WBA away - message from Roy

Dear Coxhoe Branch,
We should have killed the game off but I suppose that's me being my usual critical self.
We were on the back of some tough games and the lads dug deep, it was a very important result for us.
The goal they got, it came from nothing really; but we should have finished the game off well before then, we had the opportunities.
When you are away from home and you miss chances you are going to encourage the home side to come back into the game.
Our lads dug deep and showed great character. I don't think we played that well today but when you have characters like we have, it gives you a chance.
It was a scrappy first half, there were plenty of tackles going in and it was difficult to get it down and play.
We scored off a good move and Yorkie slotted it nicely into the corner - that was the one bit of quality in the first half.
It was nice to score early in the second half but we needed a third goal to finish off the game.
If we were a bit more ruthless in the attacking third we would have won it easily, but if you don't do it you can get punished.
I wouldn't say we got away with it today, we did enough to have won it comfortably.
We've had a decent day and now we work hard for next Saturday [at Barnsley] which will be just as tough.
We've had three tough games and to be honest we should have beaten Birmingham, we should have won nine points from them.
It's all in the head now, whoever believes they can do it, will. Our dressing room has that and we have to make sure we work hard every day.
We've got 10 games to go and we need to keep the pressure on Derby and Birmingham, I still think they are the favourites.
Carlos [Edwards] has gone to hospital to have his shoulder looked at and we are waiting for the results. We felt it was a bad tackle but Dermot [Gallagher] didn't see it; I don't know how, but he didn't.
That is the big disappointment of today, Carlos has been good for us - fingers cross for him.
Regards,

Roy Keane
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