The highs and the lows of a football fan are manifold. You're riding high in April, shot down in May.
THREE NIL
This week I was pleased to see Brentford travel to Swansea and come away with a 3-0 win. A goal apiece for Said Benrahma and Bryan Mbeumo sandwiched an own goal to produce this result.
Then I turned to Southend and got a shock. My old mates in Southend were posting up about the worst result of the season. Southend were taking on Doncaster Rovers at home and went down 7-1.
SEVEN ONE
Was it the Sol Campbell influence? This guy is so soft we don't have to put any effort in? Isaac Hutchinson scored from a free kick in the 11th minute but after that it seems that Southend were inviting Doncaster to score which they did with alacrity.
It seems that Gary Waddock was indeed a Gary Wassock and his tenure as manager has ended. The report I read states that Sol Campbell was appointed 30 minutes before the Doncaster match. Maybe, therefore, it was the fact that there was a managerial vacancy that led to the score. I think 30 minutes is insufficient to drill your squad to play the way you want them to. If Sol tried, he clearly failed.
More to the point, the fact that Southend had two men sent off and were playing with nine players is more likely to have predicated the result. Over to you Sol. There is clearly plenty of work to be done.
THREE ONE
Next up came Exeter travelling to Scunthorpe. The ex league leaders seem to have hit a rut and are not winning like they used to. A 30 yard screamer gave Scunthorpe the lead but Exeter quickly came level within 3 minutes. Matt Jay found the bottom corner with his cross shot.
Leaving the English Football League behind we turn to the Southern League.
THREE TWO
Tiverton were involved in a see-saw match at Weston-super-Mare. Weston took the lead from the penalty spot. Not to worry, Josh Key and Jordan Bastin put Tiverton into a 2-1 half time lead. Sadly the second half belonged to Weston and the home side came away with a 3-2 win.
I nearly went to the Wednesday match but my wife booked me in for a flu jab and I was notified when our next door neighbour could not get home that the main road that I would have had to use was closed in both directions. I missed a good one.
FOUR TWO
There is too little information on this match but I did find something on facebook.
"2-1 down to a dubious penalty. Three goals in five minutes see Town to a fully deserved 4-2 win. A brace from Ace a header from Callum and a 28 yard stinger from Jordan."
The last match in this section is the one I was looking forward to as Arsenal took on Vitoria from Portugal last night.
I was able to watch it live on BT Sport and was slightly stunned when Vitoria took the lead. Gabriel Martinelli scored the equaliser before Vitoria retook the lead in no time. Arsenal do seem to have this schoolboy habit of relaxing once they score. For most of the rest of the match Vitoria defended well and Arsenal could find no way through. The introduction of Ceballos and Guendouzi promised some service for the front men but they made little difference although Guendouzi earned the free kick that led to the winning goal.
The star of the show was Nicolas Pepe who came on late and scored from a well taken free kick in the 80th minute. Then, after Guendouzi had won the free kick in the 90th minute repeated his feat from the dead ball situation. At long last, Arsenal have somebody who is a threat from free kicks. I used to wonder why Arsenal always took free kicks quickly and starting passing moved immediately. Now it is obvious. We never had anyone who knew how to kick the ball. WE DO NOW!
So, a week of a mixed bag but it ended Thursday night with a last minute winner. Great watching.
THREE NIL
This week I was pleased to see Brentford travel to Swansea and come away with a 3-0 win. A goal apiece for Said Benrahma and Bryan Mbeumo sandwiched an own goal to produce this result.
Then I turned to Southend and got a shock. My old mates in Southend were posting up about the worst result of the season. Southend were taking on Doncaster Rovers at home and went down 7-1.
SEVEN ONE
Was it the Sol Campbell influence? This guy is so soft we don't have to put any effort in? Isaac Hutchinson scored from a free kick in the 11th minute but after that it seems that Southend were inviting Doncaster to score which they did with alacrity.
It seems that Gary Waddock was indeed a Gary Wassock and his tenure as manager has ended. The report I read states that Sol Campbell was appointed 30 minutes before the Doncaster match. Maybe, therefore, it was the fact that there was a managerial vacancy that led to the score. I think 30 minutes is insufficient to drill your squad to play the way you want them to. If Sol tried, he clearly failed.
More to the point, the fact that Southend had two men sent off and were playing with nine players is more likely to have predicated the result. Over to you Sol. There is clearly plenty of work to be done.
THREE ONE
Next up came Exeter travelling to Scunthorpe. The ex league leaders seem to have hit a rut and are not winning like they used to. A 30 yard screamer gave Scunthorpe the lead but Exeter quickly came level within 3 minutes. Matt Jay found the bottom corner with his cross shot.
Leaving the English Football League behind we turn to the Southern League.
THREE TWO
Tiverton were involved in a see-saw match at Weston-super-Mare. Weston took the lead from the penalty spot. Not to worry, Josh Key and Jordan Bastin put Tiverton into a 2-1 half time lead. Sadly the second half belonged to Weston and the home side came away with a 3-2 win.
I nearly went to the Wednesday match but my wife booked me in for a flu jab and I was notified when our next door neighbour could not get home that the main road that I would have had to use was closed in both directions. I missed a good one.
FOUR TWO
There is too little information on this match but I did find something on facebook.
"2-1 down to a dubious penalty. Three goals in five minutes see Town to a fully deserved 4-2 win. A brace from Ace a header from Callum and a 28 yard stinger from Jordan."
The last match in this section is the one I was looking forward to as Arsenal took on Vitoria from Portugal last night.
I was able to watch it live on BT Sport and was slightly stunned when Vitoria took the lead. Gabriel Martinelli scored the equaliser before Vitoria retook the lead in no time. Arsenal do seem to have this schoolboy habit of relaxing once they score. For most of the rest of the match Vitoria defended well and Arsenal could find no way through. The introduction of Ceballos and Guendouzi promised some service for the front men but they made little difference although Guendouzi earned the free kick that led to the winning goal.
The star of the show was Nicolas Pepe who came on late and scored from a well taken free kick in the 80th minute. Then, after Guendouzi had won the free kick in the 90th minute repeated his feat from the dead ball situation. At long last, Arsenal have somebody who is a threat from free kicks. I used to wonder why Arsenal always took free kicks quickly and starting passing moved immediately. Now it is obvious. We never had anyone who knew how to kick the ball. WE DO NOW!
So, a week of a mixed bag but it ended Thursday night with a last minute winner. Great watching.
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