Well, well, well. Lee Bowyer certainly bust a few coupon's this weekend with a surprising but well deserved victory over the best form team in League One. His change in formation (hooray!) to a diamond midfield surprised Plymouth manager Derek Adams and the application from the players was impressive and clearly reflects very well on Bowyer.
I was away in Scotland this weekend but it was great to read a decent article on our match in The Sunday Times yesterday and to see snippets everywhere else. Probably helped by international weekend but still better than expected. The win moves us within reach of Argyle in the table with a game in hand so all-of-a-sudden there is hope once again and with takeover news expected, perhaps today, it suddenly looks far rosier. For once this season, a match and result I am sorry I missed.
Meanwhile, I got to see Dyce Juniors play Banchory St. Ternan in the McBookie.com Superleague. Two nephews of my mate were playing, one of whom is a Scotland away regular and who will be heading off to Hungary this morning for the mid-week friendly. It was a decent, full-blooded affair with some real quality on display. 'Junior' football in Scotland is an adult game played in four regional leagues.
A younger Banchory-side took an early league after a mistake by the Dyce keeper but the home side levelled ten minutes later when nephew number two played a one-two and curled home into the top corner from 25 yards. Not to be outdone, nephew number one, still playing at 40 years old won an aerial challenge in the middle of the box, brought the ball under control and turned his marker before beating the keeper with a snapshot. Two-one and Dyce settled down to dominate the first-half. They went in 4-1 up at half-time and a fifth goal just after the re-start looked to set them up for an even bigger win.
However, Banchory stuck to their game-plan and their heads didn't drop. They continued to move the ball quickly, run for each other and keep going for goal. They were rewarded with a fine headed goal at the back-post and a third which suddenly brought the result into a little doubt. It was at this point that Dyce re-focused for ten minutes and settled the game to put it out of Banchory's reach. We all celebrated that night at their uncle's 25th wedding anniversary at Pittodrie's Legends Lounge.
I was away in Scotland this weekend but it was great to read a decent article on our match in The Sunday Times yesterday and to see snippets everywhere else. Probably helped by international weekend but still better than expected. The win moves us within reach of Argyle in the table with a game in hand so all-of-a-sudden there is hope once again and with takeover news expected, perhaps today, it suddenly looks far rosier. For once this season, a match and result I am sorry I missed.
Meanwhile, I got to see Dyce Juniors play Banchory St. Ternan in the McBookie.com Superleague. Two nephews of my mate were playing, one of whom is a Scotland away regular and who will be heading off to Hungary this morning for the mid-week friendly. It was a decent, full-blooded affair with some real quality on display. 'Junior' football in Scotland is an adult game played in four regional leagues.
A younger Banchory-side took an early league after a mistake by the Dyce keeper but the home side levelled ten minutes later when nephew number two played a one-two and curled home into the top corner from 25 yards. Not to be outdone, nephew number one, still playing at 40 years old won an aerial challenge in the middle of the box, brought the ball under control and turned his marker before beating the keeper with a snapshot. Two-one and Dyce settled down to dominate the first-half. They went in 4-1 up at half-time and a fifth goal just after the re-start looked to set them up for an even bigger win.
However, Banchory stuck to their game-plan and their heads didn't drop. They continued to move the ball quickly, run for each other and keep going for goal. They were rewarded with a fine headed goal at the back-post and a third which suddenly brought the result into a little doubt. It was at this point that Dyce re-focused for ten minutes and settled the game to put it out of Banchory's reach. We all celebrated that night at their uncle's 25th wedding anniversary at Pittodrie's Legends Lounge.
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