Although it definitely feels like 2 points dropped, with the way the second half went, a draw was probably fair with the chances that fell to Annan in the first 30 minutes.
I though we were murder for long periods of the First Half, our Midfield were continually over ran and the Defence was at 6’s and 7’s trying to deal with the over loads, they were just everywhere and winning nothing, so it came as no real surprise when Annan took the lead, I think we were lucky for them not to extend the lead before Half Time and have the woodwork, poor finishing and Blair Currie to thank for that.
Thankfully, when you have a player like Dale Carrick in your team, you stand a chance and once again he popped up and scored a vital goal for us. He does more than just score goals though, said it time and time again but he’s work rate and effort is fantastic and again, we’re so lucky to have him in our ranks, and there are few better at doing what he does at this level.
As has been said, Second Half, we were a different team and could have battered them. Would have if it hadn’t of been for the crossbar, post and a world class save from Fleming. Milne was unlucky not to score one of the best Stirling goals that Forthbank has ever seen (that was Sean Dickson v Arbroath by the way). Annan did everything they could to disrupt play and gain the advantage back, but they were on the ropes and we just couldn’t find that knock out punch.
Have spoken before about my admiration for Annan, but one thing I can’t stand from this Annan team is the diving and play acting, how the Ref and near side linesman can fall for that, but then miss 2 certain Stirling Penalties and a Fleming kick out on McGregor, is beyond me and so infuriating to watch. It’s games like this where officials really do themselves no favours.
It’s also been said above about Clark, I couldn’t agree more and it surprises me how he starts in front of Wilson. I think he and Leitch are like 2 players down this season. Darren Young spoke in his last interview about the possibility of players being added in January, I hope a Left Back and an creative Centre Midfielder are at the top of his wish list.
Anyway, a point benefits us more than them, and I’ll take it, but we really need to find the Second Half form more than the First, if we want to ensure we don’t slip into that Play Off spot.