Bedlington 2 Rothbury 0
Northern Football Alliance Division One
Dan Herron felt that his side just lacked a killer instinct
in front of goal as they slipped to their fourth League defeat.
The Rothbury manager wasn’t too perturbed as two quick-fire
second half goals from Tommy Wilkinson saw the hosts take the points on a 4G
surface in an evenly-balanced game.
With the Reds not having a game in a month due to the wet
weather leading to postponements, it was good for them to get a run-out ahead
of this weekend’s difficult Minor Cup tie away at Haltwhistle Jubilee.
“We just weren’t clinical in the final
third, I’d say – in the first half we played some really good stuff in tight areas,
which was really pleasing,” said Herron.
“We missed big chances to go 1-0 up either
side of half time. It was such a tight game that whoever scored first would
win. We just had a big lapse of concentration for the first goal, and the second
was a mistake which fell kindly to their player to smash home.”
The result took Bedlington up to fifth in
the table, while Rothbury remain in 8th spot just four points
adrift.
“Credit to Bedlington, they held on well
and killed us in wide areas on the break,” he continued.
“I’m disappointed we didn’t go 1-0 up, as I
think we could have done the same to them. It was like two good sides with game
plans. Sometimes it goes like that. I think it showed that they’ve had games on
their 4G and we hadn’t played for 4 weeks, they were just a little sharper.”
The boss was impressed with the work that a
number of the side put in on the artificial surface as Wilkinson’s strikes in
the 55th and 59th minutes proved the difference.
“Greg Woodburn, Chrissy Coe and Dylan
Handyside were the three who really stood out. All of them grafted so hard off
the ball and were quality with it too.”
Rothbury held a successful presentation
morning to unveil their ground development plans to the public ahead of the
fixture and Herron was delighted with the turnout from the local community.
“We had nothing but good feedback and
support, so we couldn’t have been happier,” he said.
“We had a steady trickle of about 30-40
people there, which was great to see. Some were lifers, and some new residents
too. It was great to have that mix of people who were all excited about the
development and what it could deliver for the community. It was great to see a
few juniors there too, it’s their future and you could see faces light up at
the thought of such facilities!”
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