Not the prettiest game of football you will see, but we battled hard and defended well and deserved a point. It is slightly frustrating, because aside from Ross's unfortunate error, Salford created very little and we might have nicked the victory. However, a draw was probably a fair result.
I actually thought we were better in the first half than the second, with both Jolley and Nevitt industrious around the eighteen yard box but not quite getting the breaks, in part down to some decent Salford defending. However, after half time both teams went long too often and the game was very scrappy for long periods. I don't think Nevitt's absence helped us, and we struggled to get the ball to stick up front with Foley playing off Jolley. However, I thought Glatzel showed good composure when he came on and did help to settle us and get us playing a bit of football.
I actually disagree with Sparky that the strikers were the issue tonight. I thought all three of them did well and were a handful, Glatzel scoring and Jolley hitting the bar. The issue for me was a lack of quality and creativity in midfield, which is why the potential Morris departure worries me: McPake had a poor game and looks a long way from match fitness, and Hawkes is not our player, and we don't otherwise have a huge amount of creativity in midfield and the wide areas if Morris leaves. I actually thought Feeney had a reasonable game tonight, and was at least more heavily involved than McPake.
I agree that O'Connor had another great game, but my man of the match was Peter Clarke, closely followed by Davies. The pair of them were superb again.