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Originally Posted by new red
Got a great three points, wont say well earned. A poor first half performance and the sending off was the turning point as Torquay were the better side in the first half. Craney had a shocking game and then came up with a cracker of a goal. Felt we were lucky today. Not the best performance from Winnard or Hessey but Cisak made a couple of good saves and IMHO deserved MOM. Couldnt play their normal passing as pitch was like a sand pit.
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Don't agree. I don't think Torquay were better than us in any department. I thought the points were very well earned, and Craney wasn't half as bad as other posters have made out. Plenty of good football from the Reds, especially in the second half. It's often difficult to look good against 10 men who batten down the hatches, though why we kept 4 defenders on against their two up front was a bit frustrating. Joey impressed me for the first time this season, and Joyce had a good game. However , if our defenders hadn't tried to find touch so often a la Twickenham I think things would have been a lot easier. McConville showed why he is on the bench nowadays with a horrible lob into the goalies hands when a simple lob would have put us out of sight, plus another poor finish from a good chance, as well as the awful corner mentioned by Cashy which set Torquay up for a breakaway and possible equaliser. I enjoyed the match, unlike those of us who seem to expect Barcelona-type displays every game.