'Well score five to end Cove's cup run

[Wellup4it]

A fairly clinical performance and we really could have scored double our final tally. Mark McGhee picked the right team and it was job done by 3.15. No bookings and no injuries - we have to be happy with that.

[markymfc]

LSM . Although I agree with you a lot of the time today isnt one of them. What needed done was done. Now the way i see it there were two options. No 1 play some football and try and entertain us fans who have suffered over the last 18 months. Or no 2 pump it into the box all day and put pressure on a dodgy defence. We should have scored more but credit to the guys for trying to entertain a bit. Oh and the goals we did score were all well worked.

[Wellup4it]

We had the game won by the fifth minute and we're 4-0 up at half time, yet from the 5th minute until our 3rd goal and the entire second half we had no grip on the midfield and surrendered possession cheaply time and again and despite that we still managed to create numerous opportunities - a pointer as to how poor Cove really were - we seemed to be insistent on walking it into the net.

None of that mattered in the end but we really need to work on our concentration, ball retention and finishing or we'll be out of the cup - again - as soon as we meet any half competent opposition.

Some truth in that although you are being hard. When Pearson was taken off that changed the dynamic of the midfield and we did miss him. By the end of the game our team packed with ball players - moreso than we would normally field at one time.

Being critical I had 2 issues - over elaborate finishing and weak defending at times. As for th