Originally Posted by
belchardo
i thought we weren't as bad as i was fearing we would be.
we were certainly rusty, and i know we were only playing the team we'll be battling for the wooden spoon, but their goal came from a miscommunication which i would expect will improve with time, and we had for the most part the better chances.
abbas added a lot when he came on but faded very quickly. our fullbacks looked like midgets and will be a problem for us throughout the season i think. najjarine was pretty good, particularly later in the game, but his defence was pretty woeful on a few occasions.
does anybody know what o'donovan got carded for? he barely even touched stensness. and what the hell was topor going ballistic about not long before half time? thought the refereeing was incredibly inconsistent - how the hell did bozanic not get a red for that challenge on hoffman? didn't even get a yellow and then later on in the game the ref was handed them out for far less dangerous challenges. hopefully the brave new world will bring in some fulltime referees.