Once again, Rovers lost a two goal advantage and had two players dismissed in last Saturday's match against Slough.

Slough's first chance was after four minutes, when Scott Harris' cross was met by Ed Smith, who clipped the post. Rovers responded with a run from left back, Jordan Walker, before he was tackled. On sixteen minutes, Paulton keeper, Kyle Phillips, tipped over a long-range effort from Ryan Parsons, as the heavy rain and wind swirled. Town midfielder, Luke Knight, was lucky to stay on the pitch when his tackle from behind on Mike Bryant went completely unpunished a minute later.

It was Rovers that went ahead on 24 minutes when Jon Davies crossed from the right and Mike Bryant's header hit the far post before running along the line and going in off the other. However, the visitors went down to ten men three minute later, as Stuart Tovey was shown a straight red card for a sliding challenge on Tom Moran.

Within minutes, Brandon Barnes fastened on to Walker's ball down the left and Davies drove narrowly over the bar. A minute afterwards, Home Captain, James McClurg, should have certainly scored, but hit his shot over the crossbar from only eight yards out.

Scott Wilson outpaced the defence, only for his low shot to be held by six-foot-six Slough keeper, Alex Gogic. Walker was shown a yellow card for dissent and immediately afterwards, a nasty tackle by Billy Jeffreys received the same punishment.

Nonetheless, Rovers doubled their lead five minutes before the interval, when Barnes laid the ball to Wilson who passed to Davies, who cut in from the left and fired home.

With the home supporters chanting for the match to be abandoned due to surface water, the referee seemed in two minds whether to restart the game, spending a minute rolling the ball in areas of the pitch.

Slough must have had a stiff talking to during this time, as they were moving the ball with much more precision, with Knight and centre-back, Reece Yorke, firing over the top from distance. On the hour, Phillips was on hand to save at the second attempt from McClurg and then shortly after from Harris after neat Slough build up.

The pressure was telling on 65 minutes, as Slough scored after confusion in the box saw the ball into the net. Three minutes later, they levelled, when Knight found Harris in space and he beat Phillips from close range.

Worse was to happen in the 74th minute, when Walker, again on a jinxing run, appeared to be sandwiched by two defenders. Trying to squeeze through, the referee adjudged that he had fouled them. No-one was clear whether a second yellow or straight red was shown, but no action was taken against the offending home players.

Down to nine men and visibly tiring on the very heavy pitch, Slough attacked wave after wave, with Phillips saving from Yorke before, on 79 minutes, Harris completed his hat-trick to put Town ahead.

From the kick-off, Paulton should have equalised. Davies broke on the left, with his shot slowing up in the goalmouth puddles and the ball falling to Wilson, who only had to tap into the net from three yards out. The ball struck the mud, clipped the foot of the post and went out for a goal kick.

Rovers kept threatening with substitute, Darren Jefferies, testing Gogic, whilst at the other end, Phillips pulled off a brilliant double save from Smith.

In injury time, Paulton had a corner and Davies seemed certain to score, but his shot was blocked and cleared to Smith, who ran around Phillips to make it 4–2.

This was the fifth time this season that Rovers have been two goals up and lost and that reflects itself in the league table.

As The Journal went to press on Tuesday, 11th November, Rovers were at home in the First Round of the Somerset Premier Cup to Western League side, Ashton and Backwell.

This Saturday, the team travel over 240 miles to Suffolk to play Ryman's League Premier side, Leiston, in the second round of the FA Trophy, kick-off at 3 p.m. The clubs have agreed to avoid a midweek replay, the game will be settled on the day with extra time and penalties, if required.

Next Tuesday, Frome Town are the visitors in the second round of the Red Insure Southern League Cup, kick-off at 7.30 p.m.

The Youth team lost 2–1 at Hengrove last Wednesday and this Thursday, 13th November, are home to Keynsham Town, kick-off at 7.30 p.m.

The Sunday XI had an excellent 5–2 win away at Odd Down to second placed Olympic Victoria and this Sunday, travel again to the same venue to play 'A Little Different FC', kick-off at 10.30 a.m.