Sunday 16th Nov 2008 (OTC 3 - W/Hall 2)

Jake Stokes could not have been given a better tonic today, winning that game was the right result for a team who played the game in the right spirit. So often teams struggle to play against ten men, we had our moments but the pressure we put them under today was superb. Going 2 - 1 down had me thinking that maybe in was going to be one of those days, how wrong I was. We said at half time that if we played football against them the chances would come and they did, Ben scoring a great hat-trick. I cannot and would not criticise any of you today, great effort, great football and a great result. Several players stood out today, especially when we reverted to a 3 - 4 -3 when chasing the game. Lloyd gave me one or two heart attacks but sometimes you make your own luck, as a team you were immense, the cheers when the third goal went in could of been heard in Olney. To win MOTM today was going to take something special because each and every player did what they were asked to do, today however one individual showed his versatility and excelled whilst playing out of position.....................take a bow son, take a bow...........well done Callum. It would have been easy to walk away after the assault that our captain was subjected to, I would like to think that Jake would want no more than for us to capitalise on our one man advantage..........................and boy did we. Get well Jake, held your nerve today and turned the other cheek, not always easy to do but the right thing to do, led by example.........................well done Captain. No training this Wednesday, the training area is still very churned up and there is no point in making it worse.