Att 569 
Dixon yellow for complaining.   Wauchope is not good enough.          1=1.     79 mins

Yates rescues Ilkeston with a brilliant save.  Good play Wauchope to find Wafula but  he's given offside.  
Great save by Bancroft at full stretch.   Daniel shot deflected wide.      1-1.    89 mins 

Last edited by Matchman (23/2/2025 3:18 AM)

Shameful - an early reaction. Look back back to the last six games. And their recent form...
Ilson have lost their way. And, today, I chose not to join Alex's league because I was thinking defeat and going to preict a draw - but after last time there might be sonspiracy theories....

You all know I cannot bet on a defeat. So I was thinking 2-2, not great, I agree. But let's see. Deakin needs to up the motivation big time. I thought Ilson were home and dried for the play offs. I'm getting concerned now. What a waste of a season if not!... Come on guys!

plymrob wrote:

Shameful - an early reaction. Look back back to the last six games. And their recent form...
Ilson have lost their way. And, today, I chose not to join Alex's league because I was thinking defeat and going to preict a draw - but after last time there might be sonspiracy theories....

You all know I cannot bet on a defeat. So I was thinking 2-2, not great, I agree. But let's see. Deakin needs to up the motivation big time. I thought Ilson were home and dried for the play offs. I'm getting concerned now. What a waste of a season if not!... Come on guys!

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Yes it was an immediate reaction and I was so frustrated that we couldn't beat such an inferior side. That must be the worst Blyth Spartans team in 125 years. They were poor but they did gave it everything they'd got to hold us to a draw and got a standing ovation at full time for their achievement. The penalty was really soft but we didn't think it mattered at the time. We had a similar appeal at the other end and Abdullah got booked for a dive. The fact is we now have nobody to put the ball in the net. First half we were awful but in mitigation there was a swirling wind we were kicking into.  Second half we were better but didn't take the chances that came our way. 
One win in the last six matches means we're now very much outsiders for the playoffs.

 

Last edited by Matchman (24/2/2025 2:06 PM)

This was only the second Ilkeston game I have seen in two years so I was just pleased to have made a short journey down the A1 to Croft Park to watch my team. 
in the early stages of the game Ilkeston looked what they which is a team far superior to Blyth who have had an awful season but are just happy to be still existing. Ilkeston completely dominates possession and Blyth rarely ventured into the Ilkeston half. Ilkeston missed a few good chances and paid the price when Blyth won a soft penalty on a rare excursion into the box. Ilkeston then became ragged as Blyth gained in confidence. The team seemed dismayed that they were losing. Deaks made four substitutions at the break and the Robins looked a much more dynamic team in the second half. The one goal they got did not reflect their dominance and despite the much improved effort in the second half they did not get the break they were looking for. Personally I think the team lacked the confidence to do the things they must have been doing all season. The team probably need the help of Lady Luck to re kickstart their season but whether they are good enough to go up is open to debate. The bigger question might be is the club as a whole ready for promotion!

I don’t think you need to apologise about anything. I could see how frustrating it must to watch Ilkeston play such a poor side and fail to make their superiority tell. I have since  watched the video highlights and it does show that some of the Ilkeston was very poor indeed or at least sloppy by their usual standards. There is nothing wrong with being passionate about your football club. When I lived in Ilkeston I could be in a mood for weeks after a poor result. Overall the weekend was not great for me. Ilkeston drew against the bottom club. Alnwick let slip an early lead and lost to a team near the bottom. Forest went 1-0 up big cheer and then were 4-1 within ten minutes. My fourth club Liverpool and particularly Mo Salah cheered me up by the evening by whipping Manchester City! So three downs and one up!