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Just now, Ani said:

I agree with the sentiment but it does not alter the fact he was fouled, even if he delays the shot to draw a foul it is still a penalty. 

Was another example of us not claiming enough for stuff too. It’s always hope and half arsed rather than the dark art of trying to influence the ref. We’re still too honest for our own good. If it was Jerome who had gone down you just know his appeal would’ve been greater than Charles just sat on the deck looking at the ref. Even the couple of players up in support didn’t even do much. Even if you don’t get the ones you should at least you pressure him to give you something next time 

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What I noticed watching on the box last night was, presumably, a bit of what had been talked about in the week between Evatt and the lads. We played it out from the back but quicker, Santos and Toal moved forward 20 yards or so with it then played it forward rather than standing still in our penalty area as last week.

Couple of times I also saw Evatt telling throw in takers to look forward, not always go back. Overall we played our way but did it quicker and further up the pitch. Sheff Wed found it more and more difficult to handle as game wore on. 

Sheehan helped that, he's a bit more nimble if given the ball in tight areas and can wriggle away from pressing midfielders rather than play it back again or sideways. Thought Morley was hard done to being dropped but Sheehan justified his place

 

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It’s a very small criticism of Morley but you do notice when he gets the ball, mainly off Trafford he doesn’t even look over his shoulder. It’s an immediate pass back to Santos as though he’s under pressure

sheehan was a little calmer and knew when to do that or when he could turn. It made us move up the pitch quicker and with more intent 

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8 hours ago, Biggish Dave said:

I love Jerome. He was directing everyone when he came on, the lad has a real football brain

I was made up when we signed really experienced and the other strikers will learn a lot off him true professional.

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Great team selection from Evatt, Sheehan and Santos immense, Toal back to his best (he’s gonna leave for big money one day) and special praise for Jerome, we’re gonna need him to play big part at Wembley hope he can last 90 minutes, fans were loud and proud, real confidence booster, we’ve got to continue playing out from the back even if we drop the odd bollock it really is the way forward, great night!  

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Those pillars holding the roof up and the two in the away end. I’m no structural engineer but would it be beyond the realms of possibility to put a pole or pylon at each corner and hold the roof up from above? 
I love a historical old ground but not when you lose sight of part of the pitch.

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1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Just seen the highlights. Apparently from the goal, they make it look like there was only one team in it. 

The pen appears stone wall. The way he falls is natural and is difficult to achieve in a dive.

Was just about to say, apart from the pen, we mustn’t have had many highlights.

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1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Great team selection from Evatt, Sheehan and Santos immense, Toal back to his best (he’s gonna leave for big money one day) and special praise for Jerome, we’re gonna need him to play big part at Wembley hope he can last 90 minutes, fans were loud and proud, real confidence booster, we’ve got to continue playing out from the back even if we drop the odd bollock it really is the way forward, great night!  

Good post.

I echo the praise on all mentioned.

Especially Evatt.

Selecting Sheehan was brave and it worked.

And sticking to his philosophy playing from the back was key yesterday. I was talking to @MickyD and @marple whites at HT yesterday - keeping hold of the ball, and that Includes sideways, backwards and (sometimes) short from the goal kicks, got us back into the game yesterday. 

The easiest thing to do yesterday at 1-0 with their backs against the wall would have been to stop receiving in tight areas and play the percentages.

Keeping hold of the ball they grew in confidence and into the game.

It’s a great way to sign off before Wembley. I feel really positive now for the big day and more importantly what happens next at Exeter and the run-in

Que sera sera, put the Champagne on ice, we’re going to Wembley twice, Que sera sera 

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3 hours ago, barrycowdrill said:

just goes to show our destiny is all about us. Play like that more often and there wouldn’t be many who could deal with us. When we do get beat (aside from probably last sat) I always feels it’s more to do with what our performance level was like rather than how good the opposition was 

Spot on - it's always about us and which BWFC turns up because we can play really well when we're at it and I'm always happy with a good performance even if we don't win. That said I do prefer some line ups to others and I think Evatt got it wrong against Ipswich but got it right last night.

Some draws can be disappointing but last night almost felt like a win.

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1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said:

I’m not saying it wasn’t a pen but after seeing it I’d of been pissed off if it was given against us. 

Me too. At the time I thought, never a pen but I’ll bow to the honest assessment of their defender..

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1 hour ago, MickyD said:

Was just about to say, apart from the pen, we mustn’t have had many highlights.

Clear cut chances were few and far between and they had far more efforts on goal than we did - but we dominated the ball (61% possession) and played some nice stuff at times.

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34 minutes ago, desperado said:

Good post.

I echo the praise on all mentioned.

Especially Evatt.

Selecting Sheehan was brave and it worked.

And sticking to his philosophy playing from the back was key yesterday. I was talking to @MickyD and @marple whites at HT yesterday - keeping hold of the ball, and that Includes sideways, backwards and (sometimes) short from the goal kicks, got us back into the game yesterday. 

The easiest thing to do yesterday at 1-0 with their backs against the wall would have been to stop receiving in tight areas and play the percentages.

Keeping hold of the ball they grew in confidence and into the game.

It’s a great way to sign off before Wembley. I feel really positive now for the big day and more importantly what happens next at Exeter and the run-in

Que sera sera, put the Champagne on ice, we’re going to Wembley twice, Que sera sera 

Exactly.

We only need to get better at what we do best and we will blow 95% of the teams away in this league and sets us up in higher leagues in the future.

Most teams can't live with us when we are pressing, making the pitch wide and jotting all-around the pitch. Sheff Weds looked dead with nothing left in the last 20 minutes.

We struggle when teams press us and is a combination of us either not being brave enough, passing through the press or good movement from the midfield.

I loved last night how we were 1 0 down in front of 30k away to top of the league, and we didn't crumble, our defenders and midfield showed fantastic composure. Whenever we are  pressed, instead of just hoofing it, we used their momentum against them, turned away and looked up the pitch instead of just passing it back.

Special praise for Toal, Sheehan, Lee and Santos in particular on doing that time and time again.

It might worry some when Santos especially holds onto the ball, but the rewards are there to see, when we play through the press and start popping the ball around their box.

Fantastic performance and a real confidence boost

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Just seen a close up of the penalty incident on Twitter. As Flint goes down, he catches the back of Charles right heel. On that viewing, def penalty but can see why the ref didn’t see it

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