Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:24 pm
Ace, love it when the team proves me and my pessimistic self wrong.
One big note tonight - credit to Dean Smith. He is currently the quickest learning member of our playing staff.
Last season he would have stuck by Flanagan tonight.. which would have been a mistake, he isn't ready yet, certainly not to be played as part of a 2 - he quickly gets a young loan signing in from Man City, who now trust us to take the kids they have because of the entire Hiwula deal and the bond we have built with them and shocker, the lad comes in, contributes to a win with a goal from midfield and we take 3, exceptional points, keep another cleansheet and look comfy all with 4 key 100% members of the starting XI missing.
Result of the season easily so far - regardless of form, look at the age of our team tonight. A cleansheet with the back up goalkeeper in net, an 18 year old left back and a second senior start for a youth centre back.
If I heard Jeff correct, that's our first win at Oakwell since 1971!
8 goals conceded, comfortably the best in the entire FOOTBALL LEAGUE. 3 defeats in 22 games. Awesome, awesome stuff.
Well done to Deano and the players - glad Milan got a goal on his return!
UTS.
:D