Matchday Thread - PNE v Yeovil (9/9/11)

[Drunks]

Thanks 6pence for the updates

 

[6pence]

Many thanks for all the updates - and for keeping it at 4-3! Much appreciated.

Another middle of the night game coming up for me midweek as well 🙁

Always happy to report on a win 🙂

 

[dholdi]

How do you keep up with the match 6pence ?

 

[sofaofthedamned]

Another middle of the night game coming up for me midweek as well 🙁

Always happy to report on a win 🙂

Cheers boss! I've got player, but couldn't deal with losing, so looked at your updates from the corner of my eye instead 😀

 

[6pence]

But u just see the 4-4 at first! Nevermind good win!

Try looking from a more positive perspective 😉

4 wins in a row now - that is a better number 4 🙂

 

[6pence]

How do you keep up with the match 6pence ?

PNE Player, with a bit of interpreting what they are saying. A lot of fast typing as well.

 

[pneadi]

6 pence good job as always pal
Nice one

 

[dholdi]

PNE Player, with a bit of interpreting what they are saying. A lot of fast typing as well.

Nice, I had the radio on as well and you were almost as quick as them.
As others have said, who must not be able to listen to the radio, it must be appreciated.

 

[ernest]

Great - we obviously have the firepower to score as many goals as we need, but the defence still seems a bit inconsistent. It does seem that if Carlisle is not right at the top of his game then we may be a bit wobbly. But we have got the points - that is all that matters.

 

[al]

We were so lucky to win tonight. Yeovil had 2 clear cut chances at the end to equalise. Looked shaky at the back all game but excellent going forward at times.

 

[carlins_leap]

Happy with the win and some really great attacking play.
Some individual class as well as some great link up play going forward - particularly Mellor and Proctor late on.

Shocking, shocking defending at times though. Thorough lack of organisation at the back.
To concede 3 at home to a poor side is not encouraging & I fear better teams will slaughter us.

 

[Randall Flagg]

We were so lucky to win tonight. Yeovil had 2 clear cut chances at the end to equalise. Looked shaky at the back all game but excellent going forward at times.

Disagree. We were very unlucky. Hit the woodwork 3 times and had numerous other chances. If they'd equalised it would have been a travesty. Shaky defending I agree, but we deserved the 3 points.

 

[al]

Disagree. We were very unlucky. Hit the woodwork 3 times and had numerous other chances. If they'd equalised it would have been a travesty. Shaky defending I agree, but we deserved the 3 points.

Oh I agree we deserved the 3 points overall, but it should never have got to the situation at the end where they had simple opportunities to equalise.

 

[Randall Flagg]

Oh I agree we deserved the 3 points overall, but it should never have got to the situation at the end where they had simple opportunities to equalise.

True. Just can't believe we didn't get at least 7 tonight. A coat of paint away time after time!

 

[PNE Chris]

Disagree. We were very unlucky. Hit the woodwork 3 times and had numerous other chances. If they'd equalised it would have been a travesty. Shaky defending I agree, but we deserved the 3 points.

Got to agree with this. Carlisle wasn't up to it tonight, and Proctor was looking lost at times but overall a good attacking performance . The game wasn't helped by the officials, to book Parry for simulation when he was running at full speed with the ball and contact was made was a terrible decision, made even worse when he awards Yeovil a penalty for handball which Carlisle could do nothing about.

That said I have never laughed so much at a football game, hope their players injury isn't too bad but couldn't help but laugh when he fell over.

 

[shabbagaz]

Superb attacking performance tonight and well deserving of the three points. Should've been a lot more comfortable but we were very unlucky.

As already said though, it shouldn't have come to the situation where Yeovil could've snatched a point. Some very poor defending and the normally solid Clarke Carlisle had a poor game. Another clanger from Turner too - someone I've become 'uncertain' about.

Don't want to dwell on the negatives though. All our goals were extremely well worked and that was a real team performance. Coutts, Mellor & Proctor the best players on the park IMO - Mellor getting my MOTM for the best performance I've seen from him in a North End shirt.

Now to bask in the 3 points for the rest of the night! 😉

 

[Magic Sponge]

Ok it should never have got to 4-3 and us struggling to hang on at the death. We were so much the better team in the second half it was embarrassing at times. If Procter makes it 4-1 instead of hitting the post it was game over. We then went to sleep, Turner makes a complete hash of a long range shot and we lose another to a dodgy pen.
If we had scored 6 or 7 they could have had no complaints. Defence needs to improve, why is Parry at left back ?. Overall deserved to win by more goals, we must improve and keep concentrating at the back.

 

[frogonastick]

Thought we were just complacent at the back, if we'd not got 3 points from that I'd be fuming.

But 4 straight wins, just need to make it 5 now

 

[BJW95]

Everything has been pretty much covered, but I thought the Yeovil players couldn't get near Hume, he was on a mission tonight.

 

[Fibber McGee]

Ok it should never have got to 4-3 and us struggling to hang on at the death. We were so much the better team in the second half it was embarrassing at times. If Procter makes it 4-1 instead of hitting the post it was game over. We then went to sleep, Turner makes a complete hash of a long range shot and we lose another to a dodgy pen.
If we had scored 6 or 7 they could have had no complaints. Defence needs to improve, why is Parry at left back ?. Overall deserved to win by more goals, we must improve and keep concentrating at the back.

1) There's no-one else.
2) He's been playing well there, so would probably keep his place if Smith were fit.