The Titanic

Mossley 1 Frickley Athletic 2

Haven't blogged for a while as have have had to miss a few games. As for my title, that ship was unsinkable as supposedly are Mossley as we have only played badly twice (or is that we only play badly Home and Away)and should be in 4th place pushing for promotion. What a load of (insert the correct word youself!)

Having not witnessed the Brisco era I wondered what I would see having not seen a game for the best part of 4 weeks. I was actually surprised as Mossley started rather upbeat and were rather unfortunate not to take an early lead. The game changed midway through the first half with a diabolical decision. Many fans would be unaware but The Bus Shelter was the perfect viewpoint and the board should have gone up with at least a 5.8 on. Debutant Smith did go to ground trying to win the tackle and if I had a pound for every time I heard some expert say defenders need to stay on their feet I would be a rich man, but there was no need for the Frickley player to dive over the tackle. That sort of thing is saved for Manchester derbies, or certainly on this weekend so I thought. This goal knocked Mossley but going back to the Premiership, there probably wasn't a better goal scored in that league than Frickley's second. Matthew Taylor's 45 yard belter for Portsmouth could be an argument for this point but what I am saying is that Frickley's second was spectacular. The defending was rather naive but the curling effort from Ward was unsavable. This left Mossley with the proverbial mountain to climb and this was before the traditional second half slump after the half time Mogadon.

Another surprise here as Mossley gave a slightly more spirited performance and pulled a goal back through Peter Wright. It seemed like a very valuable point would be gained when a late penalty was awarded but the penalty jinx continued as Ward's effort was saved. I think that's 3 penalties on the run missed and too many were missed last season. Is this bad luck or something else?

The season is entering a worrying period as safety is looking tricky and with the double header looming aginst Ashton Utd points are needed quickly. There will be a few Ashton players determined to show the Mossley management how they can play but in reality 6 points are needed. Despite the turnover more players are needed to steady the ship or we will be the Titanic, but these need to be the right signings for Mossley. Sorry it's so gloomy but what else can be said with no league wins since early October. I suppose there is the mighty Manchester Premier Cup but we'll probably lose to Flixton or Glossop the way things are at the moment.