Stevens was actually struggling from minute 1. Mason-Clark is a fine player so no disgrace.Yep - Des said after the game that they wanted to avoid going down to 10 men at all costs (I guessing Fin would be out of the final if he got a second yellow too). Fin marshalled Mason-Clark really well in the first half, but one poor decision to go to ground and mistime his tackle cost him a yellow (no arguments with that), and from then on, it was always going to be difficult against a pacey/tricky winger. For the first few minutes after Long came on, I thought it was only a matter of time until Mason-Clark decisively got the better of him, but Josh Murphy came to his rescue and between them, they dealt with his threat admirably.
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Meh, that would have been the icing on the cake. We didn't need it! Would have made it a bit more relaxing though ...I keep on having Nam-style flashbacks of McGuane squeezing the ball the wrong side of the post.
II have to say I’m surprised by the attitudes of their fans on that forum and social media. I spoke to a few Posh fans yesterday and they all seemed thoroughly pleasant and reasonable, all predicted a tight game or an Oxford win - not sure this ‘how much will we win by’ attitude was reflected in the fan base more largely.
The corners were precisely because he *couldn't* get past Stevens. Had to keep playing it off him for a corner rather than beating him. Thought Stevens again did really well until getting the tackle wrong for the booking. Very sensible to then bring Long on, although I feared the worst early in the second half.Well yeah his crossing wasn’t great, but they had 15 corners in the game and a lot of them were from him getting past Stevens. I’m not praising their winger by any means but a couple of neutrals I know who were watching the game made the point that our right back was getting done a lot by their left winger and it was no surprise that Des took him off at half time. Murphy’s crossing was a lot better than any of theirs though, I agree
Says the authoritative voice of hindsightMeh, that would have been the icing on the cake. We didn't need it! Would have made it a bit more relaxing though ...
Stupidly forgot to record the game last night. Anyone know anyway of being able to find it anywhere so that i can sit and enjoy it all over again?
Ha!He’ll change his tune once Chadlington reserves vs OUFC at Wembley comes up
Watch it with the sound off. Commentary was so biased against us.Stupidly forgot to record the game last night. Anyone know anyway of being able to find it anywhere so that i can sit and enjoy it all over again?
In what way ? They correctly noted that Peterborough had most of the ball and were doing all the attacking, that’s not biased.Watch it with the sound off. Commentary was so biased against us.
You'd have thought we were playing Man City the way they were lording them up. And apparently we were committing tactical fouls. He said it at the exact moment the replay showed one of their players dived to get a free kick.In what way ? They correctly noted that Peterborough had most of the ball and were doing all the attacking, that’s not biased.
Mous' comments on the forthcoming final and Des in general: https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/...d-barnsley-come-up-short-in-play-offs-4621752
Interesting replies as I was getting angry at the commentary during the game. I'll admit I was wound up but still thought a lot of it was one sided.Yeah, I didn't think they were biased at all. They were complimentary about our defensive resilience throughout.