Good and Bad
Two Jekyll and Hide performances at the weekend. Step up first
Cambridge United
An outstanding display on Friday saw them ruin York’s chances of making the end of season play offs. A hard fought and well earned victory showed that at home it does not matter who we play they will find it tough. Their was very little to choose between the entire team to single anyone out, though a special mention must go to Scott Howie who produced and outstanding piece of goalkeeping just after we scored to stop York getting straight back in the game. Rob Newman looks like he may have made his mind up about some of the players he intends to keep next year, and this, with the addition of a couple of defenders could be the basis of a promotion chasing team next season.
The along came the Kidderminster game, which by all accounts was a dull affair, and ended up in yet another away defeat to a team that we should be beating on a regular basis. This means that not only did we have the double done on us for the only time this season but that we now have the worst away record of the conference teams. If we cannot improve on this then we will never be anything more than the mid-table team we are now. The reason for this will be that next season teams will realise that its tough to come to the Abbey and win and will play accordingly, if we can’ break them down then out home form will suffer and without the away form to back it up then 10th -12th position is the best we can hope for. What we need now are two victories to end the season and they are more than achievable, this will keep us in the top 12 and mean we qualify for the Football League trophy next season. First target for Rob Newman over the summer is to find a way to break the away day blues.
Now please take a bow
Warrington Wolves
Another defeat to Salford means that this season it looks like we will be battling it out with Hull and Huddersfield for 5th, 6th and 7th position. Coming off the back of beating Bradford, a better display was called for. The gap between the top four is starting to grow so games over these teams will give added pressure to Warrington. The real team turned up on Monday and comfortably despatched Castleford, as they should and now have three tough games to come with Bradford, Leeds and St. Helens all on the horizon. On current form Warrington should be looking at losing all these games, however they currently have the Indian sign over Bradford so they may get a win there. They have also pushed St. Helens harder than any other team this year. If they can avoid the basic errors and take the game to each of these teams then there is no doubt that they have chances in all the games. What I wish is that they would save their good performances for the team like Hull and Huddersfield, and play some of their rubbish rugby against Leeds and Bradford. It’s all very well playing well in defeat, but that performance would destroy a Catalans Dragons, instead of putting in a mediocre performance and getting caught with their pants down in the final minutes. So my challenge to the Wolves is simple, either make them all Jekyll performances or save the Jekyll performances for your closest rivals to ensure you are part of the end of season play off picture.
Cambridge United
An outstanding display on Friday saw them ruin York’s chances of making the end of season play offs. A hard fought and well earned victory showed that at home it does not matter who we play they will find it tough. Their was very little to choose between the entire team to single anyone out, though a special mention must go to Scott Howie who produced and outstanding piece of goalkeeping just after we scored to stop York getting straight back in the game. Rob Newman looks like he may have made his mind up about some of the players he intends to keep next year, and this, with the addition of a couple of defenders could be the basis of a promotion chasing team next season.
The along came the Kidderminster game, which by all accounts was a dull affair, and ended up in yet another away defeat to a team that we should be beating on a regular basis. This means that not only did we have the double done on us for the only time this season but that we now have the worst away record of the conference teams. If we cannot improve on this then we will never be anything more than the mid-table team we are now. The reason for this will be that next season teams will realise that its tough to come to the Abbey and win and will play accordingly, if we can’ break them down then out home form will suffer and without the away form to back it up then 10th -12th position is the best we can hope for. What we need now are two victories to end the season and they are more than achievable, this will keep us in the top 12 and mean we qualify for the Football League trophy next season. First target for Rob Newman over the summer is to find a way to break the away day blues.
Now please take a bow
Warrington Wolves
Another defeat to Salford means that this season it looks like we will be battling it out with Hull and Huddersfield for 5th, 6th and 7th position. Coming off the back of beating Bradford, a better display was called for. The gap between the top four is starting to grow so games over these teams will give added pressure to Warrington. The real team turned up on Monday and comfortably despatched Castleford, as they should and now have three tough games to come with Bradford, Leeds and St. Helens all on the horizon. On current form Warrington should be looking at losing all these games, however they currently have the Indian sign over Bradford so they may get a win there. They have also pushed St. Helens harder than any other team this year. If they can avoid the basic errors and take the game to each of these teams then there is no doubt that they have chances in all the games. What I wish is that they would save their good performances for the team like Hull and Huddersfield, and play some of their rubbish rugby against Leeds and Bradford. It’s all very well playing well in defeat, but that performance would destroy a Catalans Dragons, instead of putting in a mediocre performance and getting caught with their pants down in the final minutes. So my challenge to the Wolves is simple, either make them all Jekyll performances or save the Jekyll performances for your closest rivals to ensure you are part of the end of season play off picture.
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