What The Papers Are Saying

A GLUT of goals saw Waltham Abbey sink Waltham Forest, and enrage boss Paul Wickenden in the process.

Wickenden’s young guns dominated the match last weekend, leading 5-2 at half time.

But then complacency led to the tyros being almost sunk, before scraping to a 5-4 win.

The boss demanded more discipline during the visit to promotion-chasing Needham Market, on Saturday.

“It was pure stupidity,” rapped Wickenden to Guardian Series Sport.

“The players were saying how many they would score in the second half. I was really disappointed that they were talking like that.

“Then we completely collapsed and it had 5-5 written all over it.

“It was sloppiness and lack of care to blame. It felt like a defeat and it shows we cannot get ahead of ourselves.”

A target set by the manager has identified three wins from three remaining games for the Abbotts.