GANTRY STAND... 
THROUGH THE GAP... 
FENCE BREAK...
“Elliott! Elliott! Get there, Elliott!”
Words barked from the technical area,
A simple rectangle, actually…
“Block it, BLOCK it, BLOCK IT!
Win the header, WIN the HEADER!
Go ON, Elliott, GET there!”
“Sime, GET it, HAVE it Sime, GET it!
Not THERE, NOT THERE!
Pass it, PASS it!”
“SIME, HAVE it, GET it, Sime!
NO! PASS it, KEEP it,
HEAD it, HEAD it, close him down…”
“GET there Elliott, GET THERE…!"
Simple tactics in actuality…
Pete Ray
What I heard during that pre-season game…
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| OLD STAND... |
The match itself…
This untidy game was broken up by moments of neat play, usually by Redditch and generally when the players carried out manager Hyde’s instructions to the letter. Blenkinsopp was better than most players on view but errors were constant by both teams throughout. Neither Reds ‘keeper was stretched, although the smaller relief custodian Bedford was unable to keep out a looping header, which threatened to deny the visitors a thoroughly deserved victory.
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| THE CURVE TO THE OLD STAND... |
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| GRIM VIEW... |
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| MORE PLEASANT VIEW... |
Both home forwards were big and difficult to manage but off-target shots and a couple of disallowed efforts were the best they could muster. The second period was poor fayre and typically ruined by too many replacements, so that few players looked comfortable. Fitter was told to pick up the ball during the final twenty minutes and when he didn’t, he was lambasted, leading to a waving of arms by the substitute, interestingly wearing 13…
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| THE FAR END... |
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| FACILITIES END... |
The opening goal, after 27 minutes was a ludicrous affair involving the home goalie, who had strayed forward not for the first time but he was beaten by a defensive header and Blenkinsopp was onto the ball in a flash to round the scrabbling ‘keeper and tuck in a simple goal.
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| BRICKED UP DOOR... |
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| KINDA LIKED THIS NOTICE... |
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| ENTRANCE AREA... |
The second goal, a few moments before the break, stemmed from good foraging by Warmer, who was fouled, Green played on to make a pass right and young Nash, who took a constant bellowing from his manager, reached the byeline. After Osborne, a replacement, had poked a shot against the near post, he had another blocked in a melee but sank his third pot neatly under the flailing goalie from 7 yards.
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| THERE HAS BEEN A CHAIR MALFUNCTION... |
However, Racing netted unexpectedly. A long booted and high cross from the right was won in the air by the willing, tall Fuller and his looping header dropped over the rather stranded Bedford, the replacement in the United goal.
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| HORSES FOR COURSES... |
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| LOVE THE BOGEY HOLE... |
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| THE EYE OF THE LORD IS UPON THE RACERS... |
Racing began to battle and rattle the visitors a little, with replacement 12 looking particularly eager. However, Fitter made a break into the penalty-box at inside-right, was hauled down by 8 and Osborne planted a smart penalty past the ‘keeper and into the bottom right corner of the net to confirm the victory…
1-3 AS OSBORNE NETS A PENALTY FOR REDDITCH... 
TEAM PIC... 
"ME? NO WAY, REF..."
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