It’s the result that counts, of course and quite simply we got it.
But while I’m elated that we’ve reached the final, it doesn’t necessarily mean I’m happy about the performance.
We started ok and then sat back deeper in the first half, which it seems many of us weren’t happy about.
The second half, we were also very cagey and I thought we were playing a risky game.
Johnstone had had a pretty good game and had hardly had to get his gloves warm, yet he somehow managed to handle outside his area and for me, should have been sent off.
This resulted in a free kick just outside the box, that Downing hit the bar with.
If that had gone in, lord knows what might have happened.
Don’t get me wrong. over the two legs, I think we were more the cleverer side.
And that’s down to experience.
Hutton was excellent again, as were Chester and Terry. How well do they combine?
But I’m listening to the after match chat and they’re saying Boro just didn’t do enough.
Given that they didn’t have a shot on target, I have to agree.
Boro just made too much running of the game for my liking, but I’d expect a different game against Fulham.
I didn’t mention Grealish yet, did I?
He’s really starting to look the part.
But what pleased me more than anything was that this team look like they’re fighting for each other.
And if that’s the case, we have every chance of anything.
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I have always backed Hutton especially after he got Red for taking the Dutch bloke out against Arsenal at VP.
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I can understand the tactics used against Boro and after all they did work. In the away leg after we scored they huffed and puffed but I’m not even sure they had a shot on target.
I’m hoping that Bruce tells the team to just go for it against Fulham. I think they have some weaknesses at the back we can exploit and they don’t like being on the back foot. If we sit back against them we’ll lose.
So expecting different tactics for certain. However we’ve done amazingly well just to get to Wembley and I’d have well settled for that at the start of the season. It’s just one game and there’s a good chance we might lose, however, for me it won’t be the end of the world if we do lose so long as we lose well. Thinking back to the bad old days of the Prem when we wouldn’t have won a game if the other side had walked off the pitch at 80 minutes we’ve come a long way.
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Yippee.. sorry lads suddenly lost astonvillanewsand views. I’m blaming Nath.😀☺ joking,
B6, still don’t know what’s going on with me losing the site suddenly all them replies from me trying to understand what’s happened, them like button are not showing on posts gone but are now. I owe you a like .
Bill
I have given your tests a like to check it is working as you may not get many on your posts……………UTV
Rocky, your likes are there but not the comments, I got you comment by e/mail
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B6, big like…..
yeah your bad.the sweeping statement wasn’t meant for B6, it was aimed at those who have slated hutton from day 1 and then same ppl saying he deserves a new contract which i found hypocritical.
next time i make statements of any generalization, i will make sure i include some exclusions. so no need to get our panties in a twist. no need to deliver fishes in a bulletproof jacket or put a horse severed head in my bed
please like me please not been this unpopular since i had the measles
i think bill has broken the site i am off the brum’s site to play with jvillan
Can i come Nath, please.
Can i come Nath Please.
Can i come Nath.
Sorry about this think I’ve sorted it now. Hopefully.
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