NOW LET’S REPEAT CARDS CUP TRICK
ALAN DOWSON says his Woking players have the taste for success after their epic FA Cup journey finally came to an end last Sunday.
Dowson saw his Woking side put up a brave fight before going down 2-0 at home to Premier League Watford in a third round clash watched by the BT Sport cameras and 5,717 inside Kingfield.
It was a glory run which netted the National League South promotion chasers around £350,000 and Dowson hopes it can now open the door for future success.
“The fans were fantastic, hopefully we’ll keep a few more after this,” Dowson said.
“Will the players learn from the day? It gives them a carrot, to say, ‘if you want to have a great days here again, you have to work hard to get them’.
“If we want to build Woking up as a football club, and get the ground packed again, we have to win. We’re not going to get the fans back in by losing. The more games we win, hopefully the crowds will come back and you can see what this place is about when the crowd’s on your side.”
Goals in either half from Will Hughes and Troy Deeney sealed victoimportant ry for the Hornets but manager Javi Gracia left full of praise for the Cards, on and off the field.
He added: “It’s not one of the biggest stadiums but I enjoyed it. I am very grateful to Woking because they had good hospitality and very good behaviour with us.”