Ballcocks 1-2 86mins

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

FT 1-2

Basically, Blackburn done to us what we did to City, picked our pocket. I disagree slightly with steeleye about the team balance, thought Kelly & Clyne adapted well & Clyne linked up well with R-S on the right, if anything, Eze playing upset the 'normal' balance to the team, but, a good 62mins for him whilst being tightly marked & thankfully no stupid fouls against him.

MOM? Their keeper. Kept us out 4 times at least although one might have been a player on the line.

In answer to 'Wissie' no, not as much as the 1st team, these lads play more direct, but can also play from the back, they tend to move it quicker up field. I too, can see Kelly being back up to our 2 CB's if/when injuries strike.

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

U23 struggling a bit. However they did just come up via the playoffs so hardly a shock.

Hopefully do enough to stay up and then progress next season.

It is important we do to ensure the youth play to the best standard.

Our U18s are a more fluent unit and know each others playing style, currently 2nd in their table and looking very promising.

The U23s this season have not resorted to having senior players drafted in to get match fit, until this game.

They have done quite well, in this game they did not know each other and it showed in the defensive errors which cost us the game.

Rich-Bagholeu was missed, Kelly taking his place was not justified.

There were no senior players in the Blackburn side they knew each other and had come to do a job, in short they were more of a unit.