Johnstones Paint Trophy Round 2
Darlington 1-0 Huddersfield Town
A lacklustre performance, by a team much butchered from Saturday (one Radio Leeds wag said we had a twelve year old in goal and a back 4 with a combined age of 141), meant an early exit for Town. The Darlington goal aside, the main talking point was Gary Roberts challenge on Ricky Ravenhill. Although the Town man won the ball, he also caught Ravenhill on the knee with his follow through, and even though no Darlington players angrily rounded on Robbo (indicating it was purely accidental), the referee showed him a red card.
The goal came on the stroke of half time from a free kick, centre half Alan White heading home.
Nearest Town came second half was when Andy Butler hit the bar with a header, but Town never looked a real threat at any stage, and Stan Ternent has some serious questions to answer before Swindon on Saturday - not least, who is going to replace our star man Gary Roberts?
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There are a few more on the "Stan Out" bus after this, and I am not surprised in the slightest. For someone who claimed on Monday he was taking this cup seriously we saw precious little of that (although some would say the first 11 he put out was easily on a par with anything Andy Ritchie had at his disposal last season). How much longer are we going to have the same old excuses "..give him time..", he's not had long enough.." - nonsense, he's had plenty of time and anyone who says different must be on another planet.
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