How great to see us play the ball on the deck for a bit! We are a decent side when we do so.

I had a feeling it was going to be one of theose games where it was not going to go in but at last luck shone our way.

Flinders - 7 not much to do but did most things well.
Hartley 7 - he played well today!
Collins - 7 - struggled a bit at first with the centre forward but got to grips with him as the game went on. A real leader
Liddle 6.5 - did quite well but not as well as collins
Austin 7 - an excellent player! Probably not his best game but still motm!
Ritchie Humphries 7 - actually played quite well. Apart from a few dodgy passes in the first half he barely put a foot wrong. The pass to put brown one on one with the keeper was exquisite.
Monky 7. Was the best player in the first half but vanished in the second
Jones 7 - plenty of running
Larkin - 6 - average
Boyd 6.5 - played badly but at least started to put himself about a bit when the fans started getting on his back. An extra .5 for the goal.
Brown 7 - Excellent. They couldnd handle him when he runs with the ball.

It was a HUGE result for us today with some tricky games around the corner. If we play football we can do well this season.

ps, the referee was a absolute bounder and gave us nothing all game. We did well to beat 12 men today.

Concurring with the big lad!

Two main thoughts on yesterday.

1. The save the keeper made from Monkhouse's shot in the second half was the best seen at the Vic in many years. Was stood in line with Monkhouse and the goal. It would have been impossible for Monkhouse to hit the shot any better. The keeper had no right to get near it. To keep it out was unbelievable.

2. The performance was great but with one big caveat. The ball was curled exquisitely from the wing, taking the keeper out of the equation and dropping at the back post eight or nine times. We don't have a forward who attacks those balls. That's the peril of playing two creative forwards. If Ritchie Barker had played yesterday we would have won 5-0. Against better sides than Orient not putting those chances away will cost us. Having said that I'd start with Brown and Boyd again next game because its great to watch. The puzzle yesterday was that Adam Boyd didn't get into the game until the second half. But he did enjoy himself then - showing impressive strength holding the ball up in addition to the skill on display.

I only went to the bog at half time

Looking back at my comments re Monky, I did give him a 7, I thought he played well. I probably should have said he had a poorer second half than he did in the first half rather than 'vanished'. Obviously you are right re his shots and crosses. I thought he was back to his best in the first half but was a bit quiter in the second.

Im not sure what you are getting at re my comments about Boydy. I said he started badly which he certainly did. The fans started to get on his back and then he started playing. He played better as the game went on but if a player only plays well for part of a game then I dont think 6.5 is an unfair score.

Re Ritchie, I dont know what your point is there. I said he played well, which he did so gave him a 7. When he plays well I say so but the majority of the time he is poor. What is wrong with me saying that?

Just Dibble trying to stir shit again when it aint needed. I also gave him a 7, thought he did very well for a change.

If he reckons Monkhouse 'vanished second half' I'd question whether he was at the game....

I believe he has already commented on that. He didnt do as much as the first half when he was immense. Thinks thats all he meant. Still probably my motm. I just wish he could be up for the game like that all the time. When he got switched to the right he kept coming into the centre and he is frightening when he is on the ball in the middle of the pitch, especially with players around him who like the ball on the deck and who have good control.

He was all over in the second half, he didn't get into the game for the first half an hour that's why Larkin and Monkhouse swapped wings that was the point our performance picked up. I know opinions differ but if you think he was more effective first half I really do question if me and you were watching the same game!

To suggest he wasnt in the game for the first half hour is ridiculous. Id have to question you were watching the same game.

im not getting involved in a petty squabble after a perfromance like that. The guy was class and if he does that every week then were laughing. FACT.

If Turner thought he was playing well why did he swap him? What did he do in the first half an hour? Name one instance were he created something?

It's a not petty squabble just a few questions.

Do you think the two are related?? Or was he sussing out the defence, 'cos obviously the Millhouse and Town End gripers are far better professionals than Adam Boyd. Well, they've been at it for much longer. And anyway, it doesn't matter what happens on the pitch, the 'opinion' is much more important.

Good to see the disagreement on the win anyway...

Even fervent admirers of Adam would after admit that he does some strange things on the pitch. He seems to have a very large repertoire of moves, including errors that other players wouldn't 'commit' as well as brilliance other players aren't capable of (at this level.)

Leeds Grabec!!

Im not sure if they are related but he got a heck of a lot of abuse during the first half, some of it WAY over the top. He seemed to respond in the right way though and started playing. He was dreadful early on and looked like he was set for one of his "disinterested" performances. Fortunately he snapped out of it. He still had a very mixed game, some great stuff and some very bad. On the whole though he got us the goal and the 3 points so well done to him.