Boston started strongly but (in my opinion) we started to panic when we didn't get an early goal. As the game went on and on we resorted to long hoof balls down the throats of the Lowestoft central defence, and they dealt with these fairly easily.
There was no point in Cotton being named in the side today or in Kennedy coming on as substitute. That's no criticism of them at all, but we simply did not pass the ball out to our wingers at any time. I like to see football played with wingers, but if we're not going to use them then there's no point in picking them.
I can only remember one move in the whole of the second half where we played the ball on the ground. That resulted in Danny Davidson putting the ball in the net, albeit the linesman's flag came to Lowestoft's rescue. But to me it demonstrated what we can do when we play to our strengths. And its infuriating that we didn't do that the rest of the game.
Cullingworth needs to dropped from the side and arguably fined until he has learned some discipline. Against Retford in the week he launched a foul-mouthed onslaught at a linesman and stronger officials would have been well within their rights to send him off then. And to get sent off for two yellow cards after two bouts of dissent today is simply not accepatable. Yes it was late in today's game and probably didn't have a bearing on the final outcome. But we already have a number of injuries in defensive positions and now he will be suspended as well. Cullingworth, you have let your team-mates and the supporters down.
Some very interesting points made there by Leicester Pilgrim and I to will agree with your
interpretation of wing play.Why oh why do we have to simply lump it up to our forward
line irrespective of who wears the shirt.Rob Scott has commented today of the way he
was satisfied with the first half performance and more of the same second half, then
what happens,we gave away a cheap corner resulting in the only goal of the game to
which equals.................. PANIC STATIONS from the Management. He then contridicts
his own interpretation of the first half by making like for like substitutions instead of
probably keeping a little faith in his players given consideration they scored early in the
second period. For me both Newsham and Cullingworth are two players who are
showing complacany in their selections in the starting eleven, the fullback thinking he is
a lot better than he actually is and the forward unless he is only two yards from the goal
line is incapable at present from finding the net, his effort in the second half to bring us
level was merely a passback to the Lowestoft custodian.
In summary a very disapointing result and performance from a Pilgrim side that is very
much lacking in confidence all over the park...........
