February 2014
So after January we were in a strong place to push for promotion and with the team fully fit i had high expectations to finish the season strongly.
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Our 1st game of the month was against a very strong Wrexham side. Luton took the lead with James Keatings goal 5 minutes after half time. We maybe should of finished it of before Wrexham grabbed an equaliser and deep into injury time Jonathan Smith popped up with the winner.
As you can see by the stats it was a well deserved win and an important 3 points.
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We followed the Wrexham with a convincing win over AFC Wimbledon. We killed the game off after 17 mins with 2 quick fire goals and from that moment there was only going to be one winner. We finished the half 4-0 up. I decided to take a few key players off for rest and we ended up finishing the game 6-2. Only disappointment was that we gave away 2 sloppy goals one from a corner and the other a route one situation.
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I game against Carlise which was **** of a battle either side could of won the game with plenty of breakaways but both teams defences were not going to be beaten. We managed to get ahead with a goal from a corner from centre defender Ryan Innis on 11 minutes.
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This wasn't a game for someone who wanted to goalkeeping heroics or strikers playing out of the skin. Neither was having a fantastic game. It was a game full of chances but both sides didn't have a clue where the goal was which shows with shots on target. We somehow managed to walk away with a convincing 3-0 victory. 1st goal from young forward James Keatings, 2nd from centre back Ronnie Henry. The 3rd canning off the post only to hit the goalkeeper Taylor on the back.
What a fantastic month February turned out to be undefeated and lying 2nd in the league. On a personally note we picked up manager off the month.
March 2014
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We continued where we left off in February with a hard fought victory over fellow promotion contenders Torquay.We were 2-0 up after 34 minutes with goals from Keating and Eboma but Torquay managed to get one before half time through former England striker Darius Vassell. 2nd half we flew out of the blocks and restored our 2 goal lead through Jonathan Smith. Torquay pulled one back through versatile player Joe Oastler to make it a nervy finish but we managed to hang on to secure a very important 3 points.
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Our run came to a disastrous end loosing 4-2 to Shrewsbury Town. We didn't get off to the best of starts with former Cardiff City striker Nicky Maynard getting his 1st of the afternoon after just 3 minutes.Marc Richards thought he better get on the act with his goal on 15 minutes. It didn't get much better wither when former Scotland international Ross Mccormack making it 3-0 on 22 minutes. At this point i wanted t get the boys in for half time. I made 3 changes at half time but that didn't make any difference with Maynard getting his 2nd on 65 minutes to make sure the game was over. We eventually woke up and responded witn a goal through our on loan right back Shay Facey. Jake Howells got a goal on 81 minutes to make it 4-2 and gave us an outside chance.
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I was hoping for a response after the game against Shrewsbury but didn't get it, it was another humiliating 4-2 defeat to the hand of Morecambe this time. Conor Doyle and Dave Hislon getting the goals for the home side to get them 2-0 up before half time. Chris Mitchell and James Keating pulling us level in-between the goals centre midfielder Mendy got a straight red. I was sure whether to try and protect the point or carry on. Sadly i chose the wrong option on the day pushing for the win with Dave Hilson sealing his hat-trick after scoring 2 more goals both on the break.
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After the last defeat i called the players in for a team meeting reminding them what was at stake this season. It didnt goal as well i had hoped with not much positive response, however we managed to beat relegation threatened Barnet 2-1. Barnet kicked the scoring off on 61 minutes with Matt Fry. We came to life in the last 10 with veteran midfielder Claude Gnapka getting the equaliser before substitute Sam Williams getting the winner only to get injured and taken off 2 minutes later.
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Sadly we finished the month on another defeat this time to Aldershot. it was a the usual performance of the month creating nothing and struggling to defend against raw pace with Cadogan getting their 1st on 36 minutes. Shortly after half time Peter Vinceti made it 2-0 which made us start chasing the game and Craig Reid but the game to bed for the home side in the 86th minute.
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We finish the month in the automatic promotion spot just 7 points off top with 5 games remaining, sadly going up as champions is beyond us and with York breathing down our necks just 2 points behind every game is vital till the end of the season. Fingers crossed we can hold on and go up and be one step closer to the promise land.