James Westlake speaks about Hassocks' draw at Erith Town

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Manager James Westlake speaks about Hassocks' draw at Erith Town in the Isthmian League south east division - interview by Colin Bowman

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00:00Good evening and welcome back to Thamesmead, Eriftown.

00:05It was Eriftown 1, Haseks 1.

00:09I've got James Westlake with me, the Haseks manager.

00:12Please just sum up how you feel after that particular game.

00:18I think it was really bested the lads after.

00:21I think it was really positive that we picked up a point.

00:23We've had a few defeats in a row.

00:25It's been a tough run of games for us.

00:27I think to pick up a point is really positive, especially on the road.

00:31It can be a really difficult place to come.

00:33We came here a few years back in FA Cup and got beat heavily.

00:36It's good to come here and pick up a point.

00:38I'm really pleased with the performance again, looking well.

00:41It's a point in the right direction.

00:44If we can draw our away games or be in games away from home

00:48and pick up points at home,

00:49we'll leave ourselves in a really good place come the end of the season.

00:52I'm really pleased with today.

00:55I could have taken all three, but happy with the point.

00:57Good.

00:58I totally agree with you from a fan's perspective.

01:01That was a really good game of football.

01:03Both sides had chances to win it.

01:05I felt as if Haseks could have really taken that game away with them today.

01:11On another day, maybe.

01:13As you say, a point on the road is good, isn't it?

01:15Yeah, I think so.

01:16I think we had some chances.

01:18I think the ball just doesn't feel like it's quite dropping for us at the moment in front of goal.

01:22A couple of deflections maybe hit the back of the net

01:25or a couple of good strikes seem to get blocked.

01:27I said to the lads after, that'll come.

01:30As long as we stay in games and as long as we're competitive,

01:34we'll keep creating chances and we will take them in time.

01:38I felt today like it sort of ebbed and flowed a little bit, didn't it?

01:42One minute it was us and then it was them having a go.

01:45I felt like we created the better chances in the game to go and win it,

01:49but it didn't quite drop for us in front of goal today.

01:52Okay. Going forward, what's next for Haseks in the next week or two?

01:57What's the next big thing?

01:59We've got Robert Chief at home next Saturday, which will be a big game for us.

02:03All our home games are big games.

02:05And then the next month and a half or so is a really tough month for us.

02:08We've got a lot of away games, a lot of Saturday, Tuesdays.

02:11We're going to need the whole squad.

02:13We've got a really important period coming up between now and mid to end of November.

02:18With lots of Saturday, Tuesdays.

02:20So, yeah, we're going to give it our best shot.

02:22We're looking forward to it.

02:23And, yeah, a period in the season, which I'm sure will be a real challenge for us.

02:27Well, thanks for coming out and talking to me.

02:29Haseks, for me, really building on mid-Sussex football, really.

02:34We've got Birdsteel and Hayward Seath in there,

02:35but you guys have really come forward in the last couple of years,

02:39got that promotion into this Ishmael South East.

02:43It's a tough league, tough environment to operate in.

02:47You guys are doing us proud. Keep it going.

02:50Cheers.

02:51Cheers.

02:52Cheers.

02:53Cheers.

02:54Cheers.

02:56Cheers.

02:57Cheers.

02:58Cheers.

02:59Moi Naboo.

03:00Cheers.

03:01I'll let you.

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