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Greyfriars Bobby · 11-28-2014, 09:09 PM

14 December 2013

Tonight, the club faced Coventry City, a bigger club from the Royal Premier Division (one level higher than Rochdale) in the Third Round of the British Cup. The pundits considered Coventry a comfortable favorite, and so did the bookmakers, making the Sky Blues 4-7 favorites. Even the Rochdale supporters were pessimistic in the days leading up to the match, as reported in the Manchester Daily News.

This time, Paul Sanderson wasn't buying it. "I'm going to put a very good side on the pitch tonight," he said.

Here was Paul's lineup sheet:

GK: Stavros Molloy
D: Mike Staley, Luis Cassama, Andy Carr, Lars Nielsen
M: Dave Gale, Sam Dawson, Matt Leonard, Joe Webb
ST: Craig Thompson, Steven Jackson

Paul smiled as he pointed out the more unfamiliar names. "Lars Nielsen just won his first Denmark cap. Steven Jackson is going to make his debut up front. You might not have ever heard of Sam Dawson, but he's going to be a very good footballer."

It was another cold night, with some kind of frozen stuff falling on Spotland Stadium's battered turf all match long. The 1,578 brave souls who were in attendance, bundled together in the Main Stand and the Pearl Street End, shouted and stamped their feet gleefully when Thompson caught Staley's long free kick on the half volley and drilled it home. They gasped when Coventry's quick equalizer was waved off; the scorer had drifted offside. They roared and hugged each other when, a quarter hour from time, Jackson took a diagonal pass from Webb and calmly slotted home, a goal on his debut.

And they sang and shouted happily as they made their way home, delighted with the fact that their lads were still in the running for the British Cup.

11-28-2014, 09:09 PM	#19
Greyfriars Bobby College Prospect Join Date: Sep 2013	14 December 2013 Tonight, the club faced Coventry City, a bigger club from the Royal Premier Division (one level higher than Rochdale) in the Third Round of the British Cup. The pundits considered Coventry a comfortable favorite, and so did the bookmakers, making the Sky Blues 4-7 favorites. Even the Rochdale supporters were pessimistic in the days leading up to the match, as reported in the Manchester Daily News. This time, Paul Sanderson wasn't buying it. "I'm going to put a very good side on the pitch tonight," he said. Here was Paul's lineup sheet: GK: Stavros Molloy D: Mike Staley, Luis Cassama, Andy Carr, Lars Nielsen M: Dave Gale, Sam Dawson, Matt Leonard, Joe Webb ST: Craig Thompson, Steven Jackson Paul smiled as he pointed out the more unfamiliar names. "Lars Nielsen just won his first Denmark cap. Steven Jackson is going to make his debut up front. You might not have ever heard of Sam Dawson, but he's going to be a very good footballer." It was another cold night, with some kind of frozen stuff falling on Spotland Stadium's battered turf all match long. The 1,578 brave souls who were in attendance, bundled together in the Main Stand and the Pearl Street End, shouted and stamped their feet gleefully when Thompson caught Staley's long free kick on the half volley and drilled it home. They gasped when Coventry's quick equalizer was waved off; the scorer had drifted offside. They roared and hugged each other when, a quarter hour from time, Jackson took a diagonal pass from Webb and calmly slotted home, a goal on his debut. And they sang and shouted happily as they made their way home, delighted with the fact that their lads were still in the running for the British Cup.