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Blues 1 - Spurs 0



Although the English Premier Leaguse started today it appears the news failed to reach the ears of the Birmingham Squad. Bruce kicked off the 2003/2004 with an expected squad of Taylor, Kenna, Purse, Cunningham, Clapham, Clemence, Savage, D Johnson, Dunn, Dugarry and Horsfield against a spurs side - a side most thought would be overrun in midfield.

The early exchanges showed little between the two sides and it looked like a fairly even contest. Spurs scorned some decent chances in the second half and only have themselves to blame for not taking a point or 3 home with them.

The ref didn't know about advantage or handball and one of the assistants apeared to think the off-side rule had been abandoned.

Squad Scores:
Taylor - 7 - made a couple of decent saves but still clearly new to the team
Kenna - 8 - Good solid performance,
Purse - 6 - some excellent and timely tackles and headers mixed with dire distribution
Cunningham - 7 - Decent enough but nothing special
Clapham - 7 - average but did try to place the ball in space, but hindered by a lack of support
Clemence - 7 - clearly up for the game but often out of position
Savage - 8 - He gets 8 for winning the penalty.
Dunn - 7 - still finding his feet but he was all over the field which fucked up the formation
DJ - 6 - mixed performance but we need someone on the right wing
Horsfield - 6 - Worked well but did little to create
Dugarry - 6 - Some nice touches but he didn't look all that interested

Subs:-

Devlin - 7 - Let down by the midfield going walkabouts which meant he had to drop back
John - 6 - didn't see too much of the ball

In summary: A dire game made worse by an inept ref.

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posted by kwacky at 3:55 pm