Steve Mailey reports on Thursday night’s final knockings in the Sunday Premier
Bromley Green 1 v 2 Bliby
From a managers’ point of view, this result marked a disappointing end to the season. Two points from the last nine available suggests we will probably now finish sixth, rather than top three. Whilst the effort shown is not in question, and hasn’t been since I took over, the reality is the quality and availability of players has left us vulnerable against many of the sides we’ve faced.
As for this game, we battled well and created several chances. Yet I feel we rarely showed the belief or the fitness level needed to control this one.
We fell behind in an uneventful first half and lost a player to injury, again, at the break. The deficit was doubled as we found ourselves exposed in key areas. Lee Milton, suffering from a cold and clearly too much football, dragged us back in to the game with a well taken strike. Other chances came and went without any real conviction.
Man of the match will go to Liam Holman (in action on Thursday below right), stepping in for Mackett. What he lacks in composure he
more than makes up for in effort and desire. Other mentions to Valler, Perk and BJ who all fought well against an organised attacking side. Also to young Kieran (pictured above left), who worked very hard and put in his best display to date. With this season over, I now look to improve the current squad. I began this several weeks ago and will start to bring in the new faces over the coming weeks. I thank all involved for their efforts since February and look forward to the new challenge, which for me, starts now.
C Smith / Valler / J Lockett / Perk / Carter (Greenfield) / Neil / L Milton / L Holman / Poyner / G Rolfe (Curtis) / Hawkins
