Conker wrote:A great win tarnished by a few crazy decisions,
Tomlinson doing a stupid two footer just outside our box injuring himself and Walker getting him sent off with 30 seconds to play - what a knobhead.
I'm not sure when Tomlinson did a stupid 2 footer outside of our box, I must have missed that. I did see him attempt to bring down the FGR player just outside their box with 1 foot, he overstretched himself to try to stop the counter and ended up with cramp. I'd say the ref played about the right amount of added time, Bish down for treatment, Preston down with cramp twice and Tomlinson down with cramp too, the last 3 all in injury time.
Vital win today, we definitely deserved it on chances created. First half we should have been 2 or 3 to the good. It wasn't too dissimilar to the game at The New Lawn the other week. The goal was an own goal, Mills headed the ball into his own net, fair play to the ref and lineman who didn't blow for a foul on the keeper from Walker, probably the best decision those pair made all afternoon. I was disappointed that we seemingly sat on our 1 goal advantage with over 20 minutes to go, we know from last season how that can sting you and it could have done today, had those deflections not edged in our direction.
Better from CJ today. He was hugging the touchline all afternoon, he created lots of problems for them. Nobody really stood out head and shoulders above anybody else today, so very difficult to choose a MOTM. I think Benning possibly has a good claim, a great last minute interception in the first half and good all-round play. Pearce was solid again, as was Preston. Jones looks an adequate replacement for White, but doesn't pose the same attacking threat. The midfield battle today was interesting, Bish, Tomlinson and Mellis had a decent tussle with Brown, Digby and Collins. Tomlinson looks assured on the ball, not afraid to get stuck in either. Grant is brilliant still, but very frustrating when he tries to play his flair stuff and it doesn't come off.