Southport 0- Kettering Town 1 FA CUP

A game that summed up the season so far. The weather was miserable, so were the crowd. The PA was deafening again the crowd was silent, and couldnt even bring itself to boo the players off the pitch. Southport were poor in the first half, better in the second but could have played for 90 days and not scored. The highlight of the match was the fight in the Kettering goalmouth which saw their keeper and Kirkup being sent off.
At least we didnt drop any more league points today.

Will sacking the manager solve the problems that Haig Ave has had for over two seasons?

Southport 1 Stevenage 2

Football really is a game of two halves. Southport dominated the first half and had countless shots on goal, but only managed to score one. Although the side was missing some players through injury it looked pretty good and played very well. Jackson had a good game (I had begun to wonder if he was still with us).
At the end of the second half the team got a standing ovation and were applauded off the pitch.

Second half Stevenage scored while Southport were still licking their fingers from the half-time oranges. And not long afterwards our make-shift defence let another in. Despite some good moments, Southport never looked like getting a win or a draw. Stevenage attacked well and looked far more confident. Lane was sent off for two yellows after a bad tackle.
The team that was applauded was boo-ed off at the end and were told they were shit.
Its a funny old game.


The away fans didnt stop singing all night, I could hear them before I had walked up to Haig Ave. They were only drowned out at the end by the cries of "SHIT" and "Boooo" from Southport "supporters" abusing their own players.

Southport 1 St. Albans 1

I had expected a good attacking game from Southport following their mid-week trip to Oxford. Sadly the match wasnt worth the trip up from Liverpool. Southport sleepwalked through the first half. Only a cross from Baker and some long ball tactics with Dino looked threatening. Sadly Dino retired duringt he first half and the side was robbed of one of the few players who look like they have played football before. Without Dino it was all midfield and no threat. If Southport could pass to their own side as well as they gave the ball away they would have looked much better.
0-0 at half time and neither side looking pretty.
Hoolickin came on at half time but rather than use him at leftback or left wing he played in centre midfield, and though he always tries hard and is good on the ball he was not in a position that best suited him. Carl Baker looked something like the player of seasons past but still dallies on the ball and loses posession. Its hard to say whether he had a good game or everyone else had a bad one.
Southport rather sportingly allowed St Albans to score a goal and take the lead. St.Albans then got a penalty and a chance to make it two nil, luckily for Southport Clarke hit the crossbar. Southport then realsised the point of a football match and decided to get a goal of their own, which they did 5 minutes later when prolific striker Tony Gray got his second goal of the season.
After that the game did improve slightly with both sides looking for the winning goal. Hoolickin, Boyd and Blakeman all had shots and Robinson made some good saves.
It finished in a draw, the biggest cheer of the day was for the missed penalty.
Hard to pick a man of the match given the poor performance so Baker and Robinson can share the honours.