I thought for much of the game we matched Stoke and played some nice football. Unfortunately, we didn;t have much goal threat as Parkin was surrounded every time the ball went near him and Keogh lacks the pace to run past defenders - that said he tried as hard as ever. Hudson/Gyepes kept Fuller very quiet and I thought Naylor had his best game for us wit some good tackles and distribution. I also never thought I'd see the day when Rae nutmegged someone, but it happened
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The only downside for me was Darcy Blake who looked lost and gave the ball away continuously and was at fault for both goals, but all in all a respectable defeat if there is such a thing and some good game time for squad players.