Well done to Stafford, who battled away in true Alty-syle for a deserved victory - didn't want them to go down anyway and showing that sort of resilience, they won't. Their two forwards were superb and Grayson in particular is a true pro. I've not seen many attacking pairs give Bandy/Karl trouble this season, but these two ran us ragged. Stafford should have been 3 up by half time to be honest and so we shouldn't complain at the result. I liked Murphy at Alty, but wasn't keen at the way he wriggled around on the floor after Rose's poor challenge - unfortunately we see a lot of that in the game these days. One final point, would suggest the ref hangs up his boots though as he was simply the worst I've ever seen at any level of the game and I think Stafford fans would probably agree - i lost count at the amount of incorrect throw ins and corners he gave and in the end the linesmen were waiting for his call before making a 'decision'. Anyway, on to Exeter...
AltyBri