Morecambe 1-1 Bradford City - Npower League Two
Saturday 3rd September 2011 - Globe Arena - Attendance: 4025 (1639 Visitors)
Viva La Hannahlution! If he keeps popping up with these point savers away from VP, I for one will be happy! Either that or from how Sam Speight's talking I will be left with a very sore backside!
So, upon arrival at Morecambe Dan's caravan park (I hear the comedian was top notch once again!) I, Sam, Brett, Albert, Carribob, Ellis & the other Sam made the mile walk up the road to the chippy (okay, Greggs for Carribob!) & we all had fish & chips each yet the talking point wasn't the food, it was the fact you had to pay an extra 50 pence to eat in! Scandalous! So, after that & some stealth bumming in Co-op we headed back to the Globe Arena!
The plan of action was to have some pictures with the team & get them to sign programmes, so the usual really in the pouring seaside rain was brought to an abrupt halt with the news that a crash on the M6 meant the City side was delayed & wouldn't arrive until just before kick off, scrapping that whole idea! However, the ref's decision to delay kick off by 5 minutes was appalling!
But why did the team get stuck in traffic? Answer please Phil Parkinson... The cooker broke down on the bus, we couldn't have any food so we had to stop at the services, then the traffic delayed us... Classic!
So, we headed into the ground & got ready for the game but there was a downside, Bolton showed up! The first half was a bit of a mixed, drab affair. A few decent Mitchell deliveries missed as per usual by Hanson from City & from Morecambe they had a few chances which either flew over the bar or comfortably saved by Matt Duke on his City debut between the sticks. The first half was lightened up by the new players chants created by Laney & company, some were hits with the City faithful others were not as much! Mark Stewart was booked for a challenge on Morecambe keeper Barry Roche as well (played Stewart!) But, half time came.
Half time was just a bit like the first half, very drab & mixed! If you weren't ducking from Compton's shots you were abusing or sticking up for Carribob! So, second half.
The second half saw the game spring to life! After the early exchanges to the half saw cross after cross, mostly by Chris Mitchell & Izak Reid followed by clearance after clearance by Kevin Ellison & Luke Oliver. But, some shocking City defence lead to the opener & a Morecambe goal following one hell off a goalmouth scrambe. Flynn cleared from Reid which fell to Jevons who's effort was cleared by Moore to Laurence Wilson which then deflected back off the crossbar to Danny Carlton who's shot was saved by Matt Duke before Izak Reid managed to get the ball into the back of net. Then some noise & a shocking poznan attempt took place in the Morecambe end!
Parko made the changes instantly when he pulled Mitchell off & gave Bugs Bunny, sorry Jamie Devitt a City debut. His impact was immediate & helped City! But first we had to fight off some Morecambe pressure, Flynn headed off the line, while Duke & Oliver were clearing & saving like there was no tomorrow to make sure the home side didn't double their lead! Parko felt more changes were needed & too the majority of fans delight Compton came on to replace debutant Kyel Reid (Dyslexic parents?) & Ross Hannah came on for Jame... oh, Mark Stewart.
City pushed on in an attempt to get a point, Hanson had a header saved by Roche & Laurence Wilson was booked at last for another un-fair challenge, the wingers combination of Compton & Devitt started causing Morecambe some serious problems yet Morecambe were still having the better of the chances with Ellison & sub striker Lewis Alessandra both missing great chances to double the Shrimps lead. Then in injury time it happened...
... City equalised! Get in! The wingers dream team of Devitt & Compton combined once again with Bugs, sorry Devitt whipping it over to Compton who then crossed it to Ross Hannah who's shot was slightly deflected pass Barry Roche into the bottom right corner to bring City level & send the away fans into raptures! Scenes of absolute joy & hysteria in the Bay Radio Stand were somewhat marred by a one man pitch invasion yet the point at the Globe meant so much more than people think! The pouring rain was forgotten for this moment of fan base wide joy by the seaside! So, the point was given & we headed home but here's a laugh.
On Wednesday I 'f'raped Carribob & barried to the back of the coach saying I'd discovered some train porn! (Does it even exsist?) & some of us let some steam off & took the banter off the rail! We discovered the different possibilities off train porn such as the carriage goes in & out of a tunnel before climaxing with a mass steam explosion! Yet, Carribob's reaction for once was un-usually delayed! After, some jokes & a mention of Carribob's Torquay fwiend Liam Chew Chew ;) we finally ran out of steam & the runaway train off banter came to an end!
So, the player ratings:
Matt Duke - 6 - Solid debut by the experienced keeper! Some very good saves as well as defensive clearances kept Morecambe at one goal.
Liam Moore - 5 - Looks good attacking yet poor defending, not good for a full back!
Guy Branston - 5 - Looked solid yet his speed keeps letting him down! Should of took some of the workload of Oliver & Flynn.
Luke Oliver - 7 - MOTM, Another solid performance by the 6'7 centre back! Kept Carlton & Jevons at bay as well as doing his bit attacking but wins MOTM with his performance at the back!
Robbie Threlfall - 4 - Looked poor today & Izak Reid must be looking forward to going against him at VP already!
Chris Mitchell - 5 - Just like Wednesday midweek! Kept popping up with very good crosses & set pieces before being eventually subbed.
Michael Flynn - 5 - Another one of those days were it looked like his legs had gone while attacking but the combination of him, Duke & MOTM Oliver kept Morecambe at one.
Ritchie Jones - 5 - Solid in centre midfield & like I said v Wednesday is getting better game by game!
Kyel Reid - 4 - First game of season yet looks like a black OB! Has his odd moment of skill or genius & rest of time looks poor with no right foot!
James Hanson - 4 - Oh my word! Where do I start with Hanson? 6'5 & only won two headers? If we're going to hoof the ball to a striker please make it one with some actual heading ability! But it shows how poor City were when his header was our best & only decent non-scoring chance!
Mark Stewart - 5 - Had a quiet game before being subbed yet his work rate was unbeatable once again!
SUBS:
Jamie Devitt - 6 - One of the trio of super subs who changed the game! The little Irish winger covered every blade of grass he could in a close MOTM attempt to get City the point.
Ross Hannah - 6 - One of the trio of super subs who changed the game! Looked quiet but when the chance to smash City level came, he took it & blew the roof of the Globe Arena & Sam Speight!
Jack Compton - 6 - One of the trio of super subs who changed the game! Him & Devitt look like a wingers dream team! They work extremely well together & did so to supply Hannah with the equalising chance!
To finish of the blog, Ten Catergories chosen by Chapalar:
Was it worth the money? It wasn't until Ross Hannah smashed in the equaliser!
City MOTM - Luke Oliver once again! He's getting better & better since Taylor left in February!
Morecambe MOTM - Fantastic for them at the back & up front as well today, Ex-City loanee Kevin Ellison.
Quote of the Match - 'Jonny (Stott) only like under 6's... or Vicky!'
Goal of the Match - The goal that sent us wild! Ross Hannah's late, late equaliser!
Moment of the Match - The scenes of joy on the away terracing following Hannah's equaliser!
Fan of the Match - For the second game in a row it's Laney! His & companies chants were another class!
Chant of the Match - 'We love you Branston because you've got no hair! We love you Branston because your everywhere! We love you Branston, City through & through!'
FB Status of the Match - Fucking loves Ross Hannah by Sam Speight.
Referee Watch - Andy Haines, less said the better!
FATWATCH - Carribob called it as Michael Bolton, so I'm letting Carribob's call be final today.
Saturday 3rd September 2011 - Globe Arena - Attendance: 4025 (1639 Visitors)
Viva La Hannahlution! If he keeps popping up with these point savers away from VP, I for one will be happy! Either that or from how Sam Speight's talking I will be left with a very sore backside!
So, upon arrival at Morecambe Dan's caravan park (I hear the comedian was top notch once again!) I, Sam, Brett, Albert, Carribob, Ellis & the other Sam made the mile walk up the road to the chippy (okay, Greggs for Carribob!) & we all had fish & chips each yet the talking point wasn't the food, it was the fact you had to pay an extra 50 pence to eat in! Scandalous! So, after that & some stealth bumming in Co-op we headed back to the Globe Arena!
The plan of action was to have some pictures with the team & get them to sign programmes, so the usual really in the pouring seaside rain was brought to an abrupt halt with the news that a crash on the M6 meant the City side was delayed & wouldn't arrive until just before kick off, scrapping that whole idea! However, the ref's decision to delay kick off by 5 minutes was appalling!
But why did the team get stuck in traffic? Answer please Phil Parkinson... The cooker broke down on the bus, we couldn't have any food so we had to stop at the services, then the traffic delayed us... Classic!
So, we headed into the ground & got ready for the game but there was a downside, Bolton showed up! The first half was a bit of a mixed, drab affair. A few decent Mitchell deliveries missed as per usual by Hanson from City & from Morecambe they had a few chances which either flew over the bar or comfortably saved by Matt Duke on his City debut between the sticks. The first half was lightened up by the new players chants created by Laney & company, some were hits with the City faithful others were not as much! Mark Stewart was booked for a challenge on Morecambe keeper Barry Roche as well (played Stewart!) But, half time came.
Half time was just a bit like the first half, very drab & mixed! If you weren't ducking from Compton's shots you were abusing or sticking up for Carribob! So, second half.
The second half saw the game spring to life! After the early exchanges to the half saw cross after cross, mostly by Chris Mitchell & Izak Reid followed by clearance after clearance by Kevin Ellison & Luke Oliver. But, some shocking City defence lead to the opener & a Morecambe goal following one hell off a goalmouth scrambe. Flynn cleared from Reid which fell to Jevons who's effort was cleared by Moore to Laurence Wilson which then deflected back off the crossbar to Danny Carlton who's shot was saved by Matt Duke before Izak Reid managed to get the ball into the back of net. Then some noise & a shocking poznan attempt took place in the Morecambe end!
Parko made the changes instantly when he pulled Mitchell off & gave Bugs Bunny, sorry Jamie Devitt a City debut. His impact was immediate & helped City! But first we had to fight off some Morecambe pressure, Flynn headed off the line, while Duke & Oliver were clearing & saving like there was no tomorrow to make sure the home side didn't double their lead! Parko felt more changes were needed & too the majority of fans delight Compton came on to replace debutant Kyel Reid (Dyslexic parents?) & Ross Hannah came on for Jame... oh, Mark Stewart.
City pushed on in an attempt to get a point, Hanson had a header saved by Roche & Laurence Wilson was booked at last for another un-fair challenge, the wingers combination of Compton & Devitt started causing Morecambe some serious problems yet Morecambe were still having the better of the chances with Ellison & sub striker Lewis Alessandra both missing great chances to double the Shrimps lead. Then in injury time it happened...
... City equalised! Get in! The wingers dream team of Devitt & Compton combined once again with Bugs, sorry Devitt whipping it over to Compton who then crossed it to Ross Hannah who's shot was slightly deflected pass Barry Roche into the bottom right corner to bring City level & send the away fans into raptures! Scenes of absolute joy & hysteria in the Bay Radio Stand were somewhat marred by a one man pitch invasion yet the point at the Globe meant so much more than people think! The pouring rain was forgotten for this moment of fan base wide joy by the seaside! So, the point was given & we headed home but here's a laugh.
On Wednesday I 'f'raped Carribob & barried to the back of the coach saying I'd discovered some train porn! (Does it even exsist?) & some of us let some steam off & took the banter off the rail! We discovered the different possibilities off train porn such as the carriage goes in & out of a tunnel before climaxing with a mass steam explosion! Yet, Carribob's reaction for once was un-usually delayed! After, some jokes & a mention of Carribob's Torquay fwiend Liam Chew Chew ;) we finally ran out of steam & the runaway train off banter came to an end!
So, the player ratings:
Matt Duke - 6 - Solid debut by the experienced keeper! Some very good saves as well as defensive clearances kept Morecambe at one goal.
Liam Moore - 5 - Looks good attacking yet poor defending, not good for a full back!
Guy Branston - 5 - Looked solid yet his speed keeps letting him down! Should of took some of the workload of Oliver & Flynn.
Luke Oliver - 7 - MOTM, Another solid performance by the 6'7 centre back! Kept Carlton & Jevons at bay as well as doing his bit attacking but wins MOTM with his performance at the back!
Robbie Threlfall - 4 - Looked poor today & Izak Reid must be looking forward to going against him at VP already!
Chris Mitchell - 5 - Just like Wednesday midweek! Kept popping up with very good crosses & set pieces before being eventually subbed.
Michael Flynn - 5 - Another one of those days were it looked like his legs had gone while attacking but the combination of him, Duke & MOTM Oliver kept Morecambe at one.
Ritchie Jones - 5 - Solid in centre midfield & like I said v Wednesday is getting better game by game!
Kyel Reid - 4 - First game of season yet looks like a black OB! Has his odd moment of skill or genius & rest of time looks poor with no right foot!
James Hanson - 4 - Oh my word! Where do I start with Hanson? 6'5 & only won two headers? If we're going to hoof the ball to a striker please make it one with some actual heading ability! But it shows how poor City were when his header was our best & only decent non-scoring chance!
Mark Stewart - 5 - Had a quiet game before being subbed yet his work rate was unbeatable once again!
SUBS:
Jamie Devitt - 6 - One of the trio of super subs who changed the game! The little Irish winger covered every blade of grass he could in a close MOTM attempt to get City the point.
Ross Hannah - 6 - One of the trio of super subs who changed the game! Looked quiet but when the chance to smash City level came, he took it & blew the roof of the Globe Arena & Sam Speight!
Jack Compton - 6 - One of the trio of super subs who changed the game! Him & Devitt look like a wingers dream team! They work extremely well together & did so to supply Hannah with the equalising chance!
To finish of the blog, Ten Catergories chosen by Chapalar:
Was it worth the money? It wasn't until Ross Hannah smashed in the equaliser!
City MOTM - Luke Oliver once again! He's getting better & better since Taylor left in February!
Morecambe MOTM - Fantastic for them at the back & up front as well today, Ex-City loanee Kevin Ellison.
Quote of the Match - 'Jonny (Stott) only like under 6's... or Vicky!'
Goal of the Match - The goal that sent us wild! Ross Hannah's late, late equaliser!
Moment of the Match - The scenes of joy on the away terracing following Hannah's equaliser!
Fan of the Match - For the second game in a row it's Laney! His & companies chants were another class!
Chant of the Match - 'We love you Branston because you've got no hair! We love you Branston because your everywhere! We love you Branston, City through & through!'
FB Status of the Match - Fucking loves Ross Hannah by Sam Speight.
Referee Watch - Andy Haines, less said the better!
FATWATCH - Carribob called it as Michael Bolton, so I'm letting Carribob's call be final today.