Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
WOODY: I HATE LACK OF FANS.. IT’S HORRIBLE
fans, he said: “I have got used to it, but I won’t lie – I hate it. There have been so many games when the matches would have been so different with fans.
“You can’t lie, it’s horrible to watch and I don’t like watching football now. It’s just not the same without fans. I can’t wait until the fans come back.”
The Swans won with headed goals from Ben Cabango and Andre Ayew (above) in either half.
Woodman added: “We won ugly, I guess, and that’s what you have to do sometimes in the Championship.”
Rovers have lost four out of their last five games, and manager Tony Mowbray is still to beat the Swans in seven games as a boss.
He said: “I don’t think we have conceded from a corner with a direct header like that for about two years.
“Now, it’s about dusting ourselves off and getting ready for two home games, so let’s get six points.”
LOOK out, Stoke are back.
This might not be a re-run of the Tony Pulis era when the Potters pummelled teams with l ong throws and a bully-boy approach.
But Stoke are certainly no pushovers any more.
On a cold , wet day i n the Potteries they ground out a narrow win. Sound familiar?
It should do because new boss Michael O’neill has taken Stoke onto the shoulders of the top six and turned them into genuine promotion contenders.
On Wednesday they play Watford and on Saturday take on tabletoppers Reading. Both sides are suffering the jitters after a good start, just the kind of situation Stoke can exploit.
A year ago O’neill took over a club in chaos, a club sitting bottom of the table and staring relegation to League One in the face.
“It doesn’t surprise me we are on the fringes of the top six,” said O’neill. “We have that expectation. We found the club in a difficult position and, given where we are now, it’s a lot more healthy.
“The next two games give us the
and Reading have had in the last few matches, there’s a chance for us.
“I ’m more than confident we can get a bit of a run together and keep pushing up.”
If you include the final four games of last season, when