From: cczcole@mips.nott.ac.uk (Marlon Cole)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Everton
Keywords: Players
Date: 20 Nov 92 14:00:12 GMT
Reply-To: cczcole@mips.nott.ac.uk (Marlon Cole)
Organization: Nottingham University

In article <1ef9omINNc1g@sunaus.Aus.Sun.COM>, clive@snoopy.Aus.Sun.COM (Clive Blackmore - IR Australia) writes:
|> To all,
|> 
|> some one said that Snodin had been brought back, is this true
|> 
|> can anyone give me a line up for the last couple of games ?
|> 

   I made my annual trip to the City Ground on 7th November for the visit of Everton (my beloved - in
small letters - by the way).
   I haven't posted comments on the game before, 'coz I have to work with Ian Copping, but as you're
asking Clive, sorry Ian :-)
 
   When I saw the fixture list at the start of the season I was looking forward to this game as being
a skillful battle between 2 teams jockeying for position in the Top 6 - little did I expect it to be
the relegation battle it turned out to be!
   Before the game the Forest and Everton fans were united in a chorus of booing of Kenneth Clarke as
he opened the new stand.
    The Everton team for the game was:

    Southall
    Jackson, Keown, Watson, Ablett
    Harper (sub: Warzycha c. 75 mins), Horne, Snodin, Ebrell
    Beardsley, Rideout

   Basically the game was crap, though I guess with Forest bottom and Everton 3rd from bottom (at the
time) it was bound to be tight.  Forest had most of the play, but were quite pathetic in front of
goal, which showed up their lack of confidence, though Southall had to be at his best, and even when
beaten Jackson headed off the line.  Brian Laws had a nightmare (typified on one occasion when he 
hoofed the ball into the Trent when scoring would have been the far easier option) and Orlygsen was
totally ineffective, so Forest had nothing going down the right hand side at all.  A plus point for
Forest was that Keane was back in midfield and looked quite effective.
    Everton on the other hand appeared to have come for the draw (the fact that they hadn't previously
won at the City Ground for 10 years might have had a little to do with it!),and had to soak up a lot of 
pressure.  Keown was also returning from injury and took most of the first half to start to look 
comfortable.  Snodin is back!  He did a few good things, including a great pass out to Harper in the
second half who crossed first time for Rideout to score with a great (though unchallenged) header.  
Beardsley was scuttling around everywhere making the sort of incisive little passes that Nigel Clough 
usually also does, but not on this day.
    Everton had 3 good chances, Forest a dozen or so, but Everton got the points.  This could be all
they need to pull themselves out of the hole they've recently got themselves in.  I got the 
impression that if Forest could get a win (or 2?) that would be the boost that *their* confidence
would need to get them going again (hope I've appeased Ian with that :-)

Cheers,
      Marlon
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