South Coast Royal As Andrew posted, you know that the game wasn't up to much when posters go on more about the I-follow commentary (or on other occasions the ref) than the match itself.
My mate Roger (rare poster called Tazewell Royal has always had a thing about scoring too many goals in one game and inevitably in the next we don't score any.
I am not sure whether there are any stats to back this view up but WE knew that last night Reading wouldn't score.
For that reason I am not too displeased that Virgin were doing work all day and night in our road which meant that I couldn't get the I-follow broadcast.
Was Ejaria injured?
I do hope that next season we start with Swift and Ejaria whenever possible-these two are really our only two creative players (Olise as yet doesn't offer enough but we hope he contributes more as he matures) and are a must if we want to make any impression on the higher reaches of this division.
Good to see Osho and McIntyre looking comfortable at this level even if the opposition for these two latest games hasn't been that great.
Was in a call today with a Huddersfield-supporting colleague. We nattered about the match while we waited for latecomers.
He actually enjoyed the game! What have their other games been like?
He also singled out Osho for praise, and was imperssed when I said he'd come through the academy.
Ejaria was injured. I know we are in an unusual situation regards the number of games in a short period of time, but one thing that worries me in terms of leaving a lot of experience go, is quite often older players are more robust. Whether that's because, when they get a knock in the game, they have a better understanding of what they can run off, and what they need to get assistance for, I don't know.
Of course you can go too far the other way as well, and have players right at the end of their career that are very fragile.
But I'd hope we can get a resonable mix of young players, players in their prime, and old hands, without breaking the bank too much. I wouldn't mind, say, McCleary, staying if he's happy to sign up for a year on much-reduced wages. You'd imagine he'd do better financially elsewhere though.