If this game was decided on possession and territorial advantage alone Greasley would have won by a country mile.

Unfortunately it’s goals that count, and a host of missed chances together with woeful defending was to be thier downfall.

One bright spark on a dreadful morning was the performance of Robbie Manners. Playing by far his best game in the blue and yellow colours it was a shame he had to finish on the losing side.

His midfield display deserved more than the two excellent goals he capped it off with.

Before the start Josh Baker broke down in the warm-up with a twisted knee which meant Aarron Coyle had to deputise as centre-back.

In driving rain and a strong cross wind Greasley started the brighter knocking the ball round and making the home side work hard to even get a touch.

Colts’ keeper blocked a Charlie Ottewell effort and could only watch a looping shot from the same player drop over the bar.

A break from Colts opened the scoring as the Greasley defence allowed a through ball go unchallenged for their forward to net from the edge of the box.

Almost immediately the score was level. Manners chested the ball down outside the area and without hesitation he fired into the top corner from 20 yards.

Still the visitors pressed but with Blackbourn shooting straight at the keeper and Stephen Hatherley heading over from close range the chances kept coming and going.

To make things worse Sherwood broke away twice more in the half and twice more they found the net.

On both occasions the defence had pushed too far up the pitch leaving easy unchallenged efforts to beat the helpless James Fogg in goal.

Three chances, three goals and at half-time the Welfare side were told they could still win this game.

They were ordered to keep pressing but at the same time make the pitch longer by holding back forgetting about playing the offside trap.

When you tell your kids to do something it usually sees them do completely the opposite, and the Greasley coaches saw the same thing happen to them in the second period.

Their team still pressed and created lots more unconverted chances but the defence could do with a trip to the doctors to check their hearing as despite the team-talk and frantic calls from the sideline the back four gifted three more goals.

Only Sam Brown can hold his head up for getting in where it hurts trying to stop the counter attacks.

In between Blackbourn slid in to convert an Ottewell cross and Manners found the top corner again with a cracking free kick.

The spectators had run out of fingers and toes totting up the wasted chances Greasley had created and even the Sherwood manager knew his side had been handed the three points on a plate.

Greasley will surely play worse than this and win but must iron out the frailties at the back if they are to hold their own in the top flight.