Dowie sings Athletic's praises again

Iain Dowie has again praised his team for their courageous display at Swindon Town. He said, “When we went down to 10 men and lost another centre-half (Julien Baudet sent off and David Beharall injured) we were up against it. I don’t like singling out players but will make an exception with Lee Duxbury (pictured). His display was “colossal” and he is one of the best players I have worked with. The drive and commitment of all the players was outstanding and Lee was that little bit above everybody else. Clyde Wijnhard was also fantastic and destroyed their backline on his own. It was tremendously pleasing and I cannot think of a prouder moment in football. We were far from our best but the side's desire and belief were key factors in helping them clinch maximum points. We have all worked particularly hard and if you keep your foot on the pedal then hopefully you will get the rewards."


"We didn't start the game well and when you go down to 10 men it is about looking inside yourself to go that extra mile. The players went further than that and ran a marathon for me today. Everybody was still running at the end. Tony Philliskirk made a great point. He said we can do everything we can but what the players gave us came from within and that is testimony to the work ethic we are trying to build at the club.”