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Jon Hill22 Apr 2018 - 10:57
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Coaches Comments

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If ever there was a time that we need everyone pulling in the right direction it is now. One game to play and we really are in the realms of must win territory having put in a below par first half performance in yesterday's basement battle.

We dominated territory and possession throughout the game and spent a lot of time in Lydney's 22 only for us to make errors at crucial times. Something we have to be better at, and all stick to the same page at critical moments. Our effort in the second half was huge , and Matt Ryan really added some impetus at 9 speeding up the game and carrying a genuine threat around the fringe.

Lydney were lively and highly motivated, some mentioning that they want to be in the east division, rather than the west, and as such required us or Ivybridge to go down. Regardless of whether this to be true or not, they were tough opposition on their own patch in their final league game, and had a clear and effective game plan.

Unfortunately for us, we blew too many opportunities, and lived to rue three defensive errors in the first half , where Lydney punished us. Missed tackles, slow reactions and some opportunist play from the hosts meant we had a mountain to climb.

The postmortem needs to wait , we all need to pull tight, look each other in the eye and have a genuine desire to pull the jersey on next week and do ourselves and the club badge proud.

There is no doubt we have underachieved this season. But we are where we are , and have our future in our own hands. Please come and get behind us next week as we look to save our season and ensure we leave the shirt in a good place for next season.

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