Andy_S
Member of the Barry Corr Fan Club
As the title says, it was a really good workout for us today, even if it was slightly worrying for the fitness of our players! Grays held nothing back and took it as a Cup match, flying into every tackle. On Cole's second or third touch he was absolutely clobbered from behind and he went down clutching his ankle before very gingerly getting to his feet.
Grays took the lead when Slabber's effort from a tight angle when straight through Flavs' hands and legs. We levelled from a Gray penalty which was pretty debatable before taking the lead from a thumping header from Prior (I think anyway). They made it 2-2 early on in the 2nd half from a close range looping effort, before an incredible save from Flavs led to a corner, which Stuart headed in. We made it 3-3 with the last kick of the game from Woodards. It was a quality goal as well. The ball was rolled in towards Ibe but Woodards came running from an angle, took the ball off Ibe's toes, wrong footing the Grays defence before finishing past Nicky Eyre superbly.
Plus Points:
Flavs, first goal aside, played well. He came for a few corners and was very vocal throughout.
Prior looked good.
Gower, at times showed flashes of his old talent, spraying balls around the pitch, but he still gave far too much away for my liking.
Smith played very well once he came on.
Jozic is back.
Negatives:
Barrett wasn't his usual brilliant best, although everyone has an off day I suppose.
Freddy showed flashes of brilliance, but for the most part wasn't as sharp as he had been.
Most of the players forgot Mitchell Cole was playing and barely passed to him!
First Half team:
Flahavan
Jupp
Prior
Barrett
Wilson
Guttridge
Maher
Bentley
Gower
Eastwood
Gray
Second half:
Flahavan
Hunt
Prior (Jozic)
Barrett (Edwards)
Wilson
Pettefer
Maher (Smith)
Bentley (Woodards)
Cole
Eastwood
Gray (Ibe)
Oh, and Dennis Oli limped out of the game after about 40 minutes. He let Prior know he was there that's for sure. The word that summed him up was a 'handful'. Looked eager to impress, but I still don't believe he'd be right for us.
Grays took the lead when Slabber's effort from a tight angle when straight through Flavs' hands and legs. We levelled from a Gray penalty which was pretty debatable before taking the lead from a thumping header from Prior (I think anyway). They made it 2-2 early on in the 2nd half from a close range looping effort, before an incredible save from Flavs led to a corner, which Stuart headed in. We made it 3-3 with the last kick of the game from Woodards. It was a quality goal as well. The ball was rolled in towards Ibe but Woodards came running from an angle, took the ball off Ibe's toes, wrong footing the Grays defence before finishing past Nicky Eyre superbly.
Plus Points:
Flavs, first goal aside, played well. He came for a few corners and was very vocal throughout.
Prior looked good.
Gower, at times showed flashes of his old talent, spraying balls around the pitch, but he still gave far too much away for my liking.
Smith played very well once he came on.
Jozic is back.
Negatives:
Barrett wasn't his usual brilliant best, although everyone has an off day I suppose.
Freddy showed flashes of brilliance, but for the most part wasn't as sharp as he had been.
Most of the players forgot Mitchell Cole was playing and barely passed to him!
First Half team:
Flahavan
Jupp
Prior
Barrett
Wilson
Guttridge
Maher
Bentley
Gower
Eastwood
Gray
Second half:
Flahavan
Hunt
Prior (Jozic)
Barrett (Edwards)
Wilson
Pettefer
Maher (Smith)
Bentley (Woodards)
Cole
Eastwood
Gray (Ibe)
Oh, and Dennis Oli limped out of the game after about 40 minutes. He let Prior know he was there that's for sure. The word that summed him up was a 'handful'. Looked eager to impress, but I still don't believe he'd be right for us.