The new season couldn’t have started any worse for the Manor, five goals put past them in their first game and two players dismissed in the last 15mins. It was a big disappointment as good things were expected of this newly formed Manor side, with only Bradley Knapman remaining from last season manor were looking for a result in this opening game, but instead got a lesson in finishing and football from a young Burnham side.
3-0 down inside 25min, with all three strikes being of the highest quality, it took a piece of individual skill from Delroy Forde to give the Manor some kind of hope and way back into the game, picking the ball up just inside the Burnham half Forde tormented the oppositions defence raced into the box and sent the keeper the wrong way with a low crisp drive into the corner of the net. But almost immediately the tables turned yet again when hotly disputed penalty was awarded to the home side when their player seemed to fall of his own accord, and so Manor went in 4-1 down at the break. Despite the score line Manor were never out of the game and with the wind now behind them looked more than capable of clawing their way back into the game, Glen Connolly started to find more space in midfield and with Tony Marsh in absolutely inspirational form Manor created a number of second half chances but were unable to convert any of them. Their task turned into the impossible when both Pinion and Quinn were dismissed for fighting with 15mins left, and to add insult to injury captain Gary Scales turned the ball into his own net on 90mins to complete a bad day for the Manor. A lot will be learnt from both the game and result with some positive points to build on but from a managers point of view far to many negative ones. Tony Marsh was Manors
M.O.M. a true professional who played right up to the final whistle.

Team: Neal, Pinion, Snazel, Scales, Marsh, Connolly, Quinn, Wilson, Forde, Knapman, Pamplin. Subs McTasney, Smith, Richards, Jenkins, Barratt.