tommy tucker
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good result but put though94 mins of hell .we can count or selfs lucky that two shots hit the woodwork in the first half .But then good teams make there own luck and we did just that today .
This was a judgement game on how the new look Brown Boys would perform against a team who will be in the mix all season.
The fitness levels across the team are high and the confidence was almost there for the 98 minutes.
Shrews were set up well, big and organised across their line up; we must have given them a few inches and 5 kilos per man average but on our plus side was pace up front, grit in midfield and obstinacy at the bag.
Dan, 8, stood up well to what seemed like a Shrews plan to try to intimidate him-he passed muster!
Williams, 8, getting better and better, especially going forward.
Luke, 8, kept it simple, passed short, some good blocks and loads of strong headers.
Thommo, 8, same as Luke, best game yet IMO from him.
JW, 7, steady and sound, great cross for the goal.
Kevan H, 6+, not his best in 2nd half but good in first 45.
Deegs, 8, tigerish and tireless, aggressive and 4 from 4 with him playing!
Payney, 6+, some very good but out of game for long periods, too few runs with ball which looked good when he made them.
CC, 7, hard work, sometimes drifted and had PB shouting with frustration but honest, brave play.
Westy,7, fast, very fast, sometimes missing but always willing to try, tracked back well to help.
Shaq, 8, fast, confident, ran with ball and frightened 'em. Could have had 3 goals.
PB gets 8 for good subs at the right time & an emotional touchline workout!
Atko, 7, shored up midfield.
BBBC, 7, bossed it up front but west side lino obviously didn't like him. Could have scored with power header.
CB, can't score as only few minutes but won few headers in that short time.
Ref, 8/10, got most decisions right; especially the yellow cards.
Happy days, when was the last time we won 4 in a row? ( i hope to be saying this in all the upcoming matches, just changing the number)
Last season we beat Mansfield, Exeter, York and Portsmouth. If you count the FA cup game at Morecambe then it was 5 in a row :smile:
And interestingly we next have Morecambe at home ............ that forward of theirs (tall, bald) is a real pro and quite often does well against us ........ so it will be another interesting game.
And interestingly we next have Morecambe at home ............ that forward of theirs (tall, bald) is a real pro and quite often does well against us ........ so it will be another interesting game.
Deegan was immense!
I thought we were ok in parts but nothing brilliant,Shaq looked better down the middle.
3 points is the ideal tonic,Get in there.