DK: Late heartbreak but a good point on the road.
KH: Yeah, obviously it feels a little bit like a defeat, when you're so close (to winning). I thought it was another good performance, obviously they're not in great form, they're languishing near the bottom of the league, and it was always going to be a big game, they were going to be mad for it, but I thought we stifled them. I thought we were the better footballing team. Obviously it gave me a chance to rotate a little bit, Ollie came in, Dylan got a start, Ingers come back and started, because I thought obviously it was a hot day at the weekend, and it took a lot out of the front 3. So I just felt they could come on and affected the game, which they did, obviously Jacob's popped up with a goal with five minutes to go, and it was sort of going perfectly to plan, and a freekick at the end ricoshades out for a corner, and last touch of the game, weren't it, scored with a header. We just fell asleep a little bit last minute, it is what it is, look it's another point on the road, so it is a bit heartbreaking not to take all 3, but a point on the road and we now focus on the FA Cup - try and progress in that and then we get back to league form, and we're in good form. There's no doubt about it, we've dropped down one place, but we're in good form, we've not conceded many and we've picked up points. So we'll take it on the chin.
DK: Main thing is we took the goal and took it well, just unfortunate we couldn't hold on.
KH: No, look they got a free-kick, I think we could've probably left it in areas, it got cut out in midfield, obviously it led to the free-kick and then the corner. It was a good delivery, let's give them a bit of credit, it's driven in and the lad's made the run across and got good contact with it, so we'll take it, at the end of the day. Marco's made a save, we huffed and puffed, we were definitely the better footballing team, we played the better football, but we didn't kill them off, and that's what happens. If you don't kill teams off, there's always the risk of them nicking a goal and an equaliser late on, which they got, so they're celebrating like they've won the league, which tells me how far we've come - and how far we've respected, so we'll take that as a compliment.
DK: Super Sub Jacob with the goal!
KH: I just had a feeling, obviously Pagey and Jacob have played a lot of football, and Seth obviously came on and did a lot of unselfish running on Saturday, so I just freshened it up a little bit, give Ollie a start. He's a real good young prospect, so he deserved that start, and Dylan needs minutes, so Dylan started. Moved Tev to the right, and Ingers come in and started. So got minutes into lads and were able to rest a couple as well, in terms of minutes in the legs, after the work they did on Saturday, in the sunshine, we look forward to now a massive game for the football club in the FA Cup.
DK: Previously, we said it on Saturday, do you think that kind of game ends in defeat last season?
KH: Yeah, like I've said it many times, the group's definitely stronger, we've improved, we've got a little bit about us now, where we put bodies on the line, we do the rubbish stuff - or the crap stuff to do in football - really well now, and we stick by it. We work hard, and we make runs, obviously Jacob's come on and made a great run, Ingers slid him in, it was a great finish. I didn't see them scoring, I must admit, it sort of come out of the blue, the free-kick was a good opportunity for them quite close in, but we've defended that really well and unfortunately we just fell asleep at the set-piece, but it happens, do you know what I mean? It just proves to me that we're human, but I've got a good group. I couldn't be prouder, they're in there as if we've lost. We've got a point away from home at Kettering Town, so we'll take that and move forward.
DK: Like you say, on Saturday a massive game in the FA Cup, away to Hashtag with a huge following.
KH: Yeah, it's a banana skin, like they all are. They're the same level, but they're well documented, they've went up, won the league below last year, pipped Sudbury to it, so it's a tough ask, but I fancy us. I'll always back my squad against anybody's. We did it last year, and no-one gave us a chance, we did it the year before in the Trophy down at Yeovil and all that, so I'm looking forward to it, and the lads will be ready. We'll train Thursday, and then we'll be ready to go!
DK: I know you'll say we focus more so on ourselves, and rightly so, but do you watch their videos?
KH: Yeah, we'll get clips together, Tom will give lads info on Thursday, so we'll know what we're up against, we'll know probably what formation they're playing, we'll know what team they're probably playing - albeit if there's injuries then maybe it might change, but we'll be prepared. I think that's important, I think at all levels, to give the opposition the respect they deserve and know what you're coming up against, but we'll be focused on us. We've got match winners in our team now, and we've got lads who'll put their bodies on the line and give us the platform to go on and win games so we'll go there looking forward to it!
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