04/10/2026
We travelled through to St Andrews this morning knowing we were in for a tough game.
Having visited the same team and pitch during pre-season and suffered what was, quite frankly, our worst ever performance, there was absolutely no doubt about what was expected of the boys today.
The message was clear. The minimum requirements were set, work hard, compete, be brave and stick together.
And boy, did they deliver.
Two quick fire goals gave us the perfect start and, more importantly, gave the boys belief. From there, we worked incredibly hard off the ball, forcing St Andrews into mistakes and making it difficult for them to settle and play the football they wanted.
It was exactly what we'd asked of the group all week.
St Andrews pulled a goal back just before half-time, giving them a lift going into the break, and we knew we were going to have to dig deep in the second half.
And that's exactly what the boys did. 💪
We came under a lot of pressure, but we stuck together. Players backed each other up, threw themselves in front of the ball when it mattered, and our goalkeeper made a couple of huge saves at important moments.
The substitutes also played a massive part, coming on and giving us the fresh legs and energy we needed to get us over the line.
Was it pretty at times? Absolutely not.
But was it everything we needed it to be? 100%
These are the types of performances that build teams. The grit, determination, resilience and togetherness shown today are exactly what we need to take into every game.
And from a coaches' point of view, one of the most pleasing things was seeing both goals come directly from things we've been working on over the last few weeks.
That's what it's all about putting the work in during training and then having the belief to execute it when it matters.
A massive well done to every single player today. 👏
A difficult pitch. A difficult opponent. A difficult second half.
But we dug in, stayed together and came away with three massive points.🔥
Proud of you boys.
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