I have waited until today to post. I came away from the game yesterday blood boiling.
First things first. The officials were worse than bad. I have no complaints with the Wright sending off. When I saw him start the second half, I said he would not last the game out. His mouth gets him in trouble. No excuse for that. The referee should have given out more cards in the Wright incident. I was surprised no reds were given. Jake Wright's card was another yellow. So he got booked for something else ( gobbing off maybe? ) Violent conduct is a straight red. I saw plenty of violent conduct in the incident, a lot from their players, but no more cards. The disallowed goal from Preston was another incident. It was one of the best goals I have seen down the new ground. Beating several players and planting the ball in the onion sack. Only for it to be ruled out because Green was in an offside position. If that had counted I think we would have gone on to win the game.
The tactics we employed left me scratching my head. Tap tap football ( have they been watching England ? ) Passing the ball across the back, getting to the halfway line and doing it all again. Our best full backs were left on the bench. We gave them no respect. It was as if we had a given right to be in the next round. This is supposed to be the best squad we have assembled, they have to improve a lot to convince me.
Also, who's the guy kicking off in the bench area? He wore a green shirt. I thought it was coming to blows. I think he is one of our many coaches.
A big crowd yesterday, how many will not be returning?
End of rant.