12:00pm Thursday 26th August 2010
By Simon Mail
Wealdstone manager Gordon Bartlett paid tribute to his players after they responded to their dismal season opener with a convincing 3-0 win over Tooting and Mitcham United.
The Stones produced a shocking performance on Saturday in their 2-0 defeat at Hastings United but they bounced back by thumping Tooting at Grosvenor Vale on Monday night.
Bartlett said: "We looked sharp and fit in training so I couldn't see [Hastings] that one coming at all. I don't know whether it was nerves, the expectancy of a new season or over confidence. It happened but the important thing is how you react and I take my hat off to the boys for that.
"The players knew they had let the fans and themselves down on Saturday. The performance just wasn't acceptable but we bounced back very well. There was a total contrast in the two performances from the depths of Saturday which was pretty dismal to the standards we would expect against Tooting."
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