Sunday, 21 April 2013

Pool Panel - Forest (h) Draw 0-0 & Brighton (a) Lost 1-6!

After the win last Saturday, the team haven’t quite reached the same standard, as a consequence have only picked up a single point.  While we had the better of the possession against Sheffield Wednesday, hey had the clearer chances and ultimately we were grateful to Matt Gilks for fine saves both early on and also in injury time at the end.
The fans were there in numbers for the long trip to the South Coast in decent sunny conditions.  However, right from the off the team weren’t on the pace, while Brighton were lively, dangerous and pacy.  We never coped with them all day long and the first goal summed us up.  Their player picked up possession just into our half, but we backed off right to the edge of the area before allowing a curling shot into the far corner with no challenge at any stage.

That set the tone for the afternoon, and for the first time in a number of seasons the team were unable to rise to the occasion and put in any kind of performance.  I don’t believe that they think the season is over so didn’t put in the effort;  it was more of a case of things just not happening and meeting an opposition at the peak of their game.  We did it to other teams early on this season, so sometimes these things happen.

Next week’s last home game is an opportunity to put things right and mathematically finish off the season once and for all.  We can and hopefully will, bounce back.

STARMEN: Matt Gilks (Sheffield ) Ludo Sylvestre (Brighton)

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