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choirboy · 07-11-2016, 19:23

It was a great display from the Stanley on Saturday and we fully deserved our win! Enforced changes with both full backs injured had some of us worried at the start of the match but the rejigged formation worked pretty well. Sean Mac looked much more comfortable on the right and probably had his beat game of the season so far. Clarke was super on the left and his well taken goal capped a great performance. Terry put a real shift in and he got much better service with more passes played in to his feet than last week which enabled him to link up better with supporting team members. The defence looked pretty solid once more and Lacey did really well at right back. Seamus once again made the midfield tick and he was the hub of our good passing football. The 'Man of the Match' for me though was Romy Boco. His 'energy' and hunger were obvious from the start and he set the standard when he crashed a 25 yard shot against the woodwork early on. This seemed to instill total belief in the whole team that we could beat Bradford. A great move down the right and Sean found romy superbly at the near post for a cracking headed goal to put us deservedly in front.
When we were still the one goal in front after about ten to fifteen minutes in the second half Bradford started to put the pressure on and myself and those around me were looking for Coley to bring on some fresh legs. Bradford equalised and we feared the worst but the fresh legs came from players already on the pitch!!!!.....Rommy, Sean, Terry and Clarkey and the others who just rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in again!! The substitution came with Shay coming on and that helped too and we got the winner with that stunning goal!!!!......A very astute back header by Boco found Clarke who got a yard on his full back and slid his shot beautifully across the Bradford keeper for a truly worthy winning goal!

Of course we were all stunned into silence when Shay had the problem but the players nearby spotted that it was serious and waved for immediate action with both clubs trainers and the medics coming straight on.
It cast a cloud over a great performance and I am sure that we all hope and wish for Shay to fully recover.

07-11-2016, 19:23	#70
choirboy Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Clayton le Moors Posts: 3,019 Liked: 2204 times Rep Power: 230532	Re: Match Thread FA Cup Round 1 v Bradford City It was a great display from the Stanley on Saturday and we fully deserved our win! Enforced changes with both full backs injured had some of us worried at the start of the match but the rejigged formation worked pretty well. Sean Mac looked much more comfortable on the right and probably had his beat game of the season so far. Clarke was super on the left and his well taken goal capped a great performance. Terry put a real shift in and he got much better service with more passes played in to his feet than last week which enabled him to link up better with supporting team members. The defence looked pretty solid once more and Lacey did really well at right back. Seamus once again made the midfield tick and he was the hub of our good passing football. The 'Man of the Match' for me though was Romy Boco. His 'energy' and hunger were obvious from the start and he set the standard when he crashed a 25 yard shot against the woodwork early on. This seemed to instill total belief in the whole team that we could beat Bradford. A great move down the right and Sean found romy superbly at the near post for a cracking headed goal to put us deservedly in front. When we were still the one goal in front after about ten to fifteen minutes in the second half Bradford started to put the pressure on and myself and those around me were looking for Coley to bring on some fresh legs. Bradford equalised and we feared the worst but the fresh legs came from players already on the pitch!!!!.....Rommy, Sean, Terry and Clarkey and the others who just rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in again!! The substitution came with Shay coming on and that helped too and we got the winner with that stunning goal!!!!......A very astute back header by Boco found Clarke who got a yard on his full back and slid his shot beautifully across the Bradford keeper for a truly worthy winning goal! Of course we were all stunned into silence when Shay had the problem but the players nearby spotted that it was serious and waved for immediate action with both clubs trainers and the medics coming straight on. It cast a cloud over a great performance and I am sure that we all hope and wish for Shay to fully recover. Last edited by choirboy; 07-11-2016 at 19:28.