Tonbridge Angels manager Alan Dunne sees his side win 4-0 at Braintree Town but says the game shouldn’t have been played

Alan Dunne was adamant Tonbridge’s National League South opener at Braintree shouldn’t have gone ahead - despite a sparkling 4-0 win for his side.

Angels manager Dunne was concerned with the state of the Cressing Road pitch, believing it to be unsafe, and made his feelings known to the referee before the match.

He maintained it was too dangerous to play even after a superb performance against an Iron team who were playing in the National League last season.

Lamar Reynolds opened the scoring against one of his old clubs, fellow debutant Jephte Tanga struck twice and substitute Frankie Baker completed the rout.

Dunne, speaking to the Angels media team, described the result as a “perfect start” but said: “I’m actually disappointed the game was on, if I’m being fair, because I think the safety of the players is paramount and I don’t think the game should have been on.

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