Message from Roy as our £2m man hits the net.

Dear Coxhoe Branch,
It meant Plymouth had to come at us a bit more and they were going to leave gaps, and with the quality we have, especially going forward, and the quality of players we have on the bench, we knew we could cause them problems going the other way.
But first and foremost we had to be solid, and I think generally we were. Stokesey has had a hectic couple of months, he’s been away with Ireland and it’s great he got his first cap and he got on today.
He gives us plenty of options. He’s the kind of player we can bring from the bench and that could be the difference at the end of the season.
I think Marton (Fulop) made a very important save at the beginning of the first half, a very good save, and it changes the course of the game. If they’d have scored that and with their fans behind them it would have been difficult – even towards the end they were pushing and they had one or two chances in the last five minutes, but Marton looked very solid.
I’m delighted with Marton, he’s been patient. He’s been away playing for his country this week and Wardy didn’t recover from his hamstring, so it gives me great pleasure in terms of lads coming in and doing a job for the team.
Danny (Simpson) has just come off with a bit of cramp, but he hasn’t played a lot of football.He’s had a couple of weeks training and we’ve been looking to get Deano back into midfield, he and Yorkie have got experience in the middle of the park and they showed that today.
I won’t be too bothered about the league tables until May. But I’ve said before I think we have a very difficult run-in, but we just keep going and keep our heads down.
We had some great support today, 1,600 fans and they were right behind us, and we’re giving ourselves a chance.
Regards,

Roy Keane
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