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WARRINGTON Town ran out of steam at the New Shay against promotion favourites Halifax Town but they did not deserve to be on the wrong end of a 4-1 scoreline.
With the scores level 1-1 at the break Town started the second half the better team but ended up on the wrong end of some dubious refereeing decisions.
Halifax started the brighter, scoring after just seven minutes through Nicky Gray. But as the game progressed Warrington got a foot hold and it was no surprise when Mike Grogan (pictured right) headed home the equaliser on 36 minutes after a fine cross from Phil Hadland.
On 53 minutes Jimmy McCarthy had a great chance to give Town the lead when he collected the ball from a short corner and jinked his way through the home defence only to fire wide.
Then on 57 minutes it all started to go wrong as the referee awarded Halifax a dubious free kick on the edge of the box which Tom Baker rifled home into the far corner giving keeper Richie Mottram no chance.
On 74 minutes Darren Kinsey (pictured below) was adjudged to have handled inside the box when it appeared to be more a case of ball to arm and although Mottram (pictured top) denied Scott Phelan with a fine diving save, the momentum was now with the home side.
Two minutes later Ryan Crossley headed home from a corner to make it 3-1 and then eight minutes from time substitute Mark Peers showed a clean pair of heels to the tiring Town defence to put the game out of reach at 4-1.
Town: Mottram, Fillipek, Kinsey, Hardwick, Tomlinson (c) Grogan, Hadland, Taylor, McCarthy, Chetcuti, Gahgan. Subs Connelly (McCarthy 65) Dutton (Chetcuti 81) Daniels (Grogan 68) O'Donnell.
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WARRINGTON Town ran out of steam at the New Shay against promotion favourites Halifax Town but they did not deserve to be on the wrong end of a 4-1 scoreline.
With the scores level 1-1 at the break Town started the second half the better team but ended up on the wrong end of some dubious refereeing decisions.
Halifax started the brighter, scoring after just seven minutes through Nicky Gray. But as the game progressed Warrington got a foot hold and it was no surprise when Mike Grogan (pictured right) headed home the equaliser on 36 minutes after a fine cross from Phil Hadland.
On 53 minutes Jimmy McCarthy had a great chance to give Town the lead when he collected the ball from a short corner and jinked his way through the home defence only to fire wide.
Then on 57 minutes it all started to go wrong as the referee awarded Halifax a dubious free kick on the edge of the box which Tom Baker rifled home into the far corner giving keeper Richie Mottram no chance.
On 74 minutes Darren Kinsey (pictured below) was adjudged to have handled inside the box when it appeared to be more a case of ball to arm and although Mottram (pictured top) denied Scott Phelan with a fine diving save, the momentum was now with the home side.
Two minutes later Ryan Crossley headed home from a corner to make it 3-1 and then eight minutes from time substitute Mark Peers showed a clean pair of heels to the tiring Town defence to put the game out of reach at 4-1.
Town: Mottram, Fillipek, Kinsey, Hardwick, Tomlinson (c) Grogan, Hadland, Taylor, McCarthy, Chetcuti, Gahgan. Subs Connelly (McCarthy 65) Dutton (Chetcuti 81) Daniels (Grogan 68) O'Donnell.
Atten: 1,253
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 11:10:29 AM BST
I doubt the author of this article was even at the game. First half Warrington had ONE attempt on target. Second half TWO attempts on target. The Warrington players spent all night backing in/climbing all over Dean and Marshall and rarely got punished for it. The foul given that led to the second goal was due to persistent fouling.
The only thing the referee can be criticised for was missing a blatent shove in the build up to the 3rd goal. The penalty was plain for all to see. If you lead with your arm in the air you run the risk of getting punished. Referees don't lose you games by three clear goals. Please accept that you were beaten fair and square by a Halifax side that barely got out of 3rd gear
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 11:21:15 AM BST
The author was indeed at the game and Halifax were the better team and deserved to win - but Warrington didn't deserve to lose by three clear goals - and I hardly think Town can be accused of climbing all over the Shaymen - who were all about six inches taller and twice the build!
Excellent hospitality from the Halifax Directors and I am sure you will be in the promotion hunt at the end of the season.
Good luck and nice to know you have bothered coming here to read a balanced match report :)
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said this on 20 Aug 2009 6:22:27 PM BST
Can you please tell me where The New Shay is ?
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 12:04:06 PM BST
I'm afraid the article clearly suggests the scorelinre flattered us. But i'm sorry as well as the 4 we scored we had the luxury of being able to afford to miss a penalty and also have 1 or two skim narrowly past the post. The chances for both sides point to a clear victory.
Secondly, a player doesn't have to be shorter or lighter to foul his opposition. There were a lot of subtle nudges in the back and shirt pulls on our forwards that went unpunished. Like i said the referee did make some slightly questionable decisions both ways but not to an extent that it effected the scoreline.
At least your reply to this article acknowleged the potential Halifax have this season, the article above does not. Glad you enjoyed your trip to West Yorkshire though.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 12:11:33 PM BST
That is a very biased, and factually incorrect review of the game. The foul for the free kick, and for the Penalties were good calls, in fact, the only gripe as a push in the build up to the third goal, but other than that Warrington have little to complain about. As for it being unfair for a three goal win, I agree - it should of been more. Hitting the woodwork twice, Peers mazy run that just went wide, and a few other drives going very close show the dominance of Halifax - and the ref and his assistants can't be blamed for that. They can be blamed however for allowing the over weight Warrington keeper to spend a good 60 seconds over every kick (I wonder if he moves that slow when its a carvery on offer? ), and for some ridiculous decisions, one of which in the first half saw Richard Marshall clear in the box, but flagged offside, even though the ball clearly came off the head of a Warrington defender. Add in to the amount of times the Halifax team were stopped by fouling players, and yet no cards were issued, I think if anyone had reason to moan at the ref it was Halifax. Three goals was an unfair result - it should of been more.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 12:17:52 PM BST
God you Halifax fans are a load of whingers - your top of the league, won both your opening games and yet you still find time to get hot and bothered over a report on the game obviously written from the Warrington angle.
Yes Halifax were by far the better team but until the soft free kick decision on the edge of the box they were in danger of an upset.
Warrington missed at least two or three clear cut chances and hit the woodwork so just thank your lucky stars you have a club which is top of the league with four figure gates and a big stadium.
I suspect your playing budget is one of the biggest in the league - and lets face it, it is a sorry state that a club with your history is playing in the Unibond North.
It may be a different story when you visit Warrington in Sunny January - we nearly beat you last year and will hopefully have awoken from our sleepy pre-season by then!
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 12:36:03 PM BST
We are only making a point that you yourself have realised. This was an article very much written with yellow(red) tinted spectacles. And not actually a very acurate reflection of the game or the referee.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 12:40:30 PM BST
It really is no surprise at how god awful this article is, as the author of the piece has a history of such god awful over rated self inflated ego elitism.
Probably bitter that he now looks even more moronic than his laughable blog makes him (which is quite hard to do granted), he is also the author of such witty gems such as "(Warrington) Town get ready for promotion" http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14416 and a laughable "Oooh I've upset the Halifax fans" thread on a Warrington message board frequented by two men and his dog. In fact, the message board is so slow at first glance I thought it was the Warrington keeper.
Filling his days with sub par writing, biased reports, and owning a dodgy beard that would of looked out of place in canal street, things aren't looking good for this aging reporter - his eyes sight has already clearly gone.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 1:06:57 PM BST
Thanks for taking so much interest in me!
Love the feedback - keep it coming!
See you in January.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 2:00:20 PM BST
Surely from whatever supporters position you are in and you read an article regarding a recent game on the away teams performance you must immediately think it will be biased, after all what would be the point to stress the obvious? 'Warrington Town get beat again' how is that meant to draw attention to readers? I think the criticism of the the Journalist is harsh and it only goes to show that you have no idea what goes on in journalism, do you have newspapers in Halifax??
Warrington Town are competing with a very successful Rugby Team to draw supporters in and being so lucky to have so many successful football teams in the area you must understand how hard it is to attract peoples attention unlike in Yorkshire where i may add there is only one successful football team 'Hull City', so attempting to bring a positive side out in an article is only going to help draw attention to the readers even if it is after a 4-1 loss.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 2:43:27 PM BST
Well you say trying to encourage support for the club is a priority. So why instead of looking at the positives - Warrington players more than matched a side tipped for promotion for large periods of the game. Much of Halifax's bad play in the first half was a result of the Warrington defence not allowing Marshall/Dean space to play and they should be applauded for that. Instead this article should have been entitled "Referee denies Warrington share of the points"
To say that the scoreline flattered Halifax is a falsehood and i'm sure the stats will show that.
For any Warrington fans reading these comments. Your side battled hard last night and showed sisgns that a top half finish wouldn't be out of your reach and hopefully a few more will get through the Giant Axe gates if this happens. Unfortunately you came across a Halifax side full of confidence from a good pre-season and opening day defeat of one of their promotion rivals. Also one that has the ability to bring someone with the pace/skill of Mark Peers off the bench (it was he who sealed the victory) On the plus side you have got this game out of way early. Good luck to you all and thanks to those making the trip to WEST Yorkshire (not home to Hull City).
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 2:55:16 PM BST
I think there is a difference between trying to find a positive and down right lying, something that Gary has, yet again, done in this report. The only ref error that Warrington should feel aggrieved at was a push on the third goal - however, before that Halifax had been pulled back 3 or 4 times due to bad offside calls (including that ridiculous one when the ball came off the defenders head). The line that goes "as the game progressed Warrington got into the game" is complete tosh. The goal came from their first attack, and they had been under heavy bombardment from the first minute to the end of the half. In the second half, for the first 15mins it was even, but that is about it. Take the positives - like the team playing to the last second, and never getting their heads down, and the well taken set piece for the goal, but don't hide behind lies and rubbish by saying the score flattered Halifax - who hit the woodwork more times than Warrington (the warrington one being a fluke cross gone wrong), and missed countless chances, compared to Warrington who only made the Town keeper make one save. The author of this article is falsely reporting what happened to such a degree I wonder if he is trying to get a job working for the Sun.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 3:11:27 PM BST
http://garyskent.blogspot.com/
Appears our Gary is liking his plight with Piers Morgan now, poor soul. Heck, what do I know, I apparently only have a low IQ, maybe if I had one as high as our Gary I too would of seen the near total dominance that Warrington had at the Shay.
Unfortunately Gary is wrong again, likening himself to Piers, who to my knowledge isn't an over weight Z rate "journalist" with sight problems. One waits in anticipation for Gary's next witty response, quite probably hidden on one of his "five web sites" he claims to run, and hopefully hidden away from the comments here, so he can try and keep the upper hand on this "tribal warfare".
What was wrong with Gary not replying directly here? Afraid of looking more foolish and thus decided to try and call me out on a blog that stinks of arrogance, and self worth, but fails to deliver anything apart from a return of my lunch?
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 3:18:45 PM BST
While trying to have some reasoned dialogue with you I have now decided you must be a stalker so I will now ignore you obsessive behaviour!
What's up - have you not got much going on in your life?
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 3:23:48 PM BST
Where was the reasoned dialogue Gary? Was it the bogus report on here, or the think swipe hidden on your blog, that you thought wouldn't be seen? You have decided I am a stalker, so that must be the end of the matter, as Sir Gary is never wrong, right? Oh I have much going on in my life, but Im not full of my own self importance that I need to go crying to everyone on any board I can about the "abuse" I am getting. Interestingly, the Directors sit in the middle of the Skircoat, with the people who run the website, and the Town representatives, so interesting that you were subjected to missiles being thrown at you (is this another exaggeration Gary - did someone merely drop their match program near you? ) but yet no one was removed from the ground, and that our Directors had no problem with it.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 3:33:56 PM BST
I'm staying out of this now. I've said my bit.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 3:49:38 PM BST
Noel - you are clearly an educated and articulated person who has an opinion which I respect - unlike your balding shayman (I use the word man loosely as it is very easy to take snipes at people on websites and forums) My article was based on what I saw, what was talked about my my fellow directors/supporters and the general consensus of opinion from your directors, who all agreed that Warrington battled well, did the job they set out to do for the best part of an hour and didn't deserve to be on the end of a 4-1 thumping - and everyone to a man couldn't believe the free kick decision which swung the game!
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 3:52:46 PM BST
you leave our gary alone u ickle bugga's! lol. no our gary is a right character in his home town and in his head. hes scoffin at your posts on the clubs main board. the type of chairman every club would love.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 4:00:03 PM BST
Im in no doubt Gary is scoffin at the posts on the main board - more his style to do things behind others backs. Snakes and liers don't often play fair, and often snap behind peoples backs.
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said this on 19 Aug 2009 4:34:43 PM BST
Never in the history of football can so much rubbish have been spoken by idiots who cannot spell about a subject they know nothing about
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said this on 20 Aug 2009 12:07:22 PM BST
...apart from the warrington town forum...
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said this on 20 Aug 2009 1:08:37 PM BST
At last, there's something interesting, intelligent and entertaining to read on here.
Chadders, have you ever thought of starting your own media empire like Gary's?
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