Nutter's Natter with Gillingham defender John Nutter
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Andy Barcham and Danny
Jackman show their disappointment at the final
whistle
Picture: Barry Goodwin
It’s been a disappointing week, to say
the least. The 4-0 defeat at Brentford was obviously a blow and
then the Tranmere result on Tuedsay night was really hard to
take.
Both were games in which we expected
to take points. We started the Brentford game really well and could
have been a couple of goals up before they got their first
penalty.
I think it was the second penalty
which in the end proved costly. I dont think anyone in the ground
deemed Kevin Maher tackle a penalty other than the referee. That
made the game 2-0 and gave us a mountain to climb which is
difficult at the best of times but even harder when we’ve been
having a tough time on the road this season.
The fourth and last goal summed up the
day as theshot cannoned off the post and hit AJ’s back before
squirming in.
We then faced Tranmere on Tuesday in a
big game against a team around us in the league. We believed if we
played like we can we could easily get the three points but the
game turned out to be a scrappy affair.
Both teams struggled to find much
rhythm or creativity and it looked like it would turn out to be
stalemate.
Unfortunately, they managed to score a
scrappy goal. I felt sorry for AJ. After making about three great
saves, the ball still fell to their striker for an easy tap-in.
We managed to respond pretty well and
had a couple of chances to equalise but we couldn’t take any of
them.
You guys were understandably upset at
the final whistle and the boys know we have to improve and start
competing at the level we know we can because we don’t want to be
where we are in the league.
I’m positive, though, that if we all
stick together we can come through this poor patch the other side
and finish the season well.
We have a long trip to Yeovil this
weekend to face a team we have beaten already this season.
We are going to turn our away form
around sooner or later and this weekend
is a good chance to do that.
They had a good 4-1 win at Wycombe on
Saturday so we know it will be tough but we are positive.
On a personal note, its been
frustrating time for me. After being left out against Walsall, I
picked up a groin strain in the reserve game in midweek last week
and haven’t trained since.
I’m hoping to train toward the end of
this week, though, to be available for Yeovil. I’m desperate to get
out there again and if my chance arrives, I’m determined to take
it.
Stay with us, we’ll be doing our best to turn things around this
weekend.
Thursday, February 11 2010
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