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Supporters criticise tactics
Several supporters who were at yesterday's game at Scarborough were critical of Graham Turner's tactics.
In particular the lack of a striker to come in for John Grant was noted. Why Purdie was not playing out on the right where he seems best suited was also questioned.
The absence of Tony James was evident. Although it cannot be said that any defender in particular played badly, James seems to read the game so well that his presence is very important. Thankfully he should be back for next Saturday's match at Barnet.
For some reason the Bulls seemed unable to keep possession of the ball. Passing was poor and the team did not look to want to fight hard enough to get it back when lost. Pitman and Guinan probably battled as well as anyone but it was not enough. The team did not play to their ability.
It is easy to blame the officials when your teams loses. How the referee did not book Gary Cohen, the Scarborough attacker, early in the game for unsporting behaviour is
incredible. The first booking, against Pitman for a foul, looked harsh at the time given what Cohen had got away with.
After the game, Scarborough manager Russell Slade told media that his team could break on sides easily. "I think you saw that today, we break very quickly. We got a penalty from the break, Kerr had a fanastic chance from the break and so did Taylor. I thought we coped with Hereford reasonably well. They had the long throw which was always going to be an effective weapon for them but I was happy."
Talking about the penalty, when Matt Clarke was given a yellow card, Slade said that "Yes, a decent save". It was the first time this season that Paul Shepherd had missed a penalty. Matt Baker dived to the right and knocked the ball away to safety.