VIDEO: Arundel inspired against East Grinstead

ARUNDEL Football Club manager Simon Butler inspired his side against promotion-chasing East Grinstead on Saturday by reading them a report from their opponents’ website from earlier in the season.
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L12072H14 Arundel FC v East Grinstead FC. County League Division 1

The Mullets boss read out a report before the game from their 2-0 defeat which criticised his side’s performance.

It seemed to do the trick as Arundel held their visitors to a 0-0 draw at Wick’s Crabtree Park to extend their unbeaten run to six games.

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Butler said: “I was very, very pleased as we have a bad track record against East Grinstead and they are a decent team.

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L12072H14 Arundel FC v East Grinstead FC. County League Division 1

“They put a report on their website saying that we were one of the worst teams they had played. I read that to the lads and said how much we had improved since that and told them to go and prove themselves.

“I must admit we rode our luck a bit in the first half and I was really grateful to get in at 0-0 at half-time.

“But fair credit to the lads, they dug in and in the second half defended really well and could have even snatched it right at the end.”

Full report and pictures in this week’s paper. As well as all the latest County League action.

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