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Captain’s View
It has been a tough pre-season, the boys have all been working hard for the past month or so, but this is the day we have all been looking forward to since we clinched the League One title.
We’ve had a couple of warm-up matches, and the four League Cup ties, and although we were disappointed not to get out of the group, it has all been about getting ready for this afternoon against Raith.
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We matched a strong Caley Thistle team last weekend; we took real positives from that game. We’re still learning how the gaffer wants us to play, he’s still learning about us, so it was nice to come out of that match feeling a bit more upbeat.
From my point of view, it was great being in a more familiar position against Inverness. I’m happy to play wherever the manager asks me to, but it was nice to play through the middle again. When I play there, I feel I’m going to score goals as I did on Saturday. That’s my bread and butter, and it was great to get up and running for the season.
It’s going to be a proud moment for me today.
I led the team into League Two, led then into League One, and now I’ll have the chance to lead them into the Championship as well.
I played at this level six years ago and left to join Cove, and that was always my ambition. Maybe there was bit of naivety, but I believed we could do it. Speaking to the Chairman back then, he was certainly ambitious, and given the quality we have here, there was no reason why we shouldn’t make that step up.
It’s probably come a little bit sooner than I’d have thought it would be, but when you look at the mentality we have here, the ability to grind out wins over the past few seasons, it’s maybe not such a surprise.
Quite a few of the guys haven’t played at this level before, but I have no doubts they can cope with the demands and prove just how good they are.
The anticipation has been mounting as we’ve counted the days down.
There’s always something special about the first game of the season. It’s crazy, always the same, there’s no tempo to it, it’s all guns blazing, and you’re trying to catch your breath from the first minute to the last. I don’t know why, but it’s the same every time. It’s probably just the excitement of the occasion.
We all know it’s going to be a gruelling campaign, a long hard season. There’ll be ups and downs, we’re not going to get it all our own way like we have in the last few years. We’re going to have to fight hard for everything we get.
But we’re a close-knit group, we know what’s needed, and we’ll get our heads down and work for it.
We won’t be winning as many games as we’ve been used to, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be trying to. Whatever happens, it’s going to be another memorable season, and your support will be vital to us; I know you’ll be with us every step of the way.
COYCR!
Mitch Megginson
