To Hull and back

I have gotten rather lazy these last few weeks with the blog. In that time we have played three games, two of those against play off contenders. 

The home game with Sheffield Wednesday demonstrated that although I thought that we had the edge over ninety minutes, they are a very dangerous side to play. 

They may not have carried the biggest threat going forward, but they were more than capable of containing an attack. They will very difficult to beat at Wembley should they progress against Brighton. 

We went to the Amex and came away with a draw. Brighton were the busier of the two sides in the opening period, but failed to create any clear cut chances. In a way they reminded me of us a few games back. 

We got into stride in the second half and after the interval, we were looking the most likely of the two teams to go on and claim the three points on offer. 

Darren Bent had come off the bench to score for us against the owls and thus time it was another substitute who provided our goal. A great through ball from the brilliant Will Hughes saw Andreas Weimann score at the second attempt. 

Both Bent and Weimann are useful weapons to bring off the bench. 

What has been noticeable in recent games is the importance of having Craig Bryson in the starting eleven. His determination and non stop running is a very valuable asset to the team. 

I don't know about anyone else, but after I heard the half time score on Saturday from the KC stadium, I lost interest in what became a meaningless match with Ipswich. It was obvious that we were going to finish fifth and have our home leg of the play off semi final with Hull next Saturday. 

Remember too that we only beat Ipswich away! 

I spent the second half praying that key players didn't get injured. We looked like getting away without injuries until George Thorne failed to get up from a challenge by Jonathon Douglas. It was bad news too! A double break in the lower leg is a horrible injury. 

The play offs will now present a chance for one of two players to really win the fans over. Both Bradley Johnson and Chris Baird have been on the receiving end of fans frustrations this season. Whoever gets the nod to deputise for Thorne has a golden opportunity to to get the supporters back onside!

We beat Hull twice in the league, but that counts for nothing now! Let's get behind the lads and play our part as the twelfth man in our quest for a fourth play off final.