our lack of firepower but a 7 point gap (and a better goal difference) over the 7th placed team is not to be sneezed at with only 12 games to go.
On to Donny.