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Absolutely brilliant! Every player gave 100% and looked like they were enjoying it. Halifax were very very poor but we sometimes make these games hard for ourselves so it was nice to see us play some great attacking football and it pay off.

Started to feel sorry for the Halifax fans at one point but then remembered how much abuse they gave us at their place when we lost 4-0, It feels like this was redemption for that night a little

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Absolutely brilliant! Every player gave 100% and looked like they were enjoying it. Halifax were very very poor but we sometimes make these games hard for ourselves so it was nice to see us play some great attacking football and it pay off.

Started to feel sorry for the Halifax fans at one point but then remembered how much abuse they gave us at their place when we lost 4-0, It feels like this was redemption for that night a little

I don't consider myself to be a vengeful sort but I did quote "Revenge is a dish best served cold" at half time...

It's just what happens when you play your top goal scorers !!! If the booing was at Tomlinson it's disgraceful great win utm

Fantastic win. You can only beat what's in front of you and as crap as Halifax were, we were clearly up for it from the off and both Bogle and Amond were fantastic. First time they've played together in nearly a month and they looked determined to prove a point.

Let's follow this up with another three points on Saturday now.

Great man management to make Podge and Bogez so determined for each other and they really are developing into a formidable partnership despite not playing together for a while. I just hope they keep that togetherness and carry it forward into the next games. JPP is going to struggle to get back into the side if they keep that up! I love the way Amond is coaching all the time, showing everyone where they should be, his movement is second to none and he knows how to be a centre forward. Bet quickly becoming one of my favourite players ever to wear the stripes!

Great display from so many players.  All the starting 10 outfield players were great, McKeown really had nothing to do all game. The front two partnership, what can you say, looked Rolls-Royce like for our level, brilliant interlink play.  OK so we have to allow for Halifax being awful but still great to watch.
Noticed the vast improvement in Monkhouse's play when he had Bogle and Amonds movement to play the little one twos with. A lesson there is if you're going to play Monkhouse, as PH so clearly does, then it cant be with Tomlinson who doesn't have the nous to do those sorts of runs. With him up front Monkhouse has looked a shadow of the player he has when Amond especially has been in the team.
On the subject of Tomlinson, plainly Hurst put him on with the assumption that even he could score against them, but he couldn't, and he didn't even threaten to look threatening, against a defence that was disorganised demoralised and prone to basic mistakes. Instead Tomlinson was poor and simply anonymous again. If he can't do it against that Halifax side, he never will. Really really not good enough.

Bogle looked like he was carrying a knock last night I think that was the reason he was subbed anyone else notice he kept feeling is leg I know he took one in the nuts but he was struggling a bit latter on.

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I don't consider myself to be a vengeful sort but I did quote "Revenge is a dish best served cold" at half time...

Their forum has been error'ing for a few hours now. A proper, full-on message board meltdown

Although against limited opposition, that was a complete performance from Town.

From the first whistle our work rate was fantastic, closing down and pressing all over the pitch. Bogle and Podge setting the standard with immense work rate between them. This intensity didn't drop throughout the match despite the game being effectively over very early on - agree with Hurst saying that was one of the most pleasing things, as it would've been easy to coast through the 2nd half.

Disley and Clay won everything in the middle and moved the ball quickly. Clay was back to his early season form with some intelligent twists and turns when under pressure.

Monkhouse had started well and did really well to pick out Bogle for the opener. Marshall took a bit of time to get going but 2nd half was a threat with his direct style.
As with Arnold on the other side, both wingers linked well with their full backs who were happy to get forward.

I've said it since I saw him at the Kidderminster game but Amond's movement really is a different class to anything I've seen from a GTFC striker for many years. Bogle's was better tonight too. And they both held the ball up well in general. If they both keep up that level of work rate and ball retention, they'll stay in the team. Often playing close together, teeing each other up, gee-ing each other up, they look like a real partnership. Bogle stepping over the ball for Amond to stick it top corner epitomised this as he could've easily tried to turn & shoot himself.

Townsend said on the radio afterwards that Hurst reminded them at half time how Cheltenham beat Halifax 7-1 recently and challenged them to beat that.

Yes Halifax were shocking but we didn't give them a chance to settle and rebuild any confidence early on. That intensity of pressing and speed of our own play (similar to last week vs Gateshead) is the standard we need to hit every week. If we maintain that, teams won't be able to live with us. We've played poor teams before but stood off them and either drew or coasted to a 2-0/3-0 win.

But tonight we had the confidence and desire of champions. That must be maintained.

Have to say Ademola didn't look like much at BP in August bu Kristian Dennis looked like a quality player. However Bogle and Amond have been the best strikers I've seen bar maybe Parkin.