Sunday morning's clipping
George Bowerman showed he's a cut above, but isn't modelling himself completely on boss James Beattie.
Striker Bowerman, 22, jumped head and shoulders above the home defence to nod Accrington into a 15th minute lead before revealing:
"The gaffer thinks he's the inspiration for my new haircut - he's not - but I do want to learn from him. He's played at the very top level and so I listen to every word. He's a legend, I love him, he's class. He even celebrates when he scores in training - he still loves it."
Bowerman was on the fringe of the Walsall first team, but thought he had blown his chance in the game when they trimmed him from the squad in the summer. He explained:
"Twelve games into the season I was just playing five-a-side with my mates. You don't realise until you're out of it how many people want the job and how many really good players haven't got contracts. I really loved Walsall and the people there, but maybe I took it for granted without realising it."
Joyce, 26, was delighted to head in his first of the campaign from Bowerman's cross in the 43rd minute.
Bowerman drilled in a cross from the left flank and midfielder Joyce steamed through a crowded box to head in his first of the campaign from four yards. The captain joked:
"George has scored three in six starts now and I think I'm on four in three seasons - so the next one's due in 2016."
Delighted former England striker Beattie said:
"It was a good finish from George and Joycey's got one - it's a rarity, but he's more than happy with it. The lads stood strong. I'm very proud of them.
"It's a great away performance. I asked the lads before the game how much they wanted to win and they showed me. We got off to a great start.""
Cheltenham hit man Jamie Cureton dragged Cheltenham back into the game with his sixth of the season in the 72nd minute.
Full back Craig Braham-Barrett took a long throw from the left and Cureton collected it with his back to goal before spinning and slotting in from ten yards, but manager Mark Yates fumed:
"We conceded two sloppy goals. It's not what we want the team and the club to be about. It has cost us three points.
"I hope that will hurt the players as much as it has hurt me. We warned them it was going to be tough, but they were lethargic."
Cheltenham weren't at the races and when midfielder Kemar Roofe managed to scoop a low cross from Sido Jombati over the bar from two yards in the 63rd minute, it summed up their day.
Laurence Wilson nearly gave Stanley the lead in only the fifth minute, but keeper Scott Brown managed to beat away the left back's fiercely struck 35 yard free kick.
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