It was much more open than I expected and Everton came at us very strongly. McNeil always seems to have a good game against us, in my mind, but they hardly gave him the ball. Maybe after that miss I could see why!
I think he actually improved before our eyes today. The first 20 minutes I lost count of the times he gave it away and I had my head in my hands. By the second half he was running the show imo. Extraordinary .
Must admit I was surprised at their tactics which seemed to consist entirely of long diagonal balls to Harrison presumably because they thought Hinsh was the weak link. My memory tells me that McNeil has always had a good game against us yet they never gave him the ball, so was very pleased to...
I don’t rate Hooper as a ref and my heart sinks when we get him but fair play to him. You can see why he gave it initially and he had the balls to rescind it. The forward treading on the defenders leg has been given in the past but that does not make it a penalty despite what the dinosaurs...