Tom James added another stunning strike to his goal catalogue in Bristol Rovers' 2-0 victory over Colchester United in Sky Bet League Two.
The right-back was known for scoring stunners in his Leyton Orient days and has already added two goals to his name in the blue-and-white quarters, curling in a free-kick against Crawley Town on Saturday before vollying into the bottom corner on Tuesday night.
It was another dominant performance from the Gas, with Ellis Harrison adding a deserved second goal in the final moments for a third straight victory in Sky Bet League Two.
Speaking to BRTV after the match, James looked back on the performance and his goal, with the 30-year-old delighted to score his first goal in front of The Memorial Stadium crowd.
REFLECTIONS ON THE GAME
"It was good. It wasn’t pretty at times, but I think that’s going to be quite common this season, grinding out results and wins. I think clean sheets are massive. If we can keep that as a bit of momentum into the next game, then that’s a good thing."
HIS VOLLEY
"It just fell really nice. I thought if I keep the ball down, I’ve got half a chance, and it squirmed it into the back of the net, so happy days.
"I didn’t actually see it go in. I just heard the fans go wild. So yeah, really happy to do that. I like to think that I can be a threat, whether that’s shooting from range or picking passes throughout the pitch. The more I do that, the better it is for Rovers."
SCORING IN FRONT OF THE HOME FANS
"It was amazing. Amazing to see so many turn up today. It’s obviously not easy on a Tuesday night, but yeah, big thanks to them."
IMPORTANCE OF THE SECOND GOAL
"It probably got a bit nervy. We probably made it a bit harder for ourselves, or harder than we should have at least. We need to be a bit more clinical around their box. But again, two‑nil is a good result."
CIARAN KELLY
"I thought he was brilliant, absolutely brilliant. It’s not easy to come on at any time for a defender or centre‑back, but I think he slipped into the back four like he’d been there all season. So that’s great competition to have. Well done to him as well."
LEAGUE TABLE
"The league positions don’t really matter at this point. You’ll start to see it take shape in a couple of months. But we’rethere now, so it’s up to us to stay there."
IMPORTANCE OF THE MEM
"It’s something the coaches spoke about before the season started — how good the run was here towards the end of last season. We’ve carried that on now. So, it’s up to us to keep that going and create this as a bit of a fortress."
