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Gavin Ward delighted with Wrexham FC clean sheet

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HAT-TRICK hero Marc Williams dominated the headlines following Saturday’s 5-0 Blue Square Premier win over Eastbourne Borough, but team-mate Gavin Ward enjoyed the Racecourse spectacle for entirely different reasons.

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Wrexham 5 Eastbourne Borough 0

Featuring Dean Saunders, Marc Williams, Gavin Ward and Eastbourne Manager Garry Wilson.

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Eastbourne Podcast

The Supporters Association’s podcast is now up at www.wrexhamfan.co.uk featuring Dean Saunders, Marc Williams, Gavin Ward and Eastbourne manager Garry Wilson.

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Ward keen to stay in promotion hunt

GAVIN WARD is urging Wrexham to make sure they keep in touch with the leaders so they are in the promotion frame going into the New Year.

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Ward hoping Wrexham can bounce back

GAVIN WARD is determined not to let the good work under Dean Saunders be undone in the wake of Wrexham’s FA Cup defeat.

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Gavin Ward Is Buckley Reds’ Guest Tonight

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We must win over Wrexham FC fans – Gavin Ward

GOALKEEPER Gavin Ward says he can understand why Wrexham fans are disappointed with the club’s early season form in the Blue Square Premier.

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Gavin Ward: Wrexham FC fans within rights to boo us

GAVIN WARD admits fans were “within their rights” to boo Wrexham following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Grays Athletic.

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Fans have a right to be upset, says Ward

GOALKEEPER Gavin Ward says he can understand why Wrexham fans are disappointed with the club’s early-season form in the Blue Square Premiership.

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Shaun Whalley rescues draw for Wrexham FC

A WEEK in football is as long a time as it is in politics, as Wrexham have discovered since marking their Blue Square Premiership debut with a 5-0 victory on the opening day of the season.But in the eight days since a morale-boosting performance consigned Stevenage Borough to that heavy defeat, the Dragons have suffered something of a goal drought as well as paying a heavy price for sloppy defensive errors.Undone by a set-piece by York City on Thursday in a match they might have drawn or even won had they taken their chances, it was a similar story at Nene Park yesterday.After taking the game by the scruff of the neck and carving out several chances that kept home goalkeeper Alan Marriott busy, Wrexham found themselves trailing when the home side capitalised on a mistake to steal the lead.That on this occasion the visitors managed to haul themselves back into the game was some consolation, but it’s difficult to escape the conclusion that it was a case of two points dropped rather than one gained.At least manager Brian Little could claim with some justification that the performance yesterday was a huge improvement on that at KitKat Crescent – although that merely added to the sense of frustration. With defender Nat Brown failing to recover from the groin strain he picked up at York on Thursday evening, Wales international Steve Evans was given a first start of the season for the visitors.And midfielder Levi Mackin, back after a one-match ban, was recalled in place of Christian Smith, who surprisingly didn’t even make the bench.For Rushden, who had made a 100% start to the campaign to date, there were three changes from the line-up which overcame Ebbsfleet United on Tuesday night. Dean McDonald, Marcus Kelly and Phil Gulliver were all dropped to make way for Sagi Burton, Michael Corcoran and Rob Wolleaston on a red-letter day for Diamonds’ captain Andy Burgess, who was making his 250th appearance for the club.But it was the Dragons who made the more promising start, which would have pleased Little after the manager complained  his players had looked sluggish during the early stages of their previous two outings.Crisp passing from Mackin and Simon Brown presented Jefferson Louis with a half-chance after five minutes, but the striker’s first-time volley failed to trouble Marriott.With Shaun Whalley also looking lively, the visitors continued to push on and Sam Aiston’s clever chip was heading for Louis’ head until Gareth Jelleyman came to the rescue for Diamonds at the expense of a corner.Wrexham’s movement and passing was forcing their opponents to defend in numbers, apart from a brief spell in which Wolleaston twice had shots blocked on the edge of the penalty area before a Lee Phillips effort beat Gavin Ward but was disallowed for offside.Nevertheless it was a rare spell of pressure for the home side, who continued to look uncomfortable and should have gone behind on the half-hour.Steve Evans, staying upfield after a corner, crossed to the far post where Aiston’s prod across the face of goal would surely have been turned in by Louis had the big striker been more alert to the possibilities.And just four minutes later, Marriott came a long way to head the ball away, but only to Brown whose first-time volley seemed destined for the empty net until the keeper recovered his ground, flung himself backwards and turned the ball past the post.Still the keeper continued to defy Little’s men, making another excellent save from Steve Evans in what was the final action of a 45 minutes dominated for little reward by the visitors.Wrexham’s frustration increased when skipper Tom Kearney made space for a shot from 25 yards that Marriott was again equal to, turning the dipping effort over his crossbar.It was the final straw for home boss Garry Hill, who hauled off Wolleaston and sent on Sam Smith, the man who scored one and made the other against Ebbsfleet after coming o

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