Blackheath Blade
Well-Known Member
..........and pick a team that will go out and take a game by the scruff of the neck from the first minute of the game, instead of the 46th minute.
Yesterday's game was another example of the Blades needing a kick up the arse (i.e falling a goal behind), which prompted a second half performance in keeping with a team challenging for promotion.
DW has said that: "The timing of their goal was far from ideal and that led to a few choice words at the break. I was very angry with the entire first-half performance, especially given our league position, but the goal compounded the matter."
You were angry?? Well me and approximately 1500 others were fuckin livid with what we saw, which resulted in the rare sound of boos being aimed at the team from travelling Blades at the half time whistle. Frankly, we gave Walsall so much respect, and time & room on the ball, I was expecting some of our lads to produce an autograph book and chase after Brandy, Westcarr et al for some signatures after their goal.
Whatever was said at half time ought to be dished out before every remaining game this season as we simply cannot rely on, nor are we good enough, at playing a dour holding game which relies on hitting a team on the break. Yesterday's second half was the reason I love being a Blade and by the end, the only team that was gonna win that game was us, despite the chances that Walsall created.
Porter and the impressive McFadzean were the catalysts. Porter won nearly every header he challenged for, he also brought the previously anonymous Forte into the game and his goal was richly deserved. McFadzean's performance was a joy. I love to watch players who demand the ball like he does and for someone so young, he was immense yesterday (as he was in similar circumstances at Stevenage) and surely deserves to keep his place in the starting line up at the expense of the poor Robson.
So come on Danny, show some guts and start the Crawley game with the same eleven who finished the game yesterday (yep, even including Doyle who is pinching his money at the moment) and send them out with an attitude more befitting a team at the business end of the season.
The remaining away games will take care of themselves, the four home games wont be a problem either if we show the same attitude and performance as the second half at Walsall.
Yesterday's game was another example of the Blades needing a kick up the arse (i.e falling a goal behind), which prompted a second half performance in keeping with a team challenging for promotion.
DW has said that: "The timing of their goal was far from ideal and that led to a few choice words at the break. I was very angry with the entire first-half performance, especially given our league position, but the goal compounded the matter."
You were angry?? Well me and approximately 1500 others were fuckin livid with what we saw, which resulted in the rare sound of boos being aimed at the team from travelling Blades at the half time whistle. Frankly, we gave Walsall so much respect, and time & room on the ball, I was expecting some of our lads to produce an autograph book and chase after Brandy, Westcarr et al for some signatures after their goal.
Whatever was said at half time ought to be dished out before every remaining game this season as we simply cannot rely on, nor are we good enough, at playing a dour holding game which relies on hitting a team on the break. Yesterday's second half was the reason I love being a Blade and by the end, the only team that was gonna win that game was us, despite the chances that Walsall created.
Porter and the impressive McFadzean were the catalysts. Porter won nearly every header he challenged for, he also brought the previously anonymous Forte into the game and his goal was richly deserved. McFadzean's performance was a joy. I love to watch players who demand the ball like he does and for someone so young, he was immense yesterday (as he was in similar circumstances at Stevenage) and surely deserves to keep his place in the starting line up at the expense of the poor Robson.
So come on Danny, show some guts and start the Crawley game with the same eleven who finished the game yesterday (yep, even including Doyle who is pinching his money at the moment) and send them out with an attitude more befitting a team at the business end of the season.
The remaining away games will take care of themselves, the four home games wont be a problem either if we show the same attitude and performance as the second half at Walsall.
