Three points, three goals, a cleano and up to eighth in the league table. That sounds like a good weekend, right Glovers’ fans?

Dave was in the away end at Wealdstone yesterday and here are his thoughts.


Doesn’t that feel good? Our biggest win of the season had it could have been more, a clean sheet and the type of performance and result which we have been hoping for all season. Creating chances and finishing them, defending solidly and never looking too threatened by Wealdstone. We’re up to eighth in the league and that surely surpasses anything anyone could have realistically expected for our first season back at this level. But on the topic of realism, let’s keep realistic. In the same way the world didn’t come an end with the FA Cup exit last weekend, we are not going to sweep all before us because we have beaten a poor Wealdstone side who, on that showing, are going to struggle. Couple this with another win and a good performance in our last league match at home to Dagenham and we’re on a positive momentum – let’s keep it going.

The changes worked: After last weekend, we always expected Mark Cooper to ring the changes against Wealdstone. He did and they all worked. Aaron Jarvis got a goal and could have had a couple more, Dylan Morgan caused all kinds of issues, Worthy posed a threat down the right wing and James Plant looks an exceptional talent. You have to take your hat off to the manager, he got it spot on.
 

Brett McGavin celebrates his opening goal.
 
We really wanted that clean sheet. At 3-0 up, there was absolutely no chance of our defence doing anything to put their clean sheet at risk. This was summed up around an hour in when Ollie Wright made an outstanding save to deny Max Krestchmaer and Dom Bernard was there to clear it away. At other times Morgan Williams (my man of the match) was putting his body on the line to do everything to keep the 0 in the right place on the scoresheet.
 
Can’t we all just get on? The obsession with what is said by a “certain small minority of people” (to quote Mark Cooper) on social media continues. Sigh. If there’s a small minority who will never be pleased, surely that means there’s a larger majority who are unanimously positive or at least realistic. I regularly stand among these people and I can tell you the majority have a burning desire for us to be successful, they are realistic our position we are in as a club and happy with our progress. They travel the country to sing, shout and support – and yes, occasionally get frustrated – whatever the result and the performance. It’s probably a fruitless request but let’s try and recognise each other’s efforts a bit more. 
 

There were plenty of travelling fans in attendance and they were in great voice yesterday.

The opportunity continues. Yesterday was a great opportunity for us to get another win – that’s back-to-back victories in the league now – against a side struggling in the league. Our next two matches, away at Tamworth on Tuesday and home to Maidenhead are both against teams below us in the table. I would put both in the ‘teams you need to look to get something from’ category if we are aiming to finish nearer the top than the bottom. 

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Phil Allen
3 months ago

It certainly looked a great performance all round and credit to the whole team who got it together after the disappointment of last weekend. From manager, equally to every fan who made the trip, that was a very needed response!

With regards to MCs rather barbed post-match interview, surely it does cut both ways. Not to harken back to the ‘good ol’ days’, but GJ knew how to charm the fans to get them onside. More recently, it was always a nice touch when MC would walk over the Thatcher’s and punch the air.wjen we won – he’s had plenty of practice. Wonder why that has stopped? Again, it cuts both ways – if he wants us to all be in this journey together, why ignore the fans at the end of the game, no matter the result?

Finally, I’ll quote Dave if I may: “They travel the country to sing, shout and support – and yes, occasionally get frustrated – whatever the result and the performance.”

Just to note there are devoted and positive fans who occasionally get frustrated, that travel to every home game from beyond the Somerset border. Living in darkest South Wales requires over 200 miles round trip, so every game is the equivalent of an away game. That’s not a nag – just an observation.

We go again on Tuesday. Here’s to another win!

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