Message from Roy as we escape with a point.

Dear Coxhoe Branch,
The performance was disappointing but we keep climbing mountains, credit to the players.
We were hoping that if we got a goal back, we could make a game of it.
Dave Connolly's been on fire in training this week, in fact he's been sharp in the last few weeks, and he scored a great goal. We started slowly and I knew we were in for a hard day.
In terms of getting a result when we didn't play well, it was pleasing. We keep giving ourselves mountains to climb but to be fair to the players, we keep climbing them.
I think I had every emotion today. Fifteen minutes before the end it was anger and frustration, but I'm delighted with the players again.
Steve Caldwell made a great tackle when it could have been 3-1. We gambled a bit, made changes and managed to get back in it, it was pleasing.
You can never give a game of football up, there's plenty of examples of teams coming back. You keep going until the end and we did today.
I'm sure their manager will be disappointed. We've scored last-minute goals this season and we've conceded them, against Southampton we did. It's disappointing when you do.
I think that Kav, Liam [Miller] and Toby [Hysen] when they came on had an influence on the game.
Grant [Leadbitter] also scored a good goal. He has got that in his locker, he scores with his left and right foot in training and I hope he gets more.
Even when it was 2-1 and we were pushing forward, they had some good chances, we left gaps at the back and it could have been 3-1. The goals we gave away annoyed me.
I would not hold Dwight [Yorke] responsible for the second [his back-header led to the second goal]. Players gave away the ball before that and it's a team game.
As much as people will remember Grant and Dave for the goals, I'll also remember two tackles by Steve Caldwell.
It was great for us to score in front of our fans. There were three or four thousand of them there today and it was great for them - it's all about the fans, and the players.
All the best,
Roy Keane
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