Radio Lancashire:
Presenter: "Congratulations. That was some comeback."
Ollie: "Well it needed to, didn't it.
30 days; they've got a great head of steam going haven't they. Fantastic energy; where the clubs' been and come from, and we're sort of almost the opposite. So that's a Hell of a fightback.
I need to make some things, it didn't look like us did it? I'd have probably accepted that before the game, but I'd have liked it in a better manner. Never mind. I can't complain. We've come back, Kevin's scored two and that's no mean achievement."
Presenter: "Making the changes at the time you did, you gave the players coming on the time to make an impact, and they certainly did."
Ollie: "Yeah, I was totally fed up with what I saw, to be fair. First half we looked dithery, indecisive, not in a confident vein.
I wanted Matty Phillips to get on and get at people and it looks like the time he's had with England hasn't gone well for him.
I wanted Bill (Clarke) to be as bright and bubbly as he has been, left out, but you know experienced players are worth their weight in gold. Kev's proved that today, Fletch has proved that today, so has Brett, and maybe we will need one or two more of them.
I need to help this group we've got. We're not a bad side, but we need to move forward a little bit if we can."
Presenter: "Talk to me about the technique of that late leveller by Kevin Phillips."
Ollie: "That's what he's been doing all his life. He's just exceptional and that is why they always score goals, because he didn't take his eye off it once. He doesn't even need to think about things: it's just his total technique, his total belief in himself and he smacked it and I'm glad that he did, because I felt that at the time we had a head of steam.
Like we said at half time, we are only going to need one and that will settle us down. Then we went two behind - a stupid, pathetic goal we gave away again from a set-piece and we've got to sort that out.
What can I say? Can't say much, we've got a long journey back now. It was the journey from Hell yesterday.
Well done to Brighton. It was pretty intimidating, the crowd make a big noise, they've done wonderfully well. Someone cheated them a few years ago and stole their ground and their biggest asset, and they've done well, so well done to them and good luck to them."
Presenter: "Just before that late leveller, there was more than a decent handball shout for a penalty, wasn't there?"
Ollie: "Yeah, I'm not commenting on the referees. I think they've got a tough enough job and I'm trying to stay calm and do things.
I thought that was a blatent foul on Matthew Gilks, but maybe we've got to look at that. They were Champions of their League last year and you don't get that without doing everything right. So they've nudged him, got away with it and nearly scored from the corner, so I wouldn't have been very happy then.
Let's get on the bus and get going. I've got a lot of hard work to do, I think."
Presenter: "It says a lot about the spirit of your side. Brighton: played 4, won 4, two up before the hour but you never let go."
Ollie: "That's a good quality that we've got and we've got to keep going. I don't know what our fans would think of all this, but it didn't look like my team did it?
We looked hesitant, indecisive and as I say, let's get on with it. I've got to get home, watch the game again and see if I can find some pointers to show them and move on.
They've got a good group. They've bought one of the best players in the Championship, so everything's on the up for them. What we've done is lost some good players, you know I've added some, but we've got to keep moving forward if we can."
Presenter: "And that means looking for some more?"
Ollie: "I think so, yeah. And encouraging the young ones, because I believe we've probably got the best group of young ones I've seen for a while, well under my management anyway - at any club.
We needed that last year. We needed an Under 21 squad last year. This year we need a proper squad. We're almost getting it.
I think Craig (Sutherland) has been a great addition. When Brett comes on, that's just the way things are, isn't it?
These senior pros are, as I've said before, worth their weight in gold. With the young ones I've got to get the sprinkling right, and unfortunately the inexperience I had out there today, I took them off, so hopefully they won't be too dented. It wasn't their fault, it was the rest of us as well."
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Presenter: "Congratulations. That was some comeback."
Ollie: "Well it needed to, didn't it.
30 days; they've got a great head of steam going haven't they. Fantastic energy; where the clubs' been and come from, and we're sort of almost the opposite. So that's a Hell of a fightback.
I need to make some things, it didn't look like us did it? I'd have probably accepted that before the game, but I'd have liked it in a better manner. Never mind. I can't complain. We've come back, Kevin's scored two and that's no mean achievement."
Presenter: "Making the changes at the time you did, you gave the players coming on the time to make an impact, and they certainly did."
Ollie: "Yeah, I was totally fed up with what I saw, to be fair. First half we looked dithery, indecisive, not in a confident vein.
I wanted Matty Phillips to get on and get at people and it looks like the time he's had with England hasn't gone well for him.
I wanted Bill (Clarke) to be as bright and bubbly as he has been, left out, but you know experienced players are worth their weight in gold. Kev's proved that today, Fletch has proved that today, so has Brett, and maybe we will need one or two more of them.
I need to help this group we've got. We're not a bad side, but we need to move forward a little bit if we can."
Presenter: "Talk to me about the technique of that late leveller by Kevin Phillips."
Ollie: "That's what he's been doing all his life. He's just exceptional and that is why they always score goals, because he didn't take his eye off it once. He doesn't even need to think about things: it's just his total technique, his total belief in himself and he smacked it and I'm glad that he did, because I felt that at the time we had a head of steam.
Like we said at half time, we are only going to need one and that will settle us down. Then we went two behind - a stupid, pathetic goal we gave away again from a set-piece and we've got to sort that out.
What can I say? Can't say much, we've got a long journey back now. It was the journey from Hell yesterday.
Well done to Brighton. It was pretty intimidating, the crowd make a big noise, they've done wonderfully well. Someone cheated them a few years ago and stole their ground and their biggest asset, and they've done well, so well done to them and good luck to them."
Presenter: "Just before that late leveller, there was more than a decent handball shout for a penalty, wasn't there?"
Ollie: "Yeah, I'm not commenting on the referees. I think they've got a tough enough job and I'm trying to stay calm and do things.
I thought that was a blatent foul on Matthew Gilks, but maybe we've got to look at that. They were Champions of their League last year and you don't get that without doing everything right. So they've nudged him, got away with it and nearly scored from the corner, so I wouldn't have been very happy then.
Let's get on the bus and get going. I've got a lot of hard work to do, I think."
Presenter: "It says a lot about the spirit of your side. Brighton: played 4, won 4, two up before the hour but you never let go."
Ollie: "That's a good quality that we've got and we've got to keep going. I don't know what our fans would think of all this, but it didn't look like my team did it?
We looked hesitant, indecisive and as I say, let's get on with it. I've got to get home, watch the game again and see if I can find some pointers to show them and move on.
They've got a good group. They've bought one of the best players in the Championship, so everything's on the up for them. What we've done is lost some good players, you know I've added some, but we've got to keep moving forward if we can."
Presenter: "And that means looking for some more?"
Ollie: "I think so, yeah. And encouraging the young ones, because I believe we've probably got the best group of young ones I've seen for a while, well under my management anyway - at any club.
We needed that last year. We needed an Under 21 squad last year. This year we need a proper squad. We're almost getting it.
I think Craig (Sutherland) has been a great addition. When Brett comes on, that's just the way things are, isn't it?
These senior pros are, as I've said before, worth their weight in gold. With the young ones I've got to get the sprinkling right, and unfortunately the inexperience I had out there today, I took them off, so hopefully they won't be too dented. It wasn't their fault, it was the rest of us as well."
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That's bloody nice to read
