RedndSh*te08 wrote:
Does your mummy know you’re still up at this time of night using daddy’s PC?
Rapley…
SAVED
rapley pen saved
DOUBLE DAMN!
Buxton
SCORE
2-3
3-3
WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING? THE BOARD KEEPS LOCKING UP!
AT LAST - THE REAL WITTON ALBION WEBSITE IS BACK UP & RUNNING
Unfortunately my first posting since is not a happy one
Tuesday April 29th. PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL
WITTON ALBION 1 BUXTON 1 aet (Buxton won 6-5 on pens) att 586
Kennedy; Kearney, Barras, Pritchard, Brownhill; Peers, Lloyd (Woolley 86), MacPherson, Brown J.; Warlow & Thornley R. (Rapley 75). Sub n/u Thornley B. MoM Junior Brown
Whilst earlier this season Albion were creating new records in the end it was the breaking of a record that they’d held for 30 seasons - winning all 10 penalty shoot-outs - that proved to be their ultimate downfall as for the second successive season their final runners-up placing counted for nought when it came to the play-off system. Buxton, who finished in 5th place and 21 points short of Albion’s normally championship winning tally of 89 points, triumphed in the cruel penalty shoot-out after Kevin Rapley, in the initial 5 shots, and Ian Kearney both struck fairly weak efforts straight at Buxton’s keeper Scott Hartley. Jon Kennedy stopped skipper Terry Bowker’s shot to take the bout into a sudden death scenario but after Kearney’s miss up stepped Gregg Anderson to gain the Buck’s a trip to Gateshead for the second successive Saturday. No doubt this time they will choose the team that played in this match rather than the mischievous shadow side that were thrashed 0-5 last week!
On target for Witton were Mark Peers, Adam Warlow, Brian Pritchard, Liam Brownhill and Tony Barrass but why both Albion’s best players on the night, Junior Brown and Dave MacPherson weren’t chosen ahead of others was a mystery.
The two previous hours of the tie initially saw Albion start the better, Brown’s 2nd minute shot deflecting off Bowker for a corner. Two minutes later Hartley came charging out of his area as Warlow advanced but when the two clashed Liverpool referee Ian Edwards amazingly awarded a free-kick to the visitors with the custodian taking a full four minutes to “recover”, he took the kick himself and showed no signs of any injury to him throughout! That seemed to be the pattern Buxton followed when time and time again players went down to deliberately stop the flow of the match.
On 17 minutes Warlow made the wrong decision when with the ball sat nicely for a left foot shot his attempt to use his right foot saw a defender able to challenge. From Peers’ corner Rod Thornley lobbed the ball to Brown whose headed attempt went agonisingly wide of the far right post as Warlow tried desperately to get a final touch. Kennedy produced a fabulous flying save to punch away Jason Bradley’s strong 15 yard drive. Just before the interval Brown’s good attempt saw the ball curl over the left angle. With the game in the 3rd minute of stoppage time the visitors gained the advantage, Rob Lloyd caught, not for the first time, in possession could only foul his opponent but the space afforded the kicker was horrendous and when the ball was aimed towards the chasm at Kennedy’s left he could only get a hand to stop the initial shot entering the net and Neil Ross was quickly in to pop the ball into the net.
The 2nd half liked the first saw Albion in early ascendancy and Brown’s shot again was deflected out for a corner, Brown taking it himself but Rod Thornley’s looping header was just over the bar. The next attack with Brown again being instrumental this time saw Thornley’s shot curl narrowly wide. A Peers free-kick evaded the wall but also the upright. From then on though it was Buxton that took over, gaining several corners with each delivery sending shivers down the Wittoners present. However the goal wasn’t breached and for the final minutes Witton managed to get back into attacking mode, with two minutes remaining substitute Matt Woolley, who was only playing due to both Steve Brodie and Alex Brown breaking down in the pre-match warm-up, lobbed the ball nicely onto the head of Warlow but the striker was slightly off the mark.
In the 2nd minute of stoppage time Albion’s other substitute Kevin Rapley struck a fierce shot that Hartley fisted away. However from the subsequent Brown corner the ball could only be palmed by the keeper and with bodies amassed in the area ADAM WARLOW somehow hooked the ball home to notch up for his second successive season his 30th goal of the campaign.
In the 30 minutes of extra-time MacPherson released Brown, his shot went across the keeper but also narrowly out. Both Barras and MacPherson had chances to shoot themselves but both inexplicably played the ball back, not so Brown when his turn and shot with five minutes remaining was well blocked by Anderson.
It’s back - just been asking on the Guardian forum about the website.
What the F**k is going on at WP ?
Eli, the club is imploding
I was on a course yesterday, no internet access. On another course this morning, and when I finally got a chance to look at the site at lunchtime it was down. The main database had somehow been corrupted, but the hosting company have responded very quickly to my support request and everything seems to be running ok now.
Got to go shopping with Mrs Gorton now so hope to find out on here later what is happening .