Here is the Table as of January 1st.
The time of Month has come again for Gook to talk to the nation on the show Blue Square Football shown only on Sky Sports 3! Gook is sitting relaxed in his chair after a monster month with lots of games being played!
"What a month! im exhausted! 6 Games cant be good for me! Right lets waste no time as I have the six games to get through!"
"First, was a tough game away at Kettering who at the time were 5th and they were certainly gonna be no pushovers with the bookmakers back the Home team to get the results. Not that im a betting man of course! The fifth minute brought our first attack and a great save from the Kettering keeper kept us out. We had a couple of corners from the attack but nothing came from them! The momentum swung the other way as Kettering began to attack and the reds should have scored in the 10th minute after some good build-up play but Rawle missed the chance and put it into the side netting! Just a minute later Brocky once again made a quality save before charlton followed in and cleared the ball off the line stopping Kettering take an early lead. The 18th minute saw Birchy free on the penalty spot only to head over the bar from a free header! There were no more clear cut chances until the 38th minute and it was taking by Kettering for them to take the lead after a great ball caused our defence all kinds of problems and Westcarr nodded home. To be honest though Westcarr seemed so far offside! They dominated the first 15 minutes of the second half and they could have easily made it 4-0 but the score remained at 1-0. We battled until the final whistle and we dominated but could not find that killer goal, sending us crashing to that should-have-been-offside goal! I spoke out at the end of the match and recieved a warning after TV replays showed that i was wrong for once!"
A Video Shows Redditch's Goal "The next game brought us against Gainsborough but before we went to New Bucks Head, Granty came back to full training which was great news for me and the whole club! The first half was tight but the only another shocking decision cost us as the referee gave an awful penalty for a reason i still dont know! Jaggers once again disagreed with the decision and Needham stepped up and scored to give Gainsborough the lead at the break! The third minute of the second half brought disaster! A simple short goalkick from brocky was played back to him by Vaugheny but the ball took a bobble and rolled into the back of the net much to the disgust of the 1000+ fans at New Bucks Head! After a quick throw in by Gainsborough they took the ball into the box and Hall buried the ball past Brocky leaving him no chance and giving Gainsborough the 3-0 lead. The game swinged slightly and Birchy got what proved to be little more than a consolation as a deflection took the ball past their keeper! I Wasnt happy with the penalty and once again spoke out and surprising the FA remained silent this time as they feel my judgement was right!"
Own Goal by Vaughen is shown "The big game was next! The FA Trophy first round match against the strong outfit of St Albans at New Bucks Head. The 15th minute brought the first goal and for once this month it was us who got it! Jaggers won the ball from a knock down by Birchy and then carried the ball into the box before slotting in the bottom corner. The game opened up when Scott broke through but he blasted high over the bar much to my relief! The half time whistle went and the 981 fans were delighted at how the much we had dominated the match. The Final few minutes were all St Albans but Brocky was in inspired form and kept them at bay, and in the 89th minute Moore should have settled the game but his shot crept wide. Then in the 4th minute of added on time, we cracked under the pressure as Hann bundled the ball over the line much to the disgust of our fans! I soon got them encouraging the lads though. The goal was a sucker punch and sent the game to a replay which was held just 5 days later on the 20th December."
Jaggers opens the scoring "The replay came at the wrong time for us, as the confidence was lacking despite us doing much better than expected in the league to date! The game started awfully for us as in the 6th minute Clarke broke away and finished expertly leaving Brocky with no chance. There were no other clear cut chances until the second half. In Just the 46th minute a clear break for us was once again finished poorly by Birchy who could only hit the side netting. Then in the 60th minute our Cup dreams looked over after a mistake from Teeser after he thumped a header past Brocky. A good cross from Turner sent Piscina through and he finished expertly and brought us within touching distance of an equaliser! In the 74th minute a counter attack undone St Albans after a stunning through ball by Piscina set Moore through one on one with the Albans keeper and Lee Moore grabbed his chance with both hands and brought us level. The 88th minute saw me so relieved after Birchy scored a vital goal after another quick counter attack! The game came to an end after a couple of chances came to nothing for Albans. We face Aldershot at home in the next round!"
Albans Goal Of The Game "Boxing Day, the day after the night before! Im hoping my players were true to their word and didnt get drunk. We faced a tough match against Barrow at New Bucks Head and the game started slowly until the 13th minute when a long ball by Teesdale was gambled on by Moore and as the keeper misread the ball and Moore had the simplest on finishes to give us the lead. After just 20 minutes we were 2-0 up and a great cross from deany allowed Birchy to carry on his fantastic goal-scoring form. Barrow had a couple of goalscoring opportunities but it was us who took the 2-0 lead into the half time interval. The second half brought little opportunities for either team apart from when Vaughen hit the woodwork for us but in the end we were happy with the 2-0 lead."
Moores Opener
"The last game of the month saw us face a midtable Stalybridge at New Bucks Head again. We took the lead after just 28 seconds. A through ball from the inform Teesdale set another inform player Moore, through on goal and once again Moore took the chance after he took a touch and spanked it into the back of the net much to the delight of the early fans at the New Bucks Head however their was bemusement amongst the late comers to find us 1-0 up! A few shots flew in for both clubs but there were no obvious goalscoring chances. Then in the 38th minute we gifted a goal to Stalybridge as Vaughen played the ball straight to Hanley who was standing unmarked in the box so he has a simple finish! The second half started with us dominating the match we created a few chances which fell to Moore and Jaggers but neither of them could finish! Then came the breakthrough after a scramble in the box was cleared as far as Piscina who delivered a quality ball for Birchy to finish and give us the lead for the second time! We held out for a hard much sought after victory."
Moores Super Quick Opener "Watch Out Southport, We are watching your every move!"
