Chandler on the goals trail

13 September 2010 11:08
Darlington midfielder Jamie Chandler is not known for his goalscoring ability, but now that he has found the net once, he is eager to do it again.[LNB] His first strike in senior football sealed Saturday's 3-0 win over Forest Green Rovers, after which Mark Cooper joked that it was the first time he had seen Chandler in the opposition penalty area.[LNB] But the manager also lauded the exuberant youngster's attitude after taking him out of the starting XI in order to put the taller Joe Clarke into centre-midfield.[LNB] Chandler, teed up to score by Michael Smith, said: I'd been frustrated at not starting but I had to get on with it. The manager always says that if you're on the bench you need to come on and make a difference, and gladly I came on and got a goal.[LNB] My shooting does let me down but hopefully now that I've got one I can go on and get a couple more.[LNB] Smudger had another good game and I was grateful that he pulled the ball back.[LNB] If he hadn't I would've strangled him![LNB] The goal's been a long time coming but hopefully this is just the start.[LNB] Chandler was the only player dropped following the humiliating 1-1 draw at Eastbourne Borough, and he added: I'm like anyone else, I want to play every game. It was a disappointing game last week and I was one of them that watched it four times on the coach on the way back to try and see what I'd done wrong. It was torture, absolute torture.[LNB] I wanted to get it out of my system as quickly as possible and I worked hard this week, but then I wasn't in the team.[LNB] But the side we had out had the game won early on.[LNB] This is a big three points for us because it puts us back on track.[LNB] Meanwhile, Darlington hope to have trialist striker Leon Knight in their ranks in time for Saturday's trip to Bath City.[LNB] He trained with Quakers at the end of last week and watched Saturday's game from the stands.[LNB] We hope Leon will be joining, said Cooper. We've had him training with us for a few days and he's done well.[LNB] He's a proven goalscorer and could be someone that can help us get where we want to be.[LNB] There's nothing sorted yet, we've still got to agree a deal with him and his agent.[LNB] We'll speak to him and his agent and see if we can get him on board.[LNB]

Source: Northern_Echo