28-10-2018, 15:53
I`ve just had a look at the Wrexham fans` forum; it`s sometimes interesting to hear how the opposition sees things.
They`ve looked at things very much from their own perspective - obviously - and generally feel that they gave away 2 points by sitting back too much in the second half and giving us the freedom to play. There may be something in that. Somebody also made the point that we looked a far better team when we took off `the big lump up front` (Denton, presumably) and replaced him with Hines. There may be something in that as well. Almost universally they acknowledge that they were outplayed in the second half, but on the whole put that down to their own shortcomings as much as our play. Par for the course for most football fans, I suppose, but I was quite surprised at the level of negativity towards one or two of their own players, given their league position.
Somebody made the very valid point, I thought, about our slowly coming to terms with the nature of this league and finding our feet, to the extent that the Proact could be a difficult place to come in the next few months so this might prove to be a point earned rather than 2 lost. All very envious of the ground.
Apparently, there was quite a lot of trouble at the end of the match and after. (Personally, I didn`t see any of it; as is my wont, I just waddled back to the Lock Keeper, got in the car and drove home.) A lot bemoaning the behaviour of their idiot fringe - we`ve all been there, haven`t we - and concerned that there might be a fine for the `pitch invasion`, such as it was, after their goal and the flare that was thrown. A few of them reckon they saw Smith make a gesture towards their supporters after our goal and one of our stewards punch one of them in the scuffle that followed. May or may not be true, but not good if it is.
Anyway, I reckon that was the most promising performance we`ve put on this season and I just hope there`s more to come in the same vein. Good to see the appreciation from the crowd at the end as well; they certainly deserved it. Is it my imagination that Maguire looked far more assured in the second half when we took Evans off and changed the shape of the team? Or was it that he wasn`t under so much pressure once Wrexham sat back and played on the counter-attack? He certainly has qualities that our other centre-backs don`t; I can`t see any of the others being able to produce a cross of the quality that brought the goal; they would probably have put the ball over the stand.
I promise not to make any more comments, Dancing, (well, not after this one anyway) about your suggestion that LM is not only a blood relative bit also trans-gender. It puts an image in my mind that I really would prefer wasn`t there.
Anyway, a good point well earned and hopefully it`s now onwards and upwards - ish.
They`ve looked at things very much from their own perspective - obviously - and generally feel that they gave away 2 points by sitting back too much in the second half and giving us the freedom to play. There may be something in that. Somebody also made the point that we looked a far better team when we took off `the big lump up front` (Denton, presumably) and replaced him with Hines. There may be something in that as well. Almost universally they acknowledge that they were outplayed in the second half, but on the whole put that down to their own shortcomings as much as our play. Par for the course for most football fans, I suppose, but I was quite surprised at the level of negativity towards one or two of their own players, given their league position.
Somebody made the very valid point, I thought, about our slowly coming to terms with the nature of this league and finding our feet, to the extent that the Proact could be a difficult place to come in the next few months so this might prove to be a point earned rather than 2 lost. All very envious of the ground.
Apparently, there was quite a lot of trouble at the end of the match and after. (Personally, I didn`t see any of it; as is my wont, I just waddled back to the Lock Keeper, got in the car and drove home.) A lot bemoaning the behaviour of their idiot fringe - we`ve all been there, haven`t we - and concerned that there might be a fine for the `pitch invasion`, such as it was, after their goal and the flare that was thrown. A few of them reckon they saw Smith make a gesture towards their supporters after our goal and one of our stewards punch one of them in the scuffle that followed. May or may not be true, but not good if it is.
Anyway, I reckon that was the most promising performance we`ve put on this season and I just hope there`s more to come in the same vein. Good to see the appreciation from the crowd at the end as well; they certainly deserved it. Is it my imagination that Maguire looked far more assured in the second half when we took Evans off and changed the shape of the team? Or was it that he wasn`t under so much pressure once Wrexham sat back and played on the counter-attack? He certainly has qualities that our other centre-backs don`t; I can`t see any of the others being able to produce a cross of the quality that brought the goal; they would probably have put the ball over the stand.
I promise not to make any more comments, Dancing, (well, not after this one anyway) about your suggestion that LM is not only a blood relative bit also trans-gender. It puts an image in my mind that I really would prefer wasn`t there.
Anyway, a good point well earned and hopefully it`s now onwards and upwards - ish.