Forest Green Rovers chairman Dale Vince struck a notably upbeat tone despite the club’s heartbreaking play-off exit to Boreham Wood.
The match itself was decided by a single moment—Zak Brunt’s extra-time goal—which sealed a 1–0 win in the National League eliminator on Wednesday night.
But rather than dwell on the result, Vince focused on the performance and the broader trajectory of the team. He described the game as “incredible” and praised the intensity, skill, and effort on display.
“Incredible game Wednesday night at Boreham Wood, end-to-end is an understatement, some fabulous football and only one goal scored, sadly not by us,” he said. “But I didn’t feel sad after this game, I couldn’t – if I wanted to, we were so incredible, the skill and the effort on display, was just stunning – it overwhelmed the result.
“And that’s been our season for the most part, great football, excitement and fun – back at FGR. Big thanks to Robbie Savage and Mark (Bowen) and Asif Rehmanwala – I sound like Robbie now – and to our players who gave their all. And to our fans who’ve been fantastic all season long and especially (like everyone else) last night in the biggest game of our season.
“Next season is just weeks away and we’ll do better again, I know we will, you can see it.”
