What a cracking game of football

[CJK]

What about the chance we had to take the lead straight after equalising? Gibson got caught in two minds I think and ended up fluffing it.

I'll be honest, County were good for 15 minutes but after that they didn't show much at all. So glad TSL was alert to make that save at 1-0 and we more or less went up the other end and scored. That would have been a real smash and grab had that gone in and made it 2-0. 

They knocked it around well in that first 15-20 minutes and obviously the move for the goal was very good. But after that they were no better than anything else I've seen this season. Whether that was a tactical choice or whether it was down to us getting into and controlling the game from 20 minutes onwards, I don't know. We'd have comfortably beaten them being a little more clinical.

[drfchound]

What about the chance we had to take the lead straight after equalising? Gibson got caught in two minds I think and ended up fluffing it.

I'll be honest, County were good for 15 minutes but after that they didn't show much at all. So glad TSL was alert to make that save at 1-0 and we more or less went up the other end and scored. That would have been a real smash and grab had that gone in and made it 2-0. 

They knocked it around well in that first 15-20 minutes and obviously the move for the goal was very good. But after that they were no better than anything else I've seen this season. Whether that was a tactical choice or whether it was down to us getting into and controlling the game from 20 minutes onwards, I don't know. We'd have comfortably beaten them being a little more clinical.

I thought that Gibson would have tried the shot too but we had plenty of players in support so can understand  why he tried to pick one out with a cross.
Easy with hindsight to say he made the wrong choice but if it had resulted in a goal he would have been praised.
He had a split second to make his decision.

[keyser_soze]

18Dappers Vlog shows more of the second half incidents. The angle on Mols pen, no pen, doesn't look as clear cut.

https://youtu.be/DPNS17rRgYo?si=fNPcn5U3bUZqg14s

What about the massive shout for hand ball by South Stand. Was it owt or nowt ?

It was nowt. Their player turned sideways with arms down and looks like the ball might have hit  his upper arm by his side. No pen. .

Totally agree i was right behind the shot/pass in the East. I definitely shouted for it but it was straight into his body with arms by his side/behind his back and not an outstretched arm. Worth a shout to put the pressure on the ref though :D

[graingrover]

With Grant telling the midfielders to get into the box and to be brave is fine but I don’t think it means don’t pass to a teammate who is in a better scoring position .Sharp is excellent at finding the right pockets of space in the box but needs colleagues to pass the ball .

[Alan Southstand]

Molyneux as guilty as anyone in making some mystifying decisions on Saturday. Thought he was not up to his usual standards and perhaps was trying a bit too hard to make amends.

Noticed when Gibson came on,  a lot of the time, when he doesn’t have the ball, he doesn’t make himself ‘easily available’ for a pass. He has to work about 10% harder, if he’s to hold down a regular starting berth.

Things improved after Clifton came off and Hurst went central. This sometimes works but Hursty needs to be a bit more consistent for it to be relied on. Maybe a January incomer could rubber stamp that position?

Little things, yes, but can easily be put right. Thoroughly enjoyed Saturday - 2 teams going hammer and tongs at one another and us finishing, by far, the stronger of the two. Shame it came down the referee’s ineptitude in not awarding a penalty for the assault on Molyneux.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Molyneux as guilty as anyone in making some mystifying decisions on Saturday. Thought he was not up to his usual standards and perhaps was trying a bit too hard to make amends.

Noticed when Gibson came on,  a lot of the time, when he doesn’t have the ball, he doesn’t make himself ‘easily available’ for a pass. He has to work about 10% harder, if he’s to hold down a regular starting berth.

Things improved after Clifton came off and Hurst went central. This sometimes works but Hursty needs to be a bit more consistent for it to be relied on. Maybe a January incomer could rubber stamp that position?

Little things, yes, but can easily be put right. Thoroughly enjoyed Saturday - 2 teams going hammer and tongs at one another and us finishing, by far, the stronger of the two. Shame it came down the referee’s ineptitude in not awarding a penalty for the assault on Molyneux.

Nail on the head there Alan, re Moly and Gibson.

I think a few suffer from that decision making, ending up fluffing their lines at key points but, it's all part of a developing team.

Moly, Hurst, Gibson, McGrath, Kelly all had decent opportunities but didn't get good enough contacts.

Gibson does seem to stroll about off the ball but to his credit, he did get back to defend too. As others have said, I'm surprised he didn't go for the jugular when he got got free, opting to try and play Ironside in but his pass was poor. Hurst did a similar thing on the right, opting to cut the ball back when trying to beat the keeper with a powerful shot was probably the better option.