Oldham Athletic 4-1 Huddersfield Town
Just go Andy, and take Williams, Sinclair and N Clarke with you
If I thought it would do any good, I would email Ken Davy tomorrow and demand compensation for this debacle. £20 to get in £15 petrol, + Lukes admission / pie / pop is getting on for another tenner, my ruined trainers. Yeah, £80 should cover it Ken. Its the least he should be offering the faithful who trekked to Oldham to watch a performance even worse than the terrible weather. To be honest, an abandonment was the very best we could have got in the circumstances. There was no passion (except for J Worthington, which earned him another yellow card), no commitment, no interest. And don't get me started on the defence (except for Rob Page, who although not as impressive as he has been, did what he had to efficiently enough).
Town behind in the 7th minute, Sinclair, so often a yard or more behind play, gave the ball away, some tight passing opening the Town defence with ease, Smalley hit the crossbar with his shot, the rebound bundled over the line by the impressive Jason Jarrett with the defence just standing there. Dreadful, and it did not improve one jot.
Five minutes before half time, Sinclair yet again with a poor touch, Smalleys pass played in Leon Constantine, and he made no mistake picking his spot with ease. 3-0 before half time, Jason Jarrett scoring the goal of the game. Nathan Clarkes clumsy handball on the edge of the box giving Jarrett the chance to curl and excellent free kick around the wall giving Glennon no chance.
The chant of What A Load Of Rubbish / You're Not Fit To Wear the Shirt echoed around the stand as the lads trudged off at halftime.
Even worse was to follow as Town conceded a fourth. It looked from where I was sitting (about as far away as you could get admittedly) that Matt Glennon had cleared the ball off the line, the lineman deciding otherwise.
It should have been 5-0, Michael Collins foul in the box allowed Jason Jarrett the chance to complete his hat-trick, only to be foiled by Matt Glennon who saved well (highlight of the match for me).
Just to prove that AR had totally run out of ideas, he replaced Luke Beckett with David Mirfin, with Mirf going up front - I ask you! Mind you, I suppose our clueless leader may have thought it was justified when Mirf scrambled home a 90th minute consolation. To top it all, the rain fell even heavier as we left the ground, resulting in a total drenching for the pair of us as we headed back to the car.
AR is embarrassed, and so he should be.
Ritchie: This Is A Disgrace
*****
Bless, my hard work is beginning to pay off. He also knows that Matt Glennon is the keeper as well, so I'm getting there. Although I had to spend 5 minutes explaining why Robbie Williams was being referred to as "Charlie" by some (a sentiment I endorse, Charlie Williams, despite being very much dead, would have done a far better job yesterday).
Town behind in the 7th minute, Sinclair, so often a yard or more behind play, gave the ball away, some tight passing opening the Town defence with ease, Smalley hit the crossbar with his shot, the rebound bundled over the line by the impressive Jason Jarrett with the defence just standing there. Dreadful, and it did not improve one jot.
Five minutes before half time, Sinclair yet again with a poor touch, Smalleys pass played in Leon Constantine, and he made no mistake picking his spot with ease. 3-0 before half time, Jason Jarrett scoring the goal of the game. Nathan Clarkes clumsy handball on the edge of the box giving Jarrett the chance to curl and excellent free kick around the wall giving Glennon no chance.
The chant of What A Load Of Rubbish / You're Not Fit To Wear the Shirt echoed around the stand as the lads trudged off at halftime.
Even worse was to follow as Town conceded a fourth. It looked from where I was sitting (about as far away as you could get admittedly) that Matt Glennon had cleared the ball off the line, the lineman deciding otherwise.
It should have been 5-0, Michael Collins foul in the box allowed Jason Jarrett the chance to complete his hat-trick, only to be foiled by Matt Glennon who saved well (highlight of the match for me).
Just to prove that AR had totally run out of ideas, he replaced Luke Beckett with David Mirfin, with Mirf going up front - I ask you! Mind you, I suppose our clueless leader may have thought it was justified when Mirf scrambled home a 90th minute consolation. To top it all, the rain fell even heavier as we left the ground, resulting in a total drenching for the pair of us as we headed back to the car.
AR is embarrassed, and so he should be.
Ritchie: This Is A Disgrace
*****
My "..brainwashing.." (Sams words) of my dear nephew Luke seems to be working. He is more than happy to be seen wearing one of my old Town shirts to games (can't quite bring myself to give said garment to him, it's my Cardiff Playoff shirt, I'm rather fond of it), and he drapes my scarf around him (makes me glow with pride), but he excelled himself yesterday. The guy who was sat with his family in front of us yesterday turned round and said to Luke (pre match) "....do you think we will win today?..". Luke replied, with enthusiasm "...ah yeah 2-1 Town to win..". The chap continued "..who's your favourite player?..", reply, with a big grin on his face "...Luke Beckett..".
Bless, my hard work is beginning to pay off. He also knows that Matt Glennon is the keeper as well, so I'm getting there. Although I had to spend 5 minutes explaining why Robbie Williams was being referred to as "Charlie" by some (a sentiment I endorse, Charlie Williams, despite being very much dead, would have done a far better job yesterday).
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