Hard tough game says Turner

Graham Turner, speaking to the press after yesterday's game, seemed relatively pleased with the performance of his team.

"I thought it was a hard, tough game. I felt we had some good chances in the first period and we should have seized them," said the Hereford United manager.

"We had a great opening in the first minute and then Alan Connell missed one. There were one or two other half chances, but I've always tried to instill the belief into the players that if you can't win the game then don't go and lose it.

"I thought we didn't quite get our breaks going as quickly as I would have liked. Sometimes we were holding the ball for a bit too long and the final pass wasn't there at times, but some of that was due to the Bristol Rovers back four who were very competent.

"Today's game was a measure of the progress we've made this season. There was a good crowd here today which produced the right kind of atmosphere, and when you're going into a game against sides as big as Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town it makes you realise what life is like back in the Football League. There aren't too many easy games at this level."

Turner mentioned that he hoped striker Andy Williams would be back shortly.

"He's not far off a return to the action now, and there's a possibility he might be back in the squad for the game against Wrexham on Saturday. Today would have been a game to suit him. He has that extra little bit of ability to open things up in tight areas and maybe we could have done with him around the box today."

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