What a difference a couple of days make, last Saturday Delroy Forde struggled to find his scoring boots, but tonight he most definitely had them on. Maybe it was due to the fact that he had his old striking partner back alongside him, ( Jay Felice ) whatever it was turned Forde into the kind of player Manor knew he could be. It was the visitors who started the livelier of the two sides with a couple of successive corners bringing keeper Stephen Richards into the action earlier that the home side would have liked. It was quick thinking by Richards that set up the first goal for the Manor, after breaking up a Boro attack his quick throw found stand in right back Davey Armstrong, who pushed forward past the Boro midfield and sent a crisp 40yd pass to Forde, his control was superb, as he jinked passed two Boro defenders, drew the keeper and then hit a firm shot into the bottom corner of the net, 1-0 Manor. James Morris on the left & Jason Haniff on the right were both causing the visitors all sorts of problems with their pacey runs and accurate crossing, all this led to Felice, Forde, Downs and Whitelock all going close with a number of chances. On the odd occasion Boro ventured forward they found the Manor defence holding fast as the two centre backs Nicky Mitchell and Tony Marsh stopped any threat posed to them. With Davey Armstrong pushing forward on the right and causing the visitors all kinds of problems another goal was on the cards, again it was his cross field ball that found Morris, he in turn set Whitelock free in the middle of the park, and it was his precise pass that cut Boro in two and allowed Jay Felice to slip the ball under the advancing keeper from 12yds, 2-0 Manor. With their tails up and a two goal lead more Manor attacks rained down on the visitors with best effort falling to James |Morris who raced through the heart of the midfield and unleashed a cracking 35yd drive which brought an equally good save from the Boro keeper. Another Manor attack saw them score their third of night, as the lighting quick Jason Haniff latched on to a Armstrong through ball, beat off the attentions of two Boro defenders and crossed the ball to the waiting Felice, he laid it into Forde who turned and cheekily lobbed the advancing keeper from 8yds, 3-0 Manor and the half time whistle. The visitors came out after the break and pushed the Manor back with their constant possession and slick passing, it was through this that they eventually scored their first goal as Manor fell asleep from a free kick Boro slipped the ball past the sleeping Manor players for their striker to slide the ball past the bewildered Richards. This certainly kicked started the visitors into a 10 minute spell of dominance that ended on most occasions with Stephen Richards pulling off some superb saves. It was again quick hands from the Manor keeper that set up the goal of the game, after stopping yet another Boro attack, Richards quickly threw the ball to Lee Whitelock, he took one touch and delivered a peach of a ball to Forde who had wandered out wide right, he in turn whipped in a superb cross which found the head of the diving Sammy Marks, 4-1 Manor. Chances came and went for both sides, but it was the visitors who had the final say as again some slack defending allowed them an injury time strike. A great response from the Manor Boys after the heart ache of the F.A.Cup defeat. Manor’s M.O.M. went to Nicky Mitchell an outstanding defensive display. A special mention to Davey Armstrong, a quality display as make shift right back.

Manor MOM : Nicky Mitchell - solid Performance

Manor Scorers - Forde 2, Felice, Marks

Team::Richards, Armstrong, Ahmed, Mitchell, Marsh, Haniff, Downs, L. Whitelock, Morris, Forde, Felice. Subs, S. Whitelock, Prince, Mills, Marks.