I am old enough to remember the many surges at the Goldstone. Last night relived those memories for me. Standing on a terrace with my view being periodically blocked by a moving person in front of me because we were so packed in but being close enough to all around to react in a great way like...
The guy is on fire at the moment. His tenaciousness and final crossed balls for both goals last night was immense. Of equal importance is his fitness level. He was chasing lost causes all night and won throw ins and free kicks that shouldnt have been his. I have no idea what is going on but this...
Rovers were well up for it and were a constant threat. Virgs and Tommy E were heroic. This performance was what has been missing all season. I loved it even though my neves for the last 35 mins were totally shredded.
Certainly seemed to be more than 700 but terracing (brilliant) can be decieving.
Scenes at the end were amazing. Raw passion, from all concerned, at its very best.
Still purring over the performances of Harty, Virgs, Tommy Elphich and Dicker.
Could it be that Russel Slade has realised that to get out of this mess the Sussex boys would be the ones that would have the passion.
Playing Hinch, Virgo, Elphick, Cox, Loft, Fraser and El Abd with 'old boys' Kuipers and Hart alongside has galvanised the team.
To see the incredible passion...
Good results for us today.
Northampton and Hartlepool are the teams we can most realistically hope to overtake as it stands at present, given respective run-ins.
What a MASSIVE game tomorrow.
Here are the run in fixtures for the relegation candidates, excluding Cheltenham and Hereford, presumed down.
The stars denote a meaningful fixture, two meaning massive, one not quite so.
HARTLEPOOL PTS 46
11. crewe **
13. SCUNTHORPE **
18. yeovil **
25...
Great performance from the lads. Why oh why cant they play like this at home. Commitment, endeavour, passion and no little skill. Sully made two great saves, one was world class. The back four with El Abd in front were solid with Elphick and Hinch both immense. Fozzie ran his socks off up front...