Well… where do we start? It wasn’t quite the performance we’d hoped for, and the result certainly wasn’t one we wanted, but football has a funny way of teaching you lessons whether you like it or not. Yesterday, we got schooled.

First and foremost, credit to Minster—they turned up, put in a shift, and fully deserved their win. They wanted it more than us, and that’s a tough pill to swallow. But we can’t shy away from the truth: we simply weren’t at the races.

That said, there were still positives to take. Our new striker worked tirelessly from start to finish, never stopped running, and got himself a well-deserved debut goal. If we could bottle that kind of work rate and share it around the squad, we’d be in a much better place.

However, there’s no sugar-coating the rest of it. Organisation, effort, and work ethic—three fundamentals of the game—were nowhere near where they needed to be. And those aren’t things that come from the manager shouting on the sideline; they have to come from within each and every player.

Look, Rome wasn’t built in a day. And judging by yesterday, our foundations are still in the planning permission stage. But the beauty of football is that there’s always another game, another chance to put things right. We take this one on the chin, we dust ourselves off, and we go again.

Tough times build character. Let’s make sure we learn from it and come back stronger.

Sandwich Town FC

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