Shot or cross?

[Barmby Rover]

It doesn't matter, it went in the goal.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Go in, I'll be the one to say it.

Spectacular goals are great and fun to watch. But good teams grind out a lot of simple, straightforward goals. The worldies are great but they should be the icing on the cake, not the bread and butter.

We've scored 7 goals in 8 league games. 4 of those have been tremendous/very lucky finishes (the two yesterday, Nixon's vs Mansfield  and Molyneux's at MK). We've scored 3 humdrum goals in 8 matches. Yesterday, against the most open midfield and defence you're likely to see in professional football (possibly barring ours) we barely created a serious, run of the mill 6 yard chance.

That worries me. A lot.

[BillyStubbsTears]

On the plus side, Close's goal was the first time this season we've looked like scoring from a cross into the box...

[In the box]

I couldn’t get today due to no seats left - however I’ve seen the Close goal and considering he’s predominantly left footed and he scored from a right footed ball in. IMO it’s a cross we were due a bit of good fortune for a change.

It’s a goal !!!

[ForsolongaRover]

Close is not the most popular player with all the fans (including me) and if ever there was an important goal to get us going and re-ignite the support this was it. Perhaps the confidence may raise his game to what we originally expected of him, but which we have only occasionally seen.

[scawsby steve]

If I remember correctly, the goal was reminiscent of Harry Kirks's goal for Darlington at Belle Vue, which gave them a 1-0 victory in the '60s.

Whether Kirks's effort was intended as a shot or a cross is still debated now, but the fact is it was a great goal that is still dead vivid over half a century later.

Hopefully, Close's great goal yesterday will be debated for a very long time also.

22,000 plus that night, BB. I agree with you about the goal.

[idler]

As I remember it another Darlington player mishit a shot that went to him giving him the opportunity to lamp it.

[drfchound]

If I remember correctly, the goal was reminiscent of Harry Kirks's goal for Darlington at Belle Vue, which gave them a 1-0 victory in the '60s.

Whether Kirks's effort was intended as a shot or a cross is still debated now, but the fact is it was a great goal that is still dead vivid over half a century later.

Hopefully, Close's great goal yesterday will be debated for a very long time also.

22,000 plus that night, BB. I agree with you about the goal.

If I’m not mistaken, that 22000 crowd came after a good run of results and we did what we often do when that happens, we lost the match.