Most liked posts in thread: City vs Carlisle 21st Sept

And a red card for the defender. ( Was it NKP?)

 

First half hour i was falling asleep, it was dire league two football. Infact up to the sending off they were slightly the better side. The sending off opened the game up. The midfield had a good game, but one good has yet to convince me its good enough to get promotion. Apart from Connolly there is a distinct lack of pace that i would look to exploit an an opposition manager. Entertaining game after that half hour though, almost makes league 2 footy worth watching.

 

Quite conceivably.

Quality username BTW.

 

I think that’s a little harsh. I thought the opening 30 minutes had some decent spells. First 5-10 minutes I thought we looked lively and were on the front foot. After that Carlisle stepped up and took charge for 10 minutes and then we took charge again and got the goal and then the red card followed.

I thought the majority of the game was decent compared to some of the dross that’s been served up in recent times.

 

We were joking about what games we could have brought with us that were more interesting than the first thirty minutes, there again i'm a tough task master and what doesn't entertain me could well entertain someone else. The sending off took an extra body out of midfield which allowed the game to flow, till that point we struggled to make any impact bar the goal. The threat was always Connolly, i don't see Pritchard as a wide player, more a player who offers more away from the touchline. Wood showed if we can get him forward on more occasions he is the best crosser of a ball we've got, i see him and Connolly as the main supply threat.

 

It's not 'deliberate' handball these days, rule change this summer. If the ball hits an attacker's arm, it is classed as handball, end of. If it hits a defender's arm then the ref has to make a judgement whether the arm is moved towards the ball etc.