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00:00Andy, 1-1 draw against Hayes and Yedding, a pretty hard-fought game in difficult conditions
00:06out there.
00:07Thoughts on that?
00:08Yeah, it was some difficult conditions tonight, but I actually thought it was one of our better
00:13performances of the season.
00:14We did really good in the first half, I thought we competed well, dealt with the conditions
00:18well.
00:19And yeah, a little bit disappointing not to get three points, but obviously after we went
00:231-0 down, it was a good reaction from the boys and I thought the subs did well to change
00:26the game and get a point out of it.
00:29It started really brightly, especially the first 30 minutes, and the first half really
00:32got ahead with some of the chances.
00:35Yeah, absolutely.
00:36I thought we were a little bit unlucky not to probably go into the break 1-0 up, or maybe
00:40even 2.
00:41Had some clear-cut chances, but if you don't take chances they're always going to keep
00:46teams in games.
00:47Unlucky to be on the end of a penalty there, but I thought in general I was really pleased
00:54with the performance.
00:56Thoughts on the penalty again, you said it was one of those where the refs had a decision
01:01to make and he's gone that way.
01:03It looked a bit of a 50-50 call maybe.
01:05Yeah, to be perfectly honest with you, I didn't actually see it too well.
01:08I know one of the boys said they didn't think it was a penalty, but I didn't see it, so
01:12I can't really comment.
01:14I thought ours was a penalty, I think they were not too happy with that, so there you
01:18go, it might have evened itself out a little bit.
01:21It looked a pretty clear-cut pen at the end, and Manu obviously stuck it away really well
01:27there, it's good composure near the end of the game.
01:29Yeah, I said to the boys, I thought Lewis Galliford was superb today, he made a few
01:33really crucial saves, had good points in the games and he should have walked past.
01:37And Manu, yeah, calm under pressure, great penalty.
01:40I think that's probably the best penalty I've seen as well, and in that time of the game
01:44with those conditions, yeah, very pleased.
01:47Lewis wasn't peppered or anything, but everything he had to do, he did well and he looked really
01:51sort of assured out there, didn't he?
01:53Yeah, he's a big lad, he's very tall and he commands his six-yard box and makes the...
02:00The funny thing about keepers is I'd rather they do the basics well than pull off the
02:04odd worldy save and let in some easier ones, so he does the basics really well and at the
02:09moment he's making some great saves.
02:11Like you said, he wasn't peppered, but the things that he had to do, he did well.
02:16A bit of a key moment at 1-0, Luke getting back and clearing that one off the line,
02:20he sort of had a good performance and that was a real key moment there.
02:22Yeah, Luke did really well with that one, I think he blocked it and then Galli's made
02:26a really good save, so yeah, they stuck their bodies on the line and that's the good thing
02:30about our defence, to be honest, and Galli, they do jump in head first, which is what
02:35we need in those moments and it keeps you in games and gets you points, so yeah, pleased
02:39with that.
02:40As I said, plenty of good chances, especially in that first half, Manu had one, Sekou and
02:45Hedo on the bar, so plenty created there that could have obviously resulted in more as well.
02:49Yeah, we've changed a little bit in our formation, so we've moved a few things around and at
02:55the moment it's working quite well.
02:56We performed well on Saturday, didn't quite get the three points and then I thought we'd
02:59have done well tonight, so hopefully that continues and if we keep playing like that
03:03I'm sure we'll get some points on the board.
03:05And obviously a good character to bounce back from the set-back, keep going and get the
03:09late equaliser.
03:11Yeah, I was super pleased with our subs, to be honest.
03:14I thought Sid making that third-man run, Rich did well, so yeah, really pleased with those
03:19as well.
03:20And then obviously it's all flared up after the game and they've had two reds and Sekou's
03:24been sent off another red card for him, so I think that might be a seven-game ban now
03:29potentially, so what's all happened there?
03:33If I'm honest, I'm a little bit disappointed with that, I've just said that to the boys,
03:37not a little bit, I'm very disappointed with the boys.
03:40I think we're better than getting involved in that sort of stuff, not to justify anything
03:46at all, because you shouldn't get involved, but I've seen one of their players grab Manny's
03:50eye, which obviously not helps the situation, but similarly, we're a better discipline,
03:56we're a family club, we like to pride ourselves on the right behaviour on and off the pitch,
04:00so we've had a chat about that, it won't be happening again, that's for sure.
04:05Thoughts now on Harrow on Saturday and what you're expecting there?
04:09Yeah, they're a good side again, another side that are up there, so hopefully we can have
04:14another strong performance.
04:16They're a little bit up and down as well I think, a little bit like us, so hopefully
04:20we can get a result there and then it's been a good week if we can get a win there, but
04:24another tough game and away from home, so the boys will rest up the next couple of days
04:28and give it our all on Saturday.
04:30So there's been a couple of draws against teams that are in and around you, so is it
04:33just keeping in that play-off mix as much as you can within striking distance?
04:39Definitely, there's some good clubs in this league, there's some big budgets in this league
04:43and that is what our aim as a team, is to stick in and around those play-offs if we
04:47can. It's a long vision, but if we can try and be a few points off them and have something
04:52to compete for in the last 10 games of the season, I think that's a really good season,
04:56but we are trying to focus on a game at a time because there's so many games coming up
05:00and if you start looking at the long distance, you'll be miles off it, so just literally
05:05focus on Saturday and try and get a result there.