Shirtliff Reaction

Last updated : 09 August 2006 By Editor
Speaking to BBC Radio Nottingham after the win, Shirtliff said "I'm delighted, I thought the players were excellent throughout the 90 minutes. I thought we started off a bit slow, which was surprising actually and funnily enough I thought their goal started us and we started to get the tempo of our game up."

"We Passed the ball better and quicker, and got after them a little bit and upset them, created problems for their back four, and got two good goals, and was delighted to go in at half time 2-1 up."

"It is difficult to face teams who play like that (with big players), I thought the back four was excellent, Carl Muggleton as well. They were well supported by our midfield players, who worked very hard throughout the game. Micky Boulding I took off, as he was looking a little tired, but he's that sort of player, an offensive player, who I think will cause problems for most teams, and the same for Matt Hamshaw."

"We look as though we'll score goals, and we need to show the same resiliance when we are defending"

"I don't think the defence struggled thoughout the game at Shrewsbury, just isolated incidents, but we have worked on things since then on Monday, and it's paid off tonight, we looked organised."

"We had opportunities to get the 3rd goal, Simon Brown was in on goal, but was very unlucky to get flagged offside"

"We had a penalty that was turned down, had another good shout for another one."

"I thought it was difficult to play the first 20 minutes of that 2nd half for both teams, it was a swirling wind and driving rain and it made conditions very difficult."

On the bizare actions of referee of Mr K Wright, not to send Stephen Dawson off, instead booking him twice, Shirtliff said "I didn't even know he'd been booked a 2nd time, I knew he'd been booked in the 1st half, but I didn't see the 2nd booking. That's totally baffled me that one"

"There is a confidence and a tight group, they are a great bunch. They have to concentrate for 90 minutes, and if we can produce and score goals, hopefully we can continue doing that"

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