HARVEY SAYER | END OF SEASON Q+A 2021-22 |

For the second of the Needham Market F.C. End of 2021-22 season Q&As, I spoke to on loan Colchester United winger/full-back Harvey Sayer to get his thoughts on his time with the Marketmen!

Photo courtesy of club photographer Amy Gilson

1. First of all, now the season is complete, how do you feel the season went overall? 

HS: I’d say after winning the Suffolk cup that’s it’s been a successful season, an amazing cup run and winning the Suffolk cup helps cover up our poor league campaign. But making history in the fa trophy and winning the cup you have to say it’s been a good season for us as a team. 

2. How did the season fare in terms of personal and team targets?

HS: I think as a team we did hit a lot of targets we wanted to hit but the league was a big one for us all as we didn’t finish as high as we wanted to or as high as we have the potential to, but we set out to win the Suffolk cup and we did so it has been a mixed season. 

3. Looking back at the FA Trophy run now, how do you reflect on it? Can you pick a standout moment?

HS: What is left to say about it! What a cup run it was by the team, we were brilliant throughout it and showed we have what it takes to beat top teams so this part of the season was definitely the standout for us all I’d say. 

4. What was your standout moment of the trophy run?

HS: The standout moment of this run has to be the Yeovil game, especially the penalty shootout. 

5. Any point in either cup run or season in general that you knew something special could be round the corner?

HS: I wouldn't say I or anyone of us knew something special was round the corner but we believed and knew if we played how we know We can then we have ourselves the best chance of having moments like we did. 

6. A fitting way to end your loan spell by winning Suffolk Premier Cup, what did you make of the Final? 

HS: It’s always nice to get your hands on some silverware and it really topped of my time here, the final was not what we all expected and wanted in terms of how the game played out but we won the game at the end of the day so you can’t complain. 

7. Looking at league season how do you summarise it?

HS: The league campaign was a disappointing one, we didn’t finish as high as we wanted simply because we weren’t consistent enough. We got a lot of draws which never helps you climb the table but we also lost games agaisnt teams where if we would have played like we can, we would have comfortably collected 3 points. Consistency and errors cost us this season. 

8. Are there any league games that stand out to you,

HS: The one league game that stands out to me has to be Alvechurch away when we can from behind to win 3-2, what a game that was! 

9. Best game from a personal perspective?

HS: I’d also say the Alvechurch game from a personal point of view with me scoring that goal to equalise. 

10. Favourite goal you scored?

HS: My Alvechurch goal definitely, it was my best goal of the season and to come Back and win that game makes the goal even better. 

11. Your player of the season and why?

HS: I voted for Marco, we would not have achieved what we did this season without this man, penalty shootout hero on a few occasions and some big saves in big games so it couldn’t be anyone else. 

12. If you could change any part of this season, what would you change? Why? What would you do different looking back?

HS: I think it would just be our league campaign, me personally and the team as a whole would have wanted to do better in the league as we know we could have finished a lot higher than we did with the team we had. 

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