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| HARRY BARNES... |
"Before my comments about today's game between Nuneaton Griff and Leicester Road, I'd just like to publicly thank Edwin Greaves, the outgoing Coventry United manager for everything he's done for me and wish him the best of luck for the future.
I came to Pingles today after our game was called off with the pitch looking more like Coventry Swimming Baths than a football pitch. It was obvious what I, as well as the others representing Coventry United wanted from today's game: Nuneaton to drop points.
Leicester Road started surprisingly fast, and within 3 or 4 minutes had forged two unbelievable chances to take a 1-0 lead, but the first was sliced a mile wide and the second was a tap into the 'keeper's hands. Nuneaton were lucky not to be behind very early on, chasing the game, as a lot of teams would have buried those two chances.
Nuneaton had the majority of the possession in the first-half but didn't create any genuine chances to score, and this was later punished by Leicester Road's number 8 whose goal was thumped into the 'keeper's left hand corner.
Players that stood out in the first-half for good reasons were Amarvir Sandhu and Will Highland for Leicester Road.
Amarvir was giving the Bromsgrove right-back a horrible time, and caused him to pick up an early yellow card, making him play cautiously for the remainder of the game. His first touch was a bit dodgy for a lot of today but I'll let him off...
Will Highland is a goalkeeper that I've been a fan of since we first began to play Leicester Road last season. He's passionate, he's confident and he never stops communicating with his defence.
Second-half, Leicester Road again started the better but didn't take their chances, and after a denied penalty shout (which from where I was looked a dive) they finally found a goal from a defensive error by the Leicester Road left-back.
Nuneaton took the lead with another Leicester Road error from number 7 on the half-way line and it looked like game over... Until Amarvir Sandhu rocketed a left-footer into the roof of the net just before injury-time.
To sum it up from my point of view, this was a very different Nuneaton Griff to the one I saw demolish Bromsgrove last week, and also a different one that made it difficult for us in a 1-0 win there earlier in the season.
Leicester Road definitely deserved something out of the game and I imagine they'll feel hard done by without 3 points, but the fact that Nuneaton forced a point and almost 3 out of the game despite under-performing is the stuff title winners are made of, and that's why they're one of 3 teams in this very interesting title race.
Look forward to seeing Nuneaton again soon!"
Harry Barnes, Coventry United first team coach, inspiration, role model & uncle to the young Coventry United midfielder, Gift Mussa...
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