Message from Roy - how did you see it??

Dear Coxhoe Branch,
I was disappointed to concede a goal so late in the game but I wasn't disappointed with the effort of the players.Last week we played a lot better and ended up with nothing. Today we might have ended up with three points that we didn't really deserve, that's football. Overall, it wasn't too bad.Kavanagh has got a gash, he may need a few stitches, but he'll be OK.It's a quiet dressing room - the players feel like it is two points dropped but that's football, they should not be too down.Their goal took a couple of deflections and that was the only way they were going to beat Wardy today.In the overall play, I think Southampton deserved it, they had 24 shots on our goal, the law of averages says that one of them is going to go in.Credit to Southampton, they played well and deserved the draw.We didn't play as well as we'd have hoped but we kept going, got our noses in front; unfortunately we couldn't stay there.It was an excellent goal from Ross, but I don't think there was any danger of him taking his shirt off, it was too cold. Ross is a threat and we missed him in the last couple of games.
The last player I wanted the ball to fall to was the left-back, because he looks an outstanding player, I'll give him that.
Ward has had a confidence-booster this week, getting called up for the Wales squad and he's done well for us.
He made a save from a header in the second half and it was one of the best I've ever seen - he kept us in the game.
Stephen Elliott had a great chance when we were 1-0 up, that would have killed off the game.All the best,
Roy Keane
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