JAMIE COLEMAN

THE MANAGER

Good evening and a very warm welcome to Foxcotte Park and also a happy new year to all our supporters for this evening’s game against our visitor’s Fleet Spurs.

I’d like to welcome the Spurs’ management team, their staff, players and all officials and supporters who have made the journey to Andover this evening. Fleet Spurs are a club, who have struggled over the past few seasons since their move back to the Wessex League. This season they have struggled but have certainly given us a couple of tough matches at their place in both league and cup, and I fully expect another tough game tonight.

We will need to be at our very best to get a positive result. Which leads me very nicely to our performance last week at neighbours Andover Town.

We come into the game having continued our impressive unbeaten run in the league and with Town’s excellent home form it promised to be an exciting encounter.

From 1 to 16 we were superb from the first whistle. We weathered an early onslaught, which we excepted from our hosts and then broke to score a wonderful individual goal from Cooky.

We continued to create chances but had to wait until the 45th minute for our next goal, when Cooky was put clear and was brought down by the keeper. Cooky has been so reliable from the spot, so it was no surprise when he made it 2-0.

A slight change at halftime, with Harry Beckley moving onto the right and Cam Thatcher coming on for Mikey Davis. We continued to show the attacking prowess we have as we grew even stronger in the second half.

Harry Beckley perhaps will be disappointed not to get on the scoresheet with a couple of opportunities, but he had an outstanding game, and it was left to Cooky to get his hat-trick and his 16th of the season in the league.

After tonight’s game we move into an important phase of the season with an away game at New Milton and then facing Newport IOW at home – both games could be vital in our bid for promotion.

Please continue to give it everything you’ve got from stands.

Enjoy the game.

FROM 1 TO 16 WE WERE SUPERB FROM THE FIRST WHISTLE. WE WEATHERED AN EARLY ONSLAUGHT, WHICH WE EXCEPTED FROM OUR HOSTS AND THEN BROKE TO SCORE A WONDERFUL INDIVIDUAL GOAL FROM COOKY.