Conditions stopped any chance of a football match taking place, we were marginally better when we had the ball but just lacked that final cutting edge, Dillon's save in the first half was superb. The ref seemed to give some bizarre decisions today, both sides benefited/suffered from them but good to see some 'old style drop balls' in stead of this modern kick it back to them nonsense.
Strange atmosphere in the ground, @charltonnick's idea to walk back to the station 'its only 20 minutes' was not his best especially when I checked and my ticket was from Bristol Parkway, anyway no-one checked it and had a good chat all the way back with the odd sing song to help dry us out.
Was nice meeting you yesterday.
Am pleased you avoided the punch up in The Wellington yesterday mate.
I had a front row seat sipping my pint watching it all unfold, until pints started getting thrown
This isn't one of them it's onside because it's us but offside if it's bristol rovers. We then have 50 posts on the decision and makes no difference because the ref gave offside.
Jesus Christ - not even close, he is level so he is onside.
Very frustrating decision.
It's a shame we don't have Christ as the ref every game; being the son of God, he'd be infallible and every decision would be correct. He'd even know when to overrule a twat of an assistant referee giving offside when it's not.
Would someone like to criticise Dillon's kicking today? I'm assuming that's the reason we didn't win.
I thought some of Dillon's kicking was a bit poor. With better kicking at one end of the pitch, I'm sure we'd have got all three points at the other end of the pitch.
Thanks. Dillon's kicking has cost us a place in the top two.
Doesn’t look offside but Is Cullens shoulder more forward than the defenders , prolly not and mm if so i know it’s any part you can score that’s in front of any part that can stop I presume ...at a guess
In the playoffs I genuinely believe every team has the same chance. League form doesn’t really count for much.
Exactly, its like an isolated mini competition.
We beat Shrewsbury late in the season in their own backyard only for them to beat us fairly comfortably (home and away!) in the playoffs barely a few weeks later.
Its debatable that losing to Rochdale in the last game of the season actually had any effect on our play-off performance, Im not sure what scenario would have lead to us getting to Wembley last season. Maybe if we did score in the opening minutes of the home leg which was probably our best spell over the two legs?
In the playoffs I genuinely believe every team has the same chance. League form doesn’t really count for much.
Exactly, its like an isolated mini competition.
We beat Shrewsbury late in the season in their own backyard only for them to beat us fairly comfortably (home and away!) in the playoffs barely a few weeks later.
Its debatable that losing to Rochdale in the last game of the season actually had any effect on our play-off performance, Im not sure what scenario would have lead to us getting to Wembley last season. Maybe if we did score in the opening minutes of the home leg which was probably our best spell over the two legs?
and of course, Rotherham who we beat twice in the league, won the play off final v Shrewsbury
In the playoffs I genuinely believe every team has the same chance. League form doesn’t really count for much.
Exactly, its like an isolated mini competition.
We beat Shrewsbury late in the season in their own backyard only for them to beat us fairly comfortably (home and away!) in the playoffs barely a few weeks later.
Its debatable that losing to Rochdale in the last game of the season actually had any effect on our play-off performance, Im not sure what scenario would have lead to us getting to Wembley last season. Maybe if we did score in the opening minutes of the home leg which was probably our best spell over the two legs?
and of course, Rotherham who we beat twice in the league, won the play off final v Shrewsbury
They say decisions even themselves out over the course of a season but for us its TWO bloody weeks!!
Doncaster you could argue we didnt deserve a point after their late goal which their fans felt should have counted; Bristol Rovers we get an offside goal ruled out which in turn makes our fans think it should have counted
Could have had four points from those decisions, could just as easily have ended up with one
I see that Barnsley have lost midfielder Kenny Dougall for the rest of the season, broken leg.
They also lost their leading goalscorer Keifer Moore a few weeks ago, serious head injury, also out for the rest of the season.
Their fans are worried that an already small squad is too thin to sustain their promotion bid.
Barnsley are unbeaten in 18 games. Though 4 draws and only 2 wins in their last 6.
They've got this really solid defence ...... 6 clean sheets in a row right now. That's impressive.
Edit: Here's a post on the Barnsley forum (yes, I'm bored at lunchtime). Sounds a bit like us:
"A think wiv done marvellous considering injuries and suspensions. We lacked a cutting edge in the last 2 games but defensively we look very good. Just soldier on best we can. If we fall short of automatic promotion after 46 games then those idiotic sales in January will be a key factor. It is what it is, bugga all we can do abart it nar"
Edit: Here's a post on the Barnsley forum (yes, I'm bored at lunchtime). Sounds a bit like us:
"A think wiv done marvellous considering injuries and suspensions. We lacked a cutting edge in the last 2 games but defensively we look very good. Just soldier on best we can. If we fall short of automatic promotion after 46 games then those idiotic sales in January will be a key factor. It is what it is, bugga all we can do abart it nar"
Edit: Here's a post on the Barnsley forum (yes, I'm bored at lunchtime). Sounds a bit like us:
"A think wiv done marvellous considering injuries and suspensions. We lacked a cutting edge in the last 2 games but defensively we look very good. Just soldier on best we can. If we fall short of automatic promotion after 46 games then those idiotic sales in January will be a key factor. It is what it is, bugga all we can do abart it nar"
Is he literally writing in his accent?
Ha ha .... the whole point of my post completely lost because some Yorkshire flat cap writes as if he's talking to his whippet.
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hope it wasnt fosters
We then have 50 posts on the decision and makes no difference because the ref gave offside.
Very frustrating decision.
i know it’s any part you can score that’s in front of any part that can stop I presume ...at a guess
We beat Shrewsbury late in the season in their own backyard only for them to beat us fairly comfortably (home and away!) in the playoffs barely a few weeks later.
Its debatable that losing to Rochdale in the last game of the season actually had any effect on our play-off performance, Im not sure what scenario would have lead to us getting to Wembley last season. Maybe if we did score in the opening minutes of the home leg which was probably our best spell over the two legs?
They say decisions even themselves out over the course of a season but for us its TWO bloody weeks!!
Doncaster you could argue we didnt deserve a point after their late goal which their fans felt should have counted; Bristol Rovers we get an offside goal ruled out which in turn makes our fans think it should have counted
Could have had four points from those decisions, could just as easily have ended up with one
They also lost their leading goalscorer Keifer Moore a few weeks ago, serious head injury, also out for the rest of the season.
Their fans are worried that an already small squad is too thin to sustain their promotion bid.
Barnsley are unbeaten in 18 games.
Though 4 draws and only 2 wins in their last 6.
They've got this really solid defence ...... 6 clean sheets in a row right now.
That's impressive.
Edit: Here's a post on the Barnsley forum (yes, I'm bored at lunchtime). Sounds a bit like us:
"A think wiv done marvellous considering injuries and suspensions. We lacked a cutting edge in the last 2 games but defensively we look very good. Just soldier on best we can. If we fall short of automatic promotion after 46 games then those idiotic sales in January will be a key factor. It is what it is, bugga all we can do abart it nar"
I remember seeing that challenge on Friday night and thought it nothing more than a dead leg that was stopping him from playing on
Although that quote from the Barnsley Forum makes me think of a Yorkshire A2C from the 606 Forum