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Anything other than a full replay would have rabies like frothing from Yorkshire and Cumbria Anything negative eg points awarded to Southend would lead to riots in the streets of Rochdale and Harlepool/Woking.
Such is the pace at the top of this division, that any slip up is seen as world shattering as in this fixture.
Top 5 still average more than 2 points per game and Borehamwood in 5th would be top in all other divisions, with only Coventry being favoured with games in hand.
Carlisle’s defence and manager getting it after this game, little credit to Woking out there despite a beautiful equaliser which you can only praise the opposition for.
Their manager demonstrating lack of bounce in the centre circle and our squeegee chap running over and squeegeeing then repeating the bounce test successfully.
The Southend staff member throwing water ONTO the pitch near the half way line.
Groundstaff genuinely not bothered about rolling the beep out of areas with knowledge that tomorrow is rip up day.
Cannot thank those chaps enough for demonstrating Team Rochdale spirit.
100% gratitude to ref for giving groundstaff the opportunity to try to sop it.
0.01% chance of that being possible with the whole pitch and continuing rain.
100,000,000% Thanks to the groundstaff, coaches, pub landlord and all involved in the failed, but admirable effort to get game resumed.
Onto the game.
Guess what, first 15 minutes Southend played the high press, swarmed all over our backline and pressured for mistakes. Sound familiar? Why yes, we saw this in the playoffs last season. Our 15 minutes of pass the parcel along the backline only resulted in being 1 down.
After that we remembered we could play more than one style and looked ok up until HT, with a few half chances.
Second half was far better with Taryn being the catalyst. We were constantly on the front foot and pressured on them to make mistakes told.
Both goals were aided by the pitch to be absolutely fair. Their keeper got his flippers wedged under the paddling pool edge and then Jeremy Guscott tried a short pass in the deep end that went about 6 inches.
When it gets replayed i hope we remember the first 15 and learn from it.
Keeper did excellently. Great save first half and as he said when interviewed, damn good with his feet.
First half i thought was under par, we hardly created anything of real note despite our possession yet they had the above chance and another whistle just wide.
Goal changed the game and a good degree of luck with it, total air-kick from their CH who had been great up until that point. We contolled it from that point and second goal sealed it. A bit like at Tamworth however we very nearly conceded straight away after the second goal.
Barlow was a thorn in them but will lastly praise the back 3 who snuffed out pretty much anything they had up top.
Old saying. Goals win games, defence wins promotion.
Myles man of the match for me, some brake keeping and good saves, especially the 1v1 save.
600+ there for a freebie night, appreciate many don’t value this competition but the club and BJ do.
90 mins competitive football for a number of players not in the first 11. 45 mins for Pritchard back from injury. Debut for Hosannah (welcome, go mark this man mountain Everton have just brought on). All good stuff
Tamworth brought Tonks on in the 75th minute chasing the game for one reason. Long thow ins Tamworth brought on Lynch up front in the 83rd minute for same reason. Tamworth launched every free kick direct.
I can see and 100% agree why BJ brought Amanchi on rather than Hendo at 2-1.
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