I work with a guy who's a Reading fan who congratulated us on getting promotion, but commented:
Crap game to watch on television for the non-aligned footie fan.
Neither team would survive Div 1 based on Sunday's performance without some serious squad strengthening.
He's probably right. I was so involved in the tension and atmosphere on Sunday that I couldn't remember what the quality of the game was like. I asked my son who couldn't remember either. But we both knew that it wasn't a classic!
And he's right about needing to strengthen the team!
Great game, great atmosphere, wonderful day and everything on Sunday ......... BUT
If you compare the way we are playing now with the quality of football we played when we got promoted two years ago there is an enormous gulf. We currently have nothing to match the silky skills of Bobby and Paul Brooker (on a good day), nor (and I find it amazing that I'm saying this) do we have anyone who can pass the ball out of defence like Paul Watson did. That (two years ago) was one amazing team playing some great football. This team .... well they got promoted and we have a good defence ....
Crap game to watch on television for the non-aligned footie fan.
Neither team would survive Div 1 based on Sunday's performance without some serious squad strengthening.
He's probably right. I was so involved in the tension and atmosphere on Sunday that I couldn't remember what the quality of the game was like. I asked my son who couldn't remember either. But we both knew that it wasn't a classic!
And he's right about needing to strengthen the team!
Great game, great atmosphere, wonderful day and everything on Sunday ......... BUT
If you compare the way we are playing now with the quality of football we played when we got promoted two years ago there is an enormous gulf. We currently have nothing to match the silky skills of Bobby and Paul Brooker (on a good day), nor (and I find it amazing that I'm saying this) do we have anyone who can pass the ball out of defence like Paul Watson did. That (two years ago) was one amazing team playing some great football. This team .... well they got promoted and we have a good defence ....