Dalbeattie Star gaffer urged side to maintain standards during demolition of Wigtown

Dalbeattie Star gaffer Eddie Warwick urged his side to maintain their standards as they thrashed Wigtown on Saturday.

The South of Scotland League champs were 8-0 up at the break with the game already in the bag.

But Warwick told his players to keep pushing on – and they responded with another six goals as they recorded a 14-1 win.

Warwick said: “The message was games are not won at half-time – it’s usually the message every week but it’s maybe a bit harder to believe when you’re winning 8-0.

“It’s about standards and what we do, it’s taking the one touch and doing what we do on the training pitch because we will play the same whatever position the opposition are in.

“We didn’t want any slackness to creep into the performance and it was a clear message at half-time. Players can take their eye off the ball and bad habits come out.

“That’s not being disrespectful in any way, the best thing on Saturday was the standards were kept up and they never once let off.”

Ross Hunter had Star in front after just a couple of minutes, Dan Carmichael bagging a hat-trick before the 20 minute mark as Star took full control.

Declan Rogerson and Adam Jamieson both got in on the act before Hunter scored a brace to complete his own hat-trick as Star led 8-0 at the break.

Dale Milligan struck early in the second half before Hunter took the score into double figures.

Star relented for 15 minutes or so before a Milligan double made it a hat-trick of hat-tricks for the champs, Carmichael then scoring twice more to take his personal tally to five.

Wigtown scored late on but it was scant consolation. Warwick said: “Their keeper was a man of the match contender, he pulled off some outstanding saves.

“It’s not nice, I’ve been