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Post by westandlower on Apr 2, 2016 18:33:29 GMT
I thought we were pretty abysmal before Holding was sent off and worse after. At the match some were saying that Holding was not "the last man" and should not have seen red. Looking at the Sky highlights video, if he wasn't last man it was a marginal decision. Whether it was actually a foul or not is a different question. If it was a foul (the video does not show it one way or the other) you can't argue against a red card given the position of the incident.
Clough is not a winger, we may have been better if Woolery and Clough had changed starting positions. Woolery was working without support but created little. Clough fashioned two shooting chances for himself but neither troubled Al Habsi. Can't think of anything else good that Clough did. Unless we are going to play Clough in the role best suited to him with the right sort of service (he's a box player - nothing else) the £2M that Bristol allegedly offered looks excellent value now if it was still on the table. Woolery has more to do to convince me that he can play above league 2 standard.
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Post by realtrottersforever on Apr 2, 2016 20:18:32 GMT
agree with Andy & OooMac's reports. it was spirited. yes dreadfully dull as it became a non-contest after the sending off. a clean sheet seemed unthinkable beforehand, ..to get close to that with 11 men would have been good, to get so close to one with 10 was proof of the character that was shown especially in the context of the previous horror show at Bristol. great to see Mavies dropped. relief not to see Rachubka. Amos did brilliant. not sure if any fault with the goal. Wheater was good. Maher did well too. 1 or 2 excellent tackles that got him good applause and boosted his confidence. disappointed not to see Samizadeh given a run-out. i'm sure JP would have been tempted if it was 11 v 11, but perhaps preferred the option of Heskeys hold-up play etc. before seeing the pen conceded on TV, I felt it was a clumsy challenge by Holding. and the tv replay did little to prove that thought wrong. Vydra has the ball on his right foot, yet Holding comes from behind him, reaching round with his LEFT foot. he *might* well have made decent contact with the ball, but from that angle his legs are almost certain to get tangled up with Vydra's and trip him up.
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