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FC Halifax Town 1 Radcliffe Borough 1: Jim hits out at boo boys
TOWN boss Jim Vince has expressed his 'disappointment' after his side were booed from the pitch by sections of the Shay crowd after Saturday's 1-1 draw with Radcliffe Borough.
Halifax moved four points clear at the top of Unibond One North with the point but the fans - like Vince himself - clearly saw it as two dropped rather than one gained.
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And with many of their rivals having plenty of games in hand - Durham have eight and Lancaster five - it is going to take a massive effort to finish in the only automatic promotion place at the end of the season.
"I was disappointed with the reaction of the supporters at the end of the game," said Vince, whose side took a first-half lead through Lincoln Adams only for Steve Howson to level after the break.
"Is there a need to boo the players? The supporters are entitled to their opinion, but booing anyone is poor.
"I will probably get some flak for saying that, but we need them onside win, lose or draw.
"The players tried to win the game, there were no slackers and they all want to do well for the club.
"They should react like that - we are a team on and off the park and I am disappointed.
"The only way we can achieve what we want to achieve is as a team.
"Some of the players played as individuals and the crowd were individuals as well.
"They have to pull together as a team and we have to pull together on the park. We all want the same thing.
"It could be an important point. We have extended our lead at the top of the table.
"We should be six points clear but unfortunately that is not the case."
Vince admitted that he had expected to win the game and complete a quickfire double over a Radcliffe side Town had beaten 4-1 away on December 20.
"The game was within our grasp but unfortunately some things did not go in our favour.
"We weren't as good as I expected us to be.
"We controlled the game but didn't finish it off.
"At 2-0 the game would have been done and dusted and they only had two efforts on goal.
"We have created enough chances to have won the game."
The Town boss was also unhappy at the decision to allow Howson's equaliser to stand after Jon Kennedy had dropped the ball under pressure.
"It was a clear foul on Jon Kennedy," he said. "Sometimes you get the decision, sometimes you don't.
"We have had many decisions this year where as soon as we touch the keeper it is a free kick.
"The kid challenged - and rightly so - but knocked the ball out of Jon's hands.
"We are not getting the rub of the green but I did not think we worked hard enough.
"Radcliffe worked harder as a team and full credit to them.
"I think they played far better on Saturday than they had a few weeks ago.
"If we had matched them for endeavour we would have beaten them."
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