Frickley Away

[daves]

Apart from the play-off semi-final another boggy ground where the referee's always seem to be 'homer's'.
Oh boy would I love to drive home from this game with a big smile on my face and tuck-in to a celebratory KFC on the way.
A win here would be colossal.
A draw would be a very good result.
Frecks has done a great job at Frickley to take them from relegation candidates to play-off contenders and this game will be very difficult but hugely rewarding if we pulled it off.
And with 2 games in hand we could almost cement a place in the play-offs by the end of this month.
So far, the lads have taken every obstacle in their stride and approached each game very well prepare and Graham knows a lot about Frecks and his teams. But likewise, Frecks knows plenty about Graham and I think this game will be a massive game of Chess between the two of them - and that will make it a very tense and intensive football match - I just know our group of fans will all be a little bit 'greyer' by the time its finished!!
But it don't matter if your top of the league or bottom, every game from now on is going to be so important to where we finish in that top 5.
Frickley is a very passionate place to go, their supporters are generally a noisy lot and can sometimes sway a referee's mindset and decision making. So we need our support to be just as vocal as theirs, and boy did it make a difference in that semi-final.
Its great to be involved in this title and promotion challenge and if we make it one way or the other, the amazing support our fans have given this season, will be one of the reasons our club has achieved another privileged status in the football pyramid.
Can we do?
Sure as hell we can.
Up The Dannies

[Dean]

I'd love to be joining you up on that slag heap side of the ground, but i'm in Brazil for the next 10 days so will miss out. I'll be following on the Twitter. Up the Reds!

[Gary]

Well that wasn’t very good lost 1.0 without a shot on target I think all game

[daniels]

We all thought this would be a test,and
So it was.
Never an easy place to go But we must not dwell on.maybe not our best and leek won again.
But we look strong still for 2nd which would give us home games in play offs .
Looking at the table wouldn't rule out home to Frickley in play off semi......
That would be interesting....
Keep the Faith.

[Dean]

Leek look like they’re in unstoppable form, but let’s not give it up yet.
Leek will surely have a wobble at some point.
We need to get back to winning ways asap, and hopefully some pressure from us will see them have an off day soon and maybe crumble a bit.
Plenty of sides have thrown away bigger leads than 5 points

[StamfordShrew]

Well that’s my third visit to Frickley and hopefully my last, what a depressing place to watch football, a run down ground, a pitch that resembles the meadows after the fairs been on it and a slope that makes 1 corner 20 feet higher than the other.
A scrappy game with us unable to play a passing game on, however we had the better of the chances in the first half and on another day would have seen us in front at the break, Frickley scored with their only shot on target although he was free to place it past Heystead.
But what an awful style of football Frecklington has instilled there, hoof to front men, feel sorry for the fans to watch that week in week out, if we get them at home in the playoffs then there’s only going to be one winner.
On leaving the ground after a thoroughly depressing day I was just glad my car had all 4 wheels left on it.

[weareleeds]

Only been once play off semi and I'm sure that day frickley thought exactly the same has you mr shrew in football take nothing for granted. Next game we must bounce back with a win to keep on putting pressure on leek has a leeds follower we all no what pressure can do bad day all round yesterday but got more faith in stamford to come back fighting

[squibey]

Sorry to say officials not up to scratch again 6 yellows for them 2 for us plus red for graham poss something said potholes on way out more deeper than mineshafts lol

[daves]

Starting line-up second half???!!!
End of story.

[Gary]

Agree the switch to 3 at the back and switching wrighty to right back was a mistake whether OBH was injured and withdrawn or not the move to 3 was what did us as we didn’t look troubled until then and from there onwards we looked in trouble with no real way back.

[anon]

Not nice to lose the unbeaten away record nor the 15 game unbeaten run since we lost to Carlton at home in December. If I recall our unbeaten home record 2 seasons ago was also ended by Frickley around this time of the season, and don't think we could've had our first defeat in months to a team as vile as them. Didn't travel myself, the playoff semi final will hopefully be my only ever visit. Stats suggested we didn't have a shot on target all game?? But wasn't there so can't comment on the actual performance. Lineup second half makes sense, 3-5-2 it seemed like with the players on the pitch to push men forward to find a goal, we didnt and they did. But if we were playing better beforehand it is confusing, can only assume OBH must've been injured because to take him off in the form he's in..??
The goal was uploaded to their twitter and it was an unbelievable first touch from ex Football League player Margetts it has to be said before putting it past Haystead.
One to put behind us because Leek were allowed to pull away a bit further but obviously far from over. Kidsgrove at home on Saturday, where a win is imperative.

[Geoff]

I notice our friends at Frickley have been deducted 3pts tonight.