Posted by DavidB on May 2, 2008, 10:11 pm, in reply to "Facing the challenge"
Hear, Hear
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: Last year, I gather, Swindon Supermarine won
: the play-off final after finishing fifth
: like Uxbridge, winning two away games. This
: week both away teams won to get to this
: match when neutrals would have fancied Fleet
: v. Didcot. Uxbridge went into last weekend
: knowing they would have to win three tough
: away games on the trot if they wanted to
: guarantee promotion. Having disposed of
: first Farnborough, then Fleet, they probably
: feel they are on a roll and the one left
: certainly looks no harder than those two.
:
: If City think that, having beaten them
: earlier in the season, tomorrow's match will
: be easier than Wednesday's, they could get a
: surprise. At this stage, nerves can play a
: big part. The occasion is itself a leveller.
: A lot depends on who can calm their nerves
: and settle first, and who has the players
: who can raise their game in matches like
: this one.
:
: But I don't think City will underestimate
: their opponents, or shy away from the battle
: it will be. We haven't come this far just to
: lie down when things get tough. We showed
: fighting spirit (in a very clean match) on
: Wednesday, and refused to buckle under
: considerable pressure from high-scoring
: Didcot. All our players were 100% committed.
:
: Both teams had hard matches a short time
: ago, and will be feeling the bruises still.
: Uxbridge have had less recovery time, but
: City had the longer, more draining match,
: and may feel that physically if we go into
: extra time again. But if it goes to
: penalties, City have the confidence which
: comes from having just won a shoot-out with
: five out of five.
:
: The final is finely balanced. May the best
: team win, and may it not depend on a poor
: refereeing decision!
:
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