Well, I thought...
The ref was a disgrace. As blatant a homer (as opposed to being just useless) as I have seen for a while. Browne was wrestled down to the floor inside the penalty area by a bloke with both arms around him. If Dickie's was a pen the other week then todays was far more blatant. Mous did try - as captain - to have a word with the ref, whoo eventually just booked him. Spineless little creep.
I thought we played 'OK'. There is a noticeable lack of desire to go past a man though and (perhaps understandably after recent results) there was quite a lot of 'taking the safe option' going on. The lack of an effective striker is hampering us big time (no news there, then). I was a bit irritated that we weren't a bit more aggressive - I don't mean in the tackle, but when we had the ball. It was very one paced and especially once we went a goal behind it really didn't matter if we lost by five - just give it a real go. It seemed a bit uncreative - our little patterns of play (like the three on the touchline passing it about between themselves) look as if they have been practised to death on the training ground, but it's all a bit tight and unproductive.
I was gutted for Baptiste - I haven't heard any actual news of what is injury is and how serious, can someone enlighten me, pls? He DID look good in the few minutes he was on.
Graham is unsurpisingly not up to speed yet, some of his defensive work in the first half was pretty dodgy, constantly the wrong side of his man.
I thought Dickie and Nelson were pretty decent as far as defence goes, but there is still too much sideways stuff when they have to pass the ball. It may be that the midfield aren't showing for the ball enough.
The players worked hard, the fans turned up, the Brentford stewards and supporters were friendly (good luck with their new stadium and all - not that I'm jealous!), but for me the whole occasion didn't really catch fire.
