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Next Game: Scarborough In The League At Edgar Street On Tuesday 19th November At 7.45pm

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Missed Opportunities At Rushall Said Gowling


After scoring five goals at Alvechurch in mid-week, Hereford failed to beat the keeper at Rushall this afternoon.

"Missed opportunities," said manager Josh Gowling. 

"I think Miles went through in the first half one v one and in the second half he's hit the post one v one. And a header at the end as well.

"Overall it was pleasing, pleasing performance, different surface (4G) which is why we wanted to come here.

"I thought Rushall were excellent, I thought they played good football, they tried to be expansive, they pressed well.

"Obviously they missed the penalty (saved by Brad Wade) but apart from the penalty I think we had the best chances in the game.

"If you look at teams we played this pre-season, we played play-off teams haven't we, I think we've been head and shoulders above which is pleasing.

"It was a really good exercise for us, they are obviously a good club, they will be pushing this season as well. Pleasing to see us be strong and solid and create opportunities.

"Some of the lads have never played a league game on 4G, Ty for example, it's a different kind of game. It's a slower game, slower pace, your touch is different. One or two touch play you have to take more care with it.

"Having Scarborough as the second game is brilliant. We've come here a couple of weeks before that. It's just different football on 4G."

A couple of changes today in the line-up with some players taking part in a behind closed doors game yesterday.

"I think the back four looked strong, keepers doing really well, midfield is starting to come together now. And our front are. We didn't turn balls over in behind as much as I would have liked today. But overall I think we've had a really solid pre-season."

With a couple of trialist still around Edgar Street will there be news of signings in the next few days?

"We hope so.

"We've had some trialists in, but the pleasing thing is we've had a settled camp in the sense that the trialists who have been in from the start have been with us all the way through so everyone kind of knows what we are doing now.

"We had a game last night behind closed doors (against a South Wales side) and we've had a game today so those decisions should be made in the next day or so.

"We're looking to hit the ground Monday and have a complete week.

"Durojaiye played yesterday (as did Pendley). A few of the boys played yesterday, a few young lads played yesterday as well so we could get those minutes in into the legs of the boys." 

Looking towards the season which starts next Saturday Gowling said that all the games would be tough.

"There's no-one at this level that's going to be a given so it's (Spennymoor) is going to be a tough game. And they don't come any tougher than Spennymoor.

"I think we need a couple more additions which hopefully we'll get done over the weekend, early part of the week."