“Shrew Dares Wins…” – STFC Vs SAFC

It seems like ages since our game there last season, Shrewsbury were rubbish and we lost 1-0, it absolutely lashed it down driving down, we even saw a dead swan on the road.

’wetter than an otters pocket’ – rain of biblical, (but real rather than make believe), proportions all the way down
Thankfully the rota had dictated it was my turn to sit in the back skulling lager and eating scotch eggs, always good to have an idiot in the front pointing at the sat nav when driving in these conditions? Certainly some of the worst weather I’ve got pissed in a car in.
Bizarrely once the game started the sun came out.

What Not To Wear…

Such variable weather conditions can be a nightmare, it mattered not to Parkinson who pitched up dressed like a Bloke who has to wear a tie for work, but he’s at Centre Parcs for the weekend and he’s cutting loose and wearing his sportswear, he’s got a badminton court booked for 5.45pm and absolutely no one is going to stop him. Weather is obviously a far bigger consideration to a man of Lee Johnson’s style, he’s obviously been reunited with the boxes containing his clothes after his relocation to the NE and he has options a plenty.

Dry and cold

No precipitation concerns for LJ tonight, but it’s going to be freezing cold. Just as all managers have their favourites, it’s hard to imagine him wearing any other style of hat than his tweed cap, for me if you are wearing a hat you don’t need a hood? Tonight is a good opportunity to ditch the hood and accessorise with a scarf, time will tell.

Expecting LJ to go with a Flat Cap tonight, he’s clearly not a Wooly Hat fan, this is understandable, although he might get cold ears? For me the ideal solution is a Trapper Hat, as it promotes Ear Warmth and looks stylish, Lee if you want one of these hats I can send you one, just email me safcblog1@gmail.com

Luke O’Nien very much back in the fold after 2 decent games last week, he’s going to have to get his haircut soon? I appreciate it’s lockdown, but the haircut embargo doesn’t seem to extend to footballers.

Onto the Match…

We could really do with winning tonight, I’m optimistic because I always am, although it’s not a given but as discussed the other day, we need to get on a run sooner rather than later. I’m a great believer in you get what you deserve over a season, it’s year 3 at this level now and we’ve finished 5th, 8th and are currently 7th after after a total of 110 games at this level. Yes we are a massive club etc, but it just feels like we are that melt on The Chase who has just got £2’000 in their Cashbuilder and Bradley tells them, “you’re a better player than that…” it’s difficult to recruit when you hope to be in a higher division in a few months, look at WBA and Fulham who both got to the Premiership but are clearly nowhere near good enough to survive. Our recruitment hasn’t been good enough, (not helped by being skint obviously), we all know that, but now is the time to kick on Lads.

Basic Instincts…

Tactics, Quality of players, fitness, etc are all huge factors, but we really need to stop just making stupid mistakes? We’ve got rid of The G-Farce, so missing from 2 yards shouldn’t happen so much now, but the 1st goal conceded on Saturday just needed someone to fucking get rid of it? We would also benefit from giving less cheap free kicks away and it would be worth getting someone to practice taking corners for an hour or so a week? I appreciate it’s not the basis of a Team Talk, and that all teams make errors, but…. we need to improve our level of performance to go up, as aforementioned it’s a piss poor league, it’s there for the taking ….for any one of half a dozen teams, let’s crack on and get on a run and stop fucking drawing. Simple maths but draws are a waste of time, we drew 19 league games under Ross….. win 9 and lose 10 and you’ve got 8 extra points – it’s the difference between playoffs and automatic.

Fuck drawing Lads, just fucking win eh?

Pre Teamsheet Teamsheet Thoughts…

LJ certainly has options, Jones looked lively the other day, whilst Gooch is one of our better players I’m not sure he’s match fit and O’Brien has done great recently, So I’d leave Gooch on the bench tonight…

Burge

Power Willis Wright Vokins

Jones Scowen O’Nien McGeady

O’Brien Wyke

I’m at an absolute loss as to why Max Power is playing at right back, I wouldn’t play him in midfield either on current form. Sanderson must be pulling his fucking hair out, (big job that to be fair), I’m happy to see Luke in midfield but he’s also a much better right back than Max.

Actual Teamsheet Thoughts…..

Turns out this isn’t the team – but fucking hell Burge must have dropped some right clangers in training this week?

Local Media For Local People…..

The Interweb has a National, if not global reach, SAFCBlog is Big In Japan, but essentially it’s A Northern Blog for Northern People, Yorkshire is by far the biggest County in England, I’m not big on superstition….. but when the clock strikes 6, if Christine Talbot is on Calendar, we always win!

Absolute ITV Teatime Filth 1 vs BBC 0

7pm – Game on….

7.05 – Willis crocked. Looked a painful one, COVID a factor in most things, the other week at Ipswich a golf buggy took the injured player off, tonight some kind of weird pushchair/rotovator hybrid is on duty…i

?????

7.21pm – Great ball from Wyke, a really composed finish from O’Brien, 1-0. VAR is much maligned, O’Brien at least 2 yards offside – well done Lino ✅⚽️

Great finish

Half time – still waiting for EE to press a button on Friday to reintroduce me to decent wifi, hence I’ve not seen much of the first half. It’s bizarre really, as my computer being shite having paid a tenner winds me right up, conversely I’m ok with travelling 200 mile and not seeing a great deal of the game due to the usual away day reasons…. I guess it’s all about being in control?

52 minutes …… 1-1, piss poor defending once again…

Groundhog Day?? (But not funny)

56 mins ….. good corner, good header, good save – unlucky lads

57 mins…… Gooch on, he is a Championship player, over to you Lynden

59 mins….. great play from McGeady, Wyke should score, he doesn’t.

60 mins…… draws are of absolutely no use whatsoever Lads. COME ON…. SHREWSBURY ARE ABSOLUTELY FUCKING SHITE

67 mins……. well there you fucking go. 1-2

SKY said, “the keeper had no chance…..” correct, if the keeper lets the ball bounce inside the 6 yard box, it’s very difficult to prevent a goal?

Lee Watch….

Smart enough Lee👍

Lost 2-1… I’m hugely passionate about SAFC, I’m generally hugely positive, it’s a game of opinions and rightly so, that is absolutely nowhere near good enough. Fucking desperate lads….. absolutely dire….. we go again on Saturday I guess?

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