DESPITE the wind and rain joy was unconfined at The New Lawn on Saturday.

Super-sub Omar Bugiel did it again with another match-changing performance in the 4-3 victory over Woking. His record in home matches is 27 minutes played and three match-winning goals scored.

His striking power, infectious spirit and rapport with the fans have enthused everyone. He is a diamond, but one which must be protected. He is still learning the game and playing a full game may not help him.

I would use him as an impact sub, coming on when the opposition are tiring.

The game was a cracker with Woking playing their full part. FGR manager Mark Cooper had made five changes and all paid off. There were starts for Darren Carter and Keanu Marsh-Brown. The out-of-form Dale Bennett moved to the bench where he was joined by Kaiyne Woolery and Jake Gosling.

Playing better as the game went on, Rovers always looked likely winners. Sam Wedgbury and the energetic Charlie Cooper found increasing space on the right hand side and this was where the winning goal came from.

If the unity, spirit and skill of the second half survives the M6 journey to Tranmere on Tuesday anything is possible.

I have finally made it to Fairford Town Football Club, but to a meeting not a game. I received a very warm welcome at the thriving Lechlade and Fairford Business Group.

The speaker was Nick Watkins, chief executive at Swindon Town for much of this century.

He was clear and precise. There is no financial sanity in football, he suggested. Megalomaniac chairman who use the clubs as a vanity purchase, plus managers who if unchecked will swiftly bankrupt the club by purchasing yet more players, cause financial mayhem.

The reign of Paolo Di Canio was referred to as “government by earthquake”.

A weak FA and an all-powerful Premier League, gobbling up TV revenue, do not help.

I have one piece of advice for all soccer clubs – ‘Hire Mrs Light’.

She insists all domestic bills can be paid before we go travelling. It's the way to stay solvent.

Hearing about the profligacy and lack of prudence in professional football, I looked around the room. There were many people present who are the breathing lung of the beautiful game. They support their local team, giving voluntarily of their time and money. How many are recognised or even thanked? How many players with large pay packets ever give something back?

Push on Fairford Town FC – you deserve promotion for all sorts of reasons.

Present at Fairford was the grandson of one of Gloucestershire’s greatest cricketers, C L Townsend. His son DCH, was also pretty useful. He never played county cricket but was nonetheless chosen for England on the strength of his form with Oxford University.

The 1930s were different days. I hope we will meet again, if only for me to ask him his first name! I am sure someone with such a pedigree has a few stories to tell.

A splendid example of teamwork brings the column to a close. A service was held on Wednesday to commemorate the founding of the Abbey in Cirencester.

Children of local junior schools represented the individual abbots. They were articulate, amusing and well-drilled. However, I was equally moved by the prayer written by Paternoster School pupils.

It was a pleasing, genuine and thought-provoking evening.