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"I thought I was playing well in pre-season but then I got a little injury and Lynchy got in and did really well. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed and frustrated but it's how you react to being dropped or left out that counts. "Luckily I got in and I hope I'm staking a claim."
Tonge's reward for his current form yielded the opening goal in last week's win at Macclesfield, and he continued: "To be honest, a few months ago I probably would have squared that ball to Drewe Broughton but I'm playing with a bit of confidence at the moment and I had a good first touch and just had a pop.
"It was nice to see it go in. I've never scored a goal in senior football before and it was great to get that monkey off my back. I've had a bit of stick from the lads about my celebration but I didn't really know what to do. It was all a bit of a blur.
"I like getting forward. That's a part of my game and with the system we're playing you get to push on a bit more. Hopefully there's more goals to come from me."
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