I fully agree with this, if we had kept them out another 5/10 minutes, I think we would have made it but what a shocking goal to concede. Even after conceding, with 30 minutes left to play and the incentive we had, I thought we could still do it and expected a shit or bust siege of the Sheffield goal. The changes were too late and the kitchen sink siege that I anticipated just never materialised, at no stage in that game did we exert any sustained offensive pressure. I know the players didn’t leave much out there but I maintain that it was there for them to grab and they pretty meekly let it slip away. I have to agree with Revidge that a huge mentality issue runs through the club, we can never get over the line when it really matters.
Finally, I couldn’t help reflecting after the match and considering how the match would have played out if the circumstances had been reversed. My conclusion was that almost against any club who needed a goal to get in play offs or stay up, our goal would have been under constant pressure and sadly, yesterday with 30 minutes to go at, this just didn’t happen.