Bucks back to winning ways

An 88th-minute strike from substitute Justin Marsden earned the Bucks a 1-0 victory at Grantham on Saturday to ensure they are top of the UniBond League premier division at Christmas.

It was just the response Chambers was looking for after their 3-1 defeat at home to Whitby a week earlier - and it keeps them above Hednesford on goal difference ahead of the Boxing Day clash between the two.

"We said all week that the test for this side would be how we reacted, how we bounced back," said Chambers.

"It was important that we got the win and took the three points. It's nice to be top of the table but I'm sick and tired of talking about it, to be honest. I really believe now that it's about us.

"It doesn't matter if Hednesford win or lose - if we don't win our own games and look after ourselves then it becomes irrelevant.

"We won't approach the game any differently on Boxing Day - we'll be looking to win. Maybe the pressure would have got to them if they had been on top, I don't know."

Saturday's game at Grantham was hardly a thriller, but Chambers insisted that performances were secondary to results right now.

"At this time of the season it's all about the points," he declared.

"It wasn't a vintage performance really, though I thought the three lads at the back defended very well in the second half.

"I couldn't see us scoring and I thought the game looked as if it was a bang on 0-0. To score that goal was a fantastic bonus and I thought Justin took it really well."

By Chris Hudson