Gravesend and Cleansheet

For the first time since November 25th Oxford won a league game (well non-league but you know what I mean...) keeping our first clean sheet since since the Lewes 'game' back on January 9th. We've had a bizarre run of mostly draws and have just about kept our head above water but Saturday was truely the most important game of the season so far. Had we lost we would have gone below Gravesend and York to 4th and with the mid-week games in hand could have dropped even further to 8th! As it was we put in a solid if unspectacular performance to beat a very good Gravesend side who were the team that had originally put an ends to our 18 match unbeaten run - you like to think this could represent some sort of closure on being shit!! Of course Dagenham went and won away at Burton somewhat disappointingly keeping the gap at 7 points, but week after week they continue to prove that they are a quality side and if they win this league they will more than deserve it. For us however, 3 points are finally in the bag and despite not really playing that well we held on (against 10 men...) to spark of scenes of relief and celebration akin to a last day of the season relegation escape!! Daggers must play their game in hand on Tuesday up at Kiddy and if they can pull of a win there then perhaps it is still all over, but anything else and we are right back in it.