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Plaistow 1 v 3 Newbury Forest

Not the best performance in the world, but at this time in the season it’s about wins and that’s what we needed. At times it was hard work, and we started to give the ball away cheaply, but the quality of the side was shown in passages during the game.

With Tigers losing on the weekend too it does now mean that we are only three wins away from the title. As good as that sounds we will need to up the quality to ensure that we get those wins to make us champs.

The game however in patches was good, we moved the ball around well at times and created an array of chances, one of which was so blatantly in the goal no one can believe it wasn’t given. Andy also decided to miss an even easier chance than his wooden spoon contender he had from an earlier chance this season. However he did still manage to score two, one of which was a good back post header from Lil Dave’s cross and the other a good strike from inside the box. What was even more surprising is he’s learning to pass as well and set Lil Tom for the funniest goal I think I have seen all season.

With absolutely no one around him and about 25 yards out from goal, he’s decided to take this shot first time on the half volley and kick it as high up in the air as it can physically go. Lucky for him there was a strong wind blowing and it some how blew it into the net. He then stands there like as if he meant to do that, YEAH RIGHT.

We saw the game out comfortably, but if it wasn’t for some superb saves by Graham, it could have been a totally different story.

Starting Line Up:

Now for the ratings

Graham “Newbury's No. 1 ” Tritton GK
Made a string of fantastic saves to keep us in the game; won us all three points on his own no matter what he says. 9/10

Dave “Please cut your hair, you’re an embarrassment” De Rijk RB
Hard conditions to play in, but is getting back to his normal self, but still needs to cut his hair, he’s got an Afro for God sake. 7/10

Arnold “Rock” Djedje CB
Frustrating to watch, because he has so much potential. At times dealt with the problems well, but let him self down with simpler tasks. 7/10

Nick “Chav boy is back” Marable CB
Had an okay game, not his best but not his worst; a consistent performer. 7/10

Justin “I have your gloves” Ceasar LB
Struggled a little at the start, but got better as the game wore on. 7/10

Tom “Batman Chin” Gibbings DM
Needs to score 4 in 5 ha ha, starting to play that DM position just like JH. 7/10

John “Lil Pol with the Big Belly” Galligan AM
Star performer in the middle of the park, kept on going right till the end. 8/10

Luke “Mojo” Mardle AM
Not as good as last week, needed to keep the ball a little more. Worked hard to try and win the ball back but got caught out of position a few times. 7/10

Dave “Mowgli” Ademakinwa WR
Worked hard down the right, and did well to set up the first goal. Needs to stay a little wider to give him self more time on the ball. 7/10

Andy “Our own Carl Fletcher” Saunders CF
Scored another two good goals, had one disallowed, and missed an easy tap in. Wooden spoon wooden spoon wooden spoon. 8/10

Tom “Who needs Jey” Starling WL
Had his full back in his pocket all game, and some how managed to score a goal by kicking the ball as hard as he could straight up in the air. 8/10

Goals
Andy Saunders 2
Tom Starling

Assist
Tom Starling
Dave Ademakinwa
Andy Saunders

Man of the Match
Graham Tritton