Burnley
1 Crewe 0, Saturday 30th August 2003
Home at last
The statistics said...
We
won 1-0 at home to Crewe - our first home win of
the season, and our second victory in a row.
The
goal came in the 52nd minute. A Dean West ball
from the right found youngster Richard Chaplow
unmarked in the middle of the area,
and he finished like a seasoned pro to net his
first League goal.
It
wasn't plain sailing, though.
Robbie Blake missed a penalty (or rather, had it
saved by Crewe goalkeeper Clayton Ince). And the
Railwaymen's Steve Jones hit the post after a mistake
by Mo Camara allowed Dean Ashton to put over a
dangerous cross.
Still,
the Clarets held on, and we're now a far more respectable
15th in the table.
Our survey said...
John:
What a forward line: I Moore, A Moore, L Chadwick (no,
not all at once - we sent them up one at a time).
Lucky that we had a midfield that managed to score
the goal! Fifteen wins to go - do I have to buy
a Bertie Bee as we have won away and at home in
succession?
:
Three relegation points were crucial. May had his
best game yet, and Chaplow was inspirational
- but best man was Grant, who controlled the
game.
He gave Little and Chadwick the ammunition to
win the game, and kept the ball away from our
suspect defence...
...in
which Branch showed up well, but Camara showed
that he is totally incompetent. If Mo
Camara is a professional footballer, I am Leonardo
da Vinci.
Dermot:
The game was disappointing after Monday - we didn't
show the same character or enthusiasm. But we got
three points, which we will be pleased with at
the end of the season.
Mike:
The gate was so low I could nearly make out all of
the "TURF MOOR" in the Jimmy Mac stand. Crewe
I thought were disappointing. A better team would
have punished us, but we held out for the win.
We need a centre forward!
Paddy:
Hardly edge of the seat stuff, but hey - who cares?
Three points are three points. Good to see Richard
Chaplow and (especially) Tony Grant playing well.
Let's hope it continues.
Pics
of the day
On
the train from Leeds to Burnley, Paddy's rucksack
- containing a bottle of wine - somehow managed
to
fall off
the overhead
luggage rack and onto the head of a rather surprised
Woody!
It
would be nice to think that no-one laughed, and
people leapt to Woody's aid, but of course this
wasn't the case. Happily, Woody recovered enough
to pose for the (fortunately undamaged) camera.
Just don't tell him that as we got three points,
this will now become a pre-match ritual.
Woody
poses outside another place he usually gets
a headache: Burnley's "Shalamar" restaurant.
Dermot
thoughtfully helps Woody to remember how he got
the lump on his head.
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