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Loved it. Brilliant show.

Cheers mate. One of the longest away day trips I’ve done. They never give me a win when I have a long drive!

Not really. They used the wind against us and took some pot shots from far out. Nothing clear cut.

My bad. Palmer had the header.

Set off from Bolton at 11am. 4 hours down. Drive home took 5 hours 15 due to a flat on the M6. cheers Wednesday

His dribble and shot that hit the post tonight was great!

Ratings: BPF - 6 Did well against the wind. Corners were shots on target in the first half. Palmer - 8 Very good game. Calm, read the game well and drove forward. Iorfa 5 - Lost almost all his headers. Dunkley 5 - Lost the physical battle and can’t pass. Good block in the 1st half. Johnson 3 - One good cross. One good shot. Terrible defensively and seemed to refuse to get forward when needed at times. Terrible passing. Looked injured or tired. Hunt 7 - His shift to right wing back worked well and he was our focus for 30 mins. Slow to get crossed in but had some good moments. Bannan 7 - Great touches. High energy. Led from the front. Got us out of trouble with his neat passing. Fizz 8 - Good runs. Great dribble and hit the post. Top finish. A talent. Wing 4 - Awful game. Tried to make passes and take shots but they were all bad. No confidence with his 1 on 1. Paterson 6 - Worked hard for little reward. Gregory 7 - worked hard. Created a couple of chances. Chased well. Subs: Adeniran 7 - Defent when he came on. Nearly won it for us with a header. Berahino 8 - Amazing assist. Good movement. A threat. Shodipo 7 - Good display. Got at them but couldn’t find a finish when needed. Moore 6 - Poor first half tactics to allow Cambridge to pen us in with the wind. Good subs and tactical changes. MOM - Palmer

Back to the M6 Toll Services. A1 shut so my return to Bolton is via the M6. 8 hours of driving to see that… Terrible first half. Wing was awful and Johnson was worse. Palmer, Bannan and Fizz were decent tho. Here’s why a dreary draw away at Cambridge is a massive positive: Despite playing poorly we didn’t give Cambridge many chances and we created tons of clear cut chances. - Fizz dribble and hit post - Wing 1 on 1 - Fizz goal - Adeniran header with keeper making a worldie save - Three Shodipo chances - Wing volley in the box - Berahino with 2 good chances - 2 missed headers We played poorly but didn’t come under threat and created more than enough to win. We just need to put the chances away! Ratings: BPF - 6 Did well against the wind. Corners were shots on target in the first half. Palmer - 8 Very good game. Calm, read the game well and drove forward. Iorfa 5 - Lost almost all his headers. Dunkley 5 - Lost the physical battle and can’t pass. Good block in the 1st half. Johnson 3 - One good cross. One good shot. Terrible defensively and seemed to refuse to get forward when needed at times. Terrible passing. Looked injured or tired. Hunt 7 - His shift to right wing back worked well and he was our focus for 30 mins. Slow to get crossed in but had some good moments. Bannan 7 - Great touches. High energy. Led from the front. Got us out of trouble with his neat passing. Fizz 8 - Good runs. Great dribble and hit the post. Top finish. A talent. Wing 4 - Awful game. Tried to make passes and take shots but they were all bad. No confidence with his 1 on 1. Paterson 6 - Worked hard for little reward. Gregory 7 - worked hard. Created a couple of chances. Chased well. Subs: Adeniran 7 - Defent when he came on. Nearly won it for us with a header. Berahino 8 - Amazing assist. Good movement. A threat. Shodipo 7 - Good display. Got at them but couldn’t find a finish when needed. Moore 6 - Poor first half tactics to allow Cambridge to pen us in with the wind. Good subs and tactical changes. MOM - Palmer

Great assist from Berahino

Had a pint with a colleague of mine who supports Wimbledon. He said we were the best team they have played this season and we were a constant threat - they haven’t been undone as much by anyone as much as we did. Said we couldn’t finish them off and wasted tons of chances. He thought Bannan and Gregory were too good for this league and we used Hunt well. Also said that we were really disorganised at the back and it was clear that his team were targeting our LB (Brown). He said our centre backs were very poor with the ball and looked like bambi on ice… He couldn’t believe we didn’t shut up shop towards the end. Felt like we wanted to score a third but that left us exposed for them to equalise. Apparently Wimbledon have really struggled against teams who go defensive so thinks we threw away the win.

No announcement but tickets not showing on portal. Sold out?

He can’t defend but he’s good going forward. Always plays it forward and gets decent crosses in. He would be a perfect fit if we played a traditional 442, but not so good as a Left Back or Left Wing Back.

We changed formation several times. When they targeted Johnson in the air, Gregory played there to help him. Paterson had 2 different roles, deep and up front. Hutch and Paterson were pressing CAMs at times, then Hutch dropped deep with Wing and Adeniran came inside. Brown was left winger, second left back and striker too. Love the versatility and changes.

Just back. We’re a mess at times at the back and don’t create much. But good tactical changes during the game and a high work rate. BPF 8. Great saves. Palmer 8. Mature performance both defending and attacking. Iorfa 6. Fast but misses headers. Dunkley 6. Misses headers and makes poor passes but did ok. Johnson 5. Poor defensively. Was targeted and needed help including Gregory at one point. Good going forward at times. Hutch 7. High energy. Good tackles. Wing 7. Makes mistakes but did well. Adeniran 8. Ran for days. Good play in a new position. Brown 7. Ran all night. Needs more quality. Paterson 9. Amazing game. Never stopped running. Winning headers. Great finish. Gregory 8. A nuisance and good target man play. Cracking cross. Moore 9. Changed tactics several times to counter Wigan’s attacks. Very good game plan.

I always go Douglas Bank for cheap pie and beer. It’s a home pub and they clamp in the car park but it’s decent enough