I had no problem viewing it.
The equaliser looked very suspect. Their other goals looked good
Anyone at the match want to give a brief overview of the game?
If Titch was up front on his own then that was a mistake and I cannot believe he was knackered after less than an hour, to lose 3-1 at their place was no disgrace but you cannot sit back against a team like them. Oh well a bit more money in the bank and we can move onto improving our league position and the Trophy. UTA
Come on the albs /matt cat did Titch look knackered? If not then what a bizarre decision to make. Surely a player shouldn’t be knackered so early on in a match?
Starting the match with Titch & Baker made complete sense to me. With the likes of Cropper, Brownhill, Mills and Matthews on the bench, it also makes sense to tell Titch and Baker to run the hearts out for the first 60mins of the game, and then replace them with fresh legs for the last 30mins.
Lancaster took off our best forward and our best back and we lost too!! It seems to me that many managers make changes for making changes sake. You have picked what you consider your best team yet change it when players are not injured, crazy!!
WHS.
Titch didnt look knackered at all, his own reaction to seeing his number come up told us all that he wasnt happy to go off.
My main problem is that he was replaced by Cropper who i have on good authority wasnt fit!
I like Lee Cropper and a fit Cropper would of been a great sub to bring on later on in the game but to me and those stood around it was far too early to make that change
Interesting!
Just text a mate for an overview of the match seeing as can’t seem to get one off here. He goes to watch fc United when his team are away.
He said witton started well but then faded into the background with United dominating most of the play. United weren’t great but they wanted it more and fought for 90 minutes whereas witton seemed to switch off. Witton didn’t win any long balls and United took their chances and scored 2 good goals, their first goal was a bizarre decision from the linesman as everyone carried on playing and accepted that the ball was cleared off the line.
Witton didn’t appear to have taken many fans and their ground is a great set up and the atmosphere was brilliant. Their fans behind the goal never stopped singing
A lot of fans were put off going by the poor parking and rumours of cars getting damaged near the ground ! We will get a match report soon I am sure.
I would estimate 80- 100 Witton fans were there yesterday, we had a full coach and a good number travelled independently, as we were able to stand/sit wherever we wanted it may of looked like a poor turnout as many were stood down the side where as the rest were behind the goal.
As far as a match report goes we went ahead in the opening 2 minutes and the game was fairly even till FC United got a very controversial goal on 25 mins, the ball appeared to be headed off the line and play continued for a few more seconds before the ref blew for a goal!
Fc then piled on the pressure and Witton were limited to few chances, Danny Andrews had a hasy run but just lost control of the ball on the edge of the box and late in the first half Titch hit the post but then FC got a kiler 2nd goal right on half time which seemed to knock the stuffing from our lads.
Second half was over just after 60 mins when FC got a 3rd goal and from this moment on Witton never really threatened again till a couple of dangerous crosses late on.
FCUM could of scored more but Roberts made some good saves and overall a 3-1 scoreline was a fair one.
[quote=“Matt Cat” post=61046]I will be controversial now and say how many of us at the game felt…
Cropper was not fit and shouldn’t of been on the bench, bringing him on for Titch so early in the second half surely could only be down to the old boys club allowing an unfit player the chance to play against one of the big teams?!
Titch looked dumbstruck to see his number come up so early in the 2nd half and he wasn’t carrying an injury so why bring on a player who wasnt fit enough to play?!!
Shocking decision yet again, once too many times for my liking![/quote]
the mike mackenzie era all over again