DK: Another three points on the board!
KH: Yeah, that's what it's all about now, this stage of the season. It wasn't a spectacle by any means. They obviously camped up and obviously went long. It was difficult. We looked a little bit leggy, if I'm totally honest. So we obviously try and keep it quite light on Thursday. But this team just know how to win games of football. It is a great finish from Jamie, to be fair. He finishes like a player who's played much higher. But we never really looked like we had the energy tonight to create chances like we have done in the past. So, look, the games are taking the toll on us, but we don't concede and we've obviously scored. So that's a massive three points for us tonight.
DK: Yeah, took the goal when the chance arrived.
KH: Yeah, yeah. Look, we are asking and pushing the lads to try and give us more and be a real threat in the final third, but if I'm totally honest, we looked a little bit leggy tonight. But we've got the three points we've come for and that's all that we needed. The one goal, obviously clean sheet again. So testament to the team. They worked so hard out of possession. So I can sort of turn a blind eye on us not having the energy that we have had. We've had a lot of games. Obviously, the away trip at Leamington took a lot out of us. So to get three points, clean sheet, no injuries, I'm a happy manager. Like I said, he's (Jamie's) a natural finisher. He doesn't panic. He just passed it into the corner, which was a great goal. I thought he was really good out of possession today. He's level-headed, backs himself, held the ball up as he was on Saturday. So yeah, fair play to him.
They're all important. They're all important. Obviously, Stratford, let's not kid ourselves, I know it wasn't a spectacle to watch, but we're not going to blow teams away. Stratford are in their own right trying to fight to get into the playoffs. So they're not a million miles behind us. So to win against them tonight with a clean sheet is very pleasing. We're not going to blow teams away all the time. We've got another one tough on Saturday, Stamford, which will be very similar, I imagine. So we'll have to rest and recuperate, see where we are on Thursday and we go again. It was important. Like I say, they're a threat. They went quite long. The goalies got the biggest kick I've ever seen. And the nine was a handful. And they've sort of created half little chances. But we held firm and got the clean sheet, which was what we needed. And another three points to add to the tally. And we just want to keep getting as many points as we can and see where that takes us.
DK: Any word on Nico's injury?
KH: Well, the scan has not been good on his hamstring. Hopefully it'll settle down and it won't be a season done because he's definitely added something to us. So I feel for the kid, but hopefully it'll be better news in the coming week.
DK: Is Reece getting closer?
KH: Getting closer. Milzy has done the warm-up tonight, so could figure on Saturday.
So that brings fresh legs into the group. So, yeah, we're all right. We're tired, but we've got three points. So now the lads can rest. And like I say, I'll look after them. We'll come in on Thursday. We'll do a light session to get the lactic acid out of the legs. And we'll go again Saturday because we want another three points. Patch is obviously getting on well. He's figuring in the 23s and he's feeling good. So obviously we're not going to rush him, but he was in the squad tonight. And hopefully he'll just keep progressing, getting minutes. And before the end of the season, he'll be figuring.
DK: Is Ollie Fraser back permanently, or still with Wanderers?
KH: It's just we needed bodies. Obviously with Nico being out and Milzy not being available, we was a little bit light. So obviously we needed Ollie involved with us tonight to just give us the numbers really. He's still dual-redged, so we'll see where we are on Thursday, whether he'll be with us on Saturday or back with Wanderers.
DK: As you mentioned before, Saturday is set to be a similar game to tonight against the team in seventh?
KH: Yep. So we've played all the teams that are in and around us now. Obviously we've got Redditch to come as well and obviously Mickleover towards the back end of the season. So we just want to rack up as many points as we can. So when we've got these games towards the end of the season, we're in a really good position.
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