FIRST TEAM UPDATE Andy Gray gives his latest thoughts ahead of today's match

ANDY GRAY FIRST TEAM UPDATE

Hello and welcome all.

We've played four games since my last notes.

Our first was the 3-1 defeat of Wolverhampton Sporting I hope that those of you who saw the game were impressed with the performance. After their equaliser we remained calm and continued to play football and eventually overcame our opponents.

Our next game was away to Darlaston who were second in the league. We knew that we needed a point to secure our playoff place but we had no intention of playing for a draw.

Our attitude was fantastic and we outplayed them for the majority of the game and ran out 0-1 winners.

The result was a statement of intention.

We then saw the visit of the champions Atherstone Town. In my opinion they have been worthy winners and we hope of course to join them in promotion from our league. The 1-1 draw was the same result and scoreline as our last encounter and we are the only team who are undefeated against them this season. I thought we were the better team in both games but I was again pleased with our attitude and performance.

Our last game was a tough 1-2 victory at Bilston Town. Our opposition certainly made it a tough encounter. We kept playing our style of football but had to dig deep to secure the points. A pleasing victory as Bilston offered a very different challenge compared with previous games.

Overall taking 10 of the 12 points on offer in those four games has not only firmly secured our playoff place but also shown us, and others that we can more than compete with the teams at the top of the league.

Today we see the visit of Heath Hayes. We certainly aim to overturn the result from our visit to their's earlier in the season.

Enjoy the game and thanks in advance for your support.

Regards, Andy Gray

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