Just Back

Thoroughly deserved win against a very limited Newport, and I can't remember Eastwood being overly exerted all afternoon.

Again, we could and should have put the game to bed, but the second goal just wouldn't come, and I never got the sense that Newport had it in them to score a goal and spoil the day.

Today was a huge lift with all the results going exactly how we would have wanted, so even more so now, it's completely in our hands.

We look so much more organised now, and Thompson is showing what a good footballer he is. It's almost jarring watching a player who can control and pass a football, calmly and accurately, such has been the paucity of decent players in our team this season until he came along. Head and shoulders our best player again, though there were others who performed to a good standard, Tharme in particular, and I thought Mullarkey had a very steady game too.

Not completely out of the woods yet, but today felt like a massive step toward league football next season.

I don’t think Wilson missed. Their goalkeeper just had a brilliant game. Can’t knock him.

Quoted from ginnywings

Thoroughly deserved win against a very limited Newport, and I can't remember Eastwood being overly exerted all afternoon.

Again, we could and should have put the game to bed, but the second goal just wouldn't come, and I never got the sense that Newport had it in them to score a goal and spoil the day.

Today was a huge lift with all the results going exactly how we would have wanted, so even more so now, it's completely in our hands.

We look so much more organised now, and Thompson is showing what a good footballer he is. It's almost jarring watching a player who can control and pass a football, calmly and accurately, such has been the paucity of decent players in our team this season until he came along. Head and shoulders our best player again, though there were others who performed to a good standard, Tharme in particular, and I thought Mullarkey had a very steady game too.

Not completely out of the woods yet, but today felt like a massive step toward league football next season.

I can’t remember the last time we had a player like Thompson in the middle of the park.

Quoted from IlkleyMariner

Got my ticket for last game v Swindon.
Will it be a celebration of relegation avoided before we start or a nervy 90 minutes getting us across the line……..or heavens forbid, still needing something at Crawley……

Forever the optimist…..surely neither Sutton or FGR will catch us….

Indeed coming up for the Swindon game share the same vibes as yourself "expensive fish & chips" my wife says,but after all i feel will be worth the drive.

Travelling so missed the game but pleased we are as far as I am concerned safe UTMM

Seen some of the worst football this season but seems the lads gave their all, which is all we ask.

Fantastic day all round yesterday. We don’t play the most attractive stuff right now but when we can’t sprinkle any magic, we at least now make sure it’s nigh on impossible for the opposition to get through us. Every single player puffed their chest out again and worked their balls off right to the final whistle.

It was a forced change but they probably didn’t anticipate Vernam playing quite as advanced as he did yesterday and he was another standout performer. Crunching tackles early on but from there on he barely had to defend and ran their defence ragged in some difficult to defend areas.

Thompson again absolutely rock solid; he is so important to us. He does all the dirty work plus he is so calm on the ball and good with it as well. Not shy to drop a shoulder or let the ball run across his body and play his way out of danger. Rose will end player of the season and rightly so, but Thompson won’t be far behind for many which is some story seeing as he signed only in January.

Not sure why but I was surprised when Artell said it was our third 1-0 home victory in our last five so I had a look at what we have done since the Doncaster shambles.

Home
P 5
W 3
D 1 (stoppage time equaliser)
L 1 (money bags FC)

Away
P 5
W 0
D 4 (had the lead in three games)
L 1 (promotion chasers)

Not a lot of goals scored but who would care after what we witnessed against Doncaster. It was all about picking up points from there on and we have found an effective way to do so.

Everyone should be so proud of themselves this morning. Buzzing now for Tuesday night.

All 3 of Wilson chances were as a result of balls over the top,perhaps playing out from the back is not everything

No, but if the opposition defence know you're likely to play it over the top most of the time, they can often deal with it much better. We're not likely to be good enough at playing it out from the back all the time, but if there is doubt in the minds of the opposition, it creates space elsewhere.

A pleasing and very important three points.

Newport put in what looked to be a season already over performance. They looked like their holiday suitcases were already packed.

We played okay I thought, given the poor quality of our squad this season and where we are. We did what we needed to do to control the game and get the points, so we can’t ask for anymore than that with the season we’ve had.

I was frustrated by Dom Wilson’s performance. People keep bigging up their keeper, but for me Wilson has to put some of those chances away. I think he had a real bad day at the office.

Obikwu is perhaps the most frustrating player we’ve got. For a big strong and athletic lad, he looks lazy, unwilling to run, and doesn’t hold the ball up for long enough when he can be bothered to win it. A young kid like him is never the answer to our problems, and the sooner he goes back to his parent club the better.

Rose his usual industrious self today. What Rose lacks in football finesse, he certainly makes up for with work rate and endeavour. His goals this season have been vital, and it’s great to see him back. He now needs some quality company alongside him up top.

Thompson has got better and better as the weeks have gone on, and as his fitness has improved. It wasn’t very long ago that he looked totally unfit. He’s now running the shop in there and is looking good.

It’s a step in the right direction towards survival. But boy are we gonna need a big rebuild this season, because this collective just aren’t up to it

Decent performance against weak opposition. Bottom line we just needed to win. It was the difference between a great afternoon and a crap afternoon. It was a great afternoon

Thomson fantastic, Tharme and Rose excellent , Vernam not far behind. 2 more points will leave FG needing to win 3 draw one and Sutton needing 2 wins and a draw. 3 points and they will need to win them all. A point at Harrogate will be fine, win and the season is over utm