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What they said (as quoted in the Bracknell and Wokingham Times)
After the match, there was plenty to talk ON THE MATCH:
about. Cardiff City Manager, Len Roy Merryweather: “Cardiff City started
Ashurst had “seen it all before” and very well but as the game wore on we
praised Wokingham highly for the settled down and came right into it. The
performance. lads gave it everything out there. I’m
Roy Merryweather, [Town Manager] really proud of them”.
was well pleased with his side but Len Ashurst: “All the accolades go to
disappointed that they had not held on. Wokingham except for one for David
ON THE OPENING GOAL: Tong who rescued us with the
George Torrance: “It’s my best goal of equaliser.
my career. I took a one two with Alan ON THE INTERUPTION:
[Morton] and just hit it. I suppose I Roy Merryweather: “It did not help us. I
should say that I saw a bit of a gap.” thought the referee did the right thing to
Roy Merryweather: As one of our bring the players off the pitch.
supporters said “It was worth every George Torrance: “The break gave the
penny to fly him over for the match. It players a chance to get a breather as
was tremendous”. some were puffing and panting “.
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