Sunday, January 12, 2020
Bore Draw....Stoke City FC 0 Millwall 0
Something of a grand bore draw......Mr Rowett set his stall not to lose.....plan only threatened once, a goal line clearance from a close range Campbell effort keeping Stoke out.
This is a far different Stoke to that (those !) which appeared in earlier home games this season.Plenty of fight, and resilient, but sadly again not much in the way of penetration.
Allen had an outsanding game.....wonder whether it is his last for us?Any Prem scouts watching would have been impressed.Gregory's late few minutes cameo could be his last for us,with a move to Cardiff being on the cards.
Butland had little to do, two or three good saves.Will it be West Ham or Aston Villa for him? Time will tell,as it will with Campbell and Celtic / Rangers interest.
We are no longer an easy touch, as Michael O'Neill continues his rebuild.Still hovering above the drop zone though.
This is a far different Stoke to that (those !) which appeared in earlier home games this season.Plenty of fight, and resilient, but sadly again not much in the way of penetration.
Allen had an outsanding game.....wonder whether it is his last for us?Any Prem scouts watching would have been impressed.Gregory's late few minutes cameo could be his last for us,with a move to Cardiff being on the cards.
Butland had little to do, two or three good saves.Will it be West Ham or Aston Villa for him? Time will tell,as it will with Campbell and Celtic / Rangers interest.
We are no longer an easy touch, as Michael O'Neill continues his rebuild.Still hovering above the drop zone though.
Thursday, January 02, 2020
FIVE GOALS AWAY......Huddersfield Town 2 Stoke City 5
Well, in the end, that was a real pleasure.
After a short two goal wobble by The Potters, considering our 18 month form plus a massive 20 minutes left, there was no prospect of relaxing even when we reached 2 - 4!
My confidence though flooded back when we made it 2 - 5 with just added on time to go.A fine win against a Huddersfield side which had been enjoying recent success particularly at home.
Michael O'Neill's freshening up of the side was most effective.Powell made a classy difference in midfield, where Captain Allen was again at his busy best. McClean continues in the excellent form that MoN has helped him rediscover. Campbell represents a proper goal threat,from a defenders' perspective, not as predictable as Ince, quicker, more incisive and able to finish. Vokes with company up front looked much happier.
Have we moved closer to fielding our best side and system?
After a short two goal wobble by The Potters, considering our 18 month form plus a massive 20 minutes left, there was no prospect of relaxing even when we reached 2 - 4!
My confidence though flooded back when we made it 2 - 5 with just added on time to go.A fine win against a Huddersfield side which had been enjoying recent success particularly at home.
Michael O'Neill's freshening up of the side was most effective.Powell made a classy difference in midfield, where Captain Allen was again at his busy best. McClean continues in the excellent form that MoN has helped him rediscover. Campbell represents a proper goal threat,from a defenders' perspective, not as predictable as Ince, quicker, more incisive and able to finish. Vokes with company up front looked much happier.
Have we moved closer to fielding our best side and system?
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