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and person He really is.
              es  he  is  known  to  get  the                                                                          Celebrating Nes Bellikli's goal against Redhill
              odd  red  card,  the games
              changed  and  unfortunately
      Yit’s  not  for the  tough  tack-
      lers  anymore.  It’s  a  lot  more techni-
      cal, but  Jake  offers  a  lot more than
      just a tough tackle.  Jake  is  without
      doubt  the  hardest  man  in football.
      Mentally  and  physically.  I’d  put  him
      up  there  with  Roy  Keane,  Vinnie
      Jones  and Duncan Ferguson, but
      what separates him from the rest is his
      leadership! Jake has the ability to get a
      new level out of his teammates. If you
      buy into what we want to do and em-
      brace the help and  support he  gives,
      you’ll  find  a  new  level yourself.  He’s                                         has been difficult to manage.  Against   to  be  although  the performance was
      a  big  part  of  our  success  and that’s                                          Walton we knew we would be able to    good.  Looking back at it, we could
      not just him on the pitch but off it                                                be brave and play the football we are   have maybe been a little bit more diffi
      as well. His  personality  rubs  off  on                                            capable of, but at the same time knew   cult to beat. We overplayed at times
      people.  You  can’t beat that.  With                                                it was their home and  they  would    which lead to their goals. 4 errors by
      what we are building at Raynes Park                                                 know  how  to  play  it.  It  was  a great   us, 4 goals conceded.
      Vale, it’s  the  characters  we  have.  Not                                         game  and  one  I felt  deserved more
      only  good players,  but  good  people.                                             out of it.                            And, with that, Into The Vale, wraps
      That’s  why  we’ve taken giant leaps     Jake Gallagher                                                                   up the last full interview and catch-
      this season. We will only get stronger!                                             What happened against Balham?         up with the gaffer and his staff  for
                                            face  is consistent.  A  well  kept  grass                                          the  season.  People often don’t
      You  played  fantastically  against    pitch  is  what  I’d really want. If you            alham  was  a  frustrating     realise how the management team
      Walton &  Hersham  on  their          had the resources to keep a grass pitch              game.  Because looking back    are called on to explain what they do
      3G  surface  but  fans generally      consistent  throughout  the  season                  at the game, we didn’t play    to the fans and Into The Vale  want
      don’t like them. How would you        then  that’s the  ideal  situation.  Some  Bbadly. We actually played well.         to  thank  Josh, Anthony, Chris and
      feel if  RPV  were  to propose  a     clubs  like  Badshot, Beckenham and           Unfortunately  Balham  on  the  day    Dan for all their good-humoured
      similar surface to W&H? How did       Cobham have been able to do that.             were  very clinical  and  any  little  error    patience when the weekly grilling
      the players feel about it? Did you    Credit to them. With the way we want          we  made,  they punished  us.  They    comes around!  We look forward to
      take it into account when you set     to play, I’d like to have a 3G  as  I  said    also  worked  extremely hard and     quizzing them more after they’ve
      up the strategy at W&H?               before,  it’s  consistency  will  help us.    made it difficult for us  get back into   taken a well-earned break.Thanks
                                            This  season  we  have  had  to  play         the game. It was a shame as it was a   gents,  or all  the interviews and
      I  do  like  3G  only  because  the  sur-  to  the conditions of our pitch which    winnable game  but  it  wasn’t  meant    input throughout the season!!
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