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Simon Weaver
THE GAFFER SIMON WEAVER
Good afternoon everyone.
I’d like to welcome you along to The EnviroVent Stadium for today’s match against Hartlepool United and this welcome is also extended to the players, staff and supporters of Hartlepool who have made the journey south today.
It’s been seven days since our last match away to Colchester and to put it simply we didn’t do enough in the 90 minutes to get anything from the game. I don’t think our passing was anywhere near what we are capable of. Especially looking at our last home match in the league against Bradford City, in that match we more than matched Bradford and were unfortunate not to come away with all three points.
I would like to personally thank all the supporters who made the long trip south to support us on Saturday. I share the frustrations of all our supporters because those performances are not a true reflection on the ability we have within our squad.
In League Two, we have to be able to stand up to the physical demands of each and every match as you do at any level and I think we were short at times. As a coaching staff we came up with a game plan and we didn’t stick to that plan. In added time we were too desperate to get the ball forward that we didn’t do it in the right way.
We made two changes at half time and introduced Warren and Falks who definitely made a difference to our play. Warren made a vital clearance off the line and Falks showed he meant business from the minute he came on the pitch.
They showed real leadership and charisma - there is no hiding from the fact that we are on a poor run of form and those qualities are what will help us turn it around.
Today we are looking for a reaction from the players. There have been a lot of honest conversations in the days that followed that match and we now have a run of three games at home and we need to use that home advantage to get back to winning ways.
Hartlepool will as always be a tough test. They’ve had a change of manager, and with Keith Curle, you know it is always going to be a battle, but we have to rise to that and impose our game to come out on top.
Enjoy the game!
