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VIDEO: RAY - "OUR BOYS CAN DO BETTER."
Brian Flynn1 Oct 2016 - 23:23
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BOSS Ray Turner has urged fans to get behind the Lilywhites for their FA Cup replay at Egham Town on Tuesday and promised: "We will be up for it."
There's more to come from us.
- Ray Turner, Manager
The manager said his Lilywhites would head up to Egham filled with belief after coming back from behind in the first match - and nearly winning it in the final minutes.
And he insisted all the pressure was now on Egham.
Town will head to Surrey knowing they knocked out Hitchin Town in a replay away from home in the previous round after fighting back to draw at Shepherd Neame Stadium.
They must now repeat that feat after blowing a golden chance to win the tie when George Monger missed a penalty five minutes from time.
In a View From The Pitch video interview after the 1-1 draw, Ray said: "My over-riding feeling is that it turned out to be quite a good result.
"I thought they deserved something out of the game the way they played."
Speaking about George Monger's missed penalty, he added: "It's easy to look at the isolated incident with the penalty and think what might have been, but they has an equally good chance with virtually the last kick of the game.
"I'm relieved, because I think our boys can do better. There's more to come from us. "I'm slightly disappointed with the performance levels. I think we can do a lot better than that."
Ray paid tribute to the 442 fans who packed into Shepherd Neame Stadium to cheer the team on in their first ever third qualifying round match.
He said: "I want to thank the support, which was great, but we didn't really get them going until the last 20 minutes when we went behind.
"But credit to the boys. We're still in the draw and looking at it as an overall thing I'm pleased to have another crack at it on Tuesday.
"We will give it a real good go."
Ray praised the team's fighting spirit for coming back after falling behind - a common theme at home this season.
He said: "The response was fantastic. To get ourselves back into the game when we weren't at out best was great credit to the players.
"We're still in the tie. I think we can step up a level. In some respects the pressure is off a little bit. The expectation will change on them.
"They will be expected to come at us a little more. The dynamics of the game change."
Watch the whole video by clicking on the link below.
And he insisted all the pressure was now on Egham.
Town will head to Surrey knowing they knocked out Hitchin Town in a replay away from home in the previous round after fighting back to draw at Shepherd Neame Stadium.
They must now repeat that feat after blowing a golden chance to win the tie when George Monger missed a penalty five minutes from time.
In a View From The Pitch video interview after the 1-1 draw, Ray said: "My over-riding feeling is that it turned out to be quite a good result.
"I thought they deserved something out of the game the way they played."
Speaking about George Monger's missed penalty, he added: "It's easy to look at the isolated incident with the penalty and think what might have been, but they has an equally good chance with virtually the last kick of the game.
"I'm relieved, because I think our boys can do better. There's more to come from us. "I'm slightly disappointed with the performance levels. I think we can do a lot better than that."
Ray paid tribute to the 442 fans who packed into Shepherd Neame Stadium to cheer the team on in their first ever third qualifying round match.
He said: "I want to thank the support, which was great, but we didn't really get them going until the last 20 minutes when we went behind.
"But credit to the boys. We're still in the draw and looking at it as an overall thing I'm pleased to have another crack at it on Tuesday.
"We will give it a real good go."
Ray praised the team's fighting spirit for coming back after falling behind - a common theme at home this season.
He said: "The response was fantastic. To get ourselves back into the game when we weren't at out best was great credit to the players.
"We're still in the tie. I think we can step up a level. In some respects the pressure is off a little bit. The expectation will change on them.
"They will be expected to come at us a little more. The dynamics of the game change."
Watch the whole video by clicking on the link below.
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