Clearly the lads
are inspired by groundhopper Nigel completing his 92 league grounds in the
company of Whovian and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart biographer Michael McManus,
who has ordered “four goals rapid!”
In a desperate attempt
to make the blog Matt sends a text reporting dancing in the streets of Khiva in
Uzbekistan, where he’s on a mini-break with Lisa. He writes that he’s
celebrating by drinking 11.5% Qibray beer. Meanwhile I’m down in Margate with
all my family (insert Chas and Dave joke here) visiting the Shell Grotto and
miss Nolan’s first goal as I’m still looking round the Turner galleries. Middle-class
fans, eh? The half-time replays show that Nolan wins a corner with a clever
one-two and the Barnsley defence completely fails to deal with it allowing
Kevin to prod home from a foot out for his eleventh of the season.
I’m in the Wig and
Pen drinking Spitfire in time to witness the second as Maynard plays a one two
with Nolan and in acres of space fires home a fine low shot from outside the
area. It gets better. The ground appears bereft of Barnsley fans and the home
side are in freefall. Their keeper Button bungles a clearance under pressure from
Maynard, slices the ball out to Noble who chips a clever goal into the top of
the net – his first from open play this season. In the second half Nolan finds
McCartney, who fires a dipping shot at goal. It’s saved by Button but Vaz Te is on hand to
volley a sharp fourth. We’re playing some good stuff and Maynard strikes the bar
with a 30-yard screamer and then has a goal disallowed for offside. Hopefully scoring today is the boost his confidence needed.
Nigel texts to say
that he’s celebrating the biggest away win he’s ever seen in the Manx Arms, but
bets we blow it against the Blues. We’ve also broken the club record by wining
12 away games – some achievement. Barnsley were poor, but still had to be
beaten and hopefully giving someone a tonking will inspire the lads to win the
final five. Irons!
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