That was the chant that rang out round the New Windmill Ground after Stefan Moore had scored a hat trick in Leamington's 4-1 victory over Gloucester City. They were all excellent goals as well. The other goal was scored in the 46th minute by the well-known Welsh international, Owen Goal. Leamington thus went in 2-0 up at the break and the visitors scored their consolation, itself a great goal, when we were 3-0 ahead.
We showed our intent by rattling the bar after five minutes. We did have some chances we failed to take, so those who were hoping for at least 'the old five' were disappointed. Moore's first goal was sublime and showed his coolness, composure and confidence. For his second he turned the last defender and put in a curler. The third was also a curler.
We were told at the Open Forum last week that the team were playing better away, but this was by far the best performance at home this season, finally putting to rest the nightmare of the Colwyn Bay. The game was played at a high tempo, but we out paced Gloucester City. We made particularly good use of the wings and there was precision passing rather than hoofing the ball (although there were some good and accurate long balls as well).
The game was presided over by a beautiful full moon, what used to be known as a Harvest Moon, although it's a bit late for the harvest. Unfortunately, it affected the linesman on the stand side who made some bizarre decisions, but all his efforts to redress the balance for Gloucester came to nothing. I thought that the referee had a good game.
The attendance was 457 plus one dog, with quite a few Gloucester fans in attendance. We are now 7th in the table. Of course, we shouldn't get too excited but at least we are away from the relegation battle.
Barrow have had an injection of cash following their takeover, their American-based owner having been brought up in the town: Barrow
I was not far from there last weekend and I hope the good weather holds.
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