Blair just has too much flair for O’s
MAIDSTONE boss Harry Wheeler hailed captain Blair Turgott for dumping Leyton Orient out of the FA Cup.
Turgott danced his way through the O’s defence to open the scoring before sub Elliott Romain netted on his debut.
The Stones will be in today’s first-round draw and Wheeler said: “Blair is a very good player and is frightening on the break. That is the kind of performance which will get you noticed.”
National League Havant and Waterlooville copped a dismal defeat at Met Police thanks to Jack Mazzone’s winner.
Ben Strevens confessed his chances of landing the Eastleigh job are slim after Chris Dickson snatched a late winner for Hampton and Richmond. The caretaker boss said: “We’ve gone out of the FA Cup to a lower division team, so I’m probably not going to get the job now.”
Hartlepool chief Matthew Bates watched Niko Muir’s early strike see off Evo-Stik East minnows Kidsgrove and said: “It was a nervy afternoon. Job done, not very well.”
Gary Johnson’s Torquay reached the first round for the first time in five years thanks in part to his son Lee, who manages Bristol City.
City loanee Connor Lemonheigh-Evans netted twice in the 4-1 defeat of Winchester and Johnson said: “I thought he had a good game today.”
Warrington Town held Halifax to a 2-2 draw and boss Paul Carden said: “I couldn’t have asked for more effort from the lads.”