Thank Christ for that. Thank for not letting us down Alex Revell, I had £5 at 6-1 for first goal scorer. Its a small victory against the bookies. Every little helps!
As for the game..
I thought Karouche was man of the match purely for his effort and enthusiasm. That's not normally enough, but he must have run a thousand miles. Not sure about quality in front of goal yet...but...
Matt Ritchie has the obvious stand out quality. I was a bit frustrated on a few occasions when he should have passed, and also he has to cut inside to cross. But I may be being a bit harsh
Magera - clearly not fully fit. Did OK, won some headers, but not a big powerful man. What a shot that hit the post, real quality.
Di Vita - Did OK out for a striker being played on the wing. Not a winger though.
Ferry - was OK but no more.
McCormack - Poor game I thought, but has a "presence"
Kennedy - Mostly did OK. Sometimes didn't
Comazzi - Thought he looked OK today, but its true he's slower than Gary Elkins
Flint - Commanding in the air. Ifilesque in the pass.
Caddis - Good footballer, not so useful in the air.
Abdulla - looked to have a decent touch and a good engine. Looked smaller than I imagined him, Curtis Weston physique.
Keeper - talked well. Kicked well. Flapped at one cross. Impossible to say if he's good as he had no real saves to make.
Connell - not a bad first touch on the pitch. Took second well too. Peach of crosses right on his head.
Though it was a hard working and determined display. Sometimes it got a bit scrappy in the air, but for the most part it was a controlling performance and for once the result went right.
Nice to see the show of support to Di Canio with the buunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnndle after the first goal.
The Achilles heel was evident too. For some reason on set pieces Flint shrinks 6 inches, Caddis needs a step ladder, Comazzi (or Devera) vanish totally. We need to sort this out. That said, Rotherham were just as ineffective.
Good performance. Great win. Lets make sure we kick on..
