Thoughts from Satdy now I have recovered.
Really disappointed with the result obviously, as that first ten minutes was amazing. I don't think I have ever been at a club match (except maybe for our promotion to the MPL match against Richmond) that had more fans watching. It also looked like a similar crowd that watches Canterbury United in the summer, however I guess the players were similar. :-)
The action on the two penalties, and the fact I spend half the time trying to incoherently tweet, meant I didn't really get a good look on the justification of them, however from that corner and the previous one there was a whole heap of pushing and off the ball action. In the current climate of "protect the referee" it was pretty tough out of all of that action to award a second penalty I reckon. Either way, surely even the staunchest Cash Tech supporters (AW82) could say that that 3 minutes of 2 penalties and 1 send off had an influence on the final scoreline.
For those (and there seems to be heaps now) that are jumping on the "lets hassle the Coastal Train" train, good luck to you. We don't care. We are in the best spot we have ever been in our lifetime, and the digs, both personal and professional, only go to show that we have some worried or aware of their own frailties. For those offering coaching advice as to how to play against 10 men, or what should the coach had done in that situation, I say good luck to you when you are coaching an MPL team, you can make those decisions. Otherwise, keep typing. It appears there is only one forum poster on here that has the power/experience to comment on such things and I've switched off now on those. :-)
Anyways, on to support my two favourite teams today, good luck to you all.