Match Thread - Bromsgrove Sporting

Good game, good win, everyone played well, LJLs touch at times was sublime. We all know though he will miss chances, but gets in the positions and scored 20 last time he was with us so can do it. Def should have let Reven take the 2nd penno to get his hat trick as Shop was always going to miss it

Quoted from DB

Tomorrow 1.00, can't wait, a home tie against another minnow and try for Rd3.

Agree with this ....... Scunny at home fits the bill.

So now we have 13 players who have scored this season!

Quoted from Ipswin

Right you've got a goal Now will you please quietly retire

FFS Swin could you try not to be a miserable sod for once

Hats off to Paul Hurst. Lots of different opinions in advance on what team he should pick and general agreement it was a tricky call, but I think he got the balance spot on and by the time we finished Sears was the only player on the pitch who started last Saturday. Good days work.

Quoted from Mayaman

A little harsh on Bromsgrove.  They ran out of steam and ideas but they never got their head down; not did they resort to any dirty stuff.  In fact, they were quite sporting. They'd have done better against us last year.

I wasn't being critical of Bromsgrove. They were an honest bunch who tried to play football, but we shut them down pretty much every time they were trying to attack. We were just much too good for them on the day as I'm sure their manager will admit.

Today just reinforces what we already knew about Hurst and this squad.
Very professional throughout, from the work rate, shape, application and gave the opposition respect but commanded them.
Not the toughest opposition but approach it wrong and you run the risk of slipping up....not a chance of that with the current set up.

LJL - had an excellent game with his back to goal....but a poor game facing the goal.

Crocombe- one very good stop, came for a couple of crosses but a pretty easy afternoon all in all.

Classic cup performance.  

On we go.

Quoted from Oly1987

FFS Swin could you try not to be a miserable sod for once

I can see absolutely nothing whatsoever to be cheerful about in the football ability (I use the word loosely) of Lennell John-Lewis. Not worth a place in the current squad.

Didn't rate him that much first time around the highlight of his career was when the ball hit him in the face and went into the Bristol Rovers net at Wembley

There must be better gap fillers out there than him surely

In the end we did not really need to break sweat did we? we never expended much energy as we didn't need to, we was far superior to Bromsgrove in every department and we never really looked troubled, they did try but they never made hard for us really, and I was expecting more from them, we could have had double figures really couldn't we?

Crocombe never had much to do but what he did have to do he did well, he seems a perfectly capable back up and would have no issues with him having to come into the fold if needed, back 4 untroubled but looked organsied, Pearson was a magnet and he won every ball I think, Longe King also did well, Revan is more of a winger/wing back type and 2 excellent strikes from him. Fox was excellent, John Lewis, yes his finishing was really poor as we all know it is but 2nd half especially I thought he did well holding the ball up and using his body well. but do we need better should Taylor be unfortunate enough to be unavailable for a lenghtly time? yes I think we probably will.

All in all, another good performance and much needed game time given to several players.

round 1 here we come.

Quoted from Ipswin

Right you've got a goal Now will you please quietly retire

You first, you tedious old fart.