Not the strangest day of football I've encountered in 25 years of the game, but is up there somewhere.

Reserve grade 1-1 with Jesmond taking the lead and then having 'keeper sent off for bringing down runaway striker outside the box after misjudging challenge. Everyone has their own opinion on such decisions, I was ok with the red card, others argued that strikers touch was taking him away from goal. Young bloke who only signed a fortnight ago grabbed the gloves and did well. Can't be too disappointed with getting a draw.

1sts was a very strange game and as posted last night, we were certainly lucky to have gotten the 3 points. Any time you get 3 penalties and win 4-3 this has to be the case.

1-0 Olympic with our keeper, who has been very solid, having one slip through his hands.
2-0 Olympic with a superb free kick top corner after a silly foul given away by us. Unstoppable.
2-1 Olympic with their defender handling in the box, not intentional, but hand ball nonetheless. Pen put away.
H/T.
3-1 Olympic with a well worked team goal. Midfielder caught out, another slipped over then their midfield worked a beautiful string of passes to cut our defence open and finish.
3-2 Olympic with nothing short of a clumsy challenge in the box. How this can be argued is beyond me. Pen put away.
3-3 3rd penalty of the game, another for handball. I turned as the event happened so didn't see it the best but will admit was surprised when given. Also, the general consensus here was tough call. Pen put away.
4-3 Jesmond. Cross from our right back called for by their keeper, who didn't get there and our left back showed more urgency to get there in front of there stopper for what proved to be the winner.

Anyone can argue all they want but that's how I saw it.

Thanks to the couple of Olympic players and officials to point out that we can't be happy with that performance and we were lucky to win. Here we were in a little bubble thinking we'd played well. Note, sarcasm. We sung the song hard and celebrated the victory - not the performance. We will deal with the performance at training because that was our second worst of the season. We will analyse why we conceded the 3 and try to improve. I wonder if other teams self-analyse their failings or maybe look for someone to blame...???

Olympic complained on the day about swearing and name calling. Then also about time wasting and gamesmanship. If gamesmanship is not running to collect the ball if leading as full time approaches then so be it. We did not once feign injury or similar and the one time our player took too long at a throw-in he was given a yellow card. As for swearing and name calling I guess most of the time it is he said, she said but it's not something we're known for getting involved in. However, have a look at a couple of posts above.... Then google "pot, kettle, black"