Here we go again another Sunday morning another away trip this time to the Griff & Coton Sporting Complex... the first major obstacle we had to achieve as a team was getting into the changing rooms… after a few choice words from a lot of players, it was finally opened by some chap “who so big and tough looking he actually blocked any of us getting in and yet the bag over his shoulder told it’s on tale!
The Crown had their fifth goalkeeper on show today, with Neil Badge taking the gloves in hand and did quite well having a couple of saves to make. The reason for his debut I hear you ask? Roker is still injured possibly available in 2 weeks; Josh Cooper also injured due back next week, Sam Taylor currently in Turkey talking to Galatasaray, with a potential move in the January window, leaving the net duty to Badge.
Our manager will fill in his report in due course, but suffice to say Crown never really looked in any danger of conceding this week, a good solid defence, helped out with some good midfield battling, which paved the way for Daz Dann to open his account for the season with his first of the game, to put Crown 1 nil up on 17 minutes. Dale Badge then made sure the points were traveling back along the A444 to Bond Gate with the games second gaol & his fourth of the season!Spcial mention to Chris Lumb for his outstanding contributions to falling over, although questions were being asked when Roker, who was taking photographic images again, ran onto the pitch with the Medi-Bag, apparently asked Chris how he was, whilst still taking pictorial images of him!
ATTLEBORO MILLS VS CROWN 23/9/2012
THE REAL REPORT,,, TURNING UP AT THE GRIFF AND COTON THIS WEEK WAS GOING TO BE A TEST, MILLS CURRENTLY TOP OF THE LEAGUE WINNING TWO FROM TWO AND THE CROWN STRUGGLING THROUGH CUPS AND DRAWING IN THE LEAGUE, ALSO BROUGHT OUT OF RETIREMENT VETERAN NEIL BADGE THROWN INTO THE STICKS, BUT AGAINST THE ODDS THE CROWN STILL PRODUCE A TEAM WORTHY OF THE CAUSE. STRAIGHT INTO THE GAME THE CROWN SHOWED THE MORE VIGOUR ATTACKING FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE PITCH CREATING CHANCES IN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES WITH JORDAN KELLY MISSING A VIRTUAL SITTER,BUT TO NO AVAIL THE CROWN WERE PERSISTANT NEVER ALLOWING THE MILLS INTO THE GAME, THE MILLS FINNALLY GET THE BALL INTO THE CROWNS HALF ATTACKING THROUGH THE MIDDLE ,A BIT OF A LOOSE BALL FALLS TO A MILLS PLAYER FROM 18 YDS TO WHICH HE HIT WITH PACE BUT ONLY TO LET VETERAN NEIL BADGE TO PULL OF THE SAVE OF THE MATCH , THE GAME CONTINUES WITH THE CROWN ON THE ATTACK LUMBY SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF FOOTBALL CONTROLLING HIS DEFENSIVE POSITION AND GETTING THE BALL UP THE WING TO LIAM ,THROWN IN TO DAS DAN WHO SNEEKS THE BALL INTO THE NET TO BREAK HIS GOAL DROUGHT 1/0, ,THE CROWN THIS HALF STILL KEPT ATTACKING SHOWING A TIMES THERE WAS MORE IN THE TANK,
THE SECOND HALF STARTS OFF MORE OR LESS THE SAME BUT AFTER 5 MINS THE CROWN DROP OFF LETTING THE MILLS HAVE MOST OF THE BALL CROWN DEFENCE STOOD UP TO THE CHALLENGE DAS BURRIDGE ON FORM MAKING SURE THERE BIG SUBS WERE NOT HAVING ANY OF THE BALL ALSO CARNY AND JORDAN WERE WORKING HARD TO HOLD BACK THE MILLS ATTACK , THE CROWN SEEMED TO GO TO SLEEP FOR TEN MINUTES GETTING FRUSTATED IN THE MIDDLE DALE AND NUDGE JUST LOOSING TRACK, GUY STARTED TO REALIZE ON THE WING AND STARTED TO DO SOME WEAVING RUNS AT THE MILLS DEFENCE, LIAM HAD A GO AT THE MILLS DEFENCE THEN OUR MIDFIELD WOKE UP USING THE PRESURE TO GET AT THE MILLS THIS GOT BETTER AS DALE BADGE GETS THE BALL IN MIDFIELD SLIDES THE BALL TO THE SIDE OF TWO PLAYERS TO GET HIS FORTH GOAL OF THE SEASON THATS WHAT THE CROWN NEEDED 2/0,THE CROWN FINISHED THE GAME UNDER SOME PRESSURE BUT HELD WELL DEFENCIVE WISE A GOOD PERFOMANCE , MAN OF THE MATCH GOES TO DAS BURRIDGE BUT WE WONT FORGET A CERTIAN MISS BUT ALL IN ALL EVERYONE PERFORMED TO EARN THERE SHIRT NEXT WEEK,,,,
