Salford post match reflections

[Yak]

Fill yer boots.

[sawmiller]

Who needs a defence with shooting boots like that? Fans have had great value for money there tonight - great show of resilience by us - plus a great show by the younger players and Josh Benson - top drawer hat trick

[mygiddypant]

Fill yer boots.

Gladly!

After the shambolic first ten minutes I thought we were going to get drubbed. Arguably our best central defenders were playing like 3 strangers picked up from the supporters at the pub near the ground.

Some cracking goals kept us in the game, and Hammy's substitutions at half-time put paid to any thoughts that we wouldn't be too unhappy to loose.

I was expecting Dan Gore to look a little happier at scoring his first goal

Where's Les "I can remember when..." Payne when you need him? SEVEN goals away? Crikey!

[RU66]

How bad were they! Can't read anything into that. No fringe players pushed for a place when the league games resume.

[Nogbad]

Where's Les "I can remember when..." Payne when you need him? SEVEN goals away? Crikey!

EIGHT goals away at Crewe in '73.

(I remember it well)

[Eternal Optimist]

How bad were they! Can't read anything into that. No fringe players pushed for a place when the league games resume.

You certainly CAN read something into that. Putting the ball in the net 7 times is a great achievement against any team. Even more so when the stats show 9 attempts at goal, 8 on target.

[Derbymiller]

First 15 minutes we were terrible, mainly due to playing Douglas away from the middle of the three Raggett and T. Holmes’s looking like non-league players and Jack Holmes’s who was just awful.
Then a great goal by Josh who I thought really played well and getting in front for halftime. Then we put on two proper defenders and took the two from the dog and duck off ( yes I know they aren’t match fit) and looked a lot better on that awful pitch. Benson was excellent but so was Kelly, although looking a yard off pace, he is an intelligent player that plays sensible simple passes and breaks up play well, shame we have him so late in his career. The other young lads did well and great to see them getting a chance and taking it. I have to finish on Jack Holmes’s he was awful all game he is slow, pulls out of tackles and failed to block crosses constantly, he simply isn’t good enough and a loan in January to see if he can make it and then if he fails it is time to let him go in the summer. I hope we keep going in this competition, said it before it is the only cup we can win and it would be lovely to get silverware in our centenary year.

[Nardendee]

EIGHT goals away at Crewe in '73.

(I remember it well)

I was there. Went on Riley?s and the coach got bricked pulling away from the ground. Like Salford, Crewe scored first too.

[Jocksgloves1]

Seven at Darlington post-war in the cup.Team travelled there in a coach with the number plate, GET 7.
Some encouraging performances from some of the young lads. No keeper should ever be beaten from the half-way line in any circumstances.

[Lolmorgan]

In the 14 games played in the EFL Cup tonight 51 goals scored.

[Townerslovechild]

Don't think anybody saw that coming, but to score 7 in a professional match is a rare and beautiful thing !
Well done to everyone concerned, especially Benson and the young lads.

[NorthWestCorner]

Not often you see more on the pitch than in the stands.

All you can take from that is confidence for the youngsters. Proper dog and duck defending from both sides.

Another Wembley visit on the horizon? I would how many we would take this time? 7k max

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Seven at Darlington post-war in the cup.Team travelled there in a coach with the number plate, GET 7.
Some encouraging performances from some of the young lads. No keeper should ever be beaten from the half-way line in any circumstances.

And GET 7 was the name Chaz Robinson gave to his program shop on the Millmoor frontage.

[RU66]

Should use those games to get players up to stepping up to starting in league games. Raggett isn't at centre back. Duncan more likely he could be but nowhere to be seen last night. Like I said Hamshaw he's trying to keep everyone happy you can't. T Holmes needs to up his fitness levels rest of the fringe players & younger players last night didn't stake a claim to starting against Blackpool next week.

[ScjR]

Not often you see more on the pitch than in the stands.

All you can take from that is confidence for the youngsters. Proper dog and duck defending from both sides.

Another Wembley visit on the horizon? I would how many we would take this time? 7k max

I believe it's the lowest attendance Rotherham have ever played in front of (except for Covid, behind closed doors), although I dont know every attendance in the SHFACC. Well done to the 153 that went over to Salford
For anyone interested in high scoring games home and away.
Home Statement Away
34 - Matches scoring 6 goals - 7
8 - Matches scoring 7 goals - 3
2 - Matches scoring 8 goals - 2