IT was the smile that told us he was a touch of class.

He made the same smile with his feet when he went past defenders with ease, came back on himself, and beat them again.

A player in love with football who, when he got the ball, didn't really want to pass it on until he was forced to.

Sammy Ameobi of Bolton and now back at Newcastle will be greatly missed by all fans of BWFC.

He possesses those magic ingredients – time and control when on the ball.

His time on the ball gave the rest of the team time to breathe. In short, he made things happen.

On Saturday we snatched defeat from the brink of victory.

We waited for someone to change the status quo and it was almost a surprise when David Wheater took his goal.

We then sat back and tried to protect our slender lead and paid the price by conceding a late losing goal.

Heads dropped and Swindon could and should have scored again in added time.

This would not have happened had Sammy been on the park.

His contribution to the team made them all better than the sum of the parts.

This is what we missed most against Swindon.

Tony Ambrose

Blackrod