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Not that it's much of a defence but Accrington's game at Tranmere on Boxing Day was postponed. They certainly didn't have half an eye on the Liverpool game though, surprising really. Still gutted that it's not us off to Anfield on Saturday.
I noticed that Altrincham have Alex Newby, who averages a goal every three games for them, and Ethan Ross who didn't concede in four league appearances for the U's.
Difficult to move on any player who's under contract unless they've got somewhere to go. Wilkinson did and obviously didn't figure in Danny's plans so we let him go to free up a wage. I'm not sure we'll ever know what happened with Matt Jay unless he comes out and says something after he leaves. And unless it comes from him or the club then I'm not sure I'll believe it as there's been loads of speculation the last year or so. He'll probably score 30 goals for Torquay next season!
I think I only saw him play in the Essex Senior Cup and he didn't look great but you can't argue with his goalscoring record for Solihull. Plus Mingi didn't look up to much that night either and ended the season being one of our best players.
I think they all played their part at times with Smith probably being the best and most important addition. Ultimately the players that got us over the line though were Colchester United players and not loanees. An interesting view on Anderson. In my opinion he's far more physically robust than say Edwards or Gordon or even Read. He puts himself about a bit and isn't afraid to get stuck in but he never looks fit to me. He's probably one of those players that gets better the more he plays. Does have an eye for goal though.
Matt Jay and Tom Hopper also joined on two and a half year deals in an January. In recent January's we've found ourselves in a position where we've needed to strengthen and spend some of next season's budget early. Not sure we made any permanent signings last January though but we did make a number of loan signings.
ASTON VILLA v LEICESTER CITY 2-1 CRYSTAL PALACE v CHELSEA 1-2 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION v ARSENAL 1-2 NORWICH CITY v COVENTRY CITY 2-1 PRESTON NORTH END v OXFORD UNITED 2-1 WATFORD v SHEFFIELD UNITED 1-1 LEYTON ORIENT v SHREWSBURY TOWN 2-1 STOCKPORT COUTY v MANSFIELD TOWN 2-1 COLCHESTER UNITED v ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2-1 MILTON KEYNES DONS v SALFORD CITY 1-1
I'm assuming the referee felt the keeper was making a valid attempt to play the ball and thus was only booked under the double jeopardy rule. You could argue he got this wrong too.
Agreed. I think Donnelly will shift to left back with Kelleher or Goodliffe starting in the centre of defence alongside Flanagan. I think I'd prefer that to a change of shape personally and not sure we've got anyone else who can play there.
To add a bit more disappointment to yesterday it was McDonnell's seventh yellow card, fifth in the league. Been booked the last three matches. Will he be suspended for Saturday or has the five booking cut off been and gone?
Don't think we've heard a peep from franksic1988 since the Bradford game. Just shows that he's obviously not a true fan and only interested in posting negative drivel when the team are struggling.
He stupidly moved the "paint" in front of the ball which was about a yard further forward of where the ref had originally painted the mark. Blatant cheating and rightfully given a second yellow card for unsporting behaviour. His actions were even more idiotic given he'd been booked eleven minutes earlier and he was literally yards from both the referee and linesman. And to gain what? A yard on a 30-40 yard free kick. Ridiculous. But not as ridiculous as McCann trying to justify the player's actions and blame the referee. If footballers acted with a bit more honesty and integrity a referee's job would certainly be made a lot easier.