Irons Match Thread

1 point better than zilch...but when will we win at home??....Wish Morecambe was in our league...
 
We played well without putting goal away. Zanzala has improved alot to me particularly his hold up and link up play. I would like to see his finishing improve now! Might have been the difference between us winning and drawing today. At times in the first half are passing was really good and we looked far the better side. Second half was a bit more even. Great resilience again to come back after conceding the goal. Hughes was once again a rock. The new centre back feels like he has toto nsaila mistake in him but apart from that looks solid. Left back anderton looks solid. This season we don't seem quite as invicible in the air at the back. Teams are scoring from crosses and knockdowns. Interested to see if the new loan players can affect us positively going forward.

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Despite predicting a draw, this was a game Stanley could have won by half-time, such was our domination in the first 45 minutes.
The Iron looked as rusty as the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz. Unfortunately, our Kee free attack was even rustier.
Zanzala was given the privilege of leading the attack for a full 90 minutes. Here was his moment in the spotlight, his chance to shine.
Instead he gave an outstanding performance - as 'The Invisible Man'.
If Kayden Jackson was a white shark, deadly in attack, then Zanzala looked like a basking shark. Slow, lumbering & toothless.
Mid way through the second half the Iron sharpened up their act & began to boss the game.
From being in total control, the inevitable result of not taking your chances came back to bite us on the bum when, on 80 minutes Scunny pulled off daylight robbery by scoring.
Two minutes later, Conneely pulled out a 'get out of jail' card & showed our forwards how to do it by smashing in a vital equaliser.
Never been so relieved before to actually win a point.
Hurry back Billy Boy!
 
First half was an epic performance, our midfield was so solid. second half scrappy and Scunthorpe finished stronger.
Hard to pick a MOTM.
Zanzala does not look good enough to me but I’d like to see him get a run of games to know for sure. If we have three in central midfield then surely we need someone who runs around a lot on their own rather than Billy. Maybe the Bolton forward is the answer?

A few more observations:
Ripley - I like him. Not afraid to ping out some long balls to our wingers.
Finley - much quieter game than last home game, still looks class at times
Clark - is a championship player
Voulez Vous song about Hughes - is awful. The one about Jimmy John and Eric Whalley is however, a banger.
Anderton - left back spot is his
Ref - 3 mins of injury time???? Just bonkers. Should have been six.

Finally, Ripley made history in the second half. First player to hoof it over the roof of the new stand.
 
Speaking of the new stand, what was the atmosphere like today? On my rare trip north for the Gills game, I thought it was very flat except for the first and last 15 minutes- maybe because of the open side?
 
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