Great report as always................hugely appreciated. Perfectly fleshed out the details from the nerve-wracking basics i had received via livescore on the bus from HK airport into the city.
On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 4:17 AM, nat...@sky.com <nat...@sky.com> wrote: > Wow - we were not expecting that result. Pre match I had said to a mate in > the pub that even if, by some miracle we won today, and we agreed it > would take a minor miracle, that it would not mean anything and all our > problems , on and off the pitch would remain. Having said that we won and > it was great. The first victory my son has seen this season (he missed > Cardiff) and overall we deserved it and we LOVED it. > Yes, we lived dangerously at times and they missed a sitter (from a Snoddy > cross) at the end that would have gained them a point, but from start to > finish we gave it everything and all the players gave it their best, and, > all things considered that is all we can ask for. > In the pub (and we were there very early so bear that in mind) I did say > I would like to see both Adeyemi and Bridcutt in front of the back four > with Wood up top on his own supported by Cook, Mowatt and Dallas (OK i > wanted Byram in place of Wooton from the start) so when we took our places > I had to admit that if it did not work I had no suggestions to make things > better given that it was the team I wanted. > From the off,and for the full 90 really, Hull showed how much better than > us they are, and showed us how much we need to improve to get to that > level. Luckily for us football is not just about being the better players > etc, and today the strong blustery wind made it hard for both teams. They > passed it around and cut us apart a few times, either the wind , a poor > final ball or the attacker not quite being there meant that we had a few > narrow escapes as the ball flashed across our 6 yard box with no-one > getting the needed touch. > We had a couple of good moves of our own and this game was won in a > 15minute spell just before half time. a brilliant through ball by Cook, > showing why he is such a good prospect, fed Dallas who had to run onto it > and he put a great cross in that Wood met well and hammered home. A great > goal (similar to Huddersfield with Antenuccis goal) I had tried to defend > Wood pre game but his overall play in recent games makes that hard. Today > he took his goal well and was a threat throughout and held the ball up and > won his flick-ons. There is still hope for him despite some fans being on > his back. Then a moment that we thought would be the defining one but in > the end counted for nothing - Mowatt won the ball and fired a shot that > their keeper just stood and watched, unlike Cardiff and Hudds this one hit > the woodwork and bounced to safety. Oh how we could have done with a second > we thought. Then a corner was played, in a practised move, to Cook at the > edge of the box and his shot was parried straight to Adeyemi who slotted > home - 2 up at time. Off to rapturous , if slightly disbelieving applause. > > The off for 17 on 17 protest had been a real damp squib with only a dozen > or so fans leaving their seats - pointless waste of time (when they > returned there was some argy bargy with the stewards) If we are going to > protest things it needs to be better organised and better supported than > this > Second half we started and stayed on the back foot and when they got one > back after only 10minutes we feared the worse (I predicted 2 -4 at that > stage) but we stuck to our task. Bridcutt looking like the real deal (he is > very small - same height as Cook) and made Evans prediction of him ' being > the best midfielder in the Division' a genuine belief rather than total > hyperbole. > They had a couple of chances that Silvestri saved well - he really is a > good shot stopper but needs to command his area much much better- and > Cooper and Bellusci put in last ditch tackles to save the points. We > continued to threaten a bit, albeit on the back foot, and Adeyemi had a > chance to wrap it all up but basically bottled it when put through. > Murphy, Byram and Doukara all came on, mainly to waste time (Silvestri got > booked for taking too long) as we watched the clock tick down slower and > slower. Snoddy came on for them to good applause an put in one cross that > should have brought the equaliser but the Hull player headed wide and we > breathed again. > The final whistle was met with cheers of delight, relief and disbelief. > The whole ground rising to greet our heroes. > Yes they are better than us but we won and that is all that counts tonight > - a hard fought and hard won but deserved victory, one that papers over the > cracks but who cares, let us all enjoy tonight > 11 heroes out there today (plus the subs) - especially pleased to see > Wood have a good game and get a goal and Bridcutt was probably our MOM but > they all gave it everything and they (and we) got the rewards today. Great > stuff > Dave > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
