HT winning 1-0. Initially Valencia looked quicker in pace and thought but we gradually worked our way into it and scored. Another powerful run from Offiah from CB carved through them. Shot parried by keeper to Barrington who slotted into net. Some resolute defending, and shot stopping by McGill...
I’m not against loans and feel they fall into several categories. 1. For those on the way out (eg Connolly, Andone, Duffy) 2. Youngsters needing experience of senior football (all our Development squad) 3. Foreigners awaiting work permit or needing to adapt to English/European style football...
Personally, I don’t think a loan is appropriate in his case. He is almost there, and just needs to improve his decision making. When watching him playing for the U21s the other week, he was head and shoulders above anyone else on the pitch. As I said to my mate at the time ‘he’s there to learn...
I'm at Lancing watching it (managed to get a ticket from the limited supply). Both excellent goals. First Offiah strong run down wing, cut into middle, played ball wide, but continued run and got on end of cross to fire into net. Second similar, cross from right with 3 or 4 of our players racing...
It is good that we are not in the mix for once, but should we qualify for Europe, we need to be careful next season. Qualifying did Burnley no favours, and West Ham seem to be suffering this year. Hopefully we will have a big enough squad to cope.
As a matter of interest (or not), in the days before Norman Wisdom created his version It was necessary to listen to what the crowd was singing to learn the words. It was generally a bit muffled so I sang ‘ you can tell them all that we play football, in Sussex by the sea’. It is so ingrained...
Surprised no one has mentioned Southwick yet. I have followed their exploits all my life ( Southwick being my home town) but have never seen them play. When I was a boy the Sunday Express Sussex edition always had reports on Sussex County League games. They don’t even get reported in the Herald...
My Dad died at 56 (heart attack), so I took early retirement at 50 to ensure I could enjoy some leisure time just in case. I survived my own heart attack at 65 and have now reached the ripe old age of 76. As I have completed my allotted three score years and 10 I now regard these as my bonus years.