SEAN REID

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Sean Reid says the squad always believed in themselves after ending a five-game winless run.

The Hornets had only picked one point from our last five league games before Saturday’s trip to Bridlington Town. The hosts went ahead in the first half at Queensgate, but Olly Martin and Joe Walton scored to give Hebburn a hard-fought win. “The performance was dominant, ” reflected Reid. “At half-time Bobby [Daniel Moore] had a few words and the lads stuck together to turn it around. “It was a huge response in the second half - we’ve not won in five league games so confidence was low and we were determined to put things right. “We’ve got some fantastic players and we’re better

than the majority of teams in this league, but it just wasn’t going our way. “Collectively we weren’t finishing chances and made too mistakes that led to easy goals, so we’re really proud of that second half performance. ” Hebburn were fearful of dropping out the play-off spots, but Saturday’s victory leaps us into fourth place. “The win will be massive for us, ” Reid said. “Don’t get me wrong, we’re a confident group no matter what due to the quality we have in our team. “The mood was a bit down after recent results though that victory will hopefully provide a platform to build off. “We believe in ourselves - we had an excellent run at the start of the season and we’re confident of getting back to that. ” Reid has been utilised as an attacking midfielder and target man for The Hornets, however Moore decided to shuffle the pack at the weekend. For the first time at Hebburn, the 30-year-old slotted into the backline alongside Jack Donaghy for the full 90 minutes. “I’m happy to play wherever I’m needed, ” he commented. “Bobby knows I can offer something going forward, but there’ll be times I have to do a different job. “I’m happy to fill in at centreback and use my experience, the only thing that matters is the result. ” Attention now turns to three home games for Hebburn -

- the first being Carlton Town tonight. “We need to make our home ground a fortress, ” Reid added. “We want to make it a horrible place so teams fear playing us - we should be even more confident than Saturday at Bridlington. “The pitch will start to come into affect with the weather so that may hurt opposition teams as well. “Carlton are making a long journey up so we’ll get right at them and fingers crossed, build some momentum. ” Reid also hailed the supporters and hopes to reward them at The Green Energy Sports Ground. “Fans are huge at this level, ” he said. “All the players and staff appreciate the support - the away fans on Saturday got right behind us. “They’ve stuck with us in recent weeks despite poor results so they deserve a few victories at home. “We’re good enough to get into the play-offs, and hopefully the support from everyone will drive us there. ”