'It's a major missed opportunity and, in our job, you don't have the luxury to miss opportunities. You need to get points when you deserve to get them and, sometimes, when you don't deserve them. We didn't get them here when we deserved them."
Roy Race simply cuts and pastes Arsene Wenger's response to yesterday's WhamArse London derby to describe Rovers' 2-1 defeat to Relax C.F.
After dominating on track, could Ralphie impress on the football field?
Roy Race simply cuts and pastes Arsene Wenger's response to yesterday's WhamArse London derby to describe Rovers' 2-1 defeat to Relax C.F.
After dominating on track, could Ralphie impress on the football field?
Rovers paid the price for living life in the fast lane on Sunday, as a hangover-hit squad failed to get into gear. Roy Race will be particularly rueing the decision to sign international superstar DJ pairing GHC, whose prematch preparation involved a 24 hour party period including a 6 hour DJ set and a late night brandy "tasting" session, rendering one player "unavailable", and the other good for only 10 minutes of the first half. However, Holland was not the only player lugging huge great monkey on his back after an evening that saw Roy Race living up to his name on the go-kart track, followed by a birthday party of almost epic proportions. This was always going to be a battle, even before the opposition kicked a ball.
In the very opening moments of the game, Rovers had a golden opportunity to seize an early lead as they went 3 on 1 against the keeper, and although the final execution failed to find the net, the omens were good. Relax had other ideas though, and soon exploited what is fast becoming the red's achilles heel, the headed goal from a throw-in. And as the first half went on Relax began to take control of the game, eventually pushing forward and, finding their opponents lacking in numbers at the back, grabbing a second.
Nevertheless at half time there was still a feeling that anything could happen, and after a slow start to the second period Melchester began assert themselves. But as chance after chance went begging heads started to go down on the pitch, and despite rallying cries from the touchline it became clear that only a goal would lift the spirits.
After huffing and puffing, it finally came, courtesy of a run from Kimbrell whose shot was deflected into the path of Nordheim, who doesn't miss a chance like that. Very often.
In the very opening moments of the game, Rovers had a golden opportunity to seize an early lead as they went 3 on 1 against the keeper, and although the final execution failed to find the net, the omens were good. Relax had other ideas though, and soon exploited what is fast becoming the red's achilles heel, the headed goal from a throw-in. And as the first half went on Relax began to take control of the game, eventually pushing forward and, finding their opponents lacking in numbers at the back, grabbing a second.
Nevertheless at half time there was still a feeling that anything could happen, and after a slow start to the second period Melchester began assert themselves. But as chance after chance went begging heads started to go down on the pitch, and despite rallying cries from the touchline it became clear that only a goal would lift the spirits.
After huffing and puffing, it finally came, courtesy of a run from Kimbrell whose shot was deflected into the path of Nordheim, who doesn't miss a chance like that. Very often.
The goal! Warning - camerawoman Petra screams pretty loudly...do not listen with headphones
Defeat sends Racey's men back into the wrong half of the table, but with things still tight at this stage, a win next Saturday could take them nearer to where we all want them to be.
Next game against RomStar, who we've seen play, and who were crap. Or were they just hungover?
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