Wally Quotes
We work hard on set pieces. We have been reasonably solid on them all season, but today we got done with two of them. I hope it’s just a blip, because I have been pleased with them all season. I won’t rip in to them because they have let two in today. I put that down to a lapse on concentration. I hope they learn that lesson. Not all teams work as hard as us on set pieces. Perhaps I will have to work as hard on defending them as attacking.
Smith was being sick all night. He wasn’t fit enough to be looked at.
Julian did all right. It was a credit to him, after the one if the first minute, he composed himself. The shots he had to save, he did well enough.
It’s the letter of the law now – if you make a challenge when both feet leave the ground, its deemed to be violent conduct. I have no complaints. It has to be a concern for Jamie as much as it is me. He needs to adapt to the way the rules are now. Ten years ago, when I played, that sort of challenge would have been fine. The laws are different now, and Jamie has to adapt.
I knew we would score in the second half. The three problems we have had during the game, we can work on. I can work on us being better at set pieces and Jamie staying on the pitch for 90 minutes. I was confident. The first half we had the wind, but I was happy. We came in a goal after the minute. There was no way were going to play 90 minutes, without scoring. If Jamie stays on the pitch, it would have been 1-1 and I think we would have got more out of it.
I have no complaints with the referee. He refs the way he sees it, and that’s the end of that.
I said to the players before the game, that we are now a known commodity. They know what to expect from us. They know we aren’t a flash in the pan. Kingy has put a very big side against us. They were obviously looking to dominate and over power us. It was always going to be difficult with Viney and Kev upfront. However, they have attributes to go past players. You can’t afford to get frustrated in those positions. Another booking we would have been down to 9 men.
Frampton is suspend still, Roget is close to coming back now – we are trying to organise a reserve game for him.
Jamie Fullartons comments
Well during the game, the ball bounces and tackles go in. The referee has a different view to you, as your so close to it. I am bitterly disappointed in being sent off, as I have let the team down and the management. Weather it was just or unjust, it was difficult to say. From my point of view, I have let everyone down.
To ask someone of ten years of playing first team football to change their game, is difficult. None of my tackles have malicious intent in them. The tackle today, the ball was bouncing and it was in my nature to go for it. The way the rules are, and the refereering, and that’s no criticism of the referee, it has changed over a period of time. As a player, I will have to look at that.
I am bitterly disappointed to miss 30 minutes of that game. I want to be involved in every game, or I am disappointed. I want to play games and help the club to be successful. Its bitterly disappointing. No one likes missing any games.
We were in a position to get something from the game, and decisions affect games. And the decision today affected todays our game. All we can do now, is look forward to the next game. There is no point on dwelling on these things – we just have to get on with it. Hopefully we can get a result on Saturday.
) and then he goes and does that and he didn't even ****ing need to.
