It was not a game for the ages, but it was another point on the road for Yeovil Town at Dagenham & Redbridge. Dave was among the 311 travelling fans at Victoria Road and here’s his thoughts on the match….
Now you’re gonna believe us……we’re going finish 12th. That was an ironic chant which came from part of the away support during a thoroughly forgettable second half. This was every inch a match between two sides out of form who were desperate not to lose again and it showed. For the opening 20 minutes we we looked like 11 strangers and you could tell confidence was at rock bottom. To be fair, 12th would be very decent finish.
The plan was a good one. In his post-match interview, Mark Cooper said the plan was to make a fast start and “make Dagenham face their own goal” from the off. Unfortunately, it seemed like Dagenham had that same plan and executed it much better. Their goal was a lovely finish but the throw-in which led to it was totally unnecessary from Jake Wannell. From there Dagenham’s tails were up and we looked rattled.
Stone cold. I was a fan of Ollie Wright’s towards the end of his tenure, but I saw enough from Aidan Stone to make me think he will be a decent replacement. Made some great saves, good distribution and he can kick the ball a really long way.
Nice one Kyrell, nice one son. Kyrell Wilson impressed me. He showed plenty of effort and does not look like he is afraid to chase for even the most lost or lost causes. There’s talent there as well, it doesn’t always come off, but he sticks at it. We’ve had plenty of loan players who have taken their chance of game time and he’s started two out of two games since arriving, so Cooper is clearly seeing something from him.
It’s another point. I’ll try to finish on a third positive note (I deserve a bloody medal for that), we have added another point to our tally against a Dagenham side who, despite their poor form of late, possess some good quality players. Plus we got our first penalty of the season – okay, we didn’t score it, but credit to McGavin for finishing it at the second time of asking. Hopefully the point can pick us up even a little and now we need to back it up with a performance next weekend at home to Wealdstone.
We could of done with a ‘bully’ of a centre midfielder yesterday. Somone who was happy to get stuck in and get D&R’s backs up. So I think Cooper was missed yesterday.
The lads worked their socks off, but I felt they stood off D&R a little too much respect and let them play their game at times.
Stone looked very good, so looks to be a very good signing there.