Good result/ Bad result

So, A solid win against Guildford on Saturday, and a 2nd defeat in as many visits down at RVW on Sunday.

And truth be told, I'd have take 2 out of the 4 points over the weekend. 4 players absent on GB u20s duty, and a rookie back-up netminder was always going to make for an interesting weekend, and it seemingly did.

Saturday was a good game. Tony had clearly worked out a gameplan, and the team stuck to it rigidly. Summerfield looked confident, Mattson was immense on the D, covering Adam really well, and keeping the lanes clear. Payette looked calm and in control, stamping his authority on the game with ease. And the first line was sublime. The passing was smooth, the positioning was practically perfect, and the end result was just what you wanted. And once again, Jakko was solid, moving the puck, and hitting everything that moved.

Guilford were not as poor as some of their fans would have you believe over on THF, they just couldn't make it work consistently. They did trouble the Phoenix goal, but failed to apply the last bit of pressure needed to force the errors from Adam and the D infront of him.

And to top it off, I won this weekends game of 'Musical Chairs on Ice' during the 1st interval, after I was 'volunteered' for action.

I'd guess the crowd was around 650-700ish.

Sunday, I can't really comment on as I wasn't there, but RVW does look like it will be our 'problem' road trip. Ah well, everyone has one I suppose.

Now, my bitch of the week...

Over on THF, the news that we were defeated by Romford has brought a few 'neutrals' out to gloat over this fact. Why?

We didn't come into the league and act all 'high and mighty', or try to boss the other teams about. Is it really just simple jealously over the fact we have settled in quite fast, and seem to have the knack of winning most games, even when we shouldn't? I'd like to think this is the case, but fuck it. There will always be some folks who feel the urge to post on forums like that. And I suppose someone has to be the 'bad guys'. It was Guildford, but I guess it's our turn now.

Ah well, bring on next weekend.