Post by GeoFox on Jan 29, 2008 17:14:49 GMT -1
Leicester 1 Palace 0
What a torrid and dour game of football. 2 teams with defences playing well completely cancelled each other out on an abysmal pitch. Really awful stuff and I am sorry for any poor neutral who watched this game on sky. It was bad enough supporting 1 of the teams at the stadium. A dreadful advert for football.
Thought we maybe were a bit better for at least trying to win it in the 2nd half but no team did anything worthy of 3 points. A very poor game. It was a nailed on 0-0.
Subs changed it, I felt he should have made them earlier but worked out ok.
Which made a last minute goal in the scrappiest of ways, off Hayles's, the most satisfying thing. Brilliant! They only happen once in a blue moon but moments like that make it all worthwhile. An undeserved winner against a top 6 team in the last minute. Fantastic. Colin said Leicester celebrated like they had won the World Cup. Well I certainly did, and have relived it over and over today.
And what was Warnock going on about, blaming the officials - Leicester commiting manslaughter on Scowcroft. The refs were very leniant but to both sides and I am glad there was only 1 booking in the game, on such a poor pitch. What about Scowcroft grabbing hold of MacAuley which should have been a pen, or his forearm smash on the same player? I can understand him being frustrated because no team deserved 3 points, but the only people he can blame are his defence who fell asleep just for 1 crucial moment.
Alnwick 6 nothing to do but 3 clean sheets.
Stearman 7
Kissa 8
McAuley 8.5*
Mattock 7
Hume 5.5 poor by his standards. Out of position. But good free kick.
Oakley 5.5
Clemence 6
Lazcko 6
Howard 6
Hayles 6.5
Subs:
N'Gotty 7
Bori 7
DJ 7
Pitch was a disgrace, its been so good in previous years. A scandal, why so bad, we're the only team that plays on it!!
What a torrid and dour game of football. 2 teams with defences playing well completely cancelled each other out on an abysmal pitch. Really awful stuff and I am sorry for any poor neutral who watched this game on sky. It was bad enough supporting 1 of the teams at the stadium. A dreadful advert for football.
Thought we maybe were a bit better for at least trying to win it in the 2nd half but no team did anything worthy of 3 points. A very poor game. It was a nailed on 0-0.
Subs changed it, I felt he should have made them earlier but worked out ok.
Which made a last minute goal in the scrappiest of ways, off Hayles's, the most satisfying thing. Brilliant! They only happen once in a blue moon but moments like that make it all worthwhile. An undeserved winner against a top 6 team in the last minute. Fantastic. Colin said Leicester celebrated like they had won the World Cup. Well I certainly did, and have relived it over and over today.
And what was Warnock going on about, blaming the officials - Leicester commiting manslaughter on Scowcroft. The refs were very leniant but to both sides and I am glad there was only 1 booking in the game, on such a poor pitch. What about Scowcroft grabbing hold of MacAuley which should have been a pen, or his forearm smash on the same player? I can understand him being frustrated because no team deserved 3 points, but the only people he can blame are his defence who fell asleep just for 1 crucial moment.
Alnwick 6 nothing to do but 3 clean sheets.
Stearman 7
Kissa 8
McAuley 8.5*
Mattock 7
Hume 5.5 poor by his standards. Out of position. But good free kick.
Oakley 5.5
Clemence 6
Lazcko 6
Howard 6
Hayles 6.5
Subs:
N'Gotty 7
Bori 7
DJ 7
Pitch was a disgrace, its been so good in previous years. A scandal, why so bad, we're the only team that plays on it!!