‘Ben Poynter could be a little diamond’ – Mark Tallentire

Bracknell Town manager Mark Tallentire has said the club have ‘unearthed a little diamond’ after Ben Poynter’s goalscoring heroics in the 1-1 draw with Thatcham Town on Tuesday evening.

The Robins boss was quoted in the Bracknell News saying: “He has done exceptionally well.

“He is very composed, technically good and and I think we could have unearthed a little diamond.”

Ben Poynter celebrates scoring. Photo: Neil Graham.

Poynter also scored in the 3-0 win over Royal Wootton Bassett Town on Thursday taking his tally to six in seven first team games and scored during the penalty shoot-out for Whitegrove in the Berks & Bucks County Cup Final on Sunday morning.

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Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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