Stepping up for a pen as a young player takes a lot of confidence, shouldn’t undermine that. Especially considering Waineo is much more prolific than Reno in front of goal
Wayne should not have taken it upon himself to step up for the pen. Young grasshopper's got a lot to learn.
Stepping up for a pen as a young player takes a lot of confidence, shouldn’t undermine that. Especially considering Waineo is much more prolific than Reno in front of goal
reeks of not being a team player. Could've cost us a win.
2-1 I'll take it, great to see Hooper scoring again, and Sotirio against his bunny team.Interesting, although not surprising, to see Rufer subbed. Thought Pennington did well, as did Old. Think Waine and Piscopo need to work out who takes the pens if Hooper isnt on the field. Waine scores that if Piscopo isnt having his tanty.
We won! 🔥 Could've been a lot easier on the old heart at the back end there if Waine had buried that pen.
I'm sure there will be some words between the two, and they'll sort it out.
Always gives me the sharks when we sit deep trying to protect a result like that. You can almost sense the creep backwards we take whenever we hit the lead.
Wayne should not have taken it upon himself to step up for the pen. Young grasshopper's got a lot to learn.
Stepping up for a pen as a young player takes a lot of confidence, shouldn’t undermine that. Especially considering Waineo is much more prolific than Reno in front of goal
It was a shark pen and lacked any conviction in a follow up.
Good win, was proper nail biting stuff towards the end. Was worried when I think it was Fenton didn’t clear at the end when he had the chance to (tried to dribble it out of a congested area) but they didn’t manage to capitalise fortunately. We played some good stuff in the second half but I’d say it’s clear we lack a bit more experience maybe? Or quality? Not sure what it is but it feels like something is missing. Anyway, it doesn’t matter right now, 3 points and unbeaten in 13. Cannot argue with that.
Mariners did enough for a draw, and on another day probably would have won, but showed good resilience. Take the 3 points and move on!
yeah no they didnt. They scored from a defensive screw up and got lucky not to concede a pen, thats the only reason it was close. On another day it probably should have been 3 - 0. They were restricted to long shots from outside of the box.
Hmm apart from Hoppers shot and Sotirios goal, I don’t remember us creating many chances either..they lacked composure as much as we did djtim3000
alon222
Mariners did enough for a draw, and on another day probably would have won, but showed good resilience. Take the 3 points and move on!
yeah no they didnt. They scored from a defensive screw up and got lucky not to concede a pen, thats the only reason it was close. On another day it probably should have been 3 - 0. They were restricted to long shots from outside of the box.
Good win, was proper nail biting stuff towards the end. Was worried when I think it was Fenton didn’t clear at the end when he had the chance to (tried to dribble it out of a congested area) but they didn’t manage to capitalise fortunately. We played some good stuff in the second half but I’d say it’s clear we lack a bit more experience maybe? Or quality? Not sure what it is but it feels like something is missing. Anyway, it doesn’t matter right now, 3 points and unbeaten in 13. Cannot argue with that.
Mariners did enough for a draw, and on another day probably would have won, but showed good resilience. Take the 3 points and move on!
yeah no they didnt. They scored from a defensive screw up and got lucky not to concede a pen, thats the only reason it was close. On another day it probably should have been 3 - 0. They were restricted to long shots from outside of the box.
that was my take on things too. I thought the nix deserved their win hands down.
Hmm apart from Hoppers shot and Sotirios goal, I don’t remember us creating many chances either..they lacked composure as much as we did djtim3000
alon222
Mariners did enough for a draw, and on another day probably would have won, but showed good resilience. Take the 3 points and move on!
yeah no they didnt. They scored from a defensive screw up and got lucky not to concede a pen, thats the only reason it was close. On another day it probably should have been 3 - 0. They were restricted to long shots from outside of the box.
As always, this thread doesn't disappoint in the negativity stakes. Yes, it was a flawed performance, but despite that, the xGs for the match (yes, also flawed) were 2.32 to 0.93 to the Nix (Fotmob), so that's encouraging. Also encouraging, is that there is both a lot to work on and a lot to like (and we have 4 points in the bag) ... and a fixture list that builds in intensity. So far, so good.
Missed the peno drama somehow! Toilet break I think. Great! 3 points. Hooper 2 from 2. Sotirio chiming in. Managed a couple of beers. Bloody decent.
The pen wasn't badly taken, the only crime for Waine was that he didn't try and score from the rebound. Piscipoo needs a good talking to. Anyway, top of the league with reinforcements to arrive isn't a bad feeling at all. The team has the right fortitude.
Loved the video of Uffie coaching Louis after the final whistle. That’s something I want to see. A coach getting the best he can and more from each player and the team as a whole. Nervy about playing the more cashed up clubs, but I’m guna think about that again in a couple of days.