Cherries: Robbo strikes late to down Daggers
4:56pm Saturday 26th February 2011 in What's On
By Neil Perrett
ANTON Robinson grabbed a dramatic late winner as the tide finally turned for Cherries at Victoria Road.
Lee Bradbury’s men – the victims of numerous late goals this season – were for once the beneficiaries as Robinson struck two minutes from time.
The 25-year-old netted following a goalmouth scramble to help Cherries maintain second place in League One.
Earlier, Jon Nurse had drawn first blood for the Daggers when he opened the scoring with a stooping far-post header three minutes into the second half.
But substitute Ings made an instant impact when he levelled with a towering header just seconds after he had come off the bench to replace Joe Partington. Following a cagey start, Danny Green’s well-struck free-kick was pushed away by Shwan Jalal before Jason Pearce beat Baz Savage to the loose ball and cleared the danger.
Liam Feeney was presented with a glorious chance to open the scoring after Daggers defender Damien McCrory had failed to deal with Jalal’s huge clearance.
But, with only Tony Roberts to beat, Feeney was thwarted when the veteran goalkeeper advanced off his line and spread himself to deny the Cherries winger.
Roberts also parried Feeney’s follow-up effort before the resultant corner was cleared to safety by the Daggers defence.
Rhoys Wiggins blazed a first-time shot over the crossbar before Danny Hollands headed Marc Pugh’s corner narrowly wide.
As the rain continued to pour, Savage poked a half-chance wide before the Daggers fashioned their clearest chance after 34 minutes.
Leading goalscorer Romain Vincelot arrived at the near post to meet Green’s corner, only for Pearce to acrobatically hook his header off the line.
Cherries quickly responded when Roberts was forced to save from point-blank range after Hollands had met a Wiggins free-kick with a firm header.
And as the first half drew to a close, Pearce’s perfectly-timed tackle on Nurse prevented the striker from going clear on goal.
However, Nurse opened the scoring for the Daggers when he sneaked in at the far post to head home Green’s free-kick three minutes into the second half.
Bradbury responded by sacrificing midfielder Partington for Ings, although Cherries were thankful to Jalal for saving at his near post from Peter Gain soon after.
Ings headed home from an Adam Smith cross just seconds after coming off the bench, only to see his effort ruled out for offside.
But the 18-year-old restored parity when he climbed above the Daggers defence to nod Pugh’s precision centre past Roberts after 56 minutes.
Nurse’s header flashed past the post after 67 minutes before Robinson popped up to fire Cherries ahead two minutes from time.
The midfielder pounced on the loose ball following a goalmouth scramble and found the bottom corner with a crisp, left-foot shot.
Cherries: Jalal, A Smith, Pearce, Cooper, Wiggins, Feeney, Robinson, Partington (Ings, 53), Hollands (Purches, 90), Pugh, Symes (Fletcher, 77).
Unused subs: Arter, Baudry, Stockley, Stewart (g/k).
Daggers: Roberts, McCrory, Gain, Arber, Green, Nurse, Savage (Morgan, 64), Currie (Scannell, 81), Taiwo, Ogogo, Vincelot.
Unused subs: Tomlin, Ifil, Bingham, Ilesanmi, Lewington (g/k).
Booked: Gain, McCrory.
Referee: Rob Lewis (Lewes).
Attendance: 2,768 (including 820 away supporters).
Comments(48)
doddy567
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5:10pm Sat 26 Feb 11
CherryFarmer
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5:10pm Sat 26 Feb 11
nonnogeppetto wrote:It has been your day Nonno!!
Today's three points I dedicate to my grondson who made his appearance into this world last night. Champagne has been chilling all afternoon it will taste even sweeter after today's win. Well done the lads you are greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
Good team selection and good substitutes....Bradd
ers is getting the hang of this...isnt he all you doubters?
Just looking at league table....looks good to me!!!
grocklefree
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5:10pm Sat 26 Feb 11
djd
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5:10pm Sat 26 Feb 11
kangman2012
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5:27pm Sat 26 Feb 11
molbol
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5:37pm Sat 26 Feb 11
Tom Griffiths
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5:49pm Sat 26 Feb 11
We all knew it would be a hard fought game against the "Daggers" but this team has the spirit to fight back and it was their turn this week to get the winner in what is becoming a crucial time of 88 minutes. Joy this week, but much gloom last week, still 4 points from the two games, well up with the leaders. Well done lads and Lee and Steve. Points from last nine games now, When did we last achieve that kind of form?
AFCBNeil
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6:05pm Sat 26 Feb 11
Well done lads :o)
pure-valet
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6:25pm Sat 26 Feb 11
Tezza1965
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6:27pm Sat 26 Feb 11
The tactics and substitutions worked well and although it wasn't the best performance today the team dug in and ground out the right result.
Next week's home game against Oldham should be interesting after they were thumped 5-0 at home by Peterborough. That won't be good for their confidence but there will again be no room for complacency. We also owe them one for their undeserved late winner against us at their place earlier in the season.
UTCIAD!
Adamski69
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6:31pm Sat 26 Feb 11
AFCBade
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7:10pm Sat 26 Feb 11
wookj1
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7:15pm Sat 26 Feb 11
The teams chasing will all feel like the wind has been taken out of their sails, with our last gasp winner.
This performance shows just what our fantastic players and management are made of.
Well done to each and every one of you, and also the fantastic supporters who made the trip to Dagenham.
cherryward
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7:36pm Sat 26 Feb 11
kinsonmac
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8:26pm Sat 26 Feb 11
Ferndown Steve
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8:43pm Sat 26 Feb 11
Feeling on top of the world tonight !!
Congrats 'nonno'.......what a weekend you'll have to remember !!
UTC
big_afcb_fan
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9:07pm Sat 26 Feb 11
AFCBDazzle
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9:25pm Sat 26 Feb 11
Lovely jubbly Huddersfield drawing late on, 5 points clear now.....just the Saints to worry about at 33 game stage
9 matches undefeated after one helluva season and an arduous couple of years, what a team!
I listened to the match on cherries player today but travelling fans u blistered...you roared!!! Good to hear the Cherrieschants drowning out the home team back here in Bmth!!!! Well done all of you!!!!
13 matches left, Oldham had a bad day, roll on Sat! ;-)
UTCIAD
PS Congrats Nonno on your latest Junior Cherry!
lionheart
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9:41pm Sat 26 Feb 11
of a Fletch knockdown, Robbo reacted quickest and we got our just rewards.
But come on Lee. 4-5-1 against the worst team in the league. It needed the Daggers to score to force us to change tactics to get the extra forward on the pitch.
Ok so Danny Ings needed a rest but it makes you wonder how comfortable a victory it might have been if we had started 4-4-2.
Good to see how pumped up the lads were celebrating at the end of the game. Iit was almost like we had won the league.
Keep that fired up and Oldham had better look out.
peach
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10:05pm Sat 26 Feb 11
lionheart
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10:56pm Sat 26 Feb 11
peach wrote:Hope you mean with us keeping 2nd spot
saints in the playoffs i think
stuarto
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12:06am Sun 27 Feb 11
Saints, Huddersfield & Charlton, despite their massive Championship sized budgets are struggling to keep pace with us and we are a point off the top. We need to enjoy this whilst it lasts and give thanks to the sterling, brave efforts of all involved.
deanmatthews1966
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12:29am Sun 27 Feb 11
pasword - wing step !!
BMWDellboy
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8:23am Sun 27 Feb 11
lionheart wrote:You Dinlos seem to forget that Saints have 3 games in hand over you Faries ( very silly name )
peach wrote:Hope you mean with us keeping 2nd spot
saints in the playoffs i think
justmyopinion1
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8:25am Sun 27 Feb 11
nonnogeppetto
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8:26am Sun 27 Feb 11
justmyopinion1
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8:27am Sun 27 Feb 11
BMWDellboy wrote:Silly boy. To go ahead of us you need to win all three. I'll take the points over games in hand any day and if you were honest.......so would you!!!
lionheart wrote:You Dinlos seem to forget that Saints have 3 games in hand over you Faries ( very silly name )
peach wrote:Hope you mean with us keeping 2nd spot
saints in the playoffs i think
BMWDellboy
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8:55am Sun 27 Feb 11
afcb st.peters
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9:22am Sun 27 Feb 11
UTCIAD
BBOYS
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9:32am Sun 27 Feb 11
Spirit of 87
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10:44am Sun 27 Feb 11
Our fans sounded like a crowd of several thousand yesterday. I couldn't make this one but well done to those who supported the team in achieving a brilliant result.
H0ckeyd
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10:49am Sun 27 Feb 11
Saints might have stumbled once but gloating at being 2nd in the league when you have played so many more games than the rest is idiotic. The sour grapes have to play saints at Dean court yet and it would be more sensible of them to gloat once Brighton and Saints had played those 3 games in hand, but of course saints are the ones who are arrogant.
Chickens before they hatch springs to mind, or just sheer arrogance.
Julian2010
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11:30am Sun 27 Feb 11
H0ckeyd wrote:What a shame we have so much hostility,when all of us are in such a good postion with 3 south clubs looking like going up.Yes in a few weeks we have Southampton at home and it be another difficult game.However our team have shown grit and determination and our lads growm from stength to stength.We seam to hit a wall when playing Southampton,but we are beating some of the top teams,and this time things may go our way.We are told we are a small town club,but yet,we are the most talked about club and a lot of the managers in League one have nothing but admiration for our players and the way their play their game.We may not break 10,000 in passing gates but remember our ground can only have around that number only.We are 2nd at the moment and hopefully we can mantain that postion and whatever happens we can take pride in the way the lads have worked together and this time for promotion might be the right time.Lee has done very well as a manager and is following in Eddie's footsteps by wanting the same dream of a fairy tale ending.I also like to mention that most of our players cannot be 100% week after week and will have moments when their cannot perform but just give them time and the support their need and dont single out any players just because their not at the best.I think Marc Pugh is doing well and he did help Danny to score.I have a week off and cant wait to go next Saturday to watch Oldman,i just hope i wont bring any bad luck as each time i have watched Bournemouth,their dont sean to win.Now we are only one point behind brighton and i wonder if we can seek to the top.
er noBMWdellboy, 2 wins and a draw will do it. They tell everyone that saints fans are arrogant, but the situation they find themselves in is that they've played 3 games more than Saints or Brighton.
Saints might have stumbled once but gloating at being 2nd in the league when you have played so many more games than the rest is idiotic. The sour grapes have to play saints at Dean court yet and it would be more sensible of them to gloat once Brighton and Saints had played those 3 games in hand, but of course saints are the ones who are arrogant.
Chickens before they hatch springs to mind, or just sheer arrogance.
H0ckeyd
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1:14pm Sun 27 Feb 11
Like yourselves, we are thankful to be around at all. And also, yes it is great that 3 of the south coast's clubs are vying for promotion. But try not to get above yourselves, we will not wallow in this "oh we've fallen so far we're depressed" routine which is good, but as soon as we mention our size and history, which frankly is better and more consistant than the other south coast clubs, we get shot down for arrogance in a similar fashion to when we attempted to help your club with the constant "ooohh you're so arrogant thinking you saved us!!" rubbish.
Just keep these things in mind and enjoy the rest of the season.
milesfrombeach
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2:10pm Sun 27 Feb 11
H0ckeyd
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2:26pm Sun 27 Feb 11
djd
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2:31pm Sun 27 Feb 11
Why do fans from other teams feel the need to come onto this website and show disrespect ???
And they say they're not worried about us.
Always welcome fans who can leave a reasoned and logical post.
I wish all the South Coast teams well but I wouldn't be honest if I didn't wish the best to my team.
nonnogeppetto
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2:58pm Sun 27 Feb 11
djd wrote:Maybe because some of our morons go on their site and do the same. I agree with you we should have respect for all our local clubs but our loyalty is with the club we support. Respect is a sign of maturity the sort of c...p we read on here comes from infantile idiots who have nothing better to do
Why can't true football fans respect each other's clubs and see that the supporter of the rival club is also a true football supporter.
Why do fans from other teams feel the need to come onto this website and show disrespect ???
And they say they're not worried about us.
Always welcome fans who can leave a reasoned and logical post.
I wish all the South Coast teams well but I wouldn't be honest if I didn't wish the best to my team.
northstandman
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4:00pm Sun 27 Feb 11
After catching the 8 something train from Bournemouth, then enduring the engineering works PLUS the tube lines engineering works before Barking and then finding that the groundsmen had kindly ploughing the pitch (or so it looked) I was so proud of the turn out.
Believe me, Dagenham certainly 'aint no beach resort !
Well done everybody, we sang our hearts out and it paid dividends. Bradders tactics were spot on. It was a very much more difficult job than it looked for most of our supporters grabbing it on the football league show.
We're supposed to be buckling by now - don't you believe it people.
All this banter from the opposing 'fans' is simply this.......
They're worried !!!!!!
Julian2010
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6:05pm Sun 27 Feb 11
djd wrote:Their did bash us alot and this is why the so could morons of our club went to their site to give it what for.Southampton fans brag how good their team were and went on and on to say we were a small town club.And for a small town club,their cannot bare to see us in 2nd place as we are stealing the limelight.
Why can't true football fans respect each other's clubs and see that the supporter of the rival club is also a true football supporter.
Why do fans from other teams feel the need to come onto this website and show disrespect ???
And they say they're not worried about us.
Always welcome fans who can leave a reasoned and logical post.
I wish all the South Coast teams well but I wouldn't be honest if I didn't wish the best to my team.
BackOfTheNet
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6:34pm Sun 27 Feb 11
"But we saved your club" how was that then? A few friendlies and loanees while stealing every decent youngster? We've had freindlies and loanees from PoorOldPompey, West Ham, Spurs, etc. but they don't steal our kids for nothing like you have over the years.
Not interested in how you do scummers, so accept the grief you deserve or get off our board.
Got a ticket for Dean Court yet? 1,300 ha-ha!
H0ckeyd
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8:09pm Sun 27 Feb 11
Yes and that shows what small-minded ignorant buffoons you really are doesn't it? can't even make up your own insult and we'll see who's laughing once we've played the same number of games.
lionheart
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8:29pm Sun 27 Feb 11
H0ckeyd wrote:That was a good bit of business as we get 25% of his transfer fee when he surely goes somewhere else to better himself.
ohh still smarting over Lallana eh? ah diddums.
Yes and that shows what small-minded ignorant buffoons you really are doesn't it? can't even make up your own insult and we'll see who's laughing once we've played the same number of games.
nonnogeppetto
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8:29pm Sun 27 Feb 11
Julian2010 wrote:Julian2010 if what you say is true the more the reason to leave them alone because we have nothing to fear so just let get on with it. Once you take their bait you are playing into their hand. I am sure you are not a moron and have enough savvy to stay away from their site. If at the end of the season they above us because they have played better football good luck to them forn now I am more than happy to get behind our lads.
djd wrote:Their did bash us alot and this is why the so could morons of our club went to their site to give it what for.Southampton fans brag how good their team were and went on and on to say we were a small town club.And for a small town club,their cannot bare to see us in 2nd place as we are stealing the limelight.
Why can't true football fans respect each other's clubs and see that the supporter of the rival club is also a true football supporter.
Why do fans from other teams feel the need to come onto this website and show disrespect ???
And they say they're not worried about us.
Always welcome fans who can leave a reasoned and logical post.
I wish all the South Coast teams well but I wouldn't be honest if I didn't wish the best to my team.
lionheart
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8:35pm Sun 27 Feb 11
Julian2010
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10:13pm Sun 27 Feb 11
nonnogeppetto wrote:Quite agree,i was not that would visit their site,but can understand why our fans did.I am happy for the boys to do well and don't care if we go up or not,just happy to see how well we are doing,I just hope the Oman is we don't end up in the play offs with southampton
Julian2010 wrote:Julian2010 if what you say is true the more the reason to leave them alone because we have nothing to fear so just let get on with it. Once you take their bait you are playing into their hand. I am sure you are not a moron and have enough savvy to stay away from their site. If at the end of the season they above us because they have played better football good luck to them forn now I am more than happy to get behind our lads.
djd wrote:Their did bash us alot and this is why the so could morons of our club went to their site to give it what for.Southampton fans brag how good their team were and went on and on to say we were a small town club.And for a small town club,their cannot bare to see us in 2nd place as we are stealing the limelight.
Why can't true football fans respect each other's clubs and see that the supporter of the rival club is also a true football supporter.
Why do fans from other teams feel the need to come onto this website and show disrespect ???
And they say they're not worried about us.
Always welcome fans who can leave a reasoned and logical post.
I wish all the South Coast teams well but I wouldn't be honest if I didn't wish the best to my team.
Trebor_1970
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9:00am Mon 28 Feb 11
Going back to Saturday, excellent result and reward for the team. Away supporters, you lot are doing a fantastic job, don't stop what you are all doing. It really did sound like a home game Saturday. 3 points is 3 points, doesn't matter how they are acheived, it is still max points.
We have 2 more Tuesday fixtures from now until the end of the season, compared to some teams having 5/6. the congested months of Jan and Feb, have taken their toll on some of our young but talented players, getting back to 1 game a week should help them and get them back to their best within a few weeks, so please don't point fingers at certain players, but lift them with the noise.
13 games to go, give it 3 games and hopefully Pugh and alike will find their shooting boots again and we can start building our GD up, and making games a bit easier by putting them away earlier with a 2 or 3 goal advantage.
nonnogeppetto says...
5:01pm Sat 26 Feb 11