ANDOVER NEW STREET - v - WHITCHURCH UTD 05/11/2022 | FOXCOTTE PARK
THE MANAGER
Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to Foxcotte Park to all our supporters for this afternoon’s game against our visitor’s Whitchurch United. I’d like to welcome the Jam Boys management team, their staff, players and all officials and supporters who have made the short journey to Andover this afternoon. Whitchurch are a club, who have struggled over the past few seasons at the wrong end of the League One table. This season they have shown in patches what they are capable of and come into this game on the back of a creditable 3-3 draw at New Milton Town. The Jam Boys have always been a tough opposition for us, and I expect nothing different this afternoon. We will need to be at our very best to get a positive result. We come into the game having continued our impressive unbeaten run in the league and also progressed in the FA Vase, with an excellent away performance at Street a couple of weeks ago. I thought the Vase tie against Street was a good advert for the Wessex League.
I’m not being biased when I say my team were magnificent, and so were you in the stands. We were at it from the very beginning and showed great character to come from behind against the run of play and show the attacking prowess we have as we grew stronger in the second half. The momentum followed us down to Hamworthy Rec again where we were again resilient. Having got into a strong position just before halftime, I was disappointed to concede a penalty on the halftime whistle. A few choice words at halftime had the desired effect. With Locky scoring late on to secure the points and then Cooky completing his hat-trick. Please give it everything you’ve got from stands. We’ve had plenty to cheer in recent years and we all feed off each other here, which I know we will be doing again today as we set about making Foxcotte Park a fortress it usually is.
I’M NOT BEING BIASED WHEN I SAY MY TEAM WERE MAGNIFICENT, AND SO WERE YOU IN THE STANDS. WE WERE AT IT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
Enjoy the game.
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