MONDAY night threw up an old face from the past with Trevor Brooking's presence at our friendly with Westfields.

The former West Ham favourite was there to mark the official opening of their new stadium.

Brooking was a great player but unfortunately during my Everton days I never got the chance to play against him.

I was in plaster with a broken ankle during the 1980 FA Cup semi-final which West Ham United won after a replay at Elland Road.

Probably the best player I played against during my time in the top flight was Bryan Robson who was just emerging at West Brom. He was the complete package. As a midfielder he had everything, he scored goals, covered every blade of grass and was a fierce competitor.

In those days I had to pinch myself a little bit - going from non league to playing with, and against, players you had only read about or seen on the television - I was living the dream.

I remember an FA Cup tie against Manchester United, with the likes of likes of Ray Wilkins, Frank Stapleton and Arnold Muhren in their team.

Great names but at the end of the day you still had to nail them otherwise they'd get you.

That's been the attitude at Worcester where, no matter who we've played, we've concentrated on doing our thing and have been rewarded for it.

I felt we excelled ourselves at Havant & Waterlooville where despite the terrible conditions we were outstanding.

Pat Lyons had a fine game and he's been instrumental in us hitting good form since Christmas. Playing on the right hand-side is not his preferred position but his control and passing ability there are a real strength.

Adam Webster, who scored on Saturday, has extended his contract and that's a terrific boost for the club. Like every supporter, I'm a huge fan and his attitude and work-rate are exemplary. He can score goals as well.

The win at Havant was the best away win in the league for many years but more importantly it was also an excellent way to bounce back from the Weymouth defeat.

I still feel that if we could have held out until half-time we might have got something from Weymouth but we ended up chasing the game. Despite that I think, on the balance of play, we regained some respect and Weymouth knew they'd been in a game.

Weymouth subsequently drew with Grantham at the weekend and having played both sides in a week that result didn't surprise me.

We go into a big weekend with Merthyr Tydfil on Saturday followed by Crawley Town on Monday. The Crawley match however is the furthest thing from my mind.

If this league tells you anything it is that you have to devote all energies to your next game otherwise you slip up as Weymouth did at Grantham.

Monday's workout at Westfields had a real competitive edge to it and benefited everyone involved.

We used it as an opportunity to blood some of the academy players and run the rule over Marlon Walters.

He played against us for Wolves in pre-season but broke his ankle in a challenge with Mitch Counsell and hasn't played too much football this season.

Ultimately though Monday night was more about giving something to a club that has made a lot of progress from a grassroots level to where they are now in the Midland Alliance.