Substitute Danny Gibbons gave new Bashley boss John Robson a timely reminder of what he's capable of in Saturday's last-gasp 1-0 home win over Burgess Hill Town.
The former Newport IoW striker has been dropped to the bench in recent games to accommodate new signing Michael Jackson, but his winner six minutes into stoppage time brightened up an otherwise dull New Forest afternoon.
The late breakthrough came when Jackson flicked goalkeeper David Elm's clearance into the path of Craig Davis. The Bash skipper unleashed a shot on the turn which Burgess Hill keeper Ronan Cunningham could only touch onto the post and super sub Gibbons netted the rebound from two yards.
"It wasn't a good match, but Danny scoring for us was the highlight," said Robson, reflecting on his first league game in charge. With Gary Connolly not fit enough to start and Richard Gillespie limping off with a bruised heel midway through the first half, Robson's injury list is getting longer.
To bolster his threadbare squad, he has signed midfielder Mark Clothier from his old club AFC Totton. Clothier, who went on as a late sub on Saturday on the right side of midfield, has also played for Robson at Alton and Winchester City and as a 16-year-old for the Hampshire youth side.
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