SHAYNE ANSON admitted it felt like he had "come home" after rejoining Cirencester Town ahead of their fine 2-1 win at St Neots Town on Saturday.

Former skipper Anson only met up with his teammates on the coach to the game but went straight into the starting line-up and produced a man of the match performance which was only sullied by his 89th-minute red card.

Another new face in Boss Brian Hughes' injury-ravaged squad was classy Gloucester City midfielder Adam Connolly, while Jamal Lawrence, on an initial one-month loan from Cheltenham Town, made an impressive first cameo from the bench in the second half.

Connolly is very familiar to three Town stalwarts – Glyn Garner, Gethin Jones and Charlie Griffin – having played with them in the successful Bath City Conference South side.

Lawrence will be hoping to have a similar impact to his fellow Cheltenham loanee Zack Kotwica who has been in eye-catching form for Cirencester this season.

The visitors came under the traditional aerial bombardment from St Neots but defended resolutely. However, they could not prevent Ryan Hawkins putting the hosts ahead five minutes before the break.

Cirencester upped a gear after the interval and drew level four minutes in when Griffin played in Kotwica who coolly lobbed keeper Andy Wilton.

A fine comeback victory was sealed in the 73rd minute when Griffin smashed home his sixth goal of the season following a free kick.

"We didn’t play like a team who had lost three in a row," said Anson. "We went one down and St Neots is one of the toughest places in the league to play because they bombard you with balls into the box.

"But we defended really well as a team. And in the second half we played some football. Zack has dinked the ball over their keeper for our first goal and Charlie stuck the second away really well. It was a great result.

"All three new boys did well. I felt I was on my game, Adam (Connolly) played well in midfield and Jamal (Lawrence) made a difference with his pace when he came on.

"Sadly, I’m going to miss the Poole, Dunstable and Bideford games after being sent off.

"It was an awkward bouncing ball near the touchline and I did catch the boy a bit high to be fair, so I had to watch the boys hang on from the tunnel.”

Anson continued: "I was captain at Ciren before and I didn’t want to leave in the first place.

"I got injured and the lads were playing so well – they won the championship that 2013/14 season – that I could only get back on the bench when I really wanted games.

"It’s funny given the way I left that I have got my chance back at Ciren due to injuries."

Anson, better known to his teammates as 'Sheriff', also revealed how his transfer came about from Paulton Rovers who are bottom of the Southern Premier without a win in ten games.

"The move came out of nowhere," he said. Frome (who Ciren play on Wednesday) put in seven days for me last week and I think Hughesy must have heard about it.

"I had always kept in touch with the lads and Pritch (Mark Pritchett) is one of my best mates.

"Ciren is closer to home and even on the coach journey to the game it felt right. It felt like I had come home.

"I liked my time at Paulton – they made me captain there too and I stayed on when everyone of last year's team left. But it was tough losing every week."