[Phil Whalley]

Trying to be fair here, though it isn't easy. Dagenham deserved a point for the way they pushed us back in the second-half. However, the manner of their win sticks in the craw. Their left-winger takes an expertly-crafted dive to win a free-kick on the edge of the box; our protests succeed in ratcheting up the atmosphere to the extent that they successfully conspire to get Toto sent off for nothing but a bit of 50-50 jostling. The free-kick, when it is eventually taken, produces the winner. As posters have already mentioned, this happens after we have been reduced to three defenders, with two stretchered off. Coid's looked to be a 50-50 with no blame attached. Didn't see the Kiernan incident, though he knew right away that he'd done some damage. All this may obscure the fact that Stanley were in total control in the first-half and deserved their lead - Bobby Grant beautifully curled in a shot from the edge of the box, illustrating the quality that can make all the difference at this level. Second-half we were made to play on the counter but even so had a great chance for 2-0 shortly before their equaliser. All in all, a bitterly disappointing outcome that wasn't deserved. All the same, good to have the Ultras back with us and in good voice.

Have a good evening everyone
Phil