Boss Stone satisfied with Shepshed draw as Doughboys motor on at the top
Jake Stone is delighted to have come through a testing series of fixtures with Wellingborough Town's unbeaten record still intact - and his team sitting a whopping 11 points clear at the top of the table.
The Doughboys drew 3-3 at sixth-placed Shepshed Dynamo on Saturday, bringing to an end a taxing run of 11 league matches in the space of just 39 days.
Many of those games, including the trip to Shepshed, saw Borough take on a clutch of clubs that are vying for the play-offs, including second-placed Sutton Coldfield Town, Carlton Town, Mickleover and Boldmere St Michael's.
They have won nine and drawn two of those matches, and with 17 of the 42 Midlands Division campaign fixtures played, they sit top of the pile, 11 points ahead of nearest rivals Sutton Coldfield and in a great position.
Last weekend's trip to Shepshed proved to be a cracking encounter, with the Doughboys grabbing a share of the spoils thanks to goals from Zayn Hakeem, George Ball and Ethan Johnston.
Borough looked to be heading for another win, but the home side levelled in the last minute to snatch the draw, and although that was a frustration for Stone, he was satisfied overall.
"In the grand scheme of things it is a good result, and a good point," Stone told @doughboys_wtfc.
"I thought we weren't quite at the races in the first half, and then in the second half I thought we were very good for most of it.
"We got ourselves back into the game, and we got ourselves the goals to put us ahead.
"A couple of things were said at half-time where we asked players do one or two things that hadn't been done in the first half.
"And once they were done in the second half we scored a couple of good goals, and it is just a shame not to win it in the end.
"But if you had said to me at half-time you will come away with a draw from a really, really difficult away game, then I would have taken that.
"There is just that slight bit of negativity because you give up the win with the last kick of the game, but I can't fault the lads' second-half effort.
"We should have been better in the first half, as Shepshed were exactly what we had planned for, and they played really well.
"Winter games down here are really difficult, and this is one of the worst games for an away team.
"So if you can get a point out of it, keep the unbeaten run going for another week, and have to look at it as a whole over the past few weeks and Saturday
"If you look at the points total we have got over the past month or so, playing the teams at the top end, we would have absolutely taken it.
"So it's a good point, all in all it was probably a fair result, and now we move on, learn from it, and get back to the Dog & Duck on Saturday."
This weekend sees the Doughboys host 11th-placed Bedworth United on Saturday (ko 3pm).