A decent pre season workout and a comfortable win.
We started well and Watmore looked busy in the middle, Bryan looked the part wide left and Nisbet looked a threat. We played two different team in each half and began with Bart, Honeyman Mitchell Cooper Wallace Bryan, Billy Esse Watmore Bradshaw Nisbet. We looked more of a threat as the half wore on and there was a good effort from Billy that went wide and a good tap,in from close range from Bradshaw which the lino ruled out for offside and then we scored from the spot. A good ball inside left to Watmore who just got inside his marker who brought him down and the ref pointed to the spot. Nisbet stepped up and smashed it into the top right hand corner for an emphatic penalty. Earlier Honeyman got crocked in our box and Danny came on after about 20 to replace him. They huffed and puffed but made little headway and the only shot that Bart had to save was a tame header straight at him from 12 yards. We continued to press but threatened but didn’t create anything.
There were ten changes at the beginning of the second half and the team was Long Danny Leonard Hutch Okoli Nino Evans Sav Flem Vogi Emakhu. They had more of the ball and we didn’t play as well. The ball did not stick for Vogi and Emakhu was a willing runner but we did not have the same presence up front. They fancied their chances and pressed forward well but had little threat. Okoli got caught out and their forward ran forward with intent but Long made a good smothering save. He also pushed one away from an in swinging corner and they were giving it large behind the goal. The banter was merciless and there were many cries of “You’re just a bunch of pikeys” and where’s your caravan and they got worked up. However we shut them all up with a decent goal from Emakhu. There was a good ball forward down the left which he chased with their defender. He pressed him hard and the ball broke to him on the edge of the box and he absolutely blasted it into the top right hand corner. Their mob left in a rush and there was a merciless cry of “Where’s the fire drill” The game petered out after a few minutes and Hutch and Cooper came over to give handshakes to some on the line.
It was just a decent workout and we deserved the win. On the first half display the players that stood out were Bryan, who looked lively down the left, Esse who looked very confident on the ball and Nisbet who looked a proper striker with good control and threat. All the others looked fine. The second half display was not as good. Long looked solid and so did Sav. Okoli was caught out a couple of times and did not look entirely convincing, Evans misplaced two or three passes, Flem did not show much and Vogi ran around but produced very little. Emakhu looked quick and took his goal well. On the evidence of two different teams playing 45 I would think the best team was probably,
Long
Danny Hutch Cooper Bryan
Sav Billy Flem
Esse Rab Bradshaw
I won’t be at Sutton but I am hoping that they might stream it but if anyone is going then feel free to write a Just Back.
We started well and Watmore looked busy in the middle, Bryan looked the part wide left and Nisbet looked a threat. We played two different team in each half and began with Bart, Honeyman Mitchell Cooper Wallace Bryan, Billy Esse Watmore Bradshaw Nisbet. We looked more of a threat as the half wore on and there was a good effort from Billy that went wide and a good tap,in from close range from Bradshaw which the lino ruled out for offside and then we scored from the spot. A good ball inside left to Watmore who just got inside his marker who brought him down and the ref pointed to the spot. Nisbet stepped up and smashed it into the top right hand corner for an emphatic penalty. Earlier Honeyman got crocked in our box and Danny came on after about 20 to replace him. They huffed and puffed but made little headway and the only shot that Bart had to save was a tame header straight at him from 12 yards. We continued to press but threatened but didn’t create anything.
There were ten changes at the beginning of the second half and the team was Long Danny Leonard Hutch Okoli Nino Evans Sav Flem Vogi Emakhu. They had more of the ball and we didn’t play as well. The ball did not stick for Vogi and Emakhu was a willing runner but we did not have the same presence up front. They fancied their chances and pressed forward well but had little threat. Okoli got caught out and their forward ran forward with intent but Long made a good smothering save. He also pushed one away from an in swinging corner and they were giving it large behind the goal. The banter was merciless and there were many cries of “You’re just a bunch of pikeys” and where’s your caravan and they got worked up. However we shut them all up with a decent goal from Emakhu. There was a good ball forward down the left which he chased with their defender. He pressed him hard and the ball broke to him on the edge of the box and he absolutely blasted it into the top right hand corner. Their mob left in a rush and there was a merciless cry of “Where’s the fire drill” The game petered out after a few minutes and Hutch and Cooper came over to give handshakes to some on the line.
It was just a decent workout and we deserved the win. On the first half display the players that stood out were Bryan, who looked lively down the left, Esse who looked very confident on the ball and Nisbet who looked a proper striker with good control and threat. All the others looked fine. The second half display was not as good. Long looked solid and so did Sav. Okoli was caught out a couple of times and did not look entirely convincing, Evans misplaced two or three passes, Flem did not show much and Vogi ran around but produced very little. Emakhu looked quick and took his goal well. On the evidence of two different teams playing 45 I would think the best team was probably,
Long
Danny Hutch Cooper Bryan
Sav Billy Flem
Esse Rab Bradshaw
I won’t be at Sutton but I am hoping that they might stream it but if anyone is going then feel free to write a Just Back.
