The Galpharm always comes alive when top of the league comes to town and the visit of Charlton Athletic was no exception. I will not give a blow by blow account of the game, but all I can say is WHY DO TOWN ALWAYS DO THIS TO ME?!
8 games left and after that defensive display, they give us a glimmer of confidence that they are the best team in League 1. On Saturday we proved that we CAN be a solid defensive unit. Hunt was his usual solid self, Clarke put his body on the line as usual. Sean Morrison was an absolute revelation and fully deserved his MOTM award. Dealt with the aerial threat of Hayes well. One other name worth a mention is Diego Arismendi. A very impressive debut in my eyes. He did the simple things well, was tidy on the ball, and most of all, gave Roberts and Ward the ball to attack down the wings. Overall it was a very professional performance against a good side. If we can perform like that we will finish 2nd, no doubt.
A quick mention of Simon Grayson's start to his reign now. Unbeaten yes, but ask a certain Lee Clark what that stands for! The first game I saw was the Rochdale and I think he will be the first to admit that he got it wrong. However, a decent win away to Chesterfield, a crazy game away at Colchester and now a win vs Charlton seems to me like he is getting used to the Bluer and Better side of West Yorkshire.
On to this weekends fixture and a trip to the notoriously tricky Carlisle United. One of the form teams in the league at this point and it's fair to say that they will not fear Towns visit. They are currently in 6th place and look a pretty good bet that they will be there come the end of the season. They got a very handy 2-1 win away at MK Dons last weekend and will be a tough nut to crack thanks to their imperious home form. Currently 15 games unbeaten at Brunton Park which is a decent record by anyones standards. Another fact worth mentioning (especially with our record of throwing leads away) is that Carlisle have won 24 points from losing positions this season. I think we can go up there and win, but it will take a hell of an effort. Elsewhere, I fully expect Wednesday to pick up 3 points at home to preston. United face a potential banana skin in an away trip to Hartlepool. We can only hope that Jeff Stellings beloved Pool can turn them over but I wouldn't be surprised to see both Sheffield clubs pick up 3 points.
On Tuesday we travel to the capital to face Leyton Orient for our game in hand. Brisbane Road is never a nice place to go and we've had our fair share of poor results there over the seasons. However, they are currently in very shabby form themselves are sliding slowly towards the dreaded dotted line.
Let's finish on a bright note and say that we could be in the automatic promotion places on Wednesday morning!
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